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<blockquote data-quote="TOPHAT" data-source="post: 160917" data-attributes="member: 781"><p><strong>OUTSTANDING REVIEW</strong></p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.mytvisonfire.com/packersnation/?p=2291" target="_blank">http://www.mytvisonfire.com/packersnation/?p=2291</a></p><p></p><p><strong>Pros</strong>:</p><p></p><p>Cullen Jenkins looks like he was worth every penny we spent on him. He caused a fumble and got two sacks. I think this will be Cullen Jenkins breakout season. </p><p>Aaron Rodgers showed that he is ready to take over once Brett Favre decides to retire. He looked poised even with defensive lineman breathing down his neck. I couldn’t have been much more impressed with Rodgers performance. </p><p>James Jones showed that he was definently worth a third. It actually looked like it was a bargain to get him in the third. He caught everything that came near him. He also showed that he can make yards after the catch. </p><p>Justin Harrell looked quite good in his first game. He had a sack and several nice pressures on the QB </p><p>Mason Crosby definently improved his chance of making the team by making a 52 yard field goal and booming his kickoffs deep into the endzone. </p><p></p><p>Cons:</p><p></p><p>Patrick Dendy did himself no favors. He was responsible for at least one of the big plays. He needs to shape up or he might not be the #3 CB for much longer. </p><p>Atari Bigby and Marviel Underwood both looked terrible. Neither looked like they could cover anyone deep down the field. I think Manuel will get the starting safety job by default. </p><p>Buba Franks dropped another easy pass that he should have caught. If Humphrey wouldn’t have gotten hurt I think he would be cut this year. </p><p>Ratings:</p><p></p><p><strong>Offense</strong></p><p></p><p>QB-Brett Favre could get nothing going with the starting offense. He looked off but I am sure he will rebound and will be ready for the regular season. Aaron Rodgers really impressed me. It looked compsed and comfortable in the game even with him having to evade probably at least one defensive lineman on every single play. This game reassured me that Aaron Rodgers should be able to fill in fine after Brett retire. Ingle Martin and Paul Thompson really didn’t do anything in their little playing time. Grade: B</p><p></p><p>RB-The running game started off slow. Brandon Jackson didn’t do much in the first half but started to improve in the second half. I think a big reason why he didn’t run well is because the offensive line didn’t really open any holes. What I did like out of Jackson though is when he did get a hole he gained a lot of yards. Jackson also looks really good once he gets out in the open. Noah Herron had a decent game. He had some nice runs but most of them were against backups. Cory White did nothing special in his running. Grade B-</p><p></p><p>WR-The Wide Receivers were hit and miss. The starters really failed in getting open. Ferguson dropped at least one pass (I think he dropped at least one more) and didn’t really show anything that will help him make the team. Bodiford had a nice catch but really struggled in the return game which hurt his chances of making the team. James Jones looked amazing though. He caught everything that even came close to him. I think Thompson got a steal with Jones. He looked like a veteran already in his first preseason game. Along with the catches he showed that he has some moves and is pretty good at running after the catch. (I think we will the best top three receivers in the league.) Carlyle Holliday also had a good game with a TD catch. Ruvell Martin also had several nice catches. Grade: B</p><p></p><p>TEs-None of the TEs really stepped up. Bubba Franks dropped another pass. (He is so lucky that Humphry got hurt or I think he wouldn’t make the team this year.) Zac Alcorn made a nice catch but that is all he did. Grade: D</p><p></p><p>OL-The starting O-Line did a pretty good job in the pass rush. They kept Brett off his back and they didn’t really need any extra blockers. They did struggle opening holes for the running game though. I think this was mostly the reason why Jackson struggled when he was out on the field with the starters. The backup O-Line had the opposite problem. They seemed to open some holes for the running game but couldn’t pass protect at all. Rodgers had to throw pretty much every pass on the run because at least one defensive lineman made it through on every play. Grade: C</p><p></p><p><strong>Defense:</strong></p><p></p><p>DL-The DL had a great game. Cullen Jenkins (2 sacks and a forced fumble and recovery) showed why he deserved his raise and I think he will have a breakout season this year. KGB also showed that he could be quite effective this year as just a pass rush specialist. Harrell also really impressed me. He got a sack and put several pressures on the QB. Harrell seems to keep improving and hopefully he can make an impact this year. If he can’t make one this year I think he will be a big help next year. The only negative was some of the D-Line got tired at the end of the game and Travis Leffew (OL) had to step in for a few plays. I think this was mostly because the Steelers played a no huddle offense for most of the game. Grade: A</p><p></p><p>LB-The LBs didn’t do anything amazing but also made no mistakes. Brady Poppinga had several good plays. Hawk stuffed a runner on 3rd and one and stopped them from getting the first. Nick