For the Green Bay Packers and San Francisco 49ers, the 2013 season opener looked a lot like how the 2012 season ended. In January, 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick racked up 181 yards on the ground, thanks in part to the read-option. The Packers schemed for Kaepernick’s legs this time around, holding him to just 22 […]
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Packers vs. 49ers – Game Day First Impressions, Unfiltered: SF 34 GB 28
Green Bay Packers vs. San Francisco 49ers: 2013 Game 1 Unfiltered game day blog post of comments, observations and first impressions. GAME NOTES: All eyes (or at least these) will be on the Packers offensive line. Can they keep the 49ers away from Aaron Rodgers or create some running lanes for Eddie Lacy? They […]
Colin Kaepernick: Revisiting the Packers’ defensive debacle
Football is the ultimate team sport, so crediting just one player for a win in the NFL is foolish. But in the divisional round of last year’s NFC Playoffs, the Green Bay Packers fell victim to a dominant performance by 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick. In his first career playoff sart, the second-year quarterback put up […]
A Green Bay Packers Spy Story: WHODUNNIT?
I spy… a blitz? The impetus for writing this post was to determine once and for all, how much actual “spying” of Colin Kaepernick did the Green Bay Packers do and who was involved? On twitter after the game, there was a wide disparity of opinions on this topic. Some bemoaned why the Packers didn’t employ a […]
Packers Drive Rewind: Good-Bye Running Game?
Hopefully we’ve let enough time pass to take a look at this game again. The embarrassing effort by the defense shouldn’t overshadow some of the positive things that happened on offense. Though even they let mistakes get in their way at the most inopportune times…