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<blockquote data-quote="TOPHAT" data-source="post: 168459" data-attributes="member: 781"><p><a href="http://www.greenbaypressgazette.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070916/PKR01/70916035/1057/PKR&located=RSS" target="_blank">http://www.greenbaypressgazette.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070916/PKR01/70916035/1057/PKR&located=RSS</a></p><p></p><p><strong>Report card shows improved team </strong></p><p></p><p><strong>Rushing offense – C-</strong></p><p></p><p>It was a poor effort, but gaining 83 yards after picking up only 46 last week against the Eagles is a major improvement. Rookie Brandon Jackson earned the bulk of the work with 17 carries but he gained only 35 yards. Fellow rookie DeShawn Wynn rushed for two touchdowns (50 yards on 10 carries) including a 38-yarder that iced the game late. </p><p></p><p><strong>Rushing defense – C+</strong></p><p></p><p>Derrick Ward proved to be a difficult to handle. He gained 90 yards on 15 attempts, including runs of 19 yards early and a 26-yarder in the third quarter. The Giants probably could have exploited the holes up front even more but they shied away from the running game even though it was a only one-point game heading into the fourth quarter. </p><p></p><p><strong>Passing offense – A-</strong></p><p></p><p>Brett Favre (completing 28 of 39 passes for 286 yards and three touchdowns) used possession receiving almost to perfection. He hit eight different receivers with a 46-yarder to James Jones being the only true attempt downfield. Ryan Grant had a nifty move on a screen to set up a touchdown. Korey Hall caught two passes for first downs. The Giants’ linebacking corps struggled to locate the ball.</p><p></p><p><strong>Passing defense – B</strong></p><p></p><p>The Giants self-destructed with key penalties by Jeremy Shockey and Amani Toomer. The Packers couldn’t pressure injured Eli Manning but his accuracy was suspect. The Packers were also whistled for several illegal contact and pass interference penalties, but Manning only burned the Packers once with a 26-yard touchdown to Plaxico Burress.</p><p></p><p><strong>Special teams – B-</strong></p><p></p><p>It started poorly when Mason Crosby missed a 42-yard field goal attempt and Colin Cole was flagged for holding penalty that wiped out a 46-yard kick return by Tramon Williams before half. But Williams came back with a 42-yard kick-off return to open the third period and Charlie Peprah forced a fumble on a kick-off that was recovered by Tracy White in the fourth quarter that helped knock out the Giants.</p><p></p><p><strong>Coaching – B</strong></p><p></p><p>Mike McCarthy improved his road record to 6-3. Initially, it looked like his decision not to blitz Manning and try to get pressure only with the front four was going to backfire, but Manning missed several open receivers that may have been related to his injured shoulder. The offense saw what Dallas did to the Giants last week and exploited the linebacking corps again in a similar fashion.</p><p></p><p><strong>Overall – B</strong></p><p>The Packers opened with back-to-back wins over NFC East opponents and are 2-0 for the first time since 2001. They improved on offense. They limited an offense that put up 35 points on the Cowboys to just 13. Of course, it gets more difficult next week with the high-powered Chargers coming to Lambeau, but it looks like they will be more competitive than in blowout AFC losses last year against the Jets and Patriots.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TOPHAT, post: 168459, member: 781"] [url]http://www.greenbaypressgazette.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070916/PKR01/70916035/1057/PKR&located=RSS[/url] [b]Report card shows improved team [/b] [b]Rushing offense – C-[/b] It was a poor effort, but gaining 83 yards after picking up only 46 last week against the Eagles is a major improvement. Rookie Brandon Jackson earned the bulk of the work with 17 carries but he gained only 35 yards. Fellow rookie DeShawn Wynn rushed for two touchdowns (50 yards on 10 carries) including a 38-yarder that iced the game late. [b]Rushing defense – C+[/b] Derrick Ward proved to be a difficult to handle. He gained 90 yards on 15 attempts, including runs of 19 yards early and a 26-yarder in the third quarter. The Giants probably could have exploited the holes up front even more but they shied away from the running game even though it was a only one-point game heading into the fourth quarter. [b]Passing offense – A-[/b] Brett Favre (completing 28 of 39 passes for 286 yards and three touchdowns) used possession receiving almost to perfection. He hit eight different receivers with a 46-yarder to James Jones being the only true attempt downfield. Ryan Grant had a nifty move on a screen to set up a touchdown. Korey Hall caught two passes for first downs. The Giants’ linebacking corps struggled to locate the ball. [b]Passing defense – B[/b] The Giants self-destructed with key penalties by Jeremy Shockey and Amani Toomer. The Packers couldn’t pressure injured Eli Manning but his accuracy was suspect. The Packers were also whistled for several illegal contact and pass interference penalties, but Manning only burned the Packers once with a 26-yard touchdown to Plaxico Burress. [b]Special teams – B-[/b] It started poorly when Mason Crosby missed a 42-yard field goal attempt and Colin Cole was flagged for holding penalty that wiped out a 46-yard kick return by Tramon Williams before half. But Williams came back with a 42-yard kick-off return to open the third period and Charlie Peprah forced a fumble on a kick-off that was recovered by Tracy White in the fourth quarter that helped knock out the Giants. [b]Coaching – B[/b] Mike McCarthy improved his road record to 6-3. Initially, it looked like his decision not to blitz Manning and try to get pressure only with the front four was going to backfire, but Manning missed several open receivers that may have been related to his injured shoulder. The offense saw what Dallas did to the Giants last week and exploited the linebacking corps again in a similar fashion. [b]Overall – B[/b] The Packers opened with back-to-back wins over NFC East opponents and are 2-0 for the first time since 2001. They improved on offense. They limited an offense that put up 35 points on the Cowboys to just 13. Of course, it gets more difficult next week with the high-powered Chargers coming to Lambeau, but it looks like they will be more competitive than in blowout AFC losses last year against the Jets and Patriots. [/QUOTE]
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