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Preseason Week 2 - GDT vs. Pittsburgh


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25 minutes ago, SpeightTheVillain said:

I only have data since 2013 but the Packers are on pace to crush the Preseason scoring record since 2013. I can't imagine a team pre-2013 beating this. But maybe they did.

It's all about depth... and this is the deepest QB and WRs groups since Kurt Warner and Donald Driver were at the bottom of the rosters at those positions.

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So many positive things in this game, with a few negatives. Its not even 5am, so naturally I'm gonna highlight some negatives...

Is James Conner an all pro? Because those 3-5 runs or whatever he had on that drive made our D look PITIFUL. We bounced back thankfully, but holy **** lol. 

Fackrell, Biegel and Martini all look like they don't belong in the NFL. That Joel Bpuagnajfkeiejd kid at RB might aswell hit the road too. 

Thank god its Friday. 

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In spite of all the scoring, this game seemed to be more of a mixed bag than last week's game. Some takeaways:

OFFENSE:

None of the three drafted rookie wide receivers did much. Moore and St. Brown both had drops. Moore had no catches (one decent one was wiped out by a penalty) and St. Brown had one for 12 yards. Valdez-Scantling had one catch for 15 yards and looked annoyed after every one of his kickoff returns, which went nowhere. It was Jake Kumerow who had the big play with an 82-yard TD on an out route, then proceeded to win the Dumbass Award by diving into the end zone and injuring his shoulder. (Apparently it's just a stinger and he should be okay, but he wasn't able to come back into the game.)

All five of the top tight ends (including Robert Tonyan and Emmanuel Byrd) made nice plays. If they keep four tight ends, Tonyan could make the team, though it would be hard for him to beat out Kendricks if they only keep three.

Deshone Kizer looked about as good as Hundley in this game, and it was good to see him throw a TD in the red zone, which he couldn't do last week. Both of the top backup QBs look more than adequate. Boyle didn't get a chance to do much in this game. 

None of the RBs did anything. Jamaal Willams got hurt, hopefully just something minor. 

Kyle Murphy got beaten badly for a sack, and Jason Spriggs had a penalty. When the games count, they may have to use Lane Taylor and Justin McCray as backup tackles, as they seem to have depth at guard. McCray suffered a calf injury, though. No report on how serious. He was on the ground for awhile. 

DEFENSE:

This was Reggie Gilbert's coming-out party. Two-and-a-half sacks, including a strip-sack, in a very short time. He was unblocked on one of them, but beat a double team on another. 

Josh Jackson had a pick-six and seemed to play solid coverage again. As a bonus, he had a long punt return. 

Jaire Alexander apparently started, but I never noticed him on the field. He must not have played for long, or maybe the ball just never came in his direction. 

The run defense was pretty bad throughout the game. 

Oren Burks flashed again and shot a gap on one play to tackle the RB for a three-yard loss. 

SPECIAL TEAMS:

Mason Crosby was 3-3, including a 53-yarder and a 50-yarder. 

J.K. Scott was inconsistent again. It was something like this: 29, 46, 45, 35, 48. The last one landed around the one-yard-line and bounced into the end zone. None of the punts were returned. The average was 40.5 yards. He kicked off twice. The first one went out of bounds (very, very bad) and the next one was a line drive into the corner of the end zone for a touchback.

I tried to see who the long snapper was on field goal and extra point attempts. First it was Zach Triner, then Hunter Bradley, then Triner, then I wasn't able to see them any more because of the camera angles. It looks like they are taking turns. All of the snaps appeared to be good. 

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Biggest positives of the night: Gilbert, Burks and Jackson. Gilbert has a firm hold on the No. 3 EDGE position and the two rooks continue to flash and improve each week. Expect big contributions from both Burks and Jackson early on.

Biggest negative of the night: Kentrell Brice. Easily our weakest starter on defense right now. For a guy who is supposed to be a big hitter, his attempt to tackle Connor in the open field was pathetic. Brice looks like he's startimg right now simply because we have no other option, not because he's ready. Too bad Jones hasnt taken the 2nd year step we hoped for. Safety play overall was bad with HHCD looking like his late 2017 version last night instead of that 2016 version we want back. Need a lot of improvement from that group in the next few weeks.

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From SI:

"What a vintage snapshot of Aaron Rodgers in the first quarter: He slips out of the backfield, ducks under the swinging right fist of Daniel McCullers, jukes Vince Williams and slides for a 5-yard gain. Then, while the Pittsburgh defense is still gathering their thoughts, he rushes the Green Bay offense to the line for a dart into the end zone, drawing a 12-man-on-the-field penalty. Five yards closer, he buzzes the next pass in stride to new addition Jimmy Graham.  Nice to have you back, Aaron. Looks like all is right with the NFL world"

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13 minutes ago, packfanfb said:

Biggest positives of the night: Gilbert, Burks and Jackson. Gilbert has a firm hold on the No. 3 EDGE position and the two rooks continue to flash and improve each week. Expect big contributions from both Burks and Jackson early on.

Biggest negative of the night: Kentrell Brice. Easily our weakest starter on defense right now. For a guy who is supposed to be a big hitter, his attempt to tackle Connor in the open field was pathetic. Brice looks like he's startimg right now simply because we have no other option, not because he's ready. Too bad Jones hasnt taken the 2nd year step we hoped for. Safety play overall was bad with HHCD looking like his late 2017 version last night instead of that 2016 version we want back. Need a lot of improvement from that group in the next few weeks.

Blame the new stupid rule not Brice. These guys have to tackle without putting their head down. It's gonna suck being a safety in todays NFL.

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