NOT PLAYING:
WR Dimitri Stanley, TEs Tyler Davis and Tucker Kraft, OL Jordan Morgan, Zach Tom, and Donovan Jennings, CBs Jaire Alexander(personal matter) and Carrington Vallentine, DL Deslin Alexandre, LBs Edgerrin Cooper and TyRon Hopper, and DE Keshawn Banks. Schneidman
INJURIES:
Marshawn Lloyd (hamstring) per Schneidman. Jonathan Ford walks off holding his wrist. Hodkiewicz
PERSONNEL:
Packers open with this O-line: Walker, Jenkins, Myers, Rhyan, Dillard. Demovsky
Offensive starters played one series. It’s Sean Clifford time. No. 2 OL, from left to right, is Dillard, Newman, Rhyan, Monk and Telfort. Schneidman
OL to start the third quarter: Jones, Smith, Monk, Newman, Telfort. Bretl
Caleb Jones is in at right tackle. Hodkiewicz [It was fun watching Jones run block. #53 on Cleveland (Jowon Briggs, 313 pound DT) won’t forget Jones after Jones moved him out of the hole and several yards downfield at least twice. To be fair, Briggs was a 7th round pick in the 2024 draft and is listed as fourth string on the Browns depth chart. TGR]
Starters on Defense per Demovsky: Clark, Slaton, Gary, Smith, Quay Walker, McDuffie, McKinney, Bullard (deep), Stokes and Ballentine outside, Nixon.
Ballentine & Rochell are gunners on punt. Zayne Anderson is the personal protector. Hodkiewicz
The nickel on the last play featured three safeties: Bullard (in the slot IIRC – TGR], Williams and Anthony Johnson plus two corners. Demovsky
OFFENSE:
Sean Rhyan leading the way for Wilson. Run blocking has been where’s been at his best. Pass pro is where LaFleur and Steno have wanted to see more consistency. Bretl
Sean Rhyan’s night is done. To my eye, the former third-round pick had a nice afternoon at center. Hodkiewicz
Dillard had some struggles, including being charged with a false start. Westondorf
Good work by Emanuel Wilson and his blockers on that drive. Telfort, DuBose, Melton, Joel Wilson and Rhyan getting down and dirty out front. Wilson punches it in from 5 yards out and the Packers lead, 14-3. Schneidman
TE Joel Wilson is having a really nice debut. Nice block there on the Wilson run. 3 catches for 30 yards. He’d been fun in camp but drops have plagued him a bit. So far so good in preseason. Herman
Jordan Love hits Dontayvion Wicks for a 65-yard TD on the third play of the game. Schneidman
Nice drive by Sean Clifford and the 2s. Clifford hits Heath for 14, Dubose twice for 13 and 14, while Wilson runs 7 times for 36 yards and a TD. The line was Dillard, Newman, Rhyan, Monk and Telfort. Demovsky
Take 3 incompletions off of Clifford’s realistic stat line. One spike and two wasted time throws. He’s 9/17 in the box score but really 9/14. Herman [IIRC, Melton dropped two of Clifford’s passes as well. Clifford finished 10/19 for 111 yards, 5.8 yards per attempt, no TDs or INTs, for a n70.3 passer rating. Pratt was 5/7 for 46 yards, 6.6 yards/attempt, no TDs or INTs, 89 passer rating. TGR]
A sneaky move by RB Emanuel Wilson for the first down and then some. NFL [It was a nice cut by Wilson to break some ankles. Pratt gets downfield to throw a block for Wilson. TGR]
Grant DuBose has been targeted six times already and has five catches for 66 yards. He’s making up for lost time from last summer. A year ago, he was dealing with a back injury in his rookie preseason. Demovsky [Melton, Heath and Dubose all did some dirty work out there. But Melton dropped two catchable passes and outright dropped a third pass. I like Melton’s big play ability and his recent use on special teams, but I think Dubose is the #5 WR. TGR]
Packers WR Grant DuBose in this first half:
3 catches
31 yards
[Finished 5 recs, 6 targets, 13.2 ave., 1 TD TGR]
2 first downs (one on fourth down)
Drew DPI on likely TD
Two nice blocks on the perimeter.
