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<blockquote data-quote="TOPHAT" data-source="post: 165264" data-attributes="member: 781"><p><strong>NOTE: GREAT POSTED PREDICTIONS.</strong></p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.mytvisonfire.com/packersnation/?p=2348" target="_blank">http://www.mytvisonfire.com/packersnation/?p=2348</a></p><p></p><p><strong>Positions Breakdowns:</strong></p><p></p><p>Quarterback-Draw</p><p></p><p>While Brett Favre is getting older, he is still as good as McNabb. McNabb is recovering from an injury that pretty much took him out for almost all of last season. I believe they will both play about the same in this game.</p><p></p><p>Running Back-Huge Advantage Eagles</p><p></p><p>Brian Westbrook is by far better than any running back on the Packers roster. The Packer’s running backs have had to battle a ton of injuries this training camp so that doesn’t help things. Hopefully Morency and Jackson can play or we will have to rely on Deshawn Wynn (not a good thing). I think our running game will have a sufficient game but will not be nearly as good as Brian Westbrook.</p><p></p><p>Fullback-Draw</p><p></p><p>Korey Hall is a work in progress. While I don’t think Hall will be great yet I also don’t expect much out of the Eagles fullbacks since I have never heard of either of them. I think this is a draw since neither team’s fullback will probably contribute a lot.</p><p></p><p>Wide Receivers-Advantage Packers</p><p></p><p>The Packers easily win this matchup. I would take just Donald Driver over all their receivers combined. The Packers also have Greg Jennings (if he can play) who had a great rookie season until his injury. James Jones has also played great this preseason and looks to be a great wide receiver. As far as the Eagles the only two recognizable names they have are Reggie Brown and Kevin Curtis. Even if Jennings doesn’t play we have the advantage at the wide receiver position.</p><p></p><p>Tight Ends-Slight Advantage Eagles</p><p></p><p>I would give the Eagles a slight advantage at the tight end position. LJ Smith is better than Donald Lee and Bubba Franks. I don’t think he is that much better though. I think Bubba Franks will have a little bit of a rebound year as long as he is given the opportunity.</p><p></p><p>Offensive Line-Draw</p><p></p><p>While I will admit I don’t know a lot about the Eagles offensive line. I think both teams offensive lines are pretty much equal. I believe the Packers offensive line will do a good job pass blocking but it will need to start opening some holes in the running game.</p><p></p><p>Overall Offense-Draw</p><p></p><p>Defensive Line-Advantage Packers</p><p>While the Eagles have a good defensive line, I think the Packers defensive line is better (I think our d-line is one of the top 5 in the league). The Eagles have some good players in Kearse (I believe is overrated) and Bunkley. The Packers are better mostly because of their depth. With Kampman, Jenkins (going to break out this season), and Pickett for sure in the starting lineup we are in good hands. The other defensive tackle spot will be filled with Corey Williams (great pass rusher), Johnny Jolly (great camp), and Colin Cole (good run stuffer). Finally KGB will be brought in on passing downs in order to put pressure on McNabb.</p><p></p><p>Linebackers-Huge Advantage Packers</p><p></p><p>How is this even close. Who would I rather have? Takeo Spikes and whoever the other two starters are for the Eagles or AJ Hawk, Nick Barnett, and Brady Poppinga. Obviously the Packers are better at the linebacker position. While our linebackers are a strength of the defense their linebackers are a weakness.</p><p></p><p>Cornerbacks-Slight Advantage Packers</p><p></p><p>While I think the Eagles have a very good group of cornerbacks I would rather have the Packers tandem of Charles Woodson (turnover machine) and Al Harris (masterful shut down corner). By no means am I saying that Lito Shepherd or Sheldon Brown are bad corners (they are very good). Al Harris and Charles Woodson is just probably the best cornerback duo in the entire NFL. I also like Jarrett Bush and Will Blackmon over the Eagles backups.</p><p></p><p>Safeties-Draw</p><p></p><p>The Eagles have the best safety of both teams in Brian Dawkins. I think Nick Collins is really going to turn it on this season though. I think he might even make a pro bowl push this season. As far as both teams second safety both teams are unknown. (To tell the truth I don’t know who the Eagles other starter is) I think Atari Bigby will make some really good plays but I also think he will make some mistakes.