More Banjo: Week 2 vs. Minnesota

[pittstang5]

Jim Owczarski @JimOwczarski
The #Packers did indeed vote on season-long captains for each phase. They will also have rotating game captains.

BOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!

@BillHuberSI
LaFleur took the unsportsmanlike conduct penalty on the Diggs' TD to make sure the Vikings didn't go for two to potentially cut score to 21-18.

@BillHuberSI
LaFleur will only say that Raven Greene won't play against Denver on Sunday.

@BillHuberSI
Lane Taylor "stepped up" this week compared to Chicago and Jenkins played well, too, LaFleur says to close his press conference.

Thought I read somewhere Greene was put on season ending IR

[pbmax]

This is ridiculous. One Captain. 3 during the playoffs. They aren't signing a treaty.

[pbmax]

@packers
The #Packers voted @AaronRodgers12, @TheRealZSmith & @crosbykicks2 permanent team captains for the season.

Three additional, rotating captains will be chosen on a weekly basis.

[red]

@packers
The #Packers voted @AaronRodgers12, @TheRealZSmith & @crosbykicks2 permanent team captains for the season.

Three additional, rotating captains will be chosen on a weekly basis.

pretty impressive that the players have so much respect for a guy who had never played a down for the team before making him the season long captain along side 2 guys who have been here forever

guys gotta have some pretty impressive leadership abilities

[Fritz]

pretty impressive that the players have so much respect for a guy who had never played a down for the team before making him the season long captain along side 2 guys who have been here forever

guys gotta have some pretty impressive leadership abilities

What's even more impressive is having half the team trotting across the field for the coin toss.

What is this, peewee league, where every kid's a winner and no one goes home without a trophy?

[bobblehead]

Steve Palazzolo @PFF_Steve
Highest percentage, uncatchable passes on targets in 1-20-yard range in 2018:

1. Josh Rosen 27.9%
2. Lamar Jackson 25.6
3. Mitchell Trubisky 24.2
4. Josh Allen 23.8
5. Jameis Winston 22.2
6. Blake Bortles 20.3
6. Ben Roethlisberger 20.3
8. Sam Darnold 20.0
9. Marcus Mariota 19.9

Wow...if you asked me to make a top 10 list I would have nailed 8 of those names...Big Ben surprises me.

[pbmax]

Wow...if you asked me to make a top 10 list I would have nailed 8 of those names...Big Ben surprises me.

Here are this year's numbers.


Steve Palazzolo @PFF_Steve
Highest percentage of uncatchable passes through two weeks:

Cam Newton 34.2%
Mitchell Trubisky 27.8
Ryan Fitzpatrick 27.3
Kirk Cousins 27.0
Kyler Murray 22.9
Matthew Stafford 22.9

[texaspackerbacker]

I didn't get much chance to post - grandson's wedding and a lot of relatives in town over the weekend and yesterday.

What I saw in the game was pretty much normalcy early - Aaron Rodgers and a pass first attack setting up a surprisingly decent running game for most of the first half. Some play calling blunders late in the half kept the Packers from scoring more and let the Vikings back in the game. In the second half, LaFleur seemed to play McCarthy football - playing not to lose. I can't criticize that too much, because after all, we didn't lose. As good as Aaron Jones was, we ran the ball too much.

The bright spot, as always, was no interceptions. Arguably their QB putting it up for grabs and ours playing smart was the difference. All around the league, I saw QBs stupidly throwing into traffic - sometimes getting away with it, sometimes not. Despite this "new offense" crap, I'm so thankful that our guy doesn't do that.

Our D wasn't quite as good as it was the first week. Maybe their O Line played better (I thought it wasn't supposed to be very good), but for whatever reason, we didn't get the pass rush pressure I was hoping for. As somebody said, it looked like Martinez blew it on that long run, but clearly, he wasn't the only one. Still, Martinez was way more good than bad. The guy they picked up from the Jets, Goodson looked like crap. Summers was better. Kevin King continues to be excellent - a lot better than I remember even when he was healthy last year. Hopefully he stays healthy.

[call_me_ishmael]

https://twitter.com/zachkruse2/status/1173984732742397952

Everybody in here writes off Buluga Whale and how this is his last year. I highly doubt that unless he gets another big injury. 30 ain't 34.

[mraynrand]

Sure, he can play. It’s just he’s injury prone! He has the proverbial glass knee.

[SMBASS]

https://twitter.com/TheoAsh1/status/1173465878265880576

Anti-Polar Bear's man crush hip-hop safety Harrison Smith getting crunched by Aaron Jones. Dude's looking for a hole to crawl into after Jones popped him.

[pbmax]

https://twitter.com/TheoAsh1/status/1173465878265880576


Anti-Polar Bear's man crush hip-hop safety Harrison Smith getting crunched by Aaron Jones. Dude's looking for a hole to crawl into after Jones popped him.

That was the play Rodgers bailed out of the pocket because he though Jones was going to lose that battle.

[mraynrand]

https://twitter.com/TheoAsh1/status/1173465878265880576


Anti-Polar Bear's man crush hip-hop safety Harrison Smith getting crunched by Aaron Jones. Dude's looking for a hole to crawl into after Jones popped him.

I like how he keeps going after him even after he's down. Jones circles around the lineman to try and shove his face in the ground. l. o. l.

[Smidgeon]

That was the play Rodgers bailed out of the pocket because he though Jones was going to lose that battle.

Well, next time Rodgers will have more faith. Well, he should now.

[Bretsky]

https://twitter.com/zachkruse2/statu...84732742397952

Everybody in here writes off Buluga Whale and how this is his last year. I highly doubt that unless he gets another big injury. 30 ain't 34.

Not me

He's a great player when healthy. And he's tough as shit and plays injured when possible.