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I'll start with a disclaimer: I attended the game and haven't had a chance to watch the full replay yet. Hopefully that doesn't skew any of my observations too much.
- Aaron Rodgers put on a clinic as usual. This is the best I've ever seen a QB play in my life. Simply incredible how accurate he is right now. 7 straight games of a QB rating of over 110 points is just ridiculous. Clear MVP favorite right now.
- The WRs had a very good game as well. It boggles my mind how wide open Jennings gets sometimes. Obviously, this was a blown coverage but the point remains.
- Starks was having a very bad game until that final drive. That was impressive, Starks ran hard and the offensive line opened some big holes considering the Vikings had 10 guys committed to the run.
- Considering the small amount of help given to the offensive line, I thought they did pretty well. Sure, Newhouse was beat by a Pro Bowl DE a couple of times but that's to be expected when you spread the field as much as we do.
- This is the Mason Crosby I envisioned when we drafted him years ago. Of course I didn't expect him to be 100% on 18 attempts but I did think we now had the very underrated ability to make more long FGs than most teams in the league. McCarthy now has that confidence in Mason and it is awesome. Even the Viking fans sitting around us stood up and clapped after his 58-yard bomb. It looked like it would have been good from a few more yards.
- Kick coverage and punting were both solid on Sunday. One of the few things that scares me about the Vikings is Harvin's ability on KR. We didn't give up any big returns and that's a big win for this ST unit.
- All season, I've felt really good about Cobb on punt returns. He seems so confident just catching the ball, never any bobbling or hesitation. The punt really got on him quickly and it was one of the biggest swings in the game. Our offense is so good that giving the ball away on ST just can't happen.
- We miss Nick Collins. A lot. Peprah isn't playing at the level he did last year and is consistently getting beat. To me, losing Collins is a top 2 reason we give up so many big plays.
- The other top 2 reason we give up so many big plays is our lack of pass rush. B.J. Raji seems to have lost any and all pass rushing ability he had last year. Matthews has to be internally frustrated that nobody can take the pressure off of him.
- Don't tell me that Charles Woodson can't cover anymore. He's still a good cover corner and his ball-hawking skills are second-to-none. Live, it looked like Woodson just dared Ponder to throw it on both INTs.
- I thought we were fairly vanilla on defense again. The thinking was probably that we didn't need to use every creative blitz in the book to beat this Vikings offense. Ponder made some plays with his feet and a few nice throws to keep the Vikings on the field. 9-16 on 3rd down conversions is way too high a number.
And a couple of other thoughts not necessarily about the Packers:
Brian Robison is a huge POS. I didn't see what happened live but going back and seeing the replay, that was so dirty. He should be suspended for a game and get fined or lose a game check. Jared Allen is the player I hate most in the NFL but Robison made a quick leap near the top of that list yesterday.
Punting the ball at the end of the game was the right call for the Vikings. You have to think you can stop Starks or Grant from getting two first downs.
There were probably 25,000 Packer fans there, a very cool experience for me.
I grew up in Minnesota and have been to the Dome numerous times but I hadn't been back for a few years. It is an awful, awful place. A dreary, dull structure, no gameday atmosphere, a cramped location and it has a big ugly roof. Woof.
Suh is a dirty player and is beginning to really annoy me. Also, I wasn't fully sold on the Lions and they showed that they still have weaknesses.
Thanks to anyone who took the time to read this. I've got a lot to say so I look forward to your comments. It wasn't easy but 7-0 in the NFL is a great accomplishment.
- Aaron Rodgers put on a clinic as usual. This is the best I've ever seen a QB play in my life. Simply incredible how accurate he is right now. 7 straight games of a QB rating of over 110 points is just ridiculous. Clear MVP favorite right now.
- The WRs had a very good game as well. It boggles my mind how wide open Jennings gets sometimes. Obviously, this was a blown coverage but the point remains.
- Starks was having a very bad game until that final drive. That was impressive, Starks ran hard and the offensive line opened some big holes considering the Vikings had 10 guys committed to the run.
- Considering the small amount of help given to the offensive line, I thought they did pretty well. Sure, Newhouse was beat by a Pro Bowl DE a couple of times but that's to be expected when you spread the field as much as we do.
- This is the Mason Crosby I envisioned when we drafted him years ago. Of course I didn't expect him to be 100% on 18 attempts but I did think we now had the very underrated ability to make more long FGs than most teams in the league. McCarthy now has that confidence in Mason and it is awesome. Even the Viking fans sitting around us stood up and clapped after his 58-yard bomb. It looked like it would have been good from a few more yards.
- Kick coverage and punting were both solid on Sunday. One of the few things that scares me about the Vikings is Harvin's ability on KR. We didn't give up any big returns and that's a big win for this ST unit.
- All season, I've felt really good about Cobb on punt returns. He seems so confident just catching the ball, never any bobbling or hesitation. The punt really got on him quickly and it was one of the biggest swings in the game. Our offense is so good that giving the ball away on ST just can't happen.
- We miss Nick Collins. A lot. Peprah isn't playing at the level he did last year and is consistently getting beat. To me, losing Collins is a top 2 reason we give up so many big plays.
- The other top 2 reason we give up so many big plays is our lack of pass rush. B.J. Raji seems to have lost any and all pass rushing ability he had last year. Matthews has to be internally frustrated that nobody can take the pressure off of him.
- Don't tell me that Charles Woodson can't cover anymore. He's still a good cover corner and his ball-hawking skills are second-to-none. Live, it looked like Woodson just dared Ponder to throw it on both INTs.
- I thought we were fairly vanilla on defense again. The thinking was probably that we didn't need to use every creative blitz in the book to beat this Vikings offense. Ponder made some plays with his feet and a few nice throws to keep the Vikings on the field. 9-16 on 3rd down conversions is way too high a number.
And a couple of other thoughts not necessarily about the Packers:
Brian Robison is a huge POS. I didn't see what happened live but going back and seeing the replay, that was so dirty. He should be suspended for a game and get fined or lose a game check. Jared Allen is the player I hate most in the NFL but Robison made a quick leap near the top of that list yesterday.
Punting the ball at the end of the game was the right call for the Vikings. You have to think you can stop Starks or Grant from getting two first downs.
There were probably 25,000 Packer fans there, a very cool experience for me.
I grew up in Minnesota and have been to the Dome numerous times but I hadn't been back for a few years. It is an awful, awful place. A dreary, dull structure, no gameday atmosphere, a cramped location and it has a big ugly roof. Woof.
Suh is a dirty player and is beginning to really annoy me. Also, I wasn't fully sold on the Lions and they showed that they still have weaknesses.
Thanks to anyone who took the time to read this. I've got a lot to say so I look forward to your comments. It wasn't easy but 7-0 in the NFL is a great accomplishment.