Newhouse stinks

[mraynrand]

Peppers was almost as invisible as The Turd on Wheels. Remarkable.

[pbmax]

Wow. I came here to defend Newhouse and everyone beat me to it. I would say that Newhouse, while it was one of his best efforts (also some nice run blocks), did manage to not lay a glove on Peppers a couple of time. But Peppers had to go way wide to do it and Newhouse stayed with him and kept him from rounding back to Rodgers, unlike what he did with Hali.

They also seemed to better react to that stunt they had trouble with last week. EDS looked OK.

[esoxx]

The problem is you don't know what you're going to get from week to week. He's had some good games followed by some real stinkers. LT is the one position more than any other where consistency is demanded as the blind side protector. Chad Clifton - consistent; Ken Ruettgers - consistent. Those guys weren't all-world but you knew what you were getting.
If bad M.N. shows up in a post-season game, it will be hard to overcome.

[Harlan Huckleby]

Newhouse was shaky in first quarter. I thought "here we go again." Rest of way, he played strong on pass & run. The whole line played well.

[pbmax]

Newhouse was shaky in first quarter. I thought "here we go again." Rest of way, he played strong on pass & run. The whole line played well.

I think its hard to evaluate the home guys sometimes, because you get used to a certain standard of play and any drop off looks catastrophic. But by almost every measure, the unit last night played pretty well. They were at home with the better QB and WRs, but that Bears front seven is good and they held them off. When the Packers went to two backs, they even ran pretty well.

People have been speculating about how home field might hurt the Packers in the playoffs? I suppose that is possible, but it will be a huge boon to one group of players: the Offensive Line.

[Harlan Huckleby]

People have been speculating about how home field might hurt the Packers in the playoffs? I suppose that is possible, but it will be a huge boon to one group of players: the Offensive Line.

Good point. I always think about QB & recievers in passing game, but the line is only thing that can stop this team.

[Upnorth]

Thinking back, and looking back over a few lowlights, Newhouse tends to get beat when he tries to stick close to the Guard rather than just following his man. Has he been expecting a lot of inside movement and droppping his man outside? When he has played well he regularly has his back to the rest of the line as he pivots out following his man, but when he play poor he doesnot follow the natural movement of the play. Has anyone else noticed this? Could it be lack of confidence or overthinking?

[Pugger]

Newhouse was probably overthinking and we have to remember how young he is. Cliffy is a wily old vet and if his back and hammy holds up this week against the loins MM has an interesting decision to make. Cliffy was great in the playoffs last year.

[Fritz]

That will be a tough call. I'm guessing if Cliffy holds up you gotta go with the wiley vet.

[Bretsky]

Newhouse still stinks; he had a good ending but he's nobody I want to rely on at this point in his career
Get Cliffy ready asap

[gbgary]

read a few things from different sources this week about the o-line's performance against chi. lots of praise for everyone.

[HarveyWallbangers]

Newhouse still stinks; he had a good ending but he's nobody I want to rely on at this point in his career
Get Cliffy ready asap

I think that's overly harsh. I think he's held his own. He's had some bad games, but they've left him out there by himself a lot and he's faced a plethora of top pass rushers. This isn't Allen Barbre. I think Newhouse has a good future.

[Joemailman]

Newhouse may not quite have the ability to be a good LT, but could be a starter elsewhere on the line in the future. He's a tough guy who has shown the ability to bounce back from a sub-par performance. MM wants Clifton to play this week, so we may see Newhouse back at RT if Bulaga doesn't play.

[Harlan Huckleby]

Newhouse may not quite have the ability to be a good LT, but could be a starter elsewhere on the line in the future. He's a tough guy who has shown the ability to bounce back from a sub-par performance. MM wants Clifton to play this week, so we may see Newhouse back at RT if Bulaga doesn't play.

I predict Newhouse returns to bench while Cliffy plays some snaps, because the lineup peformed last week, why reshuffle more than necessary? But will be interesting to see if you are right.

I would say Newhouse is tackle, not a guard, probably will develop into a starter for some team, but not certain.

[mmmdk]

Wow. I came here to defend Newhouse and everyone beat me to it.

It's okay man!