More Banjo - Packers vs. Texans

[Joemailman]

PFF Best, worst grades:

https://packerswire.usatoday.com/202...ans-in-week-7/

Top 5 offense

1. WR Bo Melton: 81.2
2. WR Romeo Doubs: 76.4
3. RT Zach Tom: 72.6
4. QB Jordan Love: 72.2
5. TE Ben Sims: 69.6

Melton caught a third down pass to extend a scoring drive. Doubs caught eight of 10 targets, averaged 2.97 yards per route run and made four of five contested catches. Tom gave up two pressures but earned the line’s top run-blocking grade. Love made three big-time throws and was excellent when kept clean. Sims was the team’s highest graded run blocker, and he made one catch.

Top 5 defense

1. LB Eric Wilson: 82.7
2. LB Quay Walker: 76.8
3. DE Rashan Gary: 74.0
4. S Xavier McKinney: 69.1
5. S Javon Bullard: 66.1

Wilson produced a team-high four stops, including two sacks and two other tackles for loss, and he broke up a pass on third down. Walker had a tackle and was solid in coverage over 13 snaps before exiting with a concussion. Gary produced a team-high six pressures, including two quarterback hits and his first sack since Week 1. He also had two run stops. McKinney got home on both of his blitz attempts, including one ending in a third-down sack. Bullard was solid against the run and finished with three stops.

Bottom 5 offense

1. WR Jayden Reed: 40.1
2. WR Christian Watson: 53.3
3. LT Rasheed Walker: 55.6
4. RG Sean Rhyan: 56.0
5. TE Tucker Kraft: 56.8

Reed dropped two passes and produced only 10 receiving yards on 32 routes run. Watson caught only one pass and was stopped for a loss on his lone rushing attempt, and he graded out poorly as a run blocker. Walker gave up three pressures, including a sack, and struggled in the run game. Rhyan gave up a sack and was only average in the run game. Kraft caught three passes, including a touchdown, but he averaged 0.92 yards per route run on 36 routes.

Bottom 5 defense

1. DE Lukas Van Ness: 30.2
2. LB Edgerrin Cooper: 34.4
3. DL TJ Slaton: 35.1
4. DE Preston Smith: 37.5
5. DL Colby Wooden: 55.5

Van Ness played 32 snaps, including 22 as a pass-rushers, but wasn’t credited with a pressure. He also missed two tackles. Cooper missed two tackles, gave up two completions into his coverage and earned a poor run defense grade. Slaton played 22 snaps against the run but missed two tackles and earned a poor run defense grade. Smith was on the field for a season low 28 snaps, and he didn’t register a single pressure. Wooden had a quarterback hit but wasn’t effective against the run.

Special teams
Corey Ballentine was responsible for losing a fumble on the punt return, but he also had a tackle. Matt Orzech had a poor snap on a punt and the final field goal attempt, but he also had a tackle. Eric Wilson had one tackle and one miss. Zayne Anderson had a tackle. Kingsley Enagbare and Arron Mosby were flagged for penalties — Mosby’s holding negated a long kickoff return from Keisean Nixon. Brandon McManus made all four of his kick attempts. Daniel Whelan averaged 51.8 net yards, a season high.

Quarterback play
Jordan Love: 72.2

Love had three big-time throws and two turnover-worthy plays, matching his touchdown and interception total. He completed 80.8 percent of passes and threw three touchdown passes from clean pockets but struggled against pressure. Love connected on only 2-of-7 attempts over 20 yards, but two were touchdowns. When throwing between 0-9 yards, Love was 14-for-15 passing. The Packers used play-action on only six dropbacks.

Stat to know
Texans quarterback C.J. Stroud was under pressure on 15 of his 29 dropbacks, or 51.7 percent. He completed only three passes for 14 yards and took four sacks while under pressure.

[Joemailman]

I felt Texans running game took off after Quay Walker went out. PFF puts it mostly on Cooper.

[pittstang5]

Bottom 5 defense

1. DE Lukas Van Ness: 30.2
2. LB Edgerrin Cooper: 34.4
3. DL TJ Slaton: 35.1
4. DE Preston Smith: 37.5
5. DL Colby Wooden: 55.5

I'm tired of seeing Van Ness on the bottom 5 defense every week. What is wrong with him?

[Joemailman]

I'm tired of seeing Van Ness on the bottom 5 defense every week. What is wrong with him?

I'm hoping it's just a result of being in his third different defensive scheme in 3 years. They moved Gary around quite a bit yesterday with good results. Maybe they'll try that with Van Ness.

[Fritz]

I'm tired of seeing Van Ness on the bottom 5 defense every week. What is wrong with him?

Agreed, Pitt. This IS concerning, especially given that it's becoming clear (and it hurts to write this because I respect this guy) that Preston Smith is not cut out for this defense. He doesn't have the giddup any more to really get after the QB. He's not a terrible player, not at all, but in an ideal world he'll be ceding snaps to Van Ness - who will produce. But not yesterday. Or the Sunday before. Or the . . .

Like Thunder Dan, I had to watch at a sports bar, which sucks - so I didn't see if Rhyan and Morgan split snaps at guard, or what.

i am rooting for Ben Sims, dunno why exactly but I am, so I was glad to see his PFF grade was good. I think, also, this is the second week in a row that Kraft got a poopy grade from them, though I don't even know if that one number can tell us too much about how a guy actually played.

