Hello II, the inbox is going to be a lot brighter today! No doubt, I just want your opinion on MarShawn Lloyd’s first rushing TD. The way he put his head down and charged at Jaylon Johnson, it was a great TD run that was well deserved. I think that set the tone for us. The guy wasn’t going to be denied and literally blew it. Great game from the Pack but these missed kicks are a glaring problem, we left six points in play! Big sigh of relief though!
Seven points actually including the missed PAT. The rookie kicker has just been hit with a significant dose of adversity. What happened is less important than how he reacts to it now. As for Lloyd, this first TD was in my opinion his best run as a professional. More to the point, he was the most decisive he had ever been. There’s still a long way to go with the ground game, as mentioned, but it was great to see Lloyd run with conviction.
Were you more impressed with the Packers’ offensive line play or the run-stopping defense yesterday?
The run defense deserves props. I know the Bears didn’t have Monangai, but other than the long drive in the second quarter, Swift couldn’t do much. Ben Johnson likes to control plays on the field to set up everything else in his offense — which is an even greater imperative with a backup QB — and the Packers haven’t let that happen.
Gary from Bear Valley, Wisconsin
I sunbathed at Lambeau today. Great game. I was impressed with number 44, what a great communicator. How long is Zaire Franklin under contract?
Until next season. Franklin is the epitome of leadership. He exudes it in everything he does. He is in the thick of the action and is a stabilizing force for a unit that unfortunately continues to lose key players to serious injuries. I’m sure he’s not happy about that third-down penalty on Chicago’s TD, but he’ll own it and use it as a tool to demonstrate responsibility in the film room with his teammates.
Great overall match yesterday. The offense has it all together, it’s great to see the long balls to our WRs and Lloyd seems to have made a big move. The defense played really well and the turnovers were great. But what I really want to draw attention to is the play of rookie Dani Dennis-Sutton. This guy was everywhere. I think he learns quickly and will be a real player. I’d like to get your thoughts on a guy we haven’t heard much about.
DDS is a very active player who continues to learn on the fly. He got sucked into foul plays twice and lost control of his advantage to have the QB just run for easy yards, so he needs to fix that. But his efforts are on full display, all the time, and he looks like he belongs.
Hello, Mike. What did you think of the OPI appeal against J. Michael Sturdivant?
Possibly the worst OPI call I’ve ever seen, and it rivals the one on Watson last week. Just a totally ridiculous call. Officiating remains a big problem in this league, and it’s not going away. All teams can do is just play in the mud. To the Packers’ credit, they did it on the very next snap.
After watching how Jordan Love played, don’t you feel the need to say to us (some of them), “See, I told you so!” ?
I’m trying to be nice, and I tried to say in the nicest way possible that anyone who thinks Love’s play was holding this team back doesn’t know football. He’s attempted 61 passes over the last two games and made exactly one bad throw. He deserves more credit than most are willing to give him for staying out there the first three weeks and throwing the ball while getting beat up.
Susan from Santa Cruz, California
The coach said: “This is the essence of the team.” I hope everyone who hates Jordan recognizes how much of a difference it makes when players latch on to passes, the defense creates turnovers, etc. Jordan is a great QB and the team stood up to meet him this week.
I can’t wait to see what he can do with a legitimate running game.
John from Los Angeles, California
There’s still a lot to clean up, but I thought it was huge for the Packers to win the game with momentum. They didn’t let the mistakes fester and snowball.
Throughout the second half, someone was there to cheer me up every time something went wrong. It is also “the essence of the team”.
Great victory, good post-game speech in the LaFleur locker room. No mention of the opponent. There are levels to this coaching game.
LaFleur said earlier this week that he was keeping the game on the players, and he followed through. With that in mind, I want to hand out one more game ball – to Nick Niemann. His tackle on the long kickoff return saved a touchdown and a lot of potential angst at the crunch time.
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