More Banjo - Packers vs Bears

[texaspackerbacker]

I liked seeing VanNess get the angle on Fields. I don’t think Fields thought a 280 DE was going to be able to move like that because he looked completely caught off guard by how fast that unfolded.

Musgrave runs like a deer.

hahahaha Nothing runs like a deer - I head that in a commercial, so it must be true. Van Ness sure ran faster than a Bear, though.

[red]

Whatever you want to call it, he sure surprised Fields with his speed. Wyatt too.

musgrave runs like that, not van ness

i was talking about the other white rookie that kept getting open but then falling down

[Freak Out]

That was really nice to see.

[Freak Out]

That was really nice to see.

That was meant for the Van Ness comment.

[run pMc]

musgrave runs like that, not van ness

i was talking about the other white rookie that kept getting open but then falling down

Go back and watch his college tape and his preseason. Musgrave falls over all the time. His balance is an issue and it's possible that it always will. He has great speed for his size and has at least competed, so there's hope for him.
Van Ness looked ok, I think he doesn't have a plan on the pass rush but he can run.

[Fritz]

Red, you crack me up. Your description of Muskrat Lukie was priceless.

[Joemailman]

I think Musgrave might be doing some footwork drills this week. MLF did say he cramped up on the one he caught.

[run pMc]

Jordan Love played good. I'm pleasantly surprised by his poise.
His stats weren't great and benefitted from a couple of big chunk plays, but he didn't turn the ball over and was absolutely CLUTCH on 3rd and 4th down. The offense looked stagnant at times but they converted 3rd downs at a very good clip.

I thought GB won this game where they needed to - in the trenches and the run game. The OL protected Love well (the Bears pass rush is not good, and I don't recall them blitzing at all -- weird) and the RBs were able to at least be a concern, on the flip side the defense mostly bottled up the running game, and menaced the CHI OL. Their OL was pretty bad last year and they brought in Nate Davis (a decent RG) and drafted Wright and the line was still leaky for Fields. Fields was under a pretty good amount of pressure and I think as the game went on it got to him.

Concerned about the injuries to some players - Reed, Walker, especially Jones. Bakhtiari got up slow after one play. Hopefully Doubs didn't do anything to the hamstrings and Watson comes back. Injuries happen, but this a different team without Aaron Jones.

Shout out to Anders Carlson for burying all his kicks, and Whelan for playing well too.

Dontayvion Wicks had a bit of a rough game. This is a very young team and there are going to be a lot of growing pains. A win vs. Bears in Week 1 that shuts up some of the offseason smack talkers is pretty satisfying.

[run pMc]

I think Musgrave might be doing some footwork drills this week. MLF did say he cramped up on the one he caught.

On that broken play with the long reception he was backpedaling and it looked awkward. I'm not surprised but I am a little disappointed he fell. It was still a big play in the game and they scored.
(Hooray for improved RZ play!)

[Joemailman]

Reed and Doubs can be even better when they have Christian Watson's speed clearing things out.

[Fritz]

Reed and Doubs can be even better when they have Christian Watson's speed clearing things out.

I just watched some highlights, and one shout-out must go to Daniel Whelan for pulling down a very high snap on Carlson’s FG attempt, and getting the ball down quickly enough and well enough for Carlson to drill it. Don’t know how Whelan punted, but that was a good hold for Carlson. How did he punt?

And Tex - didja see Myers’s garbage snap to Love on that weird play that went to Muskrat Lukie?

[RashanGary]

Gute has to be feeling pretty good. We got a second round pick and a pick most likely somewhere between 15 and 45 next year. His guy is playing well at QB. The salary cap fixes itself in the next year or two. He went from a guy who might be losing his job real fast to a guy who might be pretty secure if things keep falling right.

[RashanGary]

I just watched some highlights, and one shout-out must go to Daniel Whelan for pulling down a very high snap on Carlson’s FG attempt, and getting the ball down quickly enough and well enough for Carlson to drill it. Don’t know how Whelan punted, but that was a good hold for Carlson. How did he punt?

And Tex - didja see Myers’s garbage snap to Love on that weird play that went to Muskrat Lukie?

He punted well. Nice hang time. Deep kicks. When he tries to hit them shorter on short fields he doesn’t seem as refined. But his deep punts were much better than what we’re used to. One was a bomb.

[run pMc]

GB had 4 pass plays of 30 yards or more. CHI's longest was 23. Justin Fields threw 37 times. That's not a recipe for success for CHI.

[RashanGary]

Go back and watch his college tape and his preseason. Musgrave falls over all the time. His balance is an issue and it's possible that it always will. He has great speed for his size and has at least competed, so there's hope for him.
Van Ness looked ok, I think he doesn't have a plan on the pass rush but he can run.

Jimmy Graham too. But when you get a tight end who can run like that, it’s a threat. When they’re in their prime at least.