Studs and Duds

[Harlan Huckleby]

nah, that was a post i made before the game, sort of a premonition. thought i might be able to trip-up Crusty, make him think the game was already over.

[Iron Mike]

Dud: Michael Wilbon. On PTI he gave Ted the nickname, Ted "I know more about football than everyone else" Thompson after the Favre trade.

My next screen name will be "Smarter Than Wilbon"!

LOLZ--I was just watching Chris Berman and Tom Jackson on ESPNs halftime show backpedaling furiously away from anointing the Queens two weeks ago as the NFLs "Most Improved Team" to todays "one-dimensional."

[Pacopete4]

If the Vikes don't being in Simms for a looksy they are complete fools.. Tjack cant complete a slant pass or an 8 yard out... his fundamentals are horrid.. good luck with that all season haha

[Partial]

CNNSI and ESPN for having a pic up of Favre after his first win, but currently having LT up saying he's the best player in the AFC after Brady.

Should be Rodgers night up there.

[HarveyWallbangers]

Nobody has talked about it, but our DL that everybody was worried about was studly. Tons of pressure and did a very good job against a great RB in the run game. He had two long runs for 45 yards on consecutive runs to the outside early in the game (which I thought looked like poor defensive alignment on the plays), but otherwise held him to 17 carries for 58 yards. I'll take that every game against that guy.

[Pacopete4]

Partial,


Espn has Rodgers up there.. Headline "Rodgers That!"

[Zool]

Nobody has talked about it, but our DL that everybody was worried about was studly. Tons of pressure and did a very good job against a great RB in the run game. He had two long runs for 45 yards on consecutive runs to the outside early in the game (which I thought looked like poor defensive alignment on the plays), but otherwise held him to 17 carries for 58 yards. I'll take that every game against that guy.

Rewatch and see Barnett out of place on both plays. I only caught some of the first half on TV, but he's continuing his play of the pre-season. I need Wist back to help me out with my voodoo doll of him.

[Bossman641]

Nobody has talked about it, but our DL that everybody was worried about was studly. Tons of pressure and did a very good job against a great RB in the run game. He had two long runs for 45 yards on consecutive runs to the outside early in the game (which I thought looked like poor defensive alignment on the plays), but otherwise held him to 17 carries for 58 yards. I'll take that every game against that guy.

Rewatch and see Barnett out of place on both plays. I only caught some of the first half on TV, but he's continuing his play of the pre-season. I need Wist back to help me out with my voodoo doll of him.

I saw the same thing. He had a rough preseason. Time to shake the rust off.

Also, on the 4th down TD pass to Rice, there were a gang of linebackers that followed the RB and TE out to the flat. Don't know what the coverage was supposed to be, if it was man or zone, but somebody messed that one up as well.

[oregonpackfan]

Nobody has talked about it, but our DL that everybody was worried about was studly. Tons of pressure and did a very good job against a great RB in the run game. He had two long runs for 45 yards on consecutive runs to the outside early in the game (which I thought looked like poor defensive alignment on the plays), but otherwise held him to 17 carries for 58 yards. I'll take that every game against that guy.

Rewatch and see Barnett out of place on both plays. I only caught some of the first half on TV, but he's continuing his play of the pre-season. I need Wist back to help me out with my voodoo doll of him.

Yeah, yeah, the Barnett-Bashers are back at it again. Even though coaches, opposing players, and announcers point out the many positives Barnett brings to the team, there is a small, but vocal, number of PackerRats who continually belittle his talents and contributions.

Your scapegoating Barnett for the mistakes the defense makes is really getting old.

[Pacopete4]

Nobody has talked about it, but our DL that everybody was worried about was studly. Tons of pressure and did a very good job against a great RB in the run game. He had two long runs for 45 yards on consecutive runs to the outside early in the game (which I thought looked like poor defensive alignment on the plays), but otherwise held him to 17 carries for 58 yards. I'll take that every game against that guy.

Rewatch and see Barnett out of place on both plays. I only caught some of the first half on TV, but he's continuing his play of the pre-season. I need Wist back to help me out with my voodoo doll of him.

Yeah, yeah, the Barnett-Bashers are back at it again. Even though coaches, opposing players, and announcers point out the many positives Barnett brings to the team, there is a small, but vocal, number of PackerRats who continually belittle his talents and contributions.

Your scapegoating Barnett for the mistakes the defense makes is really getting old.

I don't know about the history of Barnett bashing.. but Zool I believe is right.. Barnett was outta position on the plays but he had a very good game besides that..

[HarveyWallbangers]

Rewatch and see Barnett out of place on both plays. I only caught some of the first half on TV, but he's continuing his play of the pre-season. I need Wist back to help me out with my voodoo doll of him.

Could have been--although I'd partially blame Woodson on the long run. He was blitzing from the outside and did a poor job.

Outside of the penalties, I thought the team played well. They showed they are still the better all-around team on this night. It was a blocked FG and penalty on Driver's pass play from being a laugher. It was aggravating that it got close at the end. Too many damn penalties.

The other dud was our defenders playing the pass option on several 3rd and long scrambles by Jackson. Jackson just isn't a very good passer out of the pocket. They should have been been playing the run more, and we could have gotten off the field earlier on a few drives.

[Zool]

Yeah, yeah, the Barnett-Bashers are back at it again. Even though coaches, opposing players, and announcers point out the many positives Barnett brings to the team, there is a small, but vocal, number of PackerRats who continually belittle his talents and contributions.

Your scapegoating Barnett for the mistakes the defense makes is really getting old.

Watch the plays again, then we'll talk. He's running wild back there and not letting the running plays flow to him like the D is designed to do. Its not like I'm making this up because I have something against him.

Football announcers and "experts" are right about as often as I am, they just happen to get paid for it.

And Barnett was way out of position on both of those plays. Maybe he was surprised the Vikings were running the ball?

[oregonpackfan]

I agree with the "Studs" selected by the fellow PackerRats.

I think we have to especially acknowledge the great game that Aaron Rodgers had tonight. With all the pressure he has had bear with the Favre debacle, his first regular season start, the home opener, national Monday Night Football game, etc. he had an outstanding game. I am talking more than just his 80+% completion rate. He demonstrated leadership and poise.

Few players placed in his position could have handled it better, IMO.

[boiga]

I don't know about the history of Barnett bashing.. but Zool I believe is right.. Barnett was outta position on the plays but he had a very good game besides that..

Agreed. His tackling was much better and he made some major stops against AP. Despite those two plays (and maybe that 4th down TD), this was a great game for the entire LB corp.

[HarveyWallbangers]

Because he thought they were run plays and Rodgers took the pass option attached to them. Happened once or twice last season too. The only ones who know the pass is coming are the QB and receiver.

Actually, McCarthy seems to infer that Moll was at fault.

(The illegal downfield penalty on Moll, what is the rule?)
They give you a yard past...Based on my understanding and looking at the picture, the engagement of the block, he ended up falling forward and got too far downfield. But we should have been engaged there, that shouldn't have been a problem based on the defense and the way we were blocking it.