• Colts vs Packers Post Game Thoughts

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  Oct 20

  

  I doubt I am alone in saying that the Packers downright dominated yesterday’s game. If yesterday’s game is any indication last year’s Packers are finally back. Many Packer fans didn’t think the Packers could win yesterday and even if they could it would be a very close game. Obviously we were all wrong since the Packers won and totally dominated the Colts. While most of the media is wondering what is up with the Colts, I am giving credit to where it is deserved, the Green Bay Packers.

  Yesterday’s game was total domination for the Packers. The Packers essentially dominated every facet in the game. Some telling stats include Manning throwing more touchdowns to us than his own team and throwing more yards to our team until the fourth quarter. While there were a couple mistakes there was really no one to blame for this loss so I am only going to talk about the positive coming out of this game.

  The stars of yesterday’s game was the secondary. I knew our secondary was good but I never imagined them to be this good. If yesterday’s game is any indication our secondary is donwright scary and is easily one of the best in the league. That was also with two starters out. I can’t even imagine how good our secondary could be once we get Al Harris and Atari Bigby back. At this point the Packers should have two shoeins for the Pro Bowl (Nick Collins and Charles Woodson). It is downright amazing that our secondary has scored five touchdowns themselves. This is the type of defensive play that Super Bowl teams rely on.

  The secondary was the star of the defense this week but the rest of the defense also played pretty well. The run defense could have done better but I was impressed with the pass rush. We didn’t get any sacks in the game but you could tell that Manning was feeling the pressure. What I was most impressed with was the push up the middle. It is good to finally see the defensive tackles get some pressure. This should only improve once Justin Harrell gets back into the rotation.

  While the defense was the star of the game, the offense also had a great game. While the stats might not say it, Aaron Rodgers had another great game. I don’t know if it is me but I think the Packers made the right choice this offseason. While Rodgers might not be a flashy as Favre what I like is that he doesn’t make all the stupid plays that Favre used to make. Even though this is his first season I feel more confident that Rodgers won’t turn the ball over as I ever felt when Favre was behind center. I think this is crucial for our team. I can’t imagine how good Rodgers can be when his shoulder injury is fully healed and he has more experience under his belt. I think our NFC North opponents are already fearing having to face another great QB after finally getting rid of one of the best QBs in the league.

  While the running game could have played better I say improvement this week. As long as we are seeing improvement you need to be at least encouraged about the future. Grant seems to finally be back at full speed. Maybe after the bye week the running game will finally turn the corner and play as well as it did at the end of last season.

  My final props go out to Green Bay fans everywhere. I think the fans had a huge impact on the game. You could tell Manning had trouble communicating with his team. While every Packer fan couldn’t be there yesterday I would like to give credit to all Packer fans around the world. Packer fans have been tested this offseason like no fanbase should be and it is good to see the fanbase stick together. This is just another reminder why the Packers have the best fanbase in professional sports.

  While the next two weeks will be boring without any Packer football, I think it is good for the team. The team had a huge win going into the bye which should propel them into the second half of the season. The Packers will hopefully get healthy over the bye week and we will finally be able to show people how good the Packers truly are.

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