Good night all.
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Good night all.
How many times have the Packers gone for it on 4th down tonight?
Not sure how Callahan is still alive. And
GERONIMO!
Holy Fackrell nearly gets ponder and might have drawn a holding call.
Man Fackrell and McCray nearly killed Ponder in a sandwich but he scooted forward at the last second.
Ringo got a sack but Price and Fackrell got there first.
Evans INT!
I really like Hundley i know he has been named number 2 and after watching him play his limited chance last week he looks great could even be ARS
future replacement and great back up now between Callahan and our other 3 QB and ourr 3 4string they both look good to i would keep one and after he goes through mikes back up QB training by next yr you could have great back up that might have yeas blowing up the phone just to get a chance at the boy maybe a shot to much coolaid but i dont think i am wrong what do you all think ?
Callahan won't make the team unless Hundley is hurt. Good candidate for the practice squad though. It doesn't always look pretty, but he's been much better than you'd expect out of DIII guy who nobody else had interest in.
What is with GB O-lineman and breaking hands. I saw a club on Spriggs hand. and Taylor had a club to start. Seems at least one o-lineman breaks or does something to their hand every training camp or preseason. Is this common for O-lineman or just Green Bay's luck....like hamstrings.
Is it MM or Rodgers?
http://www.jsonline.com/story/sports...ebut/89422312/
Quote:
Rodgers’ first pass was his best, a 19-yard slant to Cook on third-and-3 that showcased the newcomer’s impressive and consistent ability to separate from even a cover linebacker like Ray-Ray Armstrong.
His next three dropbacks, however, showed Rodgers at his worst.
Instead of remaining patient behind the Packers’ prized offensive line, standing tall and delivering the ball off his front foot, Rodgers kept trying to make something happen by extending plays when there appeared to be little or no reason to do so.
He did hold onto the ball too long a couple of times. Also a couple of times the line got beat in pass pro very early. Twice it was from the middle (might have been a stunt). So standing in wasn't really an option unless someone was just coming open. I also think he ran himself into trouble once.
But I also saw no one except Cook open early.
Is this about not being in sync? Maybe. Its also preseason.
So the thread I want to start about making a major change seems like a bad idea on almost all fronts. Except that long before Rodgers looked mortal, Nelson was hurt and Adams did not step up, McCarthy's no huddle offense has looked terrible since its first full introduction in 2014. I think teams have it figured out. So that leaves waiting for something deep to open up.
Nelson and maybe Cook are good enough to make that happen and solve the problem. But even if that and the running game make this an offense that can score, its no longer reliable in the short passing game. And its going to cost them versus a very good defense.
The flip side of this is that the second drive looked much better and got Cobb involved.
But it doesn't look dominating. Something is wrong, like water in a crankcase.
From Bob's game article that Joe and Fritz mention:
That route did work and the throw looked bad. Off his back foot for no obvious reason.Quote:
Davante Adams ran a nice sideline comeback route 12 yards downfield but Rodgers threw wide. He came back on third-and-2 with a 15-yard throw to a fast-breaking Cobb from the slot.
I would prefer to have a counterfactual case. Run the old offense with these receivers to test.
any news on the severity of crockett's shoulder injury?
We speculated about this during the game, but the turf at Levi's stadium WAS bad.
http://www.packersnews.com/story/spo...tion/89476046/Quote:
According to one observer, the turf at Levi’s Stadium was loose and coming up and might have been the reason for both teams suffering multiple muscle-pull injuries.
Crockett-shoulder
Elliot-hamstring
Banjo-hamstring
Dorleant-hanstring (second of camp, said this one is different)
Springs-finger (came into game with injury, got worse in game, staff put him in club)
If you go to packers.com there is a video of McCarren talking to Spriggs and Jason didn't seem to worried about his finger.
That's because when he saw McCarren's finger he realized it could be much worse.
No speed in the receiving corps. The only Packers receivers with any speed are Jordy who is coming off injury and getting old, and Janis who is injured and can't run good routes. Cook is about the only hope for the Packers, so this year again they might not be much of anything on offense.
As long as Jordy is healthy, I think this is silly. The year before we led the NFL in scoring while Rodgers completed 66% for almost 4400 yards with 38 TDs and 5 ints. The difference at skill position:
RBs were the same
Starting TE Andrew Quarless vs. Jared Cook (faster this year)
Backup TE is the same (and I think Rich Rod looks faster this year than he's been)
Top 3 WRs were the same
4th WR Jarret Boykin vs. Ty Montgomery or Abby (faster this year)
It wasn't just that Jordy was injured. Jordy, Monty, Cobb, Adams were all injured at one time or another. The OL had a lot of injuries. Eddie wasn't in good shape. The offense has a great chance to return to the top of the standings.
Yes, the offense didn't look good on the first drive - mainly because of penalties. But Cobb looked like his old self without Jordy out there in the following drive. Adams dropped a couple of passes but when he is healthy at least he can get open. Abby runs decent routes and has ARod's trust. Monty is back. Cook looks like a nice upgrade over RRod. I have a feeling this year's offense will not be a repeat of 2015.
As I recall, Peppers was sluggish in preseason last year. Maybe this is his MO.
Brice and Evans might just make Janis expendable as far as coverage units go. Both seem to be strong tacklers and cover a lot of ground.
Hawkins has been decent as a corner but he's not shown up at all on ST. They've used him as a gunner at times and he's been completely dominated. He could be a keeper for the roster eventually but not this year. He'll need to make it to the PS and get himself ready to take another shot next year IMO. If somebody wants to take a shot on him and claim him then I'd wish him and them the best of luck with that. If they have any intent on him playing special teams that isn't likely to happen.
I think Burks brings more than Crockett too - other than a year's worth of experience which is worth something but not much at the 3rd RB in my opinion.
I too love Callahan, but also think it's worth the risk to cut him and bring him back on the PS. I'm not sure GM's take shots with undersized over-achieving undrafted rookies. It's usually the underachievers with all the measurables, physical tools and big upside potential GM's like to grab.