Obligatory Official Game Day Thread - Final Exhibition

[Fritz]

Whom are they playing again?

Let's hope for the following:

Nobody is seriously injured.
SPRIGGS plays better.
Vogel punts consistently well.
Lots of cheerleader shots on the t.v.

[pbmax]

SPRIGGS(tm) needs to show something.

[pbmax]

This is the kind of game where if better team cuts you you might wind up on the other roster.

[Joemailman]

Ram's unis are pretty cool.

[pbmax]

Gilbert in for Elliot. House starts in slot. Or not.

Tom Silverstein @TomSilverstein
House and Randall are the outside corners, Rollins is working the slot.

[pbmax]

Price got buried on down block on 2nd down. All DL got penetration on third.

[red]

nice chip block by williams saved the QB's ass

[pbmax]

Amichia got trashed on first down run.

[red]

soooo, we haven't signed brooks yet?

[red]

good series for last years 2 big disappointments at cb

[pbmax]

Pete Dougherty @PeteDougherty
(1/3) Packers have 28 players not suiting up. Here goes:
Rodgers
D. Adams
Cobb
King
Clinton-Dix
Whitehead
Goodson
Kerridge
Burnett
Biegel

[Joemailman]

soooo, we haven't signed brooks yet?

News to me, although I have't seen an official announcement.

[pbmax]

Pete Dougherty
Pete Dougherty @PeteDougherty
·
25m
(2/3)
Matthews
Perry
Tripp
Patrick
Linsley
Taylor
Barclay
Bakhtiari
Evans
Bulaga
Daniels
Bennett
Nelson
Montgomery
M. Adams
Elliott
Lowry

[pbmax]

News to me, although I have't seen an official announcement.

Might they do it after Week 1?

[red]

spriggs just blew another inside block badly

[pbmax]

Pete Dougherty @PeteDougherty
·
22m
(3/3)
K. Clark
If consider 3WRs, 1 TE as offense starters & nickel D, only starters playing: House, Martinez, Ryan, Rollins/Randall.

[Joemailman]

Hundley threw that pass too close to the sideline.

[red]

News to me, although I have't seen an official announcement.

dickhead on tv just said "all the talk of brooks, signing looks to happen in the next day or two"

[pbmax]

spriggs just blew another inside block badly

I just rewatched that 3 and out and I don't think he missed one. He did lose one on first series.

[red]

aj hawk just fell down for no reason and allowed the big play

[red]

I just rewatched that 3 and out and I don't think he missed one. He did lose one on first series.

it was the long pass down the sideline.

[Joemailman]

Nice sack by Gunter. Avoided the helmet hit.

[Joemailman]

Gunter must know he's on the roster bubble.

[pbmax]

Gilbert gets something Fackrell doesn't yet. Gilbert tries to beat the OL hands first and does well. Fackrell dances and doesn't separate but he reads the play the whole time. KF needs to defeat the block much faster.

[pbmax]

The receiver was open. Horrible pass.

[red]

great catch and TD even if it doesn't count

[Joemailman]

GERONIMO!!!!....even if it don't count.

[red]

The receiver was open. Horrible pass.

not a great night so far for hundley

[red]

oh, murphy is RT. he was the one that was beat badly on that long pass earlier PB

[pbmax]

And a screen pass. I like Edgar's game so far.

[pbmax]

oh, murphy is RT. he was the one that was beat badly on that long pass earlier PB

Ok

[red]

great run kid

[Joemailman]

Amichia isn't ready.

[pbmax]

GERONIMO!!!!....even if it don't count.

He caught it twice.

[pbmax]

Amichia, if he is 79 is not having a good game.

[pbmax]

So this week Murphy can't pass block.

[pbmax]

Packer Report @PackerReport
Big gain by Mays on the screen, then doesn't block anyone on the sack.

[pbmax]

Josh Jones just bit huge on a run fake and took himself out of pattern.

[pbmax]

Fackrell hasn't been blocked by TE yet. But he dances with Tackles.

[red]

so, brooks is not signed. but the packers think he's great. they're just waiting to sign him up

i don't like that. gives other teams a chance to jump in there

[red]

fackerells pass rush move seems to be running in a large circle around the QB. he vacated that whole side of the field by running behind him and around him. orlovski could have gain quite a few yards running there

[Joemailman]

fackerells pass rush move seems to be running in a large circle around the QB. he vacated that whole side of the field by running behind him and around him. orlovski could have gain quite a few yards running there

I think they might cut him. He can't do anything even against backups.