Add a nice toe drag in there.
Kruse
Tough game for Bo Melton. One of the few players having a bad outing. Herman
Pratt praised Julian Hicks at his locker on Thursday. The undrafted rookie just made a nice adjustment to catch the 23-yard pass. 2) DuBose is catching EVERYTHING. Hodkiewicz
DEFENSE:
Devonte Wyatt with two pressures on the opening defensive drive. 2) Schneidman
Van Ness gets the sack of Winston but Wyatt helped drive the QB to LVN for the 7-yard loss. Hodkiewicz
Lukas Van Ness makes at least a play most days in camp. He already has a sack and two run stops today. Schneidman
Cox has been close a few times to a sack. Bretl [Cox also lost contain in his zeal. Arron Mosby stayed home to force runs inside for short gains. Nice game from Mosby. TGR]
And the defense gets another stop – Mosby deflects pass at the line of scrimmage. Hodkiewicz
It was Andy Herman who recently said Mosby has been having a nice camp. And he’s been in on a bunch of plays so far today. Kruse
Nice job by Rochell to get off the block and make the tackle. Bretl [Rochell was very active with several positive plays. Rochell had a nice game and has been having a nice camp. TGR]
Kalen King drops Kelly for a 1-yard loss on third-and-2. 2) Really good snaps by Stokes, who held edge on the third-and-2 stop and now combined with Van Ness on TFL. Hodkiewicz
Matt LaFleur told Ashley Washburn at half that he wanted the defense to create a takeaway. On the first play of the second half, a takeaway. Rookie safety Evan Williams, who’s been having a solid camp, forces it. Kristian Welch recovers. Schneidman
Forced fumble by Evan Williams. He just keeps making impact plays. He has 4 INTs in training camp. 2) In practice we’ve seen the Packers safeties swarming to the ball regularly but the true physicality of the position group showed up with live tackling. 3) Anthony Johnson taking on the OL, stopping RB from getting outside. Bretl
Packers rookie safety Evan Williams already has 5 solo tackles. Kruse [Williams finished with 6 solo tackles to lead the team. TGR]
What a collision by safety Anthony Johnson to take out rookie guard Javion Cohen on that run before the 2-minute warning. Hub
SPECIAL TEAMS:
Joseph went 2/2 on kicks today. Carlson went 3/3. [Hale did not play. Carlson made a 46-yard field goal and Joseph hit a 35-yard field goal. TGR] Totals for camp/preseason: Greg Joseph: 49/56 – 87.5%. Alex Hale: 5/6 – 83.3%. Anders Carlson: 47/57 – 82.5%. Herman
That was another high snap from Orzech, too. Kruse [Bowden snapped at least once for Whelan’s second punt. TGR]
MISCELLANEOUS:
Lukas Van Ness, Devonte Wyatt, Evan Williams, Grant DuBose among the standouts. 2) LaFleur says he doesn’t anticipate starters playing vs. Broncos next Sunday. Maybe a select few. Will use joint practice Friday to get them those reps. Schneidman
Hafley’s defense had some beautiful stunt packages at Boston College. First one as Green Bay DC results in a sack. He’s not going to show his full hand in preseason but that’s a nice start. Daire Garracher
I like Emanuel Wilson a lot. He can play. Kruse
The biggest thing of note when it comes to the offensive skill players is that Donatyvion Wicks once again appears to be the fourth receiver in the four-receiver rotation. While Romeo Doubs never left the field, Wicks’ only play with quarterback Jordan Love was his 65-yard touchdown. Mosqueda [There were only 3 snaps for the first-team offense and 8 for the defense. TGR]
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