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<blockquote data-quote="TOPHAT" data-source="post: 199009" data-attributes="member: 781"><p><strong>PREVIEW & PIC OF THOUSAND WORDS: "ITS ABOUT TIME!"</strong></p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.jsonline.com/story/index.aspx?id=706212" target="_blank">http://www.jsonline.com/story/index.aspx?id=706212</a></p><p></p><p><strong>Preview: Green Bay Packers vs. Seattle Seahawks</strong></p><p></p><p><strong>FIVE THINGS TO WATCH</strong></p><p></p><p><strong>TOUGH TEST:</strong> On many passing downs, Seattle defensive coaches John Marshall and Jim Mora will employ a 3-3 defense with three linemen and LB Julian Peterson roving behind them. "When you go to three or four wide receivers and they substitute their nickel package, they probably have the most all-encompassing nickel package of any team in the league," said an offensive line coach for a recent Seahawks' opponent. "When it's three down and Peterson is walking around, they can create some mismatches and issues. They cause some mental gymnastics for the guys up front." Minnesota is one of the teams that has played a 3-3 against Green Bay. </p><p></p><p><strong>PROBE INSIDE: The Seahawks lost LG Steve Hutchinson to Minnesota in March 2006. Then C Robbie Tobeck retired after the '06 season. The Seahawks aren't nearly as good now with Rob Sims and Chris Spencer, and RG Chris Gray probably should have retired.</strong> "The reason they keep talking about Shaun Alexander is those people can't move people off the ball," one personnel man said. "It's not Shaun Alexander. Those guys can't sustain what they do. Green Bay definitely can disrupt it. Sims and Gray are similar in a lot of ways. They both give you a good one shot and they both can play in very small areas. But you get them outside those small areas and they struggle."</p><p></p><p><strong>OUTSIDE JOUSTS: Two of the best matchups will pit Seattle DE Patrick Kerney against RT Mark Tauscher and Seattle RT Sean Locklear against DE Aaron Kampman. </strong> "Kerney is probably a little lighter on his feet than Kampman," one scout said. "Kampman plays the run better than Kerney. Locklear is as talented as he wants to be." Said another scout: "What those ends do is almost identical. They're smart technicians who work to the end of the play. Locklear wants you to get into his body, then he wants to just beat you up. He doesn't measure up with what Kampman does in any way, shape or form. Kampman's movement is not what he likes." As for Tauscher against Kerney, an opposing assistant said: "For all the sacks Kerney has, he's no Dwight Freeney. Trust me. They'll be able to block him. He gets a lot of his sacks through hustle."</p><p></p><p><strong>STRIKE DEEP</strong>: The Seahawks are more than satisfied with the performance of new safeties Deon Grant and Brian Russell. "Russell is one of the reasons why (Marcus) Trufant and (Kelly) Jennings have played as well as they have," one scout said. "He's not a blazer by any means, but there's something to be said for making sure everybody else is where they're supposed to be." <strong>However, another scout and an assistant said both safeties were vulnerable deep</strong>. "Grant is hitting more now, but the mistakes he makes are still the same," the scout said. "Letting guys get behind him. Guessing a little bit. Getting himself out of position. Russell is the son of a coach. He is smart. Slow and smart. But things get on top of him fast. It's not him taking chances. He just doesn't react real quick."</p><p></p><p><strong>TALENT GALORE: Connoisseurs of linebacker play will see two exceptional players in the middle, an outstanding strong-side player in Peterson and an interesting pairing on the weak side with Leroy Hill and A.J. Hawk</strong>. "You could say that Hill makes more plays," one scout said. "I think there's more hype with Hawk, and he certainly has all the physical tools. But Leroy can just fly. He's their most underrated player. Everybody looks at (Lofa) Tatupu and Julian and forgets about Hill. Hawk is more a student of the game and has better natural strength. Leroy is just a hard worker and a good athlete." </p><p></p><p><strong>VIEWS OF THE GAME</strong></p><p></p><p>SILVERSTEIN: Playing on the road will negate some of Seattle's pass-rush advantage, and the less-than-100% condition of receivers Deion Branch and D.J. Hackett will make it hard for the Seahawks to muster enough to beat a team coming off a bye week. Packers 27, Seahawks 16.</p><p></p><p>BEDARD: As long as the Packers get off to a good start to settle the nerves of their young players, they should roll against a Seahawks team that played the league's easiest schedule and has won just one road playoff game in franchise history. Packers 35, Seahawks 17.</p><p></p><p>HUNT: Another overtime in the playoffs would not be out of the question for these sister franchises. But if it again comes down to Brett Favre or Matt Hasselbeck making game-deciding plays, take No. 4 at home. Packers 26, Seahawks 20.</p><p></p><p>NICKEL: Patrick Kerney really walks the walk, doesn't he? On TV the other night with the black stuff smeared under his eyes he looked like an extra from the movie "Gladiator." But if that's what scares you most about Seattle - and not the running back or receivers - then that's not enough. Seahawks quarterback Matt Hasselbeck is one of the greatest guys to come through the Green Bay franchise in the last 15 years, but even he can't do everything. It would take the perfect scheme and execution for Seattle to pull this off, and while that could happen, it's not likely. Packers 24, Seahawks 14.