Studs and duds vs. Detroit

[mraynrand]

Duds: Ryan Taylor, had a sure TD that he flat out dropped, then he comes of the field with a smile on his face.

Tom Crabtree would have caught that ball - and it still would have been awful to look at his smiling face:

[Patler]

There was a defensive holding on the play that was accepted which negated the drop.

That's right. Now I remember. Thanks. The holding was on the opposite side of the field, and Rodgers came off his first receiver and threw instead to Finley, who let it get away.

[red]

Am I mistaken? I think I remember him letting a third and short pass get away from him.

i think i remember that. finley did drop it, but i think there was a flag on the play that negated it

[red]

There was a defensive holding on the play that was accepted which negated the drop.

thats the one

[Patler]

I looked at the box score and didn't see any stats for Datone Jones. Did he even see the field yesterday?

Datone who? Wasn't their first round pick this year a linebacker named Mike Neal?
He's on fire!

[PA Pack Fan]

How is it no one has mentioned Morgan Burnett and his touchdown saving deflection?? STUD!

[denverYooper]

How is it no one has mentioned Morgan Burnett and his touchdown saving deflection?? STUD!

Good mention. He had another play or two that weren't flashy but stanched a couple potential big gains.

[ThunderDan]

I looked at the box score and didn't see any stats for Datone Jones. Did he even see the field yesterday?

Yes, Datone played yesterday.

[ThunderDan]

Duds: Andy Taylor, had a sure TD that he flat out dropped, then he comes of the field with a smile on his face.

Not sure if that was going to be a TD but it would have been first and goal from the 5 at the worst. The safety was coming across the field and would have hit Taylor around the 5.

[HarveyWallbangers]

That's right. Now I remember. Thanks. The holding was on the opposite side of the field, and Rodgers came off his first receiver and threw instead to Finley, who let it get away.

I think it was another one where the defender knocked it away as he was catching it. Needs to come down with it, but I don't think it was just an easy drop as the defender made a good play there.

[MadtownPacker]

Tom Crabtree would have caught that ball - and it still would have been awful to look at his smiling face:

Aynrand - Bretsky dud award for focusing so much on a dudes face.

[ThunderDan]

That's right. Now I remember. Thanks. The holding was on the opposite side of the field, and Rodgers came off his first receiver and threw instead to Finley, who let it get away.

The hold was on James Jones. He beat his CB and would have had a TD if the safety couldn't have gotten to him. They ran a similar play latter when the CB didn't grab Jones and it went for the long TD.

[pbmax]

The hold was on James Jones. He beat his CB and would have had a TD if the safety couldn't have gotten to him. They ran a similar play latter when the CB didn't grab Jones and it went for the long TD.

How was the game? Looked like beautiful weather.

[Smidgeon]

Good mention. He had another play or two that weren't flashy but stanched a couple potential big gains.

I was thinking about Burnett while I watched the game yesterday.

Collins didn't make you fear the middle because he hit like a truck. He made you fear the middle because he just took the ball away from you. Same with Ed Reed.

Polomalu could tackle anything from anywhere.

Bob Sanders would hit you so hard you still felt it the next time you faced him.

Burnett is less flashy. I think his calling card won't be that he makes big plays but that he prevents plays. Completions aren't made, big plays aren't made. He's just there and nothing breaks down in front of him.

[ThunderDan]

How was the game? Looked like beautiful weather.

Fantastic day to be at Lambeau. We are by the south end zone so we started the day in the sun and it was actually hot. As soon as the shadow from the new upper deck hit our seats at halftime I was glad I had brought a sweatshirt to the game.

We sure couldn't feel the wind at our seats but you could see the American flag blowing pretty good at the top of the stadium. Also, kickoffs going one direction were returnable and the other direction were out of the end zone.

It seemed pretty clear to me after the game who the cream of the crop is in the NFC Central. It is the Packers who were far and away better than DET. Both my wife and I came out of the game and thought that DET had played well but were out played in all phases of the game by the Pack except special teams.

GB >> DET > CHI >>> MINN >>> TB