Cheesehead
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Josh from Oshkosh, WI
The offense didn’t look great, which I expected, being a new offense against a great defense. I’m not big on X’s and O’s so I didn’t notice a whole lot of the offensive scheme, but one thing I did notice is it seemed there was at least one tight end in on every play. Do you know if that is the case?
There was a tight end on the field on every snap to the best of my knowledge. Matt LaFleur used a lot of two-tight-end packages, too, with Marcedes Lewis and Robert Tonyan. The Packers had a good rotation going with Jimmy Graham (35 snaps), Lewis (34 snaps) and Tonyan (20). The three combined for six catches for 72 yards and a touchdown.
Robert from Chicago, IL
I've seen some talk about the touchdown pass to Graham being out of character since it was riskier than a throw Rodgers would usually make, but wasn't Rodgers expecting to get a 12-men-on-the-field call? I was surprised there was no flag because based on the camera angle right before the ball was snapped there was clearly a Bears player sprinting off the field who didn't look very close to making it. To me it looked like he thought he had a free play.
The way Rodgers snapped the ball led me to believe he knew it was a free play. Either way, it was good to see Rodgers and Graham connect in the end zone. Like we thought last year, that could be a big ace up the offense’s sleeve.
Caleb from Nashville, TN
Gotta say I’m feeling very thankful for Davante right about now.
I’ve said it all summer, folks – be grateful for Davante Adams.
Greg from Brooklyn Park, MN
Initially thought the first-half-home and second-half-road (mostly) schedule was not good. Now I think the first half will allow Pack to work out the kinks at home and if the defense is as good as we’re hoping, second half could be fun. Defense travels right? What say the gurus?
I will never say an opener is a must-win but that road win over the defending NFC North champions makes life immeasurably easier for the Packers, who now get three swings at home to start to establish their identity on offense and defense.
Steve from Waupaca, WI
Not yet mentioned is how huge is the 10-day mini-bye we have to work out kinks and prepare for the home opener?
That and also how the team can now rest up for a full weekend before transitioning into a normal week.
Scott from Palos Park, IL
I enjoyed the job the D did on Thursday night and the OLB and S positions looked as good as expected. The thing I was most encouraged by was the play of the DL. After letting Daniels go I trusted that the staff knew what was best, but it was a "trust by verify" type of situation for me. Do you think we got some verification against the Bears or is there a better litmus test coming up in the schedule?
I don’t want to circle back to who is or isn’t on the roster at this point. I simply think this game showed the Packers have the pieces they need to be successful. They used a rotation of Montravius Adams, Tyler Lancaster and Fadol Brown as the third defensive lineman in base and moved around Kenny Clark and Dean Lowry in the sub packages. Preston Smith and Za’Darius Smith can rush with their hand in the dirt, and Lowry can also anchor from the seven-tech spot. Mike Pettine moved those guys around a lot Thursday night and will continue to do so moving forward.
Dano from Seal Beach, CA
It was great news Allen Lazard moved from the practice squad to the 53. I don’t see that they filled behind him on that squad and now have only nine. Will they fill it with the positon that left, WR, or with another more needed position? Do you know why it is not filled immediately?
It won’t be vacant for long. I’m sure Brian Gutekunst and his personnel department will fill it out by practice Monday.
Jon Marc from Columbia, MO
I have a feeling that "We've got a defense" will get enshrined in Packers lore right next to "R-E-L-A-X" and "I think we can run the table.”
We shall see. There’s plenty of history left to be written.
Dan from Kenosha, WI
I have played and watched football for more than 50 years and I have never seen a defensive holding call on a lineman on a run play. Is that even a thing? I didn’t see anything unusual on the replay.
No – and definitely not one on a run play that lasted like a few seconds. There were plenty of moments that made me scratch my head. I’ll leave it at that.
Jake from Athens, GA
Wes, how did your fantasy draft go? I’ve been catching flak all week from my friends for taking Green Bay’s “terrible” defense. I didn’t get any today.
I got Zeke Elliott at No. 8 because everyone passed on him. So I got that going for me…which is nice.
Elliot from Minneapolis, MN
I know it’s early in the season and coming off a huge win, but it was fun watching the inside-the-locker-room Matt LaFleur speech. Definitely seems players love him as a coach so far.
Aaron Rodgers said it best: “It’s not every day you get your first win as an NFL head coach.” And as I said in Thursday’s Inbox, this is when the 2019 Packers begin to write their story. That was a good first chapter. Enjoy your weekend, everyone.
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