Geronimooooooooooooooo!!!!! And Other Stuff

The incredible finish to Sunday’s game against the Cincinnati Bengals had me up on my feet yelling, “he’s got it, he’s got it, he’s got it" when Geronimo Allison caught that ball against the left sideline. It reminded me of Brett Favre’s 82-yard TD to Greg Jennings to beat the Broncos on Monday Night Football in 2007. I was at “The Cellar” that night also like I was yesterday because it seems where I live was the only place in the USA that didn’t have the game as the doubleheader game.

G-Mo, as Aaron Rodgers calls him, was the hero. He was suspended for the first game for performance enhancing drugs. He dropped a pass in the fourth quarter, but when Jordy Nelson and Davante Adams and Martellus Bennett were being covered Geronimo Allison stepped up big time catching 6 of 8 balls thrown his way for 122 yards.

Date Line: Cincinnati Bengals at Lambeau Field

It’s week 3 of the NFL season and the Packers are 1-1 after playing the Seahawks and the Falcons. It could have been worse with losses to the two of last year’s playoff teams, but honestly it couldn’t have been better, so 1-1 looks pretty good.

The loss last Sunday night on the national stage was the second by a lopsided score in the last 3 games to the high flying Falcons. The season ended last year with a 44-21 loss and last week it was 34-23, so I guess that was better.

Take Heed You Ted Thompson Supporters

The Packers predictably laid an egg before a national audience Sunday night against the Atlanta Falcons giving the general population a good look at the Green Bay Packers roster that the local kiss ass media doesn’t seem to see.

After the win over the punchless Seahawks the Packers jumped from No. 3 in the NFL Power Rankings to No. 1 (a spot I thought was a bit inflated because I felt the Seahawks weren’t that formidable of an opponent to justify a No. 1 ranking).

The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia

The Sunday night debacle sadly was just another chapter for the “Just Good Enough” Packers during the Mark Murphy/Ted Thompson/Mike McCarthy/Dom Capers era. Everything that happened could have predicted and here are the many things that didn’t go right Sunday night.

The Key to the Atlanta Falcons Game

The Packers will open the new Mercedes-Benz Stadiurm Sunday with a lot on the line for the second week of the season. The key to this game is the Packers defense and not whether Aaron Rodgers and the Packers offense can play a full game in sync.

I expect the Packers offense to play well, if David Bakhtiari plays. If he doesn’t and Adam Pankey has to start or Lane Taylor shifts over and Lucas Patrick starts at left guard or something else because General Manager Ted Thompson has left the Packers without a viable backup at left tackle then Rodgers and the offense will be in trouble.

However, that stupid injury on a celebration is not the real issue this week. The Falcons have a high powered offense with a decent offensive line and a bonafided star in Julio Jones unlike the Seahawks who had a wreck of an offensive line that Packers front seven dominated.

The Offense Was Another Matter

The offense was “terrible” according to Aaron Rodgers in the first half last week and the second half “got a little bit going”. I agree with that for the most part.

I Was Surprised and Very Pleased With the Defense

There were far more positives than negatives Sunday afternoon in the win over the Seattle Seahawks. The defense, for the most part, played very well and the offense played well enough, especially in the second half.

Let the Games Begin

The start of the season is now upon us with the hated Seattle Seahawks coming to Lambeau Field for the doubleheader game on FOX on Sunday.

In the latest NFL Power Rankings on NFL.com the Seahawks are rated No. 1 and the Packers No. 4. I guess that is about right with the Seahawks ahead of the Packers, but I think the pickers aren’t thinking enough about the Packers defense being a liability and the Packers should be a bit lower.

Four of the Packers Ex’s Are in Texas

Through training camp there were 85 ex-Packers around the NFL, but by the time the practice squads were filled and a day or two after there were only 37 left on the active rosters, 9 on the practice squad and five on injured reserve. Here is the list by team.

FROM THE SUBLIME TO THE RIDICULOUS, PART двадцать семь

(Russian because of the Russian probe)

SUBLIME OR RIDICULOUS, I DON’T KNOW

Aaron Rodgers gave a very well received interview to Mina Kimes of ESPN entitled “The Search For Aaron Rodgers”.

Well, I would say from July to February he can be found in Green Bay, Wisconsin except for the bye week. I can also say where he won’t be found until he retires or is pushed out of town by Ted Thompson wherever the Super Bowl is being held. But I guess that’s not what Mrs. Kimes meant by that headline.

Definitely Not Ridiculous

My Thoughts on the final 53 plus 10

Breaking down the 2017 Green Bay Packers the best I can say is the Packers will not contend for a Super Bowl for the seventh straight year.

The Packers have two legitimate All-Pros in quarterback Aaron Rodgers and wide receiver Jordy Nelson. They three more possible Pro Bowlers in left tackle David Bakhtiari, tight end Martellus Bennet and free safety Ha Ha Clinton-Dix with maybe defensive lineman Mike Daniels (in Dom Capers’ two-man line there is not much for a lineman to do that take up space).

How Did I Do?

I was right on 47 of the initial 53-man roster. I was wrong on WR Jeff Janis, G Lucas Patrick, T/G/C Don Barclay, OLB Jayrone Elliott, cornerback Ladarius Gunter and cornerback Lenzy Pipkins making the squad.

One Last Thought

I don’t know if anyone has noticed, but Ty Montgomery has not been given a running back number. It was said that in order for him to play running back this season he had be given a number in the 20’s, 30’s or 40’s. However, he still has #88 and I wonder what that means.

My Thoughts on the Roster

Here’s how I think the Green Bay Packers opening day roster will look.

Thoughts on Thoughts

The final preseason game was won by the Packers 24-10 over the Los Angeles Rams (still doesn’t make up for losing to them in the playoffs when they were in St. Louis and intercepted Brett Favre 6 times) and the nattering nabobs of pro footballery have come out to give their opinions on this, that and the other and as far as the Green Bay Packers are concerned the local media still hasn’t seen daylight after drinking the Ted Thompson Kool-Aid and waiting from him to bend over so they could take their usual spot up his ass.