Pre Season Game 3 vs Bills

[OldSchool101]

I get the toss if one on one but Love just learned what starters can do with Hyde jumping in front of the jump ball thrown. Begelton had the best window but I don’t think love saw him under and tossed deep.

One thing I’ve been critical on Love. He leaves his feet too much. He needs to roll and throw or just plant his feet. He also needs better down distance n clock awareness. He was working with 1st n 10. Just roll our of pocket a step and throw that away.

 

[PackerfaninCarolina]

Well folks that's a wrap

Preseason is finally over and time to start the official Packers NFL countdown to week 1.


Anyway ... My thoughts are still these

1. Jordan Love is still the real deal. Disappointing we just didn't convert his drives into TDs, but we will. He's showed a lot of great accomplished veteran like tendencies as a QB and give him starting level OL plus better play calling, you will see more TDs.

2. Isaiah McDuffie - KEEP HIM

3. Can't remember all the second or third team defensive guys out there who made plays, but really wasn't that bad considering the Bills offense starters were in the entire first half

4. Amari Rodgers started to show his stuff

5. Taylor and Begelton both did superb



The Bad ...

Sternberger .... DONE

Hansen ... Man, gotta be more aware of that play clock buddy

Play Calling - BAD

 

[PackerfaninCarolina]

Oh, and yes I still say keep Benkert on the 53. He's still got high value as a 3rd stringer.

 

[OldSchool101]

And it could even be 13-7 if Sternberger hadn't whiffed on his block on opening series, and if we had used better play calling. Bills were playing the run all the way there and someone needed to take advantage by calling play action.

3 Redzone trips and 0 points! Including from the 1ft after Dillons. There’s no way they stop Dillon if Stern doesn’t fully whiff on his block. He’s just not improving

Begelton helped his cause, but not enough to overtake Malik Taylor.

McDuffie was all over the place involved. He wants his job bad.

Yiadom played 10+ off his guy routinely. He needs to get proactive and hurt his cause playing safe. The only thing that helped his cause was the game clock ran out.

Khylin showed some nice Runs there. He looks the #3 part.

Love does fine but just needs to work on finishing better. Missed a couple throws with too much heat, but I’m not concerned that’s very fixable.
Throwing it up for grabs on 1st down? Total Rookie move.

But overall he was consistent other than jump throws again.

 

[tynimiller]

McDuffie didn’t show in statline but anyone paying attention loved how his helmet was in or right by the play.

Taylor and Begelton easily IMO have finalized the days of EQ in Green Bay sadly.

I also think Heflin is forcing the team to find a way to keep him.

Bills played their number ones a lot, honestly shocked by it.

 

[GleefulGary]

Oh, and yes I still say keep Benkert on the 53. He's still got high value as a 3rd stringer.

How so? He’s just a street arm. There’s zero chance he makes the 53 for GB.

 

[tynimiller]

How so? He’s just a street arm. There’s zero chance he makes the 53 for GB.

I would bet we keep three and he of course will be the third.

 

[Mondio]

Some may disagree with me but I’m leaning to Begelton over Taylor but I think either will get stashed on PS and not get nabbed elsewhere. If anything Begelton is a safer stash than Taylor.

They both have something a little different. Both were making a great case to keep them too. I think Begelton shines in those moving plays. I think Taylor was shining along the sideline. tough call if you're choosing between the 2. I'm leaning Taylor, but with how each took advantage of opportunity, I'd like both

 

[Mondio]

I do not see GB keeping Benkert as the 3rd QB. PS yes, 53? no

 

[PackerfaninCarolina]

3 Redzone trips and 0 points! Including from the 1ft after Dillons. There’s no way they stop Dillon if Stern doesn’t fully whiff on his block. He’s just not improving

Begelton helped his cause, but not enough to overtake Malik Taylor.

McDuffie was all over the place involved. He wants his job bad.

Yiadom played 10+ off his guy routinely. The only thing that didn’t hurt his cause worse was the clock ran out

1. Hard to say. Yeah, Sternberger is getting cut hands down. Probably in the regular season that would be the big old Mercedes in there, but yeah Sternbergers efforts stunk today. But it definitely looked like Buffalo had sold out on the run there, and if I was the play caller, I roll Love out on a play action and give him something to fire at.

2. Agreed, the Packers should definitely bring Begelton onto the PR and possibly protect him just in case Davante or Cobb goes down and they need to activate him. But you just can't put him over Taylor.

3. Hell yeah, him, Burks, Barnes, and Campbell ... Booyahh lol

4. Well, guess I didn't really expect much from him anyway.

 

[OldSchool101]

I do not see GB keeping Benkert as the 3rd QB. PS yes, 53? no

Isn’t there a option to protect a couple PS guys with immunity?
so I’d use 1 PS at #3 QB
maybe another at WR. I could be wrong tho

 

[PackerfaninCarolina]

How so? He’s just a street arm. There’s zero chance he makes the 53 for GB.

