Packers Gab

Jclombardi grades the 2009 Season Packers.
Guest senior writer jclombardi @ http://lombardiave.com
OFFENSIVE PLAYER GRADES
QB: Rodgers: Rodgers had solid statistical numbers with some bad spotty early game performances. He has become a top quarterback, but he must improve in critical game situations to with games. GRADE: A-. Flynn: He has had little playing time. GRADE: Inc.
RB: Grant: [...]

Jclombardi reviews & grades Packers loss to Cardinals
Guest senior writer jclombardi @ http://lombardiave.com
Summary: In the fourth quarter, QB Rodgers rallied the Packers to score 21 points sending the NFC wild-card game into overtime. Yet, the Cardinals scored on a sack and fumble recovery resulting in a 51-45 defeat in the highest-scoring NFL playoff game.
Game Balls: 1. QB [...]

Two playoff teams. Both with their playoff fates determined. Interestingly enough, the Green Bay Packers, in their game Sunday agaisnt the Arizona Cardinals, opted to use most of their regulars while the Cards used their reserve players for the most part. The strategy on the Packers’ behalf worked very well as Aaron Rodgers played three [...]

Jclombardi reviews & grades Packers loss to Steelers.
Guest senior writer jclombardi @ http://lombardiave.com
Summary: Steelers QB Roethlisberger completed a 19 yards touchdown to WR Wallace with time expiring to stun the Packers 37-36 in an offensive shootout having 973 total offense yards. The Packers stalled in their playoff run failing to hold 28-27 and 36-30 leads [...]

Jclombardi reviews & grades Packers victory over Ravens.
Guest senior writer jclombardi @ http://lombardiave.com
Summary: In an ugly so-so win, QB Rodgers threw for 263 yards and three touchdowns while the Packers held on to beat the Ravens 27-14. TE Finley had two big catches for touchdowns. In the big 4th quarter, CB Williams and LB Hawk [...]

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Jclombardi reviews & grades Packers victory over Lions.
Summary: After an erratic start, QB Rodgers settled down throwing for 348 yards and three touchdowns while the Packers scored 27 unanswered points in explosive big plays to rout the toothless Lions 34-12. In the big 3rd quarter, QB Rodgers threw 2 TD [...]

Thanksgiving Day seems to treat the Detroit Lions like redheaded stepchildren. Perhaps the Lions playing on the last Thursday of every November is a punishment for being perennially one of the worst teams in the NFL; I honestly don’t know. Thursday pitted the Green Bay Packers as they visited Ford Field to take on the [...]

Donald Driver (neck stinger) is expected to play in Week 9, according to the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel. He suffered the injury very late in Green Bay’s loss to Minnesota last Sunday.

The Packers number two pass catcher wants a new deal.  Receiver Donald Driver is not happy with his current contract and wants a reworked deal, according to the Wisconsin State Journal of Madison.  He was not at the teams voluntary practice on Thursday.
The current contract for the three-time Pro Bowler will pay him $3.9 million [...]

The outcome tomorrow night’s exhibition game at Denver will not be meaningless to the Packers or their fans. Having let go of Brett Favre and pinned their hopes on quarterback Aaron Rodgers, the Packers lost the first two exhibition games and looked bad on Saturday against the 49′ers. What do the Packers need [...]