Packers Preseason Recap: Packers Crush Colts, 59 to 24

You guys manhandled the Colts!!! And made Manning look not so great! Rodgers is an Elite QB where you give him just a little protection, he will rip defenses apart.

  Just imagine if the Saints and Pack played against each other with both offenses with their A game! It would be a combined 100 point scoring game!

Wanted to weigh in on the 50 yarder Addai had on the first snap to say that I wasn’t bothered too much by it. That was an amazing run. He showed unbelievable vision and patience. There was, like, three times in the first five yards where he looked around and surveyed his options. “Nope, the primary hole’s blocked… nope, pusuit’s cutting off the cut-back lane… nope, nothing to the right….” and then he actually stopped for split second before the slimmest of slim gaps came open, and then he took it and was gone. It was not the best of tackling, but… It’s one of those things where, once in a while those plays just happen and there’s no point in getting worried enough to guard against it in the future. Them’s the breaks.

I was more annoyed by the complete lack of coverage on the TD that Manning threw on the next play. Was that Tramon who let the receiver go? Whoever it was, they made Collings look bad, and it wasn’t his fault at all.

“The only question isn’t whether he makes the team, but whether injuries open the door for him to start in week 1.”

Zombo has already made more plays than Jones did all last year against quality opponents! He looked far better vs the Colts than anything Jones did last year. I don’t see any reason for him to need an injury to open the door! IMO, Zombo just smashed the door and took the starting job! 34 OLB is about making plays and Zombo is doing that! Jones never did.

He’s a better pass rusher, better run defender and looked solid in coverage! Starting Zombo should at this point be almost a no-brainer… At least IMO!!!

I will agree that a Saints Packers game in the dome would be a beutifull thing to see.

That was a good showing for us last night. The game had a regular season type game feel to it, and after initially struggling early on defense, it looked like we settled down on defense and played pretty well.

How about Zombo too!? The guy looks like a good player. He seems to have good strength, and pretty good pass rush moves. I think he had already solidified his spot on the roster after the Seattle game. The way he played last night will probably earn him some reps during the regular season, and I wouldn’t be surprised if we saw him take advantage of those as well.

James Jones looked great too. He’s a crisp route runner, and is so good after the catch. He looked like he was back in 2007 form, and that excites me. With he and Nelson, Rodgers has five good-great targets to throw too.

After Zombo, I think the other guys who most impressed me were Neal and Burnett. Neal got knocked back on that first long Addai run but then settled down and played very well. He held up well against the run, and got penetration on some passing plays. He looks like he could be a good rotational guy for us. Burnett looked like the playmaker I think we had all hoped he’d be. Obviously his interception was impressive but what got me more excited was when he broke up a deep pass attempt by Manning.

Lastly, the OL looked pretty good too. I know they didn’t allow any sacks last year either but we didn’t face the best defensive end tandem in the league last preseason either. If we can give Rodgers time this season it isn’t going to be pretty for teams. We just have too many weapons on offense.

I watched until it was 52-24.

I missed the beginning of the game because of a power outage that hit near my apartment. When I checked the area where it happened yesterday (downed tree on power lines), I couldn’t see anything.

Maybe the pile had already been cleared.

I wonder what they’re thinking of us at Stampede Blue right now. Probably best not to mess with Sasquatch, though.

Remember last year. What was that safety’s name? Anthony Smith? All over the field, making plays and getting picks. Everybody was all hot on him. What happens? Cut! We open the season with Aaron Rouse as the back-up safety.

Something tells me, come the regular season Zombo and Shields are gone and we’ll be watching Hawk, Lee, Bush, Poppinga and the rest of TT’s favs.

I heard James Jones interviewed on NFL radio. With the injury to Avery, they asked him if he’d like to be traded to where he’d be a starter. He said yes, and no.

While I don’t see us depleting the depth at WR, it would be interesting to see what the Rams would give up for him. No one has really talked about trading Jones or Nelson.

We haven’t talked much about his ability to play CB, other than him grabbing some interceptions. While Brandon was quick to point out his struggles in being out of position, I’d like to argue against him playing poorly. While I don’t see him as an elite CB by any means or strong in coverage, his speed has really allowed him to make up for any mistakes in coverage. Everytime the opposing QB throws deep on him, he’s in perfect position to defend it, thankfully due to his blessed speed.

I’m very much impressed with his rapid development at the CB position. I don’t want to go into his interceptions too much, but instead I just notice how he is in position quite often and is in fact, rarely picked on. Brandon mentioned he was picked on often against Seattle. Was he? I only watched the game once, but I thought it was Underwood, Lee, and Williams that was picked on most of the game. It’s a scary thought because it’s early, but could Shields possibly be better than Williams? He is not targeted often, and that clearly means he is covering his man. He is getting interceptions when targeted. He is not getting beat deep, nor do I expect that to happen. I do feel he’ll get beat in those quick passing plays, but not deep. I think having him lining up opposite Woodson allows our Safeties to play closer to the line, and perhaps have more opportunities to get sacks, force more interceptions, and allow the Safeties to make more big hits. I wanted to open this thread to open up the idea. It’s a little premature, but he is truly on my radar not just as a gunner, but as a CB!

He has top CB kinda skills… Athletically he’s in the upper echelon. He’s just very raw and inexperienced as a CB having played only one year at the U… I really think he could be better than Williams in the long run. He already has an understanding and a feel for the route tree of the WR, having played it. All he needs is to refine his backpedal and other techniques and Shields will standout! While he had average to below hands as a WR, he does have the ball skills to be a top CB. His break on the ball is tremendous and his hands as a CB will be fine. I think the Packers got a starter in 2 years! I just wish he was a little bigger. Little short of 5’11 185… Barely tall enough and could stand to gain 5-10 lbs if it doesn’t cost him any speed or explosiveness!!! Probably needs to work on being a good physical tackler too…

The Packers look every bit as dominant as I hope they’ll be. We’ll see soon!