Comments on: Packers Not Exactly Dominant In Season-Opening Win

By: RodgerDat

RodgerDat — Tue, 14 Sep 2010 06:10:21 +0000

WE NEEDED THIS KIND OF GAME. BIG WAKE UP CALL. EXPECT A BEATDOWN THIS WEEKEND.

By: Vijay

Vijay — Tue, 14 Sep 2010 05:05:52 +0000

Can McCarthy please stop being conservative with play calls in the 2nd half?…This is an issue we had last year which can and has cost us games in the past (nearly this one as well). This is a pass first offense whether Rodgers is having his best game or not we still need to pass to set up our run game. Too many punts and not enough first downs to keep our Defense off of the field 2nd half.

By: RayV#7

RayV#7 — Mon, 13 Sep 2010 22:47:19 +0000

Good point iltarion, we played against a really good Eagles team, as they have good players on both sides of the ball. Many think that the Packers didnt live up to their potent offense, but i guess they didnt watch the game because Grant was out. I think having Grant in the backfield really keeps our offense multidimensional, but having him gone really forced us to pass the ball more. And the conditions werent right either as it was raining. and yea, scoring 27 points on a good defense with a so-so offense is really good. Just hope the Packers defense doesnt meltdown against elite QBs again.

By: jeremy

jeremy — Mon, 13 Sep 2010 22:35:49 +0000

Let’s not underestimate Trent Cole. He’s one of the best 4-3 DE’s in football right now, and he’s on the upswing of his career.

By: iltarion

iltarion — Mon, 13 Sep 2010 18:34:07 +0000

Great point made about the fact there was no cart to take injured players off the field. Some liquored Philly fan was probably riding it around the parking lot with 4 rent-a-cops in his wake; meanwhile, Philly players are getting their legs bent backwards and then having to be carried off the field in agony, and Ryan Grant is having to kangaroo it to the locker room.

Maybe if we had 3 refs in the backfield, they would catch it when A-Rodge is tackled by his facemask. Maybe.

Very surprising strategy to pay less attention to the Packers’ proven weapons in Jennings and Driver and instead concentrate on taking Finley out of the game. I wonder if more teams will do the same. Seems even more risky to me than worrying about our WRs and conceding Finley some catches. I was calling all game for us to take a shot down the sideline. We finally did so, and it resulted in the game winning TD.

Are we questioning our passing game? Really? Get real. If Philly can keep getting that kind of pressure from their ends, they will be a decent defense for anyone to contend with. Our offense scored 27 points in a lackluster performance. If anything, we should be encouraged. 27 points, on the road, in the rain, in front of 70,000 fans just let out of prison, in the first week of the season. If that truly is “a terrible game” for A-Rodge, then we are in pretty good shape. By the way, New Orleans, Minnesota, and Dallas scored 30 points. COMBINED.

Everyone can slow down with the Mike Vick raves. The Packers did not game plan for him, and secondly, the Packers were nursing at least a two score lead during every single successful drive Vick had. The ONE drive when it was a one score game, he got STUFFED.

All that matters in September is the W or the L. Come January, it won’t matter HOW it happened.

By: Abe Frohman

Abe Frohman — Mon, 13 Sep 2010 18:31:37 +0000

the site of Grant hopping to the locker room made me cringe. I kept thinking “I hope his cleats don’t slip on the concrete.”

By: jeremy

jeremy — Mon, 13 Sep 2010 18:19:56 +0000

Maybe the Eagles fans stole the batteries out of the cart so they would have something to throw at passers by.

By: Cody

Cody — Mon, 13 Sep 2010 17:44:35 +0000

Jeremy, we have the Bills next week, but no harm cause they’re both turrible haha! And yeah I was wondering the same thing, two major ACL tears and a couple concussions and it seemed like there wasn’t even a medical staff within 100 miles! They were probably too busy pumping the stomachs of retarded Eagles fans throughout the stands…

By: jeremy

jeremy — Mon, 13 Sep 2010 16:41:24 +0000

Bedard is saying it’s at least a two week sprain, but thankfully just a sprain. Seeing the Chiefs are up next I would expect Grant to sit a week to heal up.

Was anyone else curious as to the absence of a cart to help injured players get off the field? Why were these guys forced to walk off of the field, with their faces grimacing in pain?

By: chitter

chitter — Mon, 13 Sep 2010 16:32:03 +0000

Is there any update on Grant? I’ve always been a fan of Jackson and I like the way he was protecting the ball yesterday, however at the same time it did hinder his ability to shuck some tackles and pick up more yards after contact. I don’t think he can handle the workload so let’s hope Grant is ok.

i found this which I find suspiciously vague:

http://nfl.fanhouse.com/2010/09/13/ryan-grant-says-injury-not-too-major/