Barnett also had a good game. As far as the backups there were no standouts for either good or bad play. I was pleasantly surprised that Bjork (the Swedish player the NFL assigned to us) actually made some plays and had a couple tackles. Grade: A-</p><p></p><p>CB-Some of the CBs looked good while others looked terrible. Patrick Dendy looked terrible. Hopefully he earned a demotion with his terrible play. He gave up at least one big play and contributed in some of the other big plays. Will Blackmon did some good things while also some bad things. He had some great knockdowns but was also responsible for one of the deep passes. Jarret Bush overall had a great game. He gave up a couple of completions but he was right on the receivers and tackled them as soon as they caught the ball. I was actually surprised by Frank Walker as well. So far in camp he has really struggled but he played very well in the game. He covered very well and stopped several passes that should have gone for completions. Grade: B</p><p></p><p>S-The safeties played terrible. Manuel and Collins supposedly only played one series and must have done pretty well because the Steelers couldn’t do anything on offense that series. Then Underwood and Bigby came in. They both looked terrible. They were both responsible for at least some of several big plays. Bigby got big praise from Al Harris and Charles Woodson recently and this performance definently didn’t back up what they said. Sadly at this point I would have to say that Manuel is actually the second best safety (I hate Manuel and I think he sucks.) One piece of good news is that it looks like Aaron Rouse is improving and he can definently hit. Grade: C-</p><p>Special Teams</p><p></p><p>K-Both kickers showed that this competition will go down to the end. Both made their field goals even though Crosby’s (52 yards) was quite a bit longer. They also both did very well in kickoffs since all the kickoffs went into the endzone and I think they all went for touchbacks. Grade: A</p><p></p><p>P-The punters were hit and miss. Dougherty showed in the game that he is just a camp leg and that Jon Ryan will be winning the punter position. Ryan was good in some aspects and suffered in others. Ryan didn’t have as long of hangtime as I would have liked, which led to some longer returns. He did exceptionally well with his placement kicks though. He had one punt that went out inside the 10, one that went out at the 3, and one that stopped at the half yard line (the refs said it went into the endzone but I don’t think it did). Grade: B+</p><p></p><p>Special Teams Coverage-Overall average. The coverage teams gave up some big returns but also had some really good stops. Grade: C</p><p></p><p>Special Teams Returning-I wasn’t really impressed with any of the returners. I think Bodiford really hurt his chances of making the team. His returning wasn’t very good. According to other people Will Blackmon supposedly did quite well returning punts. Grade: C</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TOPHAT, post: 160917, member: 781"] [b]OUTSTANDING REVIEW[/b] [url]http://www.mytvisonfire.com/packersnation/?p=2291[/url] [b]Pros[/b]: Cullen Jenkins looks like he was worth every penny we spent on him. He caused a fumble and got two sacks. I think this will be Cullen Jenkins breakout season. Aaron Rodgers showed that he is ready to take over once Brett Favre decides to retire. He looked poised even with defensive lineman breathing down his neck. I couldn’t have been much more impressed with Rodgers performance. James Jones showed that he was definently worth a third. It actually looked like it was a bargain to get him in the third. He caught everything that came near him. He also showed that he can make yards after the catch. Justin Harrell looked quite good in his first game. He had a sack and several nice pressures on the QB Mason Crosby definently improved his chance of making the team by making a 52 yard field goal and booming his kickoffs deep into the endzone. Cons: Patrick Dendy did himself no favors. He was responsible for at least one of the big plays. He needs to shape up or he might not be the #3 CB for much longer. Atari Bigby and Marviel Underwood both looked terrible. Neither looked like they could cover anyone deep down the field. I think Manuel will get the starting safety job by default. Buba Franks dropped another easy pass that he should have caught. If Humphrey wouldn’t have gotten hurt I think he would be cut this year. Ratings: [b]Offense[/b] QB-Brett Favre could get nothing going with the starting offense. He looked off but I am sure he will rebound and will be ready for the regular season. Aaron Rodgers really impressed me. It looked compsed and comfortable in the game even with him having to evade probably at least one defensive lineman on every single play. This game reassured me that Aaron Rodgers should be able to fill in fine after Brett retire. Ingle Martin and Paul Thompson really didn’t do anything in their little playing time. Grade: B RB-The running game started off slow. Brandon Jackson didn’t do much in the first half but started to improve in the second half. I think a big reason why he didn’t run well is because the offensive line didn’t really open any holes. What I did like out of Jackson though is when he did get a hole he gained a lot of yards. Jackson also looks really good once he gets out in the open. Noah Herron had a decent game. He had some nice runs but most of them were against backups. Cory White