More Banjo: Week11 @ Vikings

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Also from JSO:

And Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers said the Packers executed well today. Said they have the best kicker in the league. And praised his offensive line as well as his defensive line for the sacks.

RB attack: “Eddie or James – we’ve got two great backs.” Running tough. Eddie may not have had 22 carries in awhile. “It was good to get him going. He game us a lot tonight.”

Going for 2: Equates the two-point flip conversion to a play that he made when he was at Cal – against Utah. (Another look at his long-term memory – that game was awhile ago.)

Downfield: “We took a few shots down the field. We had a couple chances; missed a couple.” Janis on a route he hasn’t run all season, just missed him on that one. He ran it a little flat. Jones had a good second reaction play. “You’ve got to be aggressive; I think we were today throwing the ball.”

End three-game skid: “We’ve been taking it on the chin –rightfully so - the last three weeks. I had a couple real poor performances. This was an important week for us. We really stuck together.” Had good conversations about what it would take to get this win.

Passing game: “I felt good with a lot of the throws.” “I felt good about the flow on offense.” Good plan this week. Routes they hadn’t got to in awhile. Run game helps too. Rodgers wants to be above 50% completion percentage and he did miss a few, admittedly. “We’ve got to catch a little better.” The shoulder felt good, although the 30 degree temperatures didn’t help. Had to loosen up. Which shoulder is it again Aaron? “What does it say on the medical (report)?” Laughs. “Right shoulder. Yeah so let’s just leave it at that. But I won’t miss any time.”

On JC Tretter: He could start for a majority of teams, and he’s the backup. “Its tough to lose Corey (Linsley), he’s such a rock for us inside.” Tretter can do a lot for the team. “He really did a good job today.”

All fixed now? “We scored on seven possessions tonight. That’s a big improvement for us.”

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Weston Hodkiewicz @WesHod 12m12 minutes ago
Pretty emotional Datone Jones after game. Knows he made mistakes this offseason and rededicated himself. Wants to be remembered as good guy

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Green Bay Packers @packers 16m16 minutes ago
Today's #Packers captains photo. #GBvsMIN
Chris Banjo, Aaron Rodgers, Clay Matthews III and Brett A. Hundley Jr (and Tolzien must not be on Twitter)

[Maxie the Taxi]

Time to change the Depends undergarment.

Ran out. Had to got get some more. Ahhhhhhhhhhh

[Cheesehead Craig]

Well, I was way off on what I thought this game was going to be. Offense was competent, and the defense was great.

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Packer Replay, Silverstein: http://www.jsonline.com/sports/packe...352973431.html

Rookie cornerback Damarious Randall played despite entering the game as questionable with a hamstring injury. He lined up opposite Sam Shields as a starter in the base defense for the second consecutive week. Casey Hayward played inside in the nickel defense.

Is he saying he is starting outside over Hayward in the 3-4? Or in the new base the 2-4 nickel (with Hayward in slot)?

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Just so you know, red's first name might be Trevor.

Trevor Kurak @TrevorKurak 6h6 hours ago
Are you serious? How do you misjudge that @micah_hyde? Wow... Not a good feeling about this game. About this season.. #GBvsMIN

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Rob DemovskyVerified account @RobDemovsky 5h5 hours ago
Corey Linsley (ankle) and Micah Hyde (hip) have been ruled out for the game.

[mraynrand]

Just so you know, red's first name might be Trevor.

Trevor Kurak @TrevorKurak 6h6 hours ago
Are you serious? How do you misjudge that @micah_hyde? Wow... Not a good feeling about this game. About this season.. #GBvsMIN

In case this wasn't addressed elsewhere, it sure looked like his attempted leap was where he re-aggravated his hip or whatever - that's why it looked like such a poor effort.

[Smidgeon]

Lacy playing well was the difference for the offense. Rodgers was still off, the receivers still dropping passes, the oline still like a sieve, but Lacy was on and the defense played well.

