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<blockquote data-quote="TJV" data-source="post: 474009" data-attributes="member: 4300"><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">Good call on Capers as a stud: According to the jsonline, the Packers' defense finished with "nine pass break-ups, seven quarterback hits in addition to the five sacks, five tackles for loss and four takeaways". That's a great day's work. And it was done without the player responsible for almost one-third of their QB pressures, without their aging pro bowler in Woodson and with a third-string ILB starting.</span></span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">Also according to jsonline, Cobb was the target of 12 passes of a total 27, about 44%. I'm sure part of that is Rodgers' greater confidence in him and part of it is also he gets open. In addition, Aikman made the point more than once during the game that the Lions were over-playing the outside leaving the middle open. If true that means the Lions were concentrating more on Nelson and Jones outside than Cobb. As time goes on, that will likely change but the versatility of Cobb - lining up in the slot, outside, in the backfield, and going in motion a lot makes it difficult for Ds to double him. </span></span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="color: black">As for the OL and the offseason if they think Sherrod and Bulaga will recover 100%, I don't think a major overhaul is in order. In spite of his performance yesterday, they probably see EDS as the OC of the future. If so they'll have three OTs returning: Two first rounders (not that that's a guarantee of success) and a fifth rounder who is adequate at the toughest position on the line. I believe all three OTs are 23-years old. Lang is good enough at LG and is 24 years old and Sitton is good at RG and he's 25 years old. (Again if they believe Sherrod and Bulaga will be 100%) IMO they should spend a second or third rounder on an interior player - if the best OC in the draft can be had in the second rounder, for example. And I'd like to see another OT acquired perhaps in the fourth or fifth round. Anyway, except for Saturday the oldest guy on the OL is Sitton.</span></span></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TJV, post: 474009, member: 4300"] [SIZE=3][COLOR=black][FONT=Tahoma]Good call on Capers as a stud: According to the jsonline, the Packers' defense finished with "nine pass break-ups, seven quarterback hits in addition to the five sacks, five tackles for loss and four takeaways". That's a great day's work. And it was done without the player responsible for almost one-third of their QB pressures, without their aging pro bowler in Woodson and with a third-string ILB starting.[/FONT][/COLOR][/SIZE] [SIZE=3][COLOR=black][FONT=Tahoma]Also according to jsonline, Cobb was the target of 12 passes of a total 27, about 44%. I'm sure part of that is Rodgers' greater confidence in him and part of it is also he gets open. In addition, Aikman made the point more than once during the game that the Lions were over-playing the outside leaving the middle open. If true that means the Lions were concentrating more on Nelson and Jones outside than Cobb. As time goes on, that will likely change but the versatility of Cobb - lining up in the slot, outside, in the backfield, and going in motion a lot makes it difficult for Ds to double him. [/FONT][/COLOR][/SIZE] [SIZE=3][FONT=Tahoma][COLOR=black]As for the OL and the offseason if they think Sherrod and Bulaga will recover 100%, I don't think a major overhaul is in order. In spite of his performance yesterday, they probably see EDS as the OC of the future. If so they'll have three OTs returning: Two first rounders (not that that's a guarantee of success) and a fifth rounder who is adequate at the toughest position on the line. I believe all three OTs are 23-years old. Lang is good enough at LG and is 24 years old and Sitton is good at RG and he's 25 years old. (Again if they believe Sherrod and Bulaga will be 100%) IMO they should spend a second or third rounder on an interior player - if the best OC in the draft can be had in the second rounder, for example. And I'd like to see another OT acquired perhaps in the fourth or fifth round. Anyway, except for Saturday the oldest guy on the OL is Sitton.[/COLOR][/FONT][/SIZE] [/QUOTE]
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