No he isn't. He is 1000x better than Tim Boyle ever was and would beat out half the league's current backups for their jobs. Oh yes I said it and I'd bet $500 grand on it.


If we don't sign him to the 53, he'll have at least 16 teams trying to get him off of waivers, I guarantee you.

 

[PackerfaninCarolina]

Isn’t there a option to protect a couple PS guys with immunity? If so I’d use 1 PS at #3 QB, maybe another at WR

As has been said before, there's no way another team doesn't pick him up off of waivers and sign him instantly to their 53. Take it to the bank.

 

[Mondio]

If GB keeps 3 QBs but cuts either Begelton or Taylor to do it, it's a mistake

 

[GleefulGary]

No he isn't. He is 1000x better than Tim Boyle ever was and would beat out half the league's current backups for their jobs. Oh yes I said it and I'd bet $500 grand on it.


If we don't sign him to the 53, he'll have at least 16 teams trying to get him off of waivers, I guarantee you.

The guy who has been in the league for a couple years, got cut, nobody claimed him, and then got picked up as a training camp arm by the Packers, is better than half the leagues current backups? He wasn’t even better than McCarron or Felipe Franks!

He’s a practice squad player.

 

[GleefulGary]

I would bet we keep three and he of course will be the third.

Why keep 3? There’s no reason to. Too many other important spots. They’re not going to do it. I promise you.

 

[GleefulGary]

As has been said before, there's no way another team doesn't pick him up off of waivers and sign him instantly to their 53. Take it to the bank.

I’d say there’s a 50/50 shot he makes it to the PS if they don’t trade him.

 

[rmontro]

I don't know, I'm still not impressed with Love. I know he's still learning, and I'm not saying he can't or won't become the guy. He's just not impressing me. Shrug.

 

[PackerfaninCarolina]

If GB keeps 3 QBs but cuts either Begelton or Taylor to do it, it's a mistake

We're definitely not cutting Taylor. As for Begelton ... well yeah there is a chance he might not clear waivers, but thing is he probably won't be on the 53 anyway.

It's possible we'd end up having to go short of 1 TE like say Daffney if we did it, which would probably not be good either, or possibly sacrifice 1 depth spot at Safety. But we might be able to open up other roster spots without losing any key depth.

Anyway, I know Benkert didn't do anything spectacular today and the likelihood is we'll try to waive him and hope nobody else puts a claim on him so we can PR him. But damn, I really think he's being severely underrated as a backup QB here.

 

[gopkrs]

The short yardage play calling has been awful.

I think they play the RB way too deep. It gives the D line too much time and makes The OL hold them up for too long. Not too mention the play action is less effective. I think that is call made by the O coordinator. How deep the RB is.

 

[PackerfaninCarolina]

I’d say there’s a 50/50 shot he makes it to the PS if they don’t trade him.

It's 100% guaranteed he makes the PR if he clears waivers. TAKE THAT TO THE BANK!!!!

 

[gopkrs]

Some may disagree with me but I’m leaning to Begelton over Taylor but I think either will get stashed on PS and not get nabbed elsewhere. If anything Begelton is a safer stash than Taylor.

I think we should keep both. Both of them have really good hands and get open. Taylor can get the contested ball. Certainly both of them are better than EQ. imho

 

[gopkrs]

I don't know, I'm still not impressed with Love. I know he's still learning, and I'm not saying he can't or won't become the guy. He's just not impressing me. Shrug.

To me he looks a little weird out there. But he has a quick release and a strong arm. The O line is not giving him a lot of space. The pocket is claustrophobic.

 

[PackerfaninCarolina]

I don't know, I'm still not impressed with Love. I know he's still learning, and I'm not saying he can't or won't become the guy. He's just not impressing me. Shrug.

Well, did Rodgers impress you his first two years here? Pretty sure if you went back and watched all his preseason tapes they'd look very ugly compared to what Love has done so far.

I have seen a lot of QB play in my time here and know what to look for. Love imo, is actually way ahead of the curve. Few rookie QBs, or at least the developmental project ones are able to pick up on the speed of the game and go through their reads and find the deeper downfield options the way Love has so far.

And lest you forget he was playing today with offensive second teamers vs one of the best AFC team's starting unit. Just think if he had been playing with our actual starters on offense and we had been giving better play calls those red zone trips would have ended up with TDs.

I'm telling you man, I didn't think we'd be able to succeed two hall of fame QBs with a 3rd either, but I'm quickly changing my mind.

 

[gopkrs]

The Packers did a lot of slipping. The Bills didn't. Do we have a problem with our equipment mgr.? How do we not get the shoes right? Not the first time.