Buckeyepackfan
Cheesehead
Here is what I got out of last nights game, last week there was a thread for posting your thoughts that had many good observations, I would like this thread to be the same for last nights game without it being hi-jacked and taken over by those who argue just for arguments sake.
01. Jon Ryan needs to learn how to punt from deep in his own territory. His first punt was not good, last week he dropped the one in the end zone. The rest of the night he was a lot better.
02. Ahman Green –had a couple of good runs, more importantly he took some good shots and got up from them, he will need to play a little more then usual Friday to be ready for opening day.
03. Brett looked good when running the hurry up offense, I liked the fact that even though the Pack was getting blown out, it seemed like they were still working on different phases of the game plan instead of just throwing the playbook out the window and letting Brett fire the ball all over the field.
04. The receivers dropped way to many passes, I am hoping it was just one of those nights, better it happens in pre-season, There was a Gardner sighting tonight, which is a positive since Ferguson was a nowhere to be seen.
05. Jennings had a good punt return, and a couple of good catches, the more touches he gets the better for The Pack. Hopefully he will be the Punt Returner, because after Woodson’s showing last night, he(Woodson)needs to concentrate on pass defending and tackling.
06. Carson Palmer was at his best last night, the receptions the Bengals made did not bother me near as much as the YAC. Hopefully Charles Woodson is in pre-season mode, if not TT spent way too much on him. Al Harris shut down Chad Johnson, that was a plus. There were plenty of other missed tackles last night, the db’s need to improve!!!
07. Cullen Jenkins had a good game, the run defense looked good most of the night, we still need to figure a way to get more pressure on the qb in passing situations.
To sum this all up, The Packers for the most part were man-handled last night, they got off to a bad start and the trouble just seemed to snowball, but there were still some positive things that could be found. You just have to look for them.
You’re never as good as you look at times and you’re never as bad as you look, this is a young team, hopefully they are fast learners, I still say we compete for the NFC North title and a play-off spot this year.
01. Jon Ryan needs to learn how to punt from deep in his own territory. His first punt was not good, last week he dropped the one in the end zone. The rest of the night he was a lot better.
02. Ahman Green –had a couple of good runs, more importantly he took some good shots and got up from them, he will need to play a little more then usual Friday to be ready for opening day.
03. Brett looked good when running the hurry up offense, I liked the fact that even though the Pack was getting blown out, it seemed like they were still working on different phases of the game plan instead of just throwing the playbook out the window and letting Brett fire the ball all over the field.
04. The receivers dropped way to many passes, I am hoping it was just one of those nights, better it happens in pre-season, There was a Gardner sighting tonight, which is a positive since Ferguson was a nowhere to be seen.
05. Jennings had a good punt return, and a couple of good catches, the more touches he gets the better for The Pack. Hopefully he will be the Punt Returner, because after Woodson’s showing last night, he(Woodson)needs to concentrate on pass defending and tackling.
06. Carson Palmer was at his best last night, the receptions the Bengals made did not bother me near as much as the YAC. Hopefully Charles Woodson is in pre-season mode, if not TT spent way too much on him. Al Harris shut down Chad Johnson, that was a plus. There were plenty of other missed tackles last night, the db’s need to improve!!!
07. Cullen Jenkins had a good game, the run defense looked good most of the night, we still need to figure a way to get more pressure on the qb in passing situations.
To sum this all up, The Packers for the most part were man-handled last night, they got off to a bad start and the trouble just seemed to snowball, but there were still some positive things that could be found. You just have to look for them.
You’re never as good as you look at times and you’re never as bad as you look, this is a young team, hopefully they are fast learners, I still say we compete for the NFC North title and a play-off spot this year.