[red]

I think they might cut him. He can't do anything even against backups.

gilbert started before him tonight and looked much better. not a good sign for fuckerall

[pbmax]

SPRIGGS worst play so far is getting walked back into Hundley

[pbmax]

Then he commits a false start.

[pbmax]

gilbert started before him tonight and looked much better. not a good sign for fuckerall

It was Gilbert and Fackrell starting.

[pbmax]

It's gotta be Vogel's job now.

[pbmax]

I think Fackrell and SPRIGGS share a brain. He just fought off a double team, bent the TE away from him and squeezed the hole. But he can't beat a tackle off the LOS one on one.

[pbmax]

McCaffrey isn't going to take the job with a muff, monster hit and 3 yard return.

[pbmax]

SPRIGGS got bent back twice on last series.

[Joemailman]

Nice reaction by Pipkins. PS bound.

[Joemailman]

Ringo needs to make the team.

[pbmax]

Ringo needs to make the team.

Yep.

Also Fackrell had his two best plays on the last two drives. He was pressure in front of Orlovsky when Ringo was steaming around the left D corner. So Orlovsky couldn't step up, had to bail.

Also nearly stopped a draw play in its tracks when he read it correctly. Forced RB to change direction and got tackled for loss.

So here is my latest Fackrell theory, he wants to know exactly what is happening before committing himself to the play. Which is why he looks like a two rapper out there on the edge, dancing with the Tackle.

[Joemailman]

So here is my latest Fackrell theory, he wants to know exactly what is happening before committing himself to the play.

So he's A.J. Hawk?

[MadScientist]

Allison was looking like a man among boys until he got cheap-shotted out of the game. Hopefully he'll be ok by week 2.

Brown is having a great game, and he is down far enough that he wasn't even considered on the bubble. Might earn a PS spot from this.

[pbmax]

Allison is going to need his suspension to get over his concussion.

[Joemailman]

Geronimo is real. Reminds me a bit of Driver. Tough, can jump, good hands, not fast but quick,

[pbmax]

So he's A.J. Hawk?

Non rookie year AJ Hawk. On the plus side, if he figures it out he's a monster.

Bad year to carry a developmental dude at OLB though. Kinda like Janis too. Needs playing time.

Janis is growing on me.

[Joemailman]

The rookie RB's are having a good night.

[Rutnstrut]

I would really like to see them keep Hill over Callahan.

[Joemailman]

I would really like to see them keep Hill over Callahan.

I think they'll keep 2 and put Hill on the PS.

[Joemailman]

Josh Jones fails to make tackle resulting in a TD. That's gonna look bad on tape.

[Joemailman]

Brewers lead 5-2.

[Joemailman]

Brice got up slowly after making shoestring tackle on a punt.

[KYPack]

Brice got up slowly after making shoestring tackle on a punt.

Hurt his left arm?

[Joemailman]

Hurt his left arm?

Brice hurt his left shoulder.

[mraynrand]

Josh Jones fails to make tackle resulting in a TD. That's gonna look bad on tape.

it looked bad live.

[mraynrand]

Did Chudnovsky play the whole game for the Rams? That's weird.


I was to see Hall make the team somehow.

Gannon kept saying how great Hundley is but his accuracy sucked and he kept looking down at the pass rush. And he can't throw an egg 90 yards.

[texaspackerbacker]

Hundley isn't instinctive at avoiding the rush like Rodgers. That's urgent, given the way our O Line can't keep the pass rush out.

I wonder whether the Rams D was just weak against the run game or if those Packer backup O Linemen playing for jobs stepped up. It was nice to see our young RBs get some room to run - FINALLY.

I certainly hope they keep Price in the D Line and Ringo too. Both have looked better than Francois to me. I think all of them stay, though.

Gilbert looks borderline decent - probably better than Fackerell, but probably he's the one to lose his spot with the Brooks signing.

I'd like to see us keep 3 QBs on the 53 and the fourth on the PS, but I'm pretty sure now that both Hill and Callahan will get cut, and whichever doesn't get snapped up by somebody else will be kept on the PS.

I think Dupre and McCaffrey both get cut and PSed if somebody else doesn't get them. That leaves 7 plus Allison. The fact we didn't see much of Clark tonight may mean they will try to sneak him on to the PS.

