SnotapWI Star Ratings: Packers Wake Up From One-Week Slumber
The best and worst thing about football is it only happens once a week. It’s the best because when things are going right you can carry a win for a few days then focus on the next opponent. It’s the worst for the opposite. You stew on a loss and can’t believe the outcome. For me as a fan, losses do not bother me early on when there is likely no playoff impact because it’s way too early in the season for that kind of thing. As the year goes on, that loss might look big, but it’s not a big deal at the time. Still, this one stuck with the Packers. You heard it in the weekly comments. You saw it on the field. Green Bay is determined to not let that happened again.
FIVE STARS
Davante Adams – What a game from Tae. He is the talk of this game. Since I’ve talked about enough today, let me ask a question that I had on the podcast. Is he the best receiver in football? Think about the candidates. There aren’t as many as you think they are. Michael Thomas is great and probably had the belt coming into the year. Yet you have to give it to Adams at this point. Thomas can snatch it back, but Adams is the king at the moment.
FOUR STARS
Aaron Rodgers – Good game from Aaron Rodgers, but not as sharp on some throws. He would admit that this isn’t a free-breathing dragon performance out of him. But there were still some sick throws as always. Someone mentioned on Twitter yesterday that we hold Rodgers to such a truly high standard. And games like this are a great example. He threw for four touchdowns, 284 yards, and only missed eleven times. The rating was 132.7. Maybe it is better than I give him credit for.
Montravious Adams – Here’s a guy (In my best Cris Collinsworth voice) that is starting to show up. Montravius Adams is starting to show up. He replaced Dean Lowry on obvious passing downs yesterday. It felt like that helped the Packers’ pass rush in a big way. Adams provided more push than Lowry opening up things for guys like Za’Darius Smith and Preston Smith. That’s what we like to see. Adams is finally showing why he was a third-round pick.
THREE STARS
Jamaal Williams – Good game from Jamaal Williams. Nothing special, but it got the job done. Green Bay was suddenly without Aaron Jones in this game, and Williams stepped in nicely. 77 yards on 19 carries with 37 yards of receiving out of the backfield. Good game altogether from the backup running back. Jonathan Vilma had his lowlights as the FOX analyst, but he was right in saying that Williams isn’t really a backup. He is more like a complementary back for Jones than anything else.
TWO STARS
Chandon Sullivan – Man, this isn’t the best game from Chandon Sullivan with two missed opportunities at Deshaun Watson then the error on the onside kick. But let me say this, Sullivan should get more chances to make a play in the backfield. Sending him on a blitz isn’t a bad idea. If Kirk Cousins is back there, that’s likely a sack or he frustrates him to make a bad decision. I’m not giving up on Sullivan the pass rusher.
ONE STAR
Dexter Williams – Take advantage of every opportunity given to you. Dexter Williams gets called up and put on punt coverage to replace Jamaal Williams. He completely whiffs a block due to poor footwork and leads to a blocked punt. That cannot happen.
Ty Summers – The attitude of Ty Summers is great. But he is truly a special team player, once in a while guy. Summers cannot seem to handle things across the middle. When Kyrs Barnes went down, it seemed like things opened up for the Houston Texans.
Charlie.