</p><p></p><p>Defense-Advantage Packers</p><p></p><p>Kicker-Draw</p><p></p><p>At this point in their careers I would have to say David Akers and Mason Crosby are pretty much equal. While Mason hasn’t proven much so far I believe he will do a great job for the Packers this season.</p><p></p><p>Punter-Draw</p><p></p><p>At this point I believe Jon Ryan and Sav Rocca are equal.</p><p></p><p>Special Teams-Draw</p><p></p><p><strong>Keys to the Game:</strong></p><p></p><p><strong>Stop Brian Westbrook</strong>. If the Packers can’t stop Brian Westbrook the Packers are going to have no chance to win the game. Brian Westbrook is a key part of the Eagles offense both running and receiving. I think the Packers will do a good job keeping him under control since I believe out linebackers and defensive line will stop his running and I think the linebackers will do a good job covering him out of the backfield. If we can stop Westbrook we would stop most of their offense since they rely so much on him since their wide receivers aren’t anything special. </p><p><strong>Put pressure on Donovan McNabb</strong>. Donovan McNabb was injured for most of the season last year and probably is very cautious going into this game. If the Packers can put consistent pressure on him I believe McNabb will make several mistakes that will turn into turnovers. </p><p><strong>Get a running game going early in the game</strong>. If we can’t get a running game going early I think it will be a long game as far as the running game. I believe the running game will be important in order to keep our defensive off the field for as much time as possible. While our running game doesn’t have to be great it still has to be able to move the ball and run time off the clock. </p><p><strong>Pick up the blitz</strong>. The Eagles are known for their excessive blitzing on defense. If we can’t pick up the blitzes, Brett will be spending a lot of time on his back and he will probably commit some turnovers. Hopefully our running backs have improved their blocking because they will get a full workout this week. If we can pick up the blitz well enough we should be able to make some plays in the passing game since they will be short manned in the secondary. </p><p><strong>Attack the Eagles Linebackers. The Eagles linebackers are the weakness of their defense. Spikes is their only experienced linebacker. The Packers should use a lot of short passes and passes to the tight ends in order to exploit this weakness</strong>. </p><p><strong>Win the field position battle</strong>. I believe this game will be a big defense game since both teams strengths are on the defensive side of the ball. Whoever wins the field position battle will most likely win the game since it will be hard for both offenses to move the ball on the other team’s defense.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TOPHAT, post: 165264, member: 781"] [b]NOTE: GREAT POSTED PREDICTIONS.[/b] [url]http://www.mytvisonfire.com/packersnation/?p=2348[/url] [b]Positions Breakdowns:[/b] Quarterback-Draw While Brett Favre is getting older, he is still as good as McNabb. McNabb is recovering from an injury that pretty much took him out for almost all of last season. I believe they will both play about the same in this game. Running Back-Huge Advantage Eagles Brian Westbrook is by far better than any running back on the Packers roster. The Packer’s running backs have had to battle a ton of injuries this training camp so that doesn’t help things. Hopefully Morency and Jackson can play or we will have to rely on Deshawn Wynn (not a good thing). I think our running game will have a sufficient game but will not be nearly as good as Brian Westbrook. Fullback-Draw Korey Hall is a work in progress. While I don’t think Hall will be great yet I also don’t expect much out of the Eagles fullbacks since I have never heard of either of them. I think this is a draw since neither team’s fullback will probably contribute a lot. Wide Receivers-Advantage Packers The Packers easily win this matchup. I would take just Donald Driver over all their receivers combined. The Packers also have Greg Jennings (if he can play) who had a great rookie season until his injury. James Jones has also played great this preseason and looks to be a great wide receiver. As far as the Eagles the only two recognizable names they have are Reggie Brown and Kevin Curtis. Even if Jennings doesn’t play we have the advantage at the wide receiver position. Tight Ends-Slight Advantage Eagles I would give the Eagles a slight advantage at the tight end position. LJ Smith is better than Donald Lee and Bubba Franks. I don’t think he is that much better though. I think Bubba Franks will have a little bit of a rebound year as long as he is given the opportunity. Offensive Line-Draw While I will admit I don’t know a lot about the Eagles offensive line. I think both teams offensive