Studs:
A. Jones. Great hands, breakaway speed, agile, smart . . . what else can you ask for? He can't be covered by an LB so teams are going to have to dedicate a DB to him. That creates mismatch opportunities, and when Devante comes back the possibilities just expand further. Can't wait!
J. Williams. Fantastic concentration on that TD catch. He runs, he blocks, he catches, he hangs onto the ball. Perfect fit for this offense and perfect complement to A. Jones.
Rodgers. He took one really bad sack, but otherwise played another outstanding game. There are not many quarterbacks in history who could have make the throw the Kumerow caught. Great audible on the handoff to A Jones for a clutch first down. Two things I want to see: avoid the bad sack, and avoid the delay of game on the slow huddle break. Could have been picked a couple times -- ball bounced right for us, whew. Otherwise, Rodgers is The Man. We are so fortunate as fans. Can you imagine cheering for a team that puts out Mitch Trubisky every week?
Lazard. This guy will be a big difference maker for us for years I think. With his size, hands and brain I think he's got a nice career ahead of him. I see him passing up both Allison and MVS on the depth chart.
Crosby. Got it done on a windy day. Can't take that for granted.
Lancaster. Fumble recovery was key.
La Fleur. Love the way the offense is developing. Love the creativity, the use of Jones to create mismatches, the good mix of grind it out/move the chains ball with quick deadly strikes. What a refreshing change from the tired, stale offensive scheme of the prior two years.
Honorable mentions:
Andy Reid. That was a heck of game plan and it nearly worked even missing his MVP and a bunch of other starters. Credit where due.
Matt Moore. He was accurate and efficient. Two balls should have been picked, I think, but whether that was on his receivers or him I'm not sure.
Duds:
Second quarter defense. Letting them back in the game could have killed us. Second half adjustments were made, thank heavens. I know KC's got fast skill players. Hard to keep up with them. But once you catch them you've got to tackle them. Yikes.
Martinez. Clearly not playing at full strength. When he's in top form he's good against the run and a bit of a liability in coverage. In his current form he's a liability, period. But apparently we've got nobody better. I think he's got good football intelligence, but his body is letting him down right now. If the Packers make a trade I would far prefer to get help at inside linebacker than receiver. Sure, it would be nice to have a second stud WR to pair with Adams, but honestly, I think Lazard/MVS/ Allision/Kumerow collectively are good enough to get us through as long as Aaron Jones is playing in his current lights-out form. An above average coverage LB could have a huge impact for us.
Special teams, apart from Crosby. Scott had an off night. Coverage was poor. Returns were barely adequate.
At halftime I thought this one was going to get away from us. What a terrific win.