did nothing special in his running. Grade B- WR-The Wide Receivers were hit and miss. The starters really failed in getting open. Ferguson dropped at least one pass (I think he dropped at least one more) and didn’t really show anything that will help him make the team. Bodiford had a nice catch but really struggled in the return game which hurt his chances of making the team. James Jones looked amazing though. He caught everything that even came close to him. I think Thompson got a steal with Jones. He looked like a veteran already in his first preseason game. Along with the catches he showed that he has some moves and is pretty good at running after the catch. (I think we will the best top three receivers in the league.) Carlyle Holliday also had a good game with a TD catch. Ruvell Martin also had several nice catches. Grade: B TEs-None of the TEs really stepped up. Bubba Franks dropped another pass. (He is so lucky that Humphry got hurt or I think he wouldn’t make the team this year.) Zac Alcorn made a nice catch but that is all he did. Grade: D OL-The starting O-Line did a pretty good job in the pass rush. They kept Brett off his back and they didn’t really need any extra blockers. They did struggle opening holes for the running game though. I think this was mostly the reason why Jackson struggled when he was out on the field with the starters. The backup O-Line had the opposite problem. They seemed to open some holes for the running game but couldn’t pass protect at all. Rodgers had to throw pretty much every pass on the run because at least one defensive lineman made it through on every play. Grade: C [b]Defense:[/b] DL-The DL had a great game. Cullen Jenkins (2 sacks and a forced fumble and recovery) showed why he deserved his raise and I think he will have a breakout season this year. KGB also showed that he could be quite effective this year as just a pass rush specialist. Harrell also really impressed me. He got a sack and put several pressures on the QB. Harrell seems to keep improving and hopefully he can make an impact this year. If he can’t make one this year I think he will be a big help next year. The only negative was some of the D-Line got tired at the end of the game and Travis Leffew (OL) had to step in for a few plays. I think this was mostly because the Steelers played a no huddle offense for most of the game. Grade: A LB-The LBs didn’t do anything amazing but also made no mistakes. Brady Poppinga had several good plays. Hawk stuffed a runner on 3rd and one and stopped them from getting the first. Nick Barnett also had a good game. As far as the backups there were no standouts for either good or bad play. I was pleasantly surprised that Bjork (the Swedish player the NFL assigned to us) actually made some plays and had a couple tackles. Grade: A- CB-Some of the CBs looked good while others looked terrible. Patrick Dendy looked terrible. Hopefully he earned a demotion with his terrible play. He gave up at least one big play and contributed in some of the other big plays. Will Blackmon did some good things while also some bad things. He had some great knockdowns but was also responsible for one of the deep passes. Jarret Bush overall had a great game. He gave up a couple of completions but he was right on the receivers and tackled them as soon as they caught the ball. I was actually surprised by Frank Walker as well. So far in camp he has really struggled but he played very well in the game. He covered very well and stopped several passes that should have gone for completions. Grade: B S-The safeties played terrible. Manuel and Collins supposedly only played one series and must have done pretty well because the Steelers couldn’t do anything on offense that series. Then Underwood and Bigby came in. They both looked terrible. They were both responsible for at least some of several big plays. Bigby got big praise from Al Harris and Charles Woodson recently and this performance definently didn’t back up what they said. Sadly at this point I would have to say that Manuel is actually the second best safety (I hate Manuel and I think he sucks.) One piece of good news is that it looks like Aaron Rouse is improving and he can definently hit. Grade: C- Special Teams K-Both kickers showed that this competition will go down to the end. Both made their field goals even though Crosby’s (52 yards) was quite a bit longer. They also both did very well in kickoffs since all the kickoffs went into the endzone and I think they all went for touchbacks. Grade: A P-The punters were hit and miss. Dougherty showed in the game that he is just a camp leg and that Jon Ryan will be winning the punter position. Ryan was good in some aspects and suffered in others. Ryan didn’t have as long of hangtime as I would have liked, which led to some longer returns. He did exceptionally well with his placement kicks though. He had one punt that went out inside the 10, one that went out at the 3, and one that stopped at the half yard line (the refs said it went into the endzone but I don’t think it did). Grade: B+ Special Teams Coverage-Overall average. The coverage teams gave up some big returns but also had some really good stops. Grade: C Special Teams Returning-I wasn’t really impressed with any of the returners. I think Bodiford really hurt his chances of making the team. His returning wasn’t very good. According to other people Will Blackmon supposedly did quite well returning punts. Grade: C [/QUOTE]
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