The Official First Game Of The Season Thread

[pbmax]

I hope Najeh gets cut. He is a wuss for his size.

He seems to absorb all contact and never deliver a blow (or avoid one) and get taken down easier than you'd expect. I guess I gotta agree.

[b bulldog]

Underwood could push for the starting job so it would be a setback for him to be out.

[wist43]

1st half --------

The team looks lost in all phases of the game.

[Packnut]

Joke

Yeah, that first one was supposed to be a joke.

We haven't had very good field position this game. Probably because the Chargers are throwing where they please.

Actually it was funny, but this 1st half has negated my sense of humor. I gotta get another drink and also remember to stock up cause it might be another looooooong season.

Damn, I feel like a guy on a blind date and he opens the door to see a 300 lb woman............... Very disappointed!

[ND72]

it would be a huge setback for Underwood and the Packers...if he's battling Manuel for that spot, we potentially lose a starter tonight.

[Charles Woodson]

1st half --------

The team looks lost in all phases of the game.

I just love the optimisim wist.

[pbmax]

I like Z, but the original column was a disaster, so he didn't have much to defend in the comeback. He has a point, but he made it in the worst way possible.

[Noodle]

Can someone explain to me why they think Favre looked that good? He was 5 for 10, that's looking ok, not great. No picks, but he didn't compare well to Rivers.

I liked what Rodgers showed, I'm ready for the new era to begin. No, he won't be better than Brett. No one will. But he'll be better than he would be if he sat on his butt again all season.

[RIPackerFan]

Well listening to the Sirius to the game - not real excited.

Not happy to hear Taucher getting burned so much - I was expecting him to be golden. I hope they don't abandon the run so quick during the regular season.

Hawk sounded like he did pretty good for a rookie - some mistakes, but some good plays.

O-line needs a lot of work - on the positive side, I didn't hear anything negative about Clifton or College.

Defensive secondary sounded terrible - it seemed like the d-line and linebackers did okay.

I liked McCarthy going for it on the 4th - Jennings needs to catch the ball.

I'm a little concerned, but I need to remember - new coaching staff - multiple rookies playing - new scheme - first game.

Still have some kook-aid left.

[Partial]

Alright, I did not see too much of the game, but a few observations:

Favre looked like he is having fun in the last drive. He stayed in longer than expected, and that is wonderful. He wasn't playing great, but thats alright.

Tausher looks like he is helping out Spitz too much. I saw him get beat a few times tonight, and that NEVER happens. That is a damn shame in my eyes.

If Hawk turns out to be as good as Merriman, we're some lucky mofos. He is an absolute beast!!

Dline looks like they were getting some pressure for the most part.

Hawk is a big hitter, and is showing up a bit tonight. At the very least, he hits like a man.

The corners look pretty poor in my opinion. They look slow and aren't jamming effectively. They seem to be getting burned.

Phillip Rivers is making me forget about Drew Brees. I predict there is an article about Phillip Rivers on either ESPN or SI.com this week.

These are all from watching from the Carroll touchdown until the end of the first quarter.

[Brainerd]

I hope Najeh gets cut. He is a wuss for his size.

He seems to absorb all contact and never deliver a blow (or avoid one) and get taken down easier than you'd expect. I guess I gotta agree.

I'm not a big Najeh fan but he had to be wondering what all those blue jerseys were doing in his backfield.

[pbmax]

Was Merriman the one torching Tauscher?

[Partial]

It might actually be better for Underwood to be out the year; then he can be put on IR and not waste a roster spot...not going to be good having him taking a spot the first half of the season and not active.

Then we can hang onto Culver and Boger both.

Of course, even better if its nothing serious.

Hopefully he's ok. I am hearing good things about him!

[Joemailman]

Packerrats Official game thread leads JSO 339-73.

[Partial]

Hawk has shown his speed and some explosiveness tonight.

Hawk has shown tonight he will be a beast once he gets things figured out. People should stop worrying. Once he starts reacting a little quicker, he will be almost unblockable.

Dunno, He looks to have some trouble with the faster offensive linemen here. They take out their defender and get on him, and he had some serious trouble. I am confdient he'll be a stud, though. Merriman looks like a beast!