Who's Your Player of the game?

[Noodle]

For the game, it's Ryan/Crosby. As KY pointed out, Ryan's holds were perfect, especially on the game winner when he had to pick a high snap, whip it down, and spin the laces. Also, wasn't that Crosby making the last tackle of the game on the KR? I swear that was him torpedoing the ballcarrier and forcing a fumble. The kid is MONEY. Give 'em both game balls.

Defense, lots of guys stood out, as others have said. Kampman, Pickett, Jolly and Jenkins on the DL were incredible. I loved the enthusiasm they were bringing -- that is a tight unit. KGB was the only downer. He was getting owned all day. Barnett was tough, Bigby did some good things, Harris showed guts coming back. Terrific team effort, give 'em all game balls. But make KGB's a nerf.

Offense was probably worse than people are remembering due to the win. Favre was off target, missing open receivers, and often late with the ball. It's heresy, but a couple more games like this, with a 54% completion rate, and I'm ready to see what the first round draft pick can do. Receivers were having a tough time getting open and Driver had some drops, though he also had some truly manish plays. Jackson didn't have much and didn't take much. The OL -- I'm going to think about the win. Consider this:. With less than 4:20 left, the defense gave the O the ball twice, needing only an FG. Both drives were disasters. When we needed it, we didn't get it. So no game balls for the O.

[HarveyWallbangers]

I didn't notice KGB in the game all that much. Seemed like he played most of the game. He did have the near sack on the one play (near sack in that McNabb got a yard on the play). I did notice that they moved KGB to LDE on at least one play. That's an interesting twist, and I like it.

[MadtownPacker]

defense - Barnett/Jolly - Barnett single handily shut down westbrook on some of those big stops. Jolly was huge knocking down passes on big passing downs. They split it.

The new guy at JSO agrees with you.

Q: Tim of Batavia - Who do you think was MVP today?

A: Greg Bedard - That's a tough one, Tim. I'd go with either Nick Barnett (13 tackles, INT, tremendous vs. Westbrook) or Jolly (three tipped passes). Actually, it's no contest: Barnett. And a lot of what he did won't show up in the stat sheet. A great game by him.

He is right, it was Barnett for the D. If westbrook had his way we would all be pissed this morning.

[Kiwon]

Special teams: Crosby (3 FGs)
Offense: Crosby (He was the only offense)
Defense: Crosby (He made the last tackle of the game forcing a fumble)

[Merlin]

"....No one stood out on offense? LOL".........

Um, no, no one really stood out on offense - except Crosby.
There's lots of room for improvement with everyone else.

Watch the game again. In fact, go watch the past two years. Find me any plays from the offense that were "magical". Find me anything that made you go "WOW". Just because you expect a player to do that doesn't mean it has happened in like FOREVER. But you are right oh wise one, no one stood out, nope not at all...accept the one who you would expect to...

[Guiness]

Crosby most impressed me. You could say that all he did was go out there and do what he was supposed to do. But it was his first game, he knocked off a 53 yarder, and a clutch kick to finish the game. No doubt in my mind we've got the right guy there.

If you want to know the MVP though, IMO it's Barnett. 13 tackles? Come on now...

[The Leaper]

Barnett was huge. Contained Westbrook...made an INT to set up a FG...was active all 4 quarters.

However, Crosby gets my vote. The confidence he takes away from this week is something that is impossible to quantify at a position where confidence is EVERYTHING.

[MadtownPacker]

So Wist, what you think about Barnett's play yesterday. I'm dying to know what his harshest critic has to say.