lines are pretty much equal. I believe the Packers offensive line will do a good job pass blocking but it will need to start opening some holes in the running game. Overall Offense-Draw Defensive Line-Advantage Packers While the Eagles have a good defensive line, I think the Packers defensive line is better (I think our d-line is one of the top 5 in the league). The Eagles have some good players in Kearse (I believe is overrated) and Bunkley. The Packers are better mostly because of their depth. With Kampman, Jenkins (going to break out this season), and Pickett for sure in the starting lineup we are in good hands. The other defensive tackle spot will be filled with Corey Williams (great pass rusher), Johnny Jolly (great camp), and Colin Cole (good run stuffer). Finally KGB will be brought in on passing downs in order to put pressure on McNabb. Linebackers-Huge Advantage Packers How is this even close. Who would I rather have? Takeo Spikes and whoever the other two starters are for the Eagles or AJ Hawk, Nick Barnett, and Brady Poppinga. Obviously the Packers are better at the linebacker position. While our linebackers are a strength of the defense their linebackers are a weakness. Cornerbacks-Slight Advantage Packers While I think the Eagles have a very good group of cornerbacks I would rather have the Packers tandem of Charles Woodson (turnover machine) and Al Harris (masterful shut down corner). By no means am I saying that Lito Shepherd or Sheldon Brown are bad corners (they are very good). Al Harris and Charles Woodson is just probably the best cornerback duo in the entire NFL. I also like Jarrett Bush and Will Blackmon over the Eagles backups. Safeties-Draw The Eagles have the best safety of both teams in Brian Dawkins. I think Nick Collins is really going to turn it on this season though. I think he might even make a pro bowl push this season. As far as both teams second safety both teams are unknown. (To tell the truth I don’t know who the Eagles other starter is) I think Atari Bigby will make some really good plays but I also think he will make some mistakes. Defense-Advantage Packers Kicker-Draw At this point in their careers I would have to say David Akers and Mason Crosby are pretty much equal. While Mason hasn’t proven much so far I believe he will do a great job for the Packers this season. Punter-Draw At this point I believe Jon Ryan and Sav Rocca are equal. Special Teams-Draw [b]Keys to the Game:[/b] [b]Stop Brian Westbrook[/b]. If the Packers can’t stop Brian Westbrook the Packers are going to have no chance to win the game. Brian Westbrook is a key part of the Eagles offense both running and receiving. I think the Packers will do a good job keeping him under control since I believe out linebackers and defensive line will stop his running and I think the linebackers will do a good job covering him out of the backfield. If we can stop Westbrook we would stop most of their offense since they rely so much on him since their wide receivers aren’t anything special. [b]Put pressure on Donovan McNabb[/b]. Donovan McNabb was injured for most of the season last year and probably is very cautious going into this game. If the Packers can put consistent pressure on him I believe McNabb will make several mistakes that will turn into turnovers. [b]Get a running game going early in the game[/b]. If we can’t get a running game going early I think it will be a long game as far as the running game. I believe the running game will be important in order to keep our defensive off the field for as much time as possible. While our running game doesn’t have to be great it still has to be able to move the ball and run time off the clock. [b]Pick up the blitz[/b]. The Eagles are known for their excessive blitzing on defense. If we can’t pick up the blitzes, Brett will be spending a lot of time on his back and he will probably commit some turnovers. Hopefully our running backs have improved their blocking because they will get a full workout this week. If we can pick up the blitz well enough we should be able to make some plays in the passing game since they will be short manned in the secondary. [b]Attack the Eagles Linebackers. The Eagles linebackers are the weakness of their defense. Spikes is their only experienced linebacker. The Packers should use a lot of short passes and passes to the tight ends in order to exploit this weakness[/b]. [b]Win the field position battle[/b]. I believe this game will be a big defense game since both teams strengths are on the defensive side of the ball. Whoever wins the field position battle will most likely win the game since it will be hard for both offenses to move the ball on the other team’s defense. [/QUOTE]
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