What about Kenny Clark?
I thought I saw him in on a couple of plays.

Originally Posted by: yooperfan 

-Clay showed he's still got something in the tank.

-Perry looked good today.

-Was it just me or did Datone play some ILB? Could be that thumper we need in the middle. I like him at OLB too.

-Davante disappointed me, but did have the circus catch TD.

-Is something wrong with Aaron? Didn't seem like he was quite on the money.

-Cook left me hanging in FF.

-Schum finally shanked one, when it mattered.

-It wasn't pretty, but we won. Mike's teams normally start slow, so maybe we'll get better as we go.

Originally Posted by: nerdmann 

Thoughts?
- Peppers nowhere to be found
- Shields concussion
- Gunter didn't look too good either

= Lacy made some big plays but he still looked a good bit slower than his first 2 seasons.
= Jordy looked like he gassed pretty quick, not unexpected he still made some big plays.
= Davante made some plays and had an embarrassing drop on what could've been a great play for him.

Originally Posted by: steveishere 

I think Peppers will be used situationally only this season.

Originally Posted by: luigis 

Agreed, but if he is playing part time snaps he better give you an idea he is in the game for the amount of money we are paying him.

Originally Posted by: TheKanataThrilla 

Davonte Adams drives me NUTS!
He drops an easy ball, then turns in some circus catches.
If he can be consistent!!!
And Rodgers had a lot of high throws. If he can get those fixed, he will have a HUGE season.
Again, he made some unreal throws.

Originally Posted by: Cheesey 

Thoughts?

+ HHCD really looks like he's in for a big year. He was out there crushing people and making plays.
+ 3 sacks and 10 TFL!
+ Nick Perry and Clay Matthews brought it
+ Rodgers with some amazing throws
+ Lane Taylor wasn't a disaster
+ Joe Thomas was flying around
+ Run D allowed 1.8 average on 26 runs playing Nickel/Dime the whole game
+defensive stop to end the game

- Rollins with a couple bad ones though Bortles did make some good throws on him
- Peppers nowhere to be found
- Gunter didn't look too good either
- Sam Shields with a possible concussion (number 4?)
- Offense with no rythm again and didn't even attempt to challenge the middle of the field
- Ryan did not have a great day
- 3rd/4th down defense was a complete F'ing nightmare

= Burnett with bad penalties but also made a few big plays
= Martinez played fine for his first game nothing stood out
= Lacy made some big plays but he still looked a good bit slower than his first 2 seasons.
= Jordy looked like he gassed pretty quick, not unexpected he still made some big plays.
= Davante made some plays and had an embarrassing drop on what could've been a great play for him.

Originally Posted by: steveishere 

I want to preface my comments by saying I understand that Lacy will often make his cut to where ever he finds a hole and when he can’t find a hole anywhere he simply keeps stringing the play out looking for an opening. That said Lacy is more effective when he is running up the middle instead of outside. His longest run is considered to be an outside run but he cut back toward the middle of the line to break open.

Middle runs:
(10:51 - 1st) E.Lacy up the middle to JAX 11 for 9 yards (T.Gipson)
(5:56 - 1st) (Shotgun) E.Lacy up the middle to GB 6 for 3 yards (P.Posluszny)
(6:49 - 2nd) (No Huddle, Shotgun) E.Lacy up the middle to GB 42 for 6 yards (T.Smith)
(15:00 - 3rd) (Shotgun) E.Lacy up the middle to GB 26 for 6 yards (P.Posluszny; T.Smith)
(1:28 - 3rd) E.Lacy up the middle to JAX 45 for 3 yards (D.Fowler)
(0:19 - 3rd) E.Lacy up the middle to JAX 15 for 2 yards (J.Cyprien)
(14:12 - 4th) (Shotgun) E.Lacy up the middle to JAX 3 for 3 yards (J.Cyprien)
(13:31 - 4th) (Shotgun) E.Lacy up the middle to JAX 2 for 1 yard (J.Cyprien)

8 plays 33 yards All positive gains 4.1 avg

Outside runs:
(12:41 - 1st) E.Lacy left end to JAX 31 for -2 yards (D.Fowler)
(10:29 - 1st) (Shotgun) E.Lacy right end to JAX 6 for no gain (J.Odrick; T.Smith)
14:56 - 2nd) E.Lacy left end to GB 2 for -1 yards (T.Smith)
(7:48 - 2nd) (Shotgun) E.Lacy right end to GB 30 for 5 yards (P.Posluszny)
(0:56 - 3rd) E.Lacy right end to JAX 17 for 28 yards (J.Cyprien)
(4:13 - 4th) (Shotgun) E.Lacy left end to GB 24 for -2 yards (T.Smith)

6 plays 28 yards 1 no gain 3 TFL 4.7 avg

Also running to the left is a losing proposition. One of the reasons I hated the "I'm not a conservative coach" McCarthy call when they had Lacy run left when they needed 1 yard for a first down. That would have been the game if they had Lacy go right up the middle for 2 yards.

Originally Posted by: wpr 

Have the Packers EVER run effectively outside? We've averaged shit running outside, and I've yelled "STOP. RUNNING. OUTSIDE." at the TV 20 times a year for as long as I can remember. Sure, we might occasionally get a 5+ yard run, but tons of negative plays. Always seem to get beaten to the point of attack and our backs just don't have the motor to kick it out quickly then cut it upfield.

Originally Posted by: Porforis 

That 32 yard pass to Cobb would have gone for a TD if it wasn't so high. There wasn't anyone within 10 yards of him.

Originally Posted by: wpr