It’s only week four and the Packers have already reached their bye week. This gives us an opportunity to look at the performance of the Packers at each level through three weeks. Granted, our Packers are just 1-3, but there are some bright spots.
Quarterbacks: Through
three games, Aaron Rodgers has 1,057 yards passing, a competition percentage of
66.4 percent, eight touchdowns, and three interceptions, two of which came last
Sunday. Rodgers played perhaps the worst game of his NFL career on Sunday and
it resulted in something you never see in Green
Bay, a yelling match between player and coach on
national television. Still I expect them to get this worked out and they will
be just fine. During the broadcast Troy Aikman even said he used to get into
fights with his offensive coordinator all the time. GRADE: B
Running Backs: Surprisingly this has been a strength of the
Packers offense through three weeks. After taking over for an injured Eddie Lacy against the Redskins, James Starts gave the Packers their first 100 yard
rusher in almost three years. Last Sunday, Starks got injured and rookie
Jonathan Franklin responded with his own 100 yard rushing performance. Lacy
will be back soon and these last two performances makes it a hard decision for
the Packers coaches as to who gets the starting job. GRADE: A-
Receivers: So far the big three, James Jones, Jordy Nelson,
and Randall Cobb have been just that, big. Yes indeed, the three of them have
been nothing short of awesome so far this season. We may be looking at an NFL
rarity, three 1,000 yard receivers on the same team. Tight end Jermichael
Finley has shown flashes of brilliance this season, more times than not, and is
another weapon in the Packers loaded offensive arsenal. GRADE: A
Offensive Line: The Packers began the 2013 season with the
offensive line being perhaps the biggest question mark. So far, those questions
have been answered as the line has played very well. Rookie David Bakhtiari has
excelled stepping in for an injured Brian Bulaga and the rest of the line has help
up nicely. Center EDS may still be the biggest question mark and he may be
replaced next season. Overall, I did not expect this offense to play this good
this season. It looks like they may even be better than ever.
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