</p><p></p><p><img src="http://graphics.jsonline.com/graphics/packer/img/news/jan08/cover11.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TOPHAT, post: 199009, member: 781"] [b]PREVIEW & PIC OF THOUSAND WORDS: "ITS ABOUT TIME!"[/b] [url]http://www.jsonline.com/story/index.aspx?id=706212[/url] [b]Preview: Green Bay Packers vs. Seattle Seahawks[/b] [b]FIVE THINGS TO WATCH[/b] [b]TOUGH TEST:[/b] On many passing downs, Seattle defensive coaches John Marshall and Jim Mora will employ a 3-3 defense with three linemen and LB Julian Peterson roving behind them. "When you go to three or four wide receivers and they substitute their nickel package, they probably have the most all-encompassing nickel package of any team in the league," said an offensive line coach for a recent Seahawks' opponent. "When it's three down and Peterson is walking around, they can create some mismatches and issues. They cause some mental gymnastics for the guys up front." Minnesota is one of the teams that has played a 3-3 against Green Bay. [b]PROBE INSIDE: The Seahawks lost LG Steve Hutchinson to Minnesota in March 2006. Then C Robbie Tobeck retired after the '06 season. The Seahawks aren't nearly as good now with Rob Sims and Chris Spencer, and RG Chris Gray probably should have retired.[/b] "The reason they keep talking about Shaun Alexander is those people can't move people off the ball," one personnel man said. "It's not Shaun Alexander. Those guys can't sustain what they do. Green Bay definitely can disrupt it. Sims and Gray are similar in a lot of ways. They both give you a good one shot and they both can play in very small areas. But you get them outside those small areas and they struggle." [b]OUTSIDE JOUSTS: Two of the best matchups will pit Seattle DE Patrick Kerney against RT Mark Tauscher and Seattle RT Sean Locklear against DE Aaron Kampman. [/b] "Kerney is probably a little lighter on his feet than Kampman," one scout said. "Kampman plays the run better than Kerney. Locklear is as talented as he wants to be." Said another scout: "What those ends do is almost identical. They're smart technicians who work to the end of the play. Locklear wants you to get into his body, then he wants to just beat you up. He doesn't measure up with what Kampman does in any way, shape or form. Kampman's movement is not what he likes." As for Tauscher against Kerney, an opposing assistant said: "For all the sacks Kerney has, he's no Dwight Freeney. Trust me. They'll be able to block him. He gets a lot of his sacks through hustle." [b]STRIKE DEEP[/b]: The Seahawks are more than satisfied with the performance of new safeties Deon Grant and Brian Russell. "Russell is one of the reasons why (Marcus) Trufant and (Kelly) Jennings have played as well as they have," one scout said. "He's not a blazer by any means, but there's something to be said for making sure everybody else is where they're supposed to be." [b]However, another scout and an assistant said both safeties were vulnerable deep[/b]. "Grant is hitting more now, but the mistakes he makes are still the same," the scout said. "Letting guys get behind him. Guessing a little bit. Getting himself out of position. Russell is the son of a coach. He is smart. Slow and smart. But things get on top of him fast. It's not him taking chances. He just doesn't react real quick." [b]TALENT GALORE: Connoisseurs of linebacker play will see two exceptional players in the middle, an outstanding strong-side player in Peterson and an interesting pairing on the weak side with Leroy Hill and A.J. Hawk[/b]. "You could say that Hill makes more plays," one scout said. "I think there's more hype with Hawk, and he certainly has all the physical tools. But Leroy can just fly. He's their most underrated player. Everybody looks at (Lofa) Tatupu and Julian and forgets about Hill. Hawk is more a student of the game and has better natural strength. Leroy is just a hard worker and a good athlete." [b]VIEWS OF THE GAME[/b] SILVERSTEIN: Playing on the road will negate some of Seattle's pass-rush advantage, and the less-than-100% condition of receivers Deion Branch and D.J. Hackett will make it hard for the Seahawks to muster enough to beat a team coming off a bye week. Packers 27, Seahawks 16. BEDARD: As long as the Packers get off to a good start to settle the nerves of their young players, they should roll against a Seahawks team that played the league's easiest schedule and has won just one road playoff game in franchise history. Packers 35, Seahawks 17. HUNT: Another overtime in the playoffs would not be out of the question for these sister franchises. But if it again comes down to Brett Favre or Matt Hasselbeck making game-deciding plays, take No. 4 at home. Packers 26, Seahawks 20. NICKEL: Patrick Kerney really walks the walk, doesn't he? On TV the other night with the black stuff smeared under his eyes he looked like an extra from the movie "Gladiator." But if that's what scares you most about Seattle - and not the running back or receivers - then that's not enough. Seahawks quarterback Matt Hasselbeck is one of the greatest guys to come through the Green Bay franchise in the last 15 years, but even he can't do everything. It would take the perfect scheme and execution for Seattle to pull this off, and while that could happen, it's not likely. Packers 24, Seahawks 14. [img]http://graphics.jsonline.com/graphics/packer/img/news/jan08/cover11.jpg[/img] [/QUOTE]
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