Jclombardi reviews final Chiefs preseason game.
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Summary: Thursday evening, in the final exhibition game, the Packers offense, without QB Rodgers and many starters who didn’t suit up for the final preseason game, struggled getting only one touchdown as the Packers fell to the Chiefs 17-13. Chiefs QBs Cassel and Croyle each led touchdown drives leading the [...]
Jclombardi reviews Packers camp reports & headlines.
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Practice Reports: Thursday training camp report. Insider: Defense shows nose for takeaways. Thursday’s Packers training camp report. Packers Thursday morning practice roundup. Packers training camp practice, Thursday evening. Photos: Packers training camp practice, Thursday morning.
Practice Highlights: K Crosby shines. Play of the day–DE Raji’s interception.
Headlines: Several Packers [...]
Jclombardi reviews the first preseason game loss.
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Summary: QB Rodgers and no. 1 offense sharp, defense flops, and Browns beat Packers on two late field goals 27-24.
Quick Hits: Early first game jitters. Deja vu–old defensive issue of coverage and pass rush against (pedestrian) veteran quarterbacks. QB Rodgers, WR Jennings, WR Jones, TE Finley, RB [...]
Jclombardi reviews Packers headlines & training camp reports.
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Training camp reports: Tuesday training camp report. Notebook: Fights Highlight Practice. Tuesday’s Packers training camp report. Highlights: As Colledge sat out, Spitz started at LG. With Al Harris out indefinitely, Underwood played 3rd cornerback in the nickel defense. Retired GM Wolf watched night practice. P Masthay averaged 55.8 yards and 4.65 seconds [...]
Jclombardi reviews Packers and bloggers headlines.
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Preview: Football Gameplan’s 2010 NFL Team Preview–Packers.
ESPN Power Rankings: ESPN has its training camp power rankings with Vikings at 3: “Favre is waiting for a two-hour TV special to announce his return” and Packers at 6: “Improved pass protection for QB Aaron Rodgers could go [...]
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Jclombardi reviews Packers Headlines.
1. NFL suspends Jolly indefinitely and he will miss 2010 entire season: The NFL suspended defensive end Johnny Jolly on Friday for violating the league’s substance abuse policy. The suspension will last at least through the 2010 season.
2. Packers’ draft shows they prepared for Jolly scenario.
3. Rookie DE Neal expects [...]
Jclombardi grades the 2009 Season Packers.
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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: [...]
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Jclombardi reviews Pack headlines & previews.
WR Jennings: Jennings’ Season Compared To Last Year. Jennings’ Reaction To Dropped Passes.
Snow Storm: Yesterday’s Snow, Snow Storm. Notebook: Snowstorm.
Injury Report: Injuries. Top Defensive Linemen Injured. Thompson: After His Injury,
LB Matthews: Matthews Isn’t Playing Like Rookie. Matthews: Player of the Week.
Special Teams: Consistency Issue. K [...]
Posted by Stephen Rhodes on November 26th, 2009 in Game Stories
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 [...]
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Jclombardi reviews & grades Packers win over Cowboys.
Summary: QB Rodgers ran for one touchdown and passed for one touchdown to help the Packers snap a 2 game losing streak and to beat the Cowboys 17-7. The 3-4 defense had a solid game rising to its potential getting one interception, 2 fumbles, [...]
