What a terrific win!
Some very interesting things emerge when I got to watch the game on PVR.
Capers blitzed early; he did a very nice job especially in the first Q getting pressure on Favre. Players hit Favre, caused him to hurry, and I think it payed off really well later in teh game when Favre just could not get into a rhythm. He missed some passes he normally makes to some relatively open players.
When on the road, you want to receive. Especially when you win the coin toss, you want to receive the football. McCarthy deferred; which is pretty unusual and downright confused me. Silverstein, though, made a good point: it might show how much McCarthy trusts his defence. The D is playing at a very high level right now.
Interesting to note that during the past week, McCarthy said that they finally could get back to fundamentals and emphasize them in a way they hadn't since week 4. Very interesting to hear that, and while I only focused in on Rodgers, it was quite evident Rodgers was playing very fundamentally sound. Poise, follow through with feet set, and beyond that he seemed to have a very good internal clock on when to get rid of the football (2 sacks - one by Jared Allen and Edwards' first sack - aside).
One particular play - where they showed a replay - I saw Chad Clifton dropping back with one arm blocking Allen and the other helping Colledge with his man. That was pretty awesome, lol.
I would not want to be a Viking DB this week; the entire team has a right to be angry with them. I know some Defensive players were (Allen, Kevin Willaims (lol), and Edwards) were visibly upset. They were downright bad.
The NFL: Where Greg Jennings Happens.