Saturday, August 23, 2014

Packers Game Three of Pre-Season - The Raiders at Lambeau Field!

First, Lambeau Field!

If you have never been to Green Bay & Lambeau Field, well YOU NEED TO GO!

My first trip, 1998!  And that was before a lot of the renovations!


The great thing about the Packer renovations the last 15 years is they have tried to keep the original feel still visible!


Now the game, what did we learn Friday night?

1 - I feel something!  I feel something that I have not felt since the Super Bowl win!  Players seem anxious to play!  Older players seem hungry!  Younger players seem comfortable!  Team attitude seems to be aggressive, from players to coaching staff!  Confident!  Loose!  Playing with a chip on their shoulders!  I like the feeling!

2 - Offense - Tempo!  With Rogers at QB, I sense the game plan is to allow Rogers more opportunities!  I see a balance, running backs, three of them that all run hard!  Three very good receivers & a BUNCH of young receivers that are talented!  An offensive line that is maturing and nasty!

3 - Defense - Same feel, Tempo was good.  Take it too the offense.  Playing a lot of people!  Not a base defense, a defense moving people around taking chances!  Peppers, complementing Matthews!  Safeties, 3-4 fighting for a chance to play!  Because of injuries last year, players like Neal, Lattimore, Perry, etc are getting mixed into first unit!

Bad News.  BJ Raji done for the year - torn bicep!  Not good!  He seemed to be ready to have a good season.  Any 350 pounders out there ready to play nose guard?

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