They don't even gameplan in the preseason, so it's difficult to gauge the rushing attack. The running game is what it is. It'll probably be middle of the road as far as production, which is fine IMO. You don't need a top rushing attack to win the Super Bowl.

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After being there I have to say I was pretty impressed with both punters. Espicially Tim Masthay.

I was impressed with Sam Shields (and not just with the 98 yard runback), he looked solid in coverage all night.

It's early, but Mike Neal looks like a great pick, considering he was meant to be a 'reach' in the second round. That kid sure looks strong.

Finley was the playmaker we saw towards the end of last season.

The biggest (and most pleasant) surprise of the evening had to be A.J. Hawk who was all over the field. I hope that he carries this into the regular season. I've said in another thread that I'd much prefer to see even the Hawk of 07-09 start over Bishop (including in nickel), who strikes me as another Abdul Hodge.

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There were a lot of positives to take out of the scrimmage. My main concern was with the offensive line, which seemed rusty and out of sync. Rhythm was lacking. Rodgers had to make several throws with the defense in his face -- one, in particular, he was actually wrapped up -- and he did, with the exception of that one limp duck he tossed up. Our backups had hardly any time at all to throw before they were sacked. Because of this, I don't think Graham Harrell had a fair chance to show his stuff, and I wasn't surprised that he threw an interception. If the performance of the OL yesterday was any indication, our quarterback is going to be doing a lot of running for his life again this year. Hopefully, this unit will mesh.

Rodgers and the wide receivers seemed to take a few plays to get in rhythm, but Rodgers made some excellent throws and the receivers definitely pulled in some great catches. Our UDFA receivers weren't nearly as impressive, but that's to be expected.

And Finley . . . what can I say about him? It's looking like he will go down in history as Ted Thompson's second-greatest pick, behind only Aaron Rodgers. If he can keep his head on straight, he has a great future ahead of him.

I think Sam Shields has an excellent chance to make the final roster, particularly if they put Harris on the PUP to start the season, which I really think they should. My personal nightmare is that the Packers rush Harris back, we cut a few of our promising recruits, and Harris goes down in week 4 or 6. I don't want to see that happen.

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I thought Mike McCarthy said he did game plan for the preseason (which I found a bit strange). And other teams were saying/complaining to the media that they didn't game plan and that's why the Packers did better in the preseason.



I agree both in running and passing they didn't look that good. I got a feeling QB Harrell will be running for his life in the preseason. I'm not sure if the 3rd sting OTs are that good... not even against 3rd sting defense...

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I didn't see the game and it isn't very important but how did Flynn look? Any signs of being a capable backup?

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As I said, our backups didn't have much to make decisions, so they didn't look good. He did make a couple of nice throws, though.

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I know that was the case in the final preseason game against the Cardinals last year, when our first string ran up a big lead on their first string. I don't remember any other teams saying that about the preseason games, but it's possible that they did. I think McCarthy took the preseason games a little more seriously than opposing coaches last year because he wanted to build confidence with his young team heading into the season and Dom Capers wanted to test the brand new defensive scheme.

But even if this is true, the point still holds. If one team is game planning and the other one isn't, then you still can't draw a lot of conclusions from what happens.

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My pics

my family night pics 

Especially a scrimmage, which is a glorified practice. Basically, Green Bay is preparing players for situations. You can't judge someone by the cover. You can only judge them by when that situation occurs and how they respond. The running game was bad. Whatever, IMO. There not doing what they'll be doing in the regular season.

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