Packers-Seahawks

I figured I'd blog as I watched to put down my immediate thoughts.

1^st D showing. Looked like we were in the backfield early and often. Even with missed tackles (or hit and slow downs) we gave them nothing. Pass d was fine on 3^rd down.

1^st O, Obviously a great 1^st play to Jennings. Even with decent coverage the throw and catch were perfect. Finley is becoming a favorite for Rodgers, he's going to be a monster. I think this drive speaks for itself. Can Kuhn be the next William Henderson?

2^nd D. After the horrible Kick coverage… a good stop on 1st, but they seemed to be giving too much space in the secondary. It looked like the DB got out of position when Matt started to scramble and let the TD happen. We'll have to see how the rest of the half goes.

2^nd O. Wow, 1^st play was a great pass, but Trufant made a great strip to stop Jennings. Nice screen to slow the rush , and then the OL showed they are going to protect AR. Good Scramble for a 1^st. Risky toss to Jennings after the Finley 1D catch… Chukking Penalty for a 1st. Keeping them honest with Grant and then Finley AGAIN! Mixing it up well with Grant getting the cutback lanes. JJ made a good catch and 1^st D on a ball AR threw behind him. Again FINLEY will be a MONSTER this year and for as long as we have him!

3^rd D. Run D seems to have it. Pass D not horrible… good pass by MH on 2^nd and 3^rd down for a 1^st. Penalty after tied feet, but OK. The Lee penalty was weak for a 1^st. A soft spot when they go zone gives a 1^st. Good challenge by MM either way on MWs catch. The NT got handled on the TD run… not sure if Raji was in there or not.

The D so far earns a D at best! It takes a little bit of the edge off knowing that 6 of our starters are not playing, but I'd hope for better.

3^rd O. No Arod… Flynn made a nice toss to Swain. Nice toss to Jordy. I think he will be OK if AR goes down, but he will never start in this league. Crosby makes a FG! Let's hope we can count on him this year!

Overall, considering the starters missing on D, the Pack played well. I won't bore myself and everyone else analyzing the 2^nd and 3^rd team. The Offense looks as sharp as they did at the end of last season. When the starters are back on defense I think we are going to be fine.

I'll have to attempt stomaching the game tomorrow night to check out the Vikes