There were a lot of positives to take out of the scrimmage. My main concern was with the offensive line, which seemed rusty and out of sync. Rhythm was lacking. Rodgers had to make several throws with the defense in his face -- one, in particular, he was actually wrapped up -- and he did, with the exception of that one limp duck he tossed up. Our backups had hardly any time at all to throw before they were sacked. Because of this, I don't think Graham Harrell had a fair chance to show his stuff, and I wasn't surprised that he threw an interception. If the performance of the OL yesterday was any indication, our quarterback is going to be doing a lot of running for his life again this year. Hopefully, this unit will mesh.
Rodgers and the wide receivers seemed to take a few plays to get in rhythm, but Rodgers made some excellent throws and the receivers definitely pulled in some great catches. Our UDFA receivers weren't nearly as impressive, but that's to be expected.
And Finley . . . what can I say about him? It's looking like he will go down in history as Ted Thompson's second-greatest pick, behind only Aaron Rodgers. If he can keep his head on straight, he has a great future ahead of him.
I think Sam Shields has an excellent chance to make the final roster, particularly if they put Harris on the PUP to start the season, which I really think they should. My personal nightmare is that the Packers rush Harris back, we cut a few of our promising recruits, and Harris goes down in week 4 or 6. I don't want to see that happen.