Blue, red & cow chips in Packers '09 win at Lions

 

Designating blue chips, red chips and cow chips is our way of analyzing each game's winners and losers for the Packers. So without further ado...

 

  • Charles Woodson -- What's to say about Charles Woodson's performance that hasn't already been said? After his Thanksgiving day performance he's pretty much assured himself the NFL Defensive Player of the Month award for November. There's even talk of him winning the NFL MVP award. Having seven tackles, a sack, four passes defensed, a forced fumble, a fumble recover and two interceptions including one returned for a touchdown will do that for you.
  • Aaron Rodgers -- Thursday's performance is starting to look like just another day at the office for Rodgers. He completed 28 of 39 passes for 348 yards with three touchdowns and no interceptions. Plus, he was only sacked once. And how about that pass that sailed 70 yards through the air? Barring an injury, I'd say Rodgers has locked up his first career Pro Bowl roster spot.

  • Donald Driver -- When you average over 20 yards per catch, you know that's a good day. Driver did just that by hauling in seven passes for 142 yards and one touchdown. There aren't enough superlatives to describe the way Driver has played this season becoming the Packers no. 1 receiver at a time most thought Greg Jennings would be supplanting him.
  • Tramon Williams -- There was no eye-popping statistics for Williams' play on Thursday, but he deserves kudos for stepping into Al Harris' starting role and playing solidly all day long. He was fourth on the team in tackles with five, and he made a nice play on his interception off Matt Stafford. He's going to need to keep it up in the absence of Harris.

  • Jarrett Bush -- Bush really didn't play all that poorly against the Lions, but he did give up one long completion over the top. Even more frustrating was his drop of what should have been an easy interception. Now in his fourth NFL season, Bush has zero career interceptions. You know how they say that even a blind squirrel finds a nut once in a while? Not Jarrett Bush.
  • Mason Crosby -- Mike McCarthy can say that he hasn't lost confidence in Crosby all he wants (as well he should), but actions speak louder than words. After Crosby missed a 43-yard field goal in the first quarter, that's exactly what happened. Later in the game McCarthy passed up a chance at a 49-yard field goal, indoors nonetheless, and decided to go for it on fourth down. I think that decision said all we need to know about the coaching staff feels about Crosby's accuracy, or lack thereof.

Comments

 

Aaron Nagler said:

Great call on Williams. His ability to step right in and not have the defense miss a beat, no matter the competition, speaks to what a good player he's become.
November 30, 2009 1:02 PM
 

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November 30, 2009 1:09 PM
 

madman said:

Fox stats has Crosby hitting 100% of his kicks under 40 yards, 2/3 of his kicks from 40-49, but only 20% from 50 and beyond. By comparison, last year he hit over 80% of his kicks from beyond 40, and 50% of his kicks from beyond 50. The strenght is there. The hold is there. The judgment is not. He has to work this out mentally.
November 30, 2009 1:30 PM
 

lebowski said:

I would have given Driver a third 'blue chip', and added TJ Lang to the red chips. Being able to once again come in during a game when one of our tackles gets hurt, and have our offense not miss a beat, really speaks well of this young guy. I thought Barbre and Colledge would be the young anchors of this line, but it looks like Sitton and Lang will be.
November 30, 2009 1:54 PM
 

Brian Carriveau said:

Thanks, Aaron. Madman, I think you hit it right on. When the leg strength is there, you'd have to think it's just mental. And good call on Sitton. In a way, he's kind of like Williams, just being able to step in and not miss a beat.

November 30, 2009 2:22 PM

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