Packers -v- 49ers game week conversation

[rbaloha1]

IMO Williams starts on Moss mano to mano. Davis is double teamed with Burnett over the top.

Benson is key to the offense -- lets not forget the screen game which has been lacking in the Packer offense.

[Upnorth]

Read a blog post from JS. 49ers play a lot of that man with 2 over (similar to KC and the NYG.) Leaves them susceptible to draws, screens and QB scrambles. I might be eating my words on this one. If Benson can hold onto the ball and block, he's clearly our best option. Both of those ifs scare the living shit out of me. . . . . Ahhhh. . . . . . Kuhn can run draws too


This game just sucks. It's a bad matchup for us.

So long as Benson stays in the screen better than our rb's did last year it could be a solid weapon for a pass based offense that uses play action.

That said I have no clue if he knows how to wait for his blocks or can run precise routes. If he can I am looking forward to his stat line. My understanding is he is a pounding running back, but I hope I am wrong.

[RashanGary]

So long as Benson stays in the screen better than our rb's did last year it could be a solid weapon for a pass based offense that uses play action.

That said I have no clue if he knows how to wait for his blocks or can run precise routes. If he can I am looking forward to his stat line. My understanding is he is a pounding running back, but I hope I am wrong.

DeMarco Murray is clearly faster, younger, more physically gifted than Benson, especially now. That said, in the KC game, I saw Benson set up his blocks, IMO, better than Murray did last night. It's not that dick around, let the defense close kind of patience, it's the "just enough hesitation to get the block set, then burst" kind. He doesn't mess around, but he doesn't run with his head down either. Starks messes around a little too much IMO, Patient, but not instinctive with it. Grant just goes ahead no matter what. I think Benson is clearly better, but that's going off about 10 runs so who knows.

[Freak Out]

So are the 49rs better than last year? Yes....their D is nasty but is Smith going to be any better getting the ball to all those weapons? Davis could kill is and Gore can be a force....James scares me because I watched him at Oregon so often but I still the Packers come out on top.

[Freak Out]

Has Rodgers put the wood to Erin Andrews yet?

[Pugger]

IMO Williams starts on Moss mano to mano. Davis is double teamed with Burnett over the top.

Benson is key to the offense -- lets not forget the screen game which has been lacking in the Packer offense.

Didn't Williams contain Moss the last time we played a team he was on? That goofball has been cut from so many teams lately I can't keep up...

[Packers4Glory]

Or perhaps your advocating the Dorsey Levens 1996/1997 vintage or Ahman Green versus the 2001 Ravens playbook of running from multiple wides?

this is exactly what I want to see in the running game. spread em out w/ a single back and run from that. Play action out of that. especially against this SF team. This isn't a defense where we can expect to line up against their base D and get anywhere w/ the run.

[Packers4Glory]

I never thought there would be a day where this came out of my keyboard, but I'm looking forward to seeing Jarrett Bush at starting CB. He's going to frustrate the hell out of WR's at the line, and he's a weapon against the run.

And he's gotten better in coverage. He'll disrupt the timing of a lot of plays, and it's not like he's in no mans land anymore. The QB still has to make a good throw.

If Capers wants to play that nickle defense as his base, Bush is actually a pretty good piece.

He plays the run and blitzes from the CB spot like Woodson. obviously he doesn't have the cover skills of Woodson, but plays the run and blitz like Chuck. If he's left 1 on 1 w/ anyone I hope he's got help over the top. I don't want to see him matched up w/ a guy like Moss. I think he can handle Crabtree or Mario.

[pbmax]

So are the 49rs better than last year? Yes....their D is nasty but is Smith going to be any better getting the ball to all those weapons? Davis could kill is and Gore can be a force....James scares me because I watched him at Oregon so often but I still the Packers come out on top.

I would expect overall San Fran to stumble a bit after a huge step forward. It would be typical. But their personnel hasn't gotten worse, so they will be a pretty severe challenge regardless of what their record is this year. However, McCarthy and Capers have had the entire offseason to watch tape of the new regime. They should be ready except for Moss.

[pbmax]

Starks and Lattimore not practicing in the only padded practice of the week.

Even House in pads.

[pbmax]

More officially from @WesHod of GBPG,

Crabtree, Francois, House, Richardson were all limited. Lattimore didn't participate. Starks out

Starks did workout in Hutson center. Raji was full go.

[Freak Out]

As usual the local FOX station here in Anchorage will show the Seapukes game instead of the Pack. That's ok.....I'll be watching the game here this Sunday.

http://saraveza.com/

[Upnorth]

As usual the local FOX station here in Anchorage will show the Seapukes game instead of the Pack. That's ok.....I'll be watching the game here this Sunday.

http://saraveza.com/

Free bacon night? Awesome! If I am ever in Portland I will have to check it out.

[Freak Out]

It is a great little bar to start with...the fact that the owners are hardcore Packers fans makes it even better.

[MadtownPacker]

As usual the local FOX station here in Anchorage will show the Seapukes game instead of the Pack. That's ok.....I'll be watching the game here this Sunday.

http://saraveza.com/

Bring your penguin murdering ass down here and we will watch it and get twisted.