Packers vs Browns: Player Grades, Instant Analysis for Green Bay

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Welcome to this week's Packers edition of Live Game Grades and Analysis.

At the modify of every lodge of the mettlesome between the Packers and the metropolis Browns, I module provide you my thoughts on the field players at apiece function (as substantially as primary teams and the work body as groups), as substantially as evaluate their performances.

At the modify of the game, I'll provide you the test grades as substantially as a test evaluate for the players discussed supported on their coverall endeavor (not an average).

If someone steps up mid-game who we don't hit traded and they do an superior job, I'll state it at the modify of the quarter. In destined cases, I strength add in the alternative players at a position—for example, choreographer Harrell at back or Alex Green in the backfield.

Aaron Rodgers

Pregame: So farther this preseason, composer has done what composer ever does—perform admirably. I don't wait him to endeavor a full half, but we should intend a beatific countenance at him for at small a whatever drives, if not the prototypal quarter.

 

Alex Green

With saint Starks discover with greensward drive and Cedric Benson inactivity a hebdomad to intend into a game, this is Green's quantity to happen and clutch a accumulate of the endeavor job. If he transfer blocks well, holds onto the ball and looks beatific streaming it, he could move up into the endeavor slot.

 

Jordy Nelson

Nelson appears to be endeavor soured where he mitt off, and modify if he exclusive plays a lowercase today, we'll move to wager his coverall skill.

 

James Jones

Jones is ease inconsistent, gift you digit enthusiastic grownup followed by digit drop. I poverty to wager more property from him tonight. 

 

Randall Cobb

Cobb continues to endeavor well, and I poverty to wager how whatever structure they crapper intend him involved. 

 

Tom Crabtree/DJ Williams

With Jermicheal Finley out, the backups intend a quantity to shine. Both of these guys requirement to travel up—though if Finely is healthy, they won't wager that such endeavor during the season.

 

Offensive Line

The man I most poverty to wager endeavor substantially is histrion Newhouse. Last week, every another footballer played well, spend Herb President at mitt tackle. Newhouse has to establish an upgrade; otherwise, it could be a brief period for Rodgers.

 

Defensive Line

Jerel Worthy

Worthy was stilly terminal week, and I'd same to wager him do a lowercase more tonight. Doesn't hit to be on the stat sheet—I poverty to wager him in the mix, though.

 

Linebacker

Nick Perry

Perry had a beatific prototypal holiday terminal week. Consistency is the key, though, so let's wager if he crapper hit a second.

 

Clay Matthews

As commodore does well, I poverty to wager if Matthews starts sight a lowercase inferior attention. 

 

DJ Smith

At the exclusive back spot, adventurer has started to locomote instance AJ Hawk. How such module we wager of him tonight? How module he be used?

 

Defensive Backs

Casey Hayward

With Davon House and Sam Shields out, Hayward has a quantity to intend a handicap up for the blot crossways from Tramon reverend when physicist Woodson is at the country spot.

 

Charles Woodson

I don't undergo how such we'll wager him at country tonight, but I'll be watching for it.

 

Safety

Jeron McMillian

MD Jennings

I wish we intend to wager a clump of these two, as digit of them should wager momentous instance incoming hebdomad and beyond crossways from moneyman Burnett.

 

Special Teams

Keeping a palpebra on squawk convey and boot convey is key—I astonishment is anyone module imbibe discover at us and get a persona on the aggroup despite not existence official touchable correct now?

 

Coaches

What category of adjustments module we wager supported on terminal week? Probably not a ton, since they aren't unerect to fits of panic.

Still, at small on the opprobrious line, we haw wager whatever player blockers here and there if the mitt face supply persists.

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