Megan from Minnetonka, MN
Who else is ready for the regular season to start?
You can’t see it, but I’m raising my hand.
Well Spoff, what might we have missed last night? PS: Can’t wait for that segment to return. It’s always enlightening.
It’ll be back soon enough, but I thought Jordan Love took another step. Yeah, there were a couple of throws he should’ve hit, but Romeo Doubs, Samori Toure and Amari Rodgers all had catchable balls for big plays that got away. Love didn’t hesitate and made some high-quality deliveries downfield. I also liked what the left side of the offensive line did on those nice runs by Tyler Goodson in the second quarter. Those cutback lanes kept getting wider, and that’s the best the Packers’ ground game has looked this summer.
I saw everything I needed to see from Jordan Love tonight. The Packers’ future at QB is bright. But I need to see more from special teams. How would you grade that? The future at special teams is…hazy? Stormy?
I’m drawing no conclusions. Bisaccia has work to do, but he’ll dive in with plenty of gusto. I maintain he’s looking for the guys he can count on, and the ones he can’t won’t be out there. I suspect all the changing personnel – giving guys tryouts, per se – led to the number problems.
Do you think any of the USFL guys have a solid shot at making the final 53? Micah Abernathy sure seemed to make himself known during yesterday’s game. I’ll be curious to see if he can stack some days from here.
Me, too. He made a couple of very athletic plays and if he can help on special teams, he’ll go from longshot to has-a-shot.
Watching the Saints game, as a total know-nothing, I got the sense the wheat and the chaff on the roster are starting to separate. Do you think Gutey’s job got easier or harder last night?
I don’t think it’s ever easy, and the preseason games aren’t the be-all, end-all. They do provide the clues as to who might get claimed, though, and that always factors into the final analysis.
John from Dakota Dunes, SD
Whatever else Danny Etling does in his NFL career, he will be able to tell his grandchildren about the night he ran 51 yards for a touchdown that Aaron Rodgers described as almost reaching 18½ miles per hour!
Those wheels were impressive. Even more so was hearing from LaFleur after the game that he turned the play into a read-option on his own. Takes some guts for a guy in his spot, and he made it work, big-time.
Aaron had on a headset with a microphone during game. Who is he communicating with?