Of the backup O Linemen, Spriggs, of course, was mostly bad again tonight but I can't see them cutting him. I wish they would let Barclay go, but probably they keep him. Of the rest, it looked to me like Amichia and McCray were the best. I hope they don't keep more than 8 altogether, as none of them are all that great, top to bottom. The offense is great in spite of the O Line, not because of it.

We still have no star quality Corner, but we have a helluva lot of good ones. I liked Donatello Brown even before tonight, but I doubt he is kept other than maybe the PS. It looks like 6 stay, Hawkins showing enough to be the 6th.

Obviously Josh Jones makes the team, but I really don't think he has looked quite as good as either Brice or Evans.

They damn well better not do like last year - cut Vogel and bring in some lemon from another team to punt.

[Harlan Huckleby]

Hundley isn't instinctive at avoiding the rush like Rodgers. That's urgent, given the way our O Line can't keep the pass rush out.

I don't get all the Hundley love. He has a decent arm. I just don't see the flashes of a future starter.

[Smidgeon]

I don't get all the Hundley love. He has a decent arm. I just don't see the flashes of a future starter.

As long as the Jaguars see it, that's all that matters.

[texaspackerbacker]

I see a lot of Dak Prescott in Hundley. With an outstanding O Line, I think he could be a top half of the league starting QB at least.

What makes you think the Jags are his prime landing spot? Bortles isn't that horrible. Denver, Houston, Buffalo, Cleveland, the Jets, the Niners, maybe the Bears have worse starting QBs, and the Giants and Saints have aging starters with poor backups.

With all those possibilities, Ted really oughta be able to get something decent for him.

[Fritz]

You've all missed out on the most important question coming out of tonight's game:

Does Fritz have to carry the mantel of starting next week's regular-season-opener game thread, since I began this one and the Packers won? Or do exhibition games not count?

[Harlan Huckleby]

I see a lot of Dak Prescott in Hundley. With an outstanding O Line, I think he could be a top half of the league starting QB at least.

I see a lot of Ezekiel Elliott in Aaron Jones. Just needs great run blocking.

[Cheesehead Craig]

You've all missed out on the most important question coming out of tonight's game:

Does Fritz have to carry the mantel of starting next week's regular-season-opener game thread, since I began this one and the Packers won? Or do exhibition games not count?

I think it doesn't count, but if you want to put yourself out there for Week 1, as Drew Berrymore says in your dreams "Go for it big boy".

[ThunderDan]

Boy, this thread was about as inspiring as being at the game last night knowing that none of the starters I wanted to see would play.

[pbmax]

You've all missed out on the most important question coming out of tonight's game:

Does Fritz have to carry the mantel of starting next week's regular-season-opener game thread, since I began this one and the Packers won? Or do exhibition games not count?

You should do it.

[Fritz]

Okay.

[gbgary]

You should do it.

yup. can't break the mojo.

[Fritz]

I don't know how much mojo a meangingless exhibition win carries, but we'll find out.

It should be a good match-up. I just would love to see the Pack sack Wilson good a few times. Oh, and win the game.

[texaspackerbacker]

I see a lot of Ezekiel Elliott in Aaron Jones. Just needs great run blocking.

That's not as ridiculous as you might think.

[Harlan Huckleby]

That's not as ridiculous as you might think.

Your response is not as surprising as you think.:-)

[Harlan Huckleby]

I can agree that Hundley has shown nothing to prove that he will NOT be a later blooming Dak Prescott.

It's just that Prescott is a phenom, 1 in 100 of QBs entering the NFL.

[texaspackerbacker]

I can agree that Hundley has shown nothing to prove that he will NOT be a later blooming Dak Prescott.

It's just that Prescott is a phenom, 1 in 100 of QBs entering the NFL.

I see Prescott every week. Yeah, he's damn good, but he made rookie mistakes and he shows a bit of inaccuracy at times, same as Hundley. He didn't have that annoying tendency to get sacked, but of course, he virtually never had anywhere near the pass rush Packer QBs have to live with.

[KYPack]

Hundley was weak in his mechanics. Very inaccurate with a tendency to be wild high. Any team looking at his tape has to think there are guys on their own roster are as capable as Brett H. He's still a solid prospect, but has a ton of work to do.