Got to keep Lacy rolling.

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Lacy playing well was the difference for the offense. Rodgers was still off, the receivers still dropping passes, the oline still like a sieve, but Lacy was on and the defense played well.

Got to keep Lacy rolling.

This.

Pass pro looks better with Lacy in there. He seems to have a better feel for it.

[Fritz]

In case this wasn't addressed elsewhere, it sure looked like his attempted leap was where he re-aggravated his hip or whatever - that's why it looked like such a poor effort.

I thought it was Randall that got beat on that one. But no, it was Hyde.

I like Hyde, as a person. He seems like a really decent guy, and he's a very solid punt returner, too. But he should be buried when it comes to playing time on defense. He's always, always behind his guy. He rarely makes plays.

Good special teams guy.

Elsewhere...

Was I correct in thinking the Packers played offense a lot more with Rodgers under center? It seemed that way, and it seemed somehow to help Lacey.

Was it just me, or did having Tretter at center make the snaps to Rodgers in the shotgun go more smoothly? How many times, with Linsley under center, was the play clock ticking down and Rodgers impatiently slapping his hands together for the ball, and Linsley just holding it until Rodgers had to call a timeout? A thousand? I didn't see that problem with Tretter at center. And he seemed to block well, too.

The offensive line played much, much better yesterday, no? Rodgers had plenty of time (except for a few times in that half) and there were actual holes for Lacey.

I wonder why Lacey played, finally, with a fire under his ass.

Cobb dropping two passes and Jones another? Ugh. Especially because...

It looks like Davante Adams is still not right with that ankle injury.

Looks like Nick Perry made some quiet but solid plays. Neal was a force, too. And Matthews is just incredible.

Rodgers still off, but maybe he can get his juju back a little after that win.

And for all of you (us?) doubters, this is another one of MM's specials - he does surprise you when you think they're ready to be flushed.

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In case this wasn't addressed elsewhere, it sure looked like his attempted leap was where he re-aggravated his hip or whatever - that's why it looked like such a poor effort.

Good call. That was an ugly looking play after pressure didn't get home immediately.

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Lacy playing well was the difference for the offense. Rodgers was still off, the receivers still dropping passes, the oline still like a sieve, but Lacy was on and the defense played well.

Got to keep Lacy rolling.

I thought the middle, even with Tretter getting pushed back, was cleaner this week. Tretter was doing a great job holding on and not getting called for it. That's a vet skill, give your QB a chance to see it and adjust.

Doug Dieken gave him his player of the game award.

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Was I correct in thinking the Packers played offense a lot more with Rodgers under center? It seemed that way, and it seemed somehow to help Lacey.

Was it just me, or did having Tretter at center make the snaps to Rodgers in the shotgun go more smoothly? How many times, with Linsley under center, was the play clock ticking down and Rodgers impatiently slapping his hands together for the ball, and Linsley just holding it until Rodgers had to call a timeout? A thousand? I didn't see that problem with Tretter at center. And he seemed to block well, too.

The offensive line played much, much better yesterday, no? Rodgers had plenty of time (except for a few times in that half) and there were actual holes for Lacey.

Yes on under center plus a a snap or three of pistol. Pistol didn't do much except maybe one good run. They put Lacy deep as a single I back and he seemed to like that.

I thought some of Tretter's snaps were low and he and Rodgers seemed out of sync with the silent count. There was always a weird hiccup somewhere between first leg kick, lookup at the D alignment, then check back through the legs for the second leg kick for go. My assumption was that Rodgers largely abandoned a few audibles to get the snap off on time because outside of the two TOs, that didn't seem to be an issue.

Sitton got beat once and still put his guy on the ground with some kind of takedown. I would not be surprised if Lang got the highest grades though there were some bad runs to the right. They were better though. Gave AR room even with a five man rush. I think Rodgers definitely showed signs of a shoulder injury, but his legs seemed better (ankle injury from Carolina I think?).