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Packers Stop Their Three Game Losing Streak
Filed under Post Game ThoughtsOct 13After a three game losing streak, it is good to say that the Packers have finally won again. In the matchup of easily the two most injured teams in the NFL, the Packers wound up with the victory. While some people might discount the win since it was against the injured Seahawks, I still think it could be a very positive turning point for the season. Winning leads to more winning so every win is obviously positive. With a tough game next week against the Colts the Packers needed this victory and they got it.
While the game was far from perfect, there were plenty of positives and negatives to take out of this game.
Positives
Aaron Rodgers is the real deal. I don’t know if it is just me but I think we are in for plenty more years of great play from the quarterback position. It is so rare to replace a legend with another good/great quarterback but I think we have. While Rodgers won’t be as good as Favre (the best quarterback in the history of the NFL in my opinion) I think he will be a very good quarterback for the Packers for many years to come. After the last two weeks no one can question Rodgers toughness. You can tell that the shoulder injury is hurting him but he still goes out there to play and is still willing to sacrifice his body for every last yard. While the Packers have had quite a few problems this season, you really can’t blame any of them on Aaron Rodgers.
Greg Jennings is the best receiver in the league. I don’t know why he is still not receiving the credit he deserves. Greg Jennings is leading the league in almost every receiving statistic. He also always seems to step up when the team needs him. If the Packers need a big play you can pretty much tell that Greg Jennings will be there. At this point Greg Jennings had better be a Pro Bowler and if receivers had an actual shot of winning MVP I think he should be in the running for that as well.
Charles Woodson is the team’s MVP at this point in the season. I have no idea how he is doing it but Charles Woodson is playing at the top of his game even with a broken toe. You can be the biggest Ted Thompson hater around but you need to admit that he made the right decision signing Charles Woodson. At this point he has to be one of the best cornerbacks in the entire league. This entire season he has probably only given up a handful of catches. Combine that with the 4 INTs (tied for tops in the league) and the 2 TDs and Charles Woodson is easily the Packers best defensive player at this time.
Nick Collins and Tramon Williams continue to shine. After Bigby and Harris went down I will admit that I was worried about the secondary. I guess my fears were unwarranted though. After three mediocre seasons, Nick Collins has finally learned how to become a playmaker. I will now officially admit that I underestimated Nick Collins. This season he has really turned the corner as he has improved his tackling, coverage, and playmaking ability. Meanwhile Tramon Williams has shown the last three weeks why he will be a future starter for the Packers. With tight coverage and and INT every game he has played, Williams has actually made a case to retain the starting spot once Al Harris gets back. While I don’t think it will be permanent, I think Williams could start the first couple weeks after Al Harris gets back so he can get reacclimated to playing. As far as next year I actually think there is a very very good chance that Tramon could unseat Al Harris as the starter.
Our defensive line really showed up in this game. It’s nice to see Kampman get back to sacking the quarterback. The defensive line put quite a bit of pressure on Seattle and also did a pretty good job stopping the running game. While this might be a little early, I think Jeremy Thompson has the potential to be a very good DE in this league. While he made mistakes yesterday, I think he gives us the most with the DE’s we have left. He will also get valuable playing time which should only help in him developing quicker.
I couldn’t believe it but the Packers mostly got over their stupid penalties. The Packers did have a couple penalties but that can be expected while playing at one of the loudest stadiums in the entire league. I was worrying that we would never get over the stupid penalties but at least we showed what we can do as long as we don’t shoot ourselves in the foot.
Negatives
I honestly don’t know if the running game will ever get going. I don’t know if it is Grant of the Offensive Line (my feeling is it is a little bit of both) but the running game really needs to get going. Hopefully the running game will act like last year and just take half the season to get going. If we want to have a shot at the Super Bowl the running game is going to have to be fixed really quickly.
At first I thought we had finally got out of a game healthy but I was wrong. What do the Packers have to do to actually get out of a game without a significant injury. This week Ryan Picket left with a triceps injury. I don’t know if it is just me but this is not good. Hopefully it isn’t a serious injury since this defensive line can’t afford another injury. We were just about to get as healthy as possible along the defensive line (Harrell is returning this week) and then this happens. Hopefully we luck out on this one since it would be nice to actually have a semi healthy defensive line for once.
The Packers need to seriously start looking at adding a new punter. While Frost isn’t as terrible as some people think, I think the Packers can find a better punter. Hopefully we can find a stopgap this season and then draft one next season. Hopefully we will get lucky and find another Mason Crosby (this time as a punter).
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