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Another unsatisfying game from the 2011 edition of the Packers, mitigated only by their un-malignable 10-0 record.
WINNERS
Nelson - performance does not seem determined by race - go figure
Driver - still has gas left in tank found ways to get open on 3rd down
Starks - in some ways, he is a more natural at finding a hole than Grant, though at times his patience costs him by being caught behind the LOS. Unlike most dancers though, he simply can run over people for first down yardage. If I could change one thing it would be a willngness to cut back more.
Neal - healthy and stayed that way. Nothing much in the boxscore but I saw two bull rushes move a lineman back to the QBs lap. And I haven' seen that much this year
Crabtree - TD for the hard worker
Masthay - He might never compete with Jon Ryan for MP, but that botched punt run for a first down was positively Ryan-esque. It also had a nice, humanizing double drop and fumble to boot.
Walden - Some pressure and coverage. He seems to be rounding into shape. Not dominant by any means, but capable.
LOSERS
Shields - got burned more than once, though he was in single coverage on both with no immediate safety help on each
Burnett - seemed much more tentative with new cast in tackling
Tramontana - change one play and he could be on either list. One very nice coverage late and one pick but several efforts to tackle the RB were weak. If shoulder doesn't concern him on coverage, it does in tackling.
Peprah - seemed lost on several coverages, esp. when falling down on TE crossing route late
Equipment Guys - everyone was sliding on the grass in weather that is pretty good for November
Finley - tough day as the Bucs coverage on him was tight. but two passes he might have caught were dropped. Neither was a flat whiff (and on one he was being held illegally) but you would love the guy to make one of those plays. Came back later with another nice grab
Trainers - Going to have to work overtime to help Jennings and Starks heal. Would hurt to be without them on Thursday
Hawk - usually we get on him for being too careful but he failed to bring down Blount twice when he hit him and did not wrap up
Slocum/Kuhn - Was going to list Slocum first but Twitter (Aaron Nagler) has Kuhn with the missed block. Someone should run laps for the 3rd leaky punt performance in the last 3 games.
WINNERS
Nelson - performance does not seem determined by race - go figure
Driver - still has gas left in tank found ways to get open on 3rd down
Starks - in some ways, he is a more natural at finding a hole than Grant, though at times his patience costs him by being caught behind the LOS. Unlike most dancers though, he simply can run over people for first down yardage. If I could change one thing it would be a willngness to cut back more.
Neal - healthy and stayed that way. Nothing much in the boxscore but I saw two bull rushes move a lineman back to the QBs lap. And I haven' seen that much this year
Crabtree - TD for the hard worker
Masthay - He might never compete with Jon Ryan for MP, but that botched punt run for a first down was positively Ryan-esque. It also had a nice, humanizing double drop and fumble to boot.
Walden - Some pressure and coverage. He seems to be rounding into shape. Not dominant by any means, but capable.
LOSERS
Shields - got burned more than once, though he was in single coverage on both with no immediate safety help on each
Burnett - seemed much more tentative with new cast in tackling
Tramontana - change one play and he could be on either list. One very nice coverage late and one pick but several efforts to tackle the RB were weak. If shoulder doesn't concern him on coverage, it does in tackling.
Peprah - seemed lost on several coverages, esp. when falling down on TE crossing route late
Equipment Guys - everyone was sliding on the grass in weather that is pretty good for November
Finley - tough day as the Bucs coverage on him was tight. but two passes he might have caught were dropped. Neither was a flat whiff (and on one he was being held illegally) but you would love the guy to make one of those plays. Came back later with another nice grab
Trainers - Going to have to work overtime to help Jennings and Starks heal. Would hurt to be without them on Thursday
Hawk - usually we get on him for being too careful but he failed to bring down Blount twice when he hit him and did not wrap up
Slocum/Kuhn - Was going to list Slocum first but Twitter (Aaron Nagler) has Kuhn with the missed block. Someone should run laps for the 3rd leaky punt performance in the last 3 games.
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