Rasheed Walker is also very up-and-down - he's having a hard time being consistently good. I wonder if they'll end up moving Morgan over there?

And the defense held the Texans to three second-half points without getting a single turnover, so that's a good sign. Tex also came up with a great nickname as a result: Jeff "Second" Halfley.

[Joemailman]

Agreed, Pitt. This IS concerning, especially given that it's becoming clear (and it hurts to write this because I respect this guy) that Preston Smith is not cut out for this defense. He doesn't have the giddup any more to really get after the QB. He's not a terrible player, not at all, but in an ideal world he'll be ceding snaps to Van Ness - who will produce. But not yesterday. Or the Sunday before. Or the . . .

Like Thunder Dan, I had to watch at a sports bar, which sucks - so I didn't see if Rhyan and Morgan split snaps at guard, or what.

i am rooting for Ben Sims, dunno why exactly but I am, so I was glad to see his PFF grade was good. I think, also, this is the second week in a row that Kraft got a poopy grade from them, though I don't even know if that one number can tell us too much about how a guy actually played.

Rasheed Walker is also very up-and-down - he's having a hard time being consistently good. I wonder if they'll end up moving Morgan over there?

And the defense held the Texans to three second-half points without getting a single turnover, so that's a good sign. Tex also came up with a great nickname as a result: Jeff "Second" Halfley.

Rhyan played 78% of snaps. Morgan 22%

I expect next year Morgan and Walker will battle for LT position.

[sharpe1027]

I'm tired of seeing Van Ness on the bottom 5 defense every week. What is wrong with him?

He was supposed to be a great athlete that needed work on technique. He sure doesn't look explosive.

[run pMc]

Rhyan hasn't been awful this year; Runyan was worse thru 7 games last year.

I wonder if Walker - Rhyan - Jenkins - Morgan - Tom isn't the best OL at end of year. I have no idea what they are going to do next year; they still need a decent swing tackle or someone to push who they have. Not convinced it's Morgan, but I'm not inside the building or practices to know.
And yes, I do think Myers has been at least average this year. He'll get another contract somewhere.

Agree Love needs to cleanup the YOLO throws and quit trying to prove he's worth the big extension. A big reason they were so good in the 2nd half of last season was the lack of turnovers. MLF and Clements need to yell at him.
Those TD throws (and catches) to Wicks and especially Kraft were great throws. Hey Jordan - More good, less bad please.

How about Jeff Hafley going after Stroud like that? Whoo, no way Joe Barry does that. A couple times I counted SIX rushers, moving Gary around, sending McKinney off the edge, loved it. Tank Dell and Stefon Diggs aren't slouches, the defense played well despite not getting any turnovers.

GB was the better team, they didn't play well though. Felt like a lot of their games where they played sloppy and gave away multiple chances to score points. If this team can put it together, they can be a wrecking crew.

[Joemailman]

Packers released LS Matt Orzech, but it's likely a procedural move. Thet had to activate Jonathan Ford off IR. They will likely release Ford, if he clears waivers add him to practice squad, and sign Orzech again.

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Agreed, Pitt. This IS concerning, especially given that it's becoming clear (and it hurts to write this because I respect this guy) that Preston Smith is not cut out for this defense. He doesn't have the giddup any more to really get after the QB. He's not a terrible player, not at all, but in an ideal world he'll be ceding snaps to Van Ness - who will produce. But not yesterday. Or the Sunday before. Or the . . .

i saw a facebook story (so fake), that teams were interested in preston

but should we? seems like we got talent at his position, so if we can move a highly paid older guy who isn't playing very well, then shouldn't we?

seems like a good idea to me

[Joemailman]

The first pick was just a terrible decision. Doubs was wide open on an out at the sticks and yet Love forced the throw into tight coverage. Even worse, Doubs was on the same side of the field so Love should have seen it.

That was a good job by Houston of disguising the defense. The defender who ended up tipping the ball came off of Doubs to create a double team in the slot. More a good play by the defense than a bad decision by Love IMO.

[pittstang5]

i saw a facebook story (so fake), that teams were interested in preston

but should we? seems like we got talent at his position, so if we can move a highly paid older guy who isn't playing very well, then shouldn't we?

seems like a good idea to me

I've read that too that someone might be interested in Preston and I too don't believe it.

However, let's suppose it is true. One thing that Preston has going for him is that he is always available. With all the injuries this team encounters, year after year after year, it's nice knowing he doesn't show up on the injury report unless it's a veteran day off.

Knock on wood

[red]

I've read that too that someone might be interested in Preston and I too don't believe it.

However, let's suppose it is true. One thing that Preston has going for him is that he is always available. With all the injuries this team encounters, year after year after year, it's nice knowing he doesn't show up on the injury report unless it's a veteran day off.

Knock on wood

he's also one of the few vet leaders we have on D

[King Friday]

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Jordan Love when trailing in the win vs the Texans:

❄️ 19/25
❄️ 173 passing yards
❄️ 3 TDs
❄️ 0 INTs
❄️ 133.8 passer rating

So are we saying that the INTs are on purpose?

[texaspackerbacker]

I'd say LaFleur or somebody gave Love a good talking to at halftime about not throwing it into a crowd.