Guys who have stepped up the last few games

[RashanGary]

Morgan Burnett - Big tackles, a couple big breakups.
Sam Shields - Not a lot of completions on that guy
Erik Walden - Best I've seen him play, 3 weeks straight
Backup ILB - Holy Crap
Randall Cobb - When he's on offense, it looks like he knows his job. He could be big for us until GJ gets back.
Donald Driver - Seems like he's caught every ball thrown his way for a month now
Derrek Sherrod - I liked what I saw. That sack, he coralled the guy inside, but he had help out there. There was no reason to let him inside, outside or upside down. As far as having some impact on that initial punch. It's the first time I've seen it. He got in his set and punched the guy in front of him regularly, with authority. He looked. . . . Well, not too bad. Hope!
Ryan Grant - Missed a couple blitz pickups (strange) but dang, he ran well today

[King Friday]

Driver and Cobb should be able to pick up the slack with Jennings out. Might actually be a help if Jennings can come back for the first playoff game...give the subs some extra reps.

[Harlan Huckleby]

I agree with your list, except Driver has had some drops.

Don't what to make of Sherrod, but he certainly looks bigger than Newhouse.

[pbmax]

I agree with your list, except Driver has had some drops.

Don't what to make of Sherrod, but he certainly looks bigger than Newhouse.

Is it odd how 1 inch longer arms and 15 pounds or so inspires confidence? I think I spend too much time reading about arm length.

[pbmax]

Francois in coverage is the new Chillar, only with better hands. Wonder if he'll get some TE assignments one on one like Brandon.

Front seven did much better in run support overall so can't complain about either Smith or Francois there.

Raji looks like a new man and it might have been his snaps. But I wonder if they have been calling more "jet" rushes for him?

Burnett seems healthy and confident, he was really filling well, couple of very nice tackles.

Walden has definitely gone up a level. Pass rush seems to have improved but numbers aren't quite there yet.

Grant showed some very nice patience and his usual top end gear.

[jdrats]

Francois in coverage is the new Chillar, only with better hands. Wonder if he'll get some TE assignments one on one like Brandon.

Front seven did much better in run support overall so can't complain about either Smith or Francois there.

Two int in two weeks is a nice start for Francois as "next guy up," but does anyone here have an overall report on him? How assignment sure is he? Is he close to the level that the coaching staff will start trying to find a way to get him on the field when Hawk and Bishop are both back?

[Fritz]

Francois in coverage is the new Chillar, only with better hands. Wonder if he'll get some TE assignments one on one like Brandon.

Front seven did much better in run support overall so can't complain about either Smith or Francois there.

Raji looks like a new man and it might have been his snaps. But I wonder if they have been calling more "jet" rushes for him?

Burnett seems healthy and confident, he was really filling well, couple of very nice tackles.

Walden has definitely gone up a level. Pass rush seems to have improved but numbers aren't quite there yet.

Grant showed some very nice patience and his usual top end gear.

Good observations. I have also thought of Francois as the next Chillar, and have wondered if Raji is getting more of those "jet" rushes. If so, I say keep it going. Better to risk some draws and screens than to have to blitz a bunch of guys and get scorched that way. If you can get a pass rush with only four, so much the better. Then you can leave Robert "Chillar" Francois to patrol the middle for those short, over-the-middle dump-offs that have killed the Pack recently.

Sam Shields looks interested in playing physical football again. Well, physical for him, anyway.

[Harlan Huckleby]

Thing about Francois is that he is big and still moves well.

Sherrod looks giant to me, maybe it is just the giant head.

[Fritz]

Anybody wondering if Francois will take some snaps away from Hawk/Bishop in passing downs in which a linebacker is needed in coverage?

And how about the beer vendors at Lambeau? They've really picked it up the last few games, too.

[mraynrand]

Sherrod looks giant to me, maybe it is just the giant head.

I think he has a triple-ply helmet

[mraynrand]

Is it odd how 1 inch longer and 15 pounds or so inspires confidence?

There's a joke in there somewhere

[pbmax]

There's a joke in there somewhere

Yes, and its currently flashing in a pop up ad my browser failed to block. Stupid java.

[denverYooper]

Thing about Francois is that he is big and still moves well.

Sherrod looks giant to me, maybe it is just the giant head.

No, he's a large man. If he throws a cheeseburger, it goes into orbit around his chest.

[RashanGary]

It would be interesting to see some 2-5-4 base-type defense. We have extra LB's. . . . . I wonder how that would play out.

[RashanGary]

I'm looking forward to the Christl/Barzen-whats-his-name write up. I always look forward to that, but especially this week. Those two ILBs, the safeties, Neal and the rest of the DL have me intrigued. I just don't know for sure how to judge them. Oh, Sherrod too. His body looks a lot like Cliffys.