Analysis: No. 1 defense a no-show

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Eagles’ fast-paced offense exploits preseason mind-set, matchups in ugly first half

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some good analysis and detailed breakdown in this article. raji, daniels, barrington and hyde all had horrible games.

and omg - the special teams are a joke

The Packers had seven penalties on special teams, and punter Tim Masthay had another shaky night, but that was only part of the story on new coordinator Ron Zook’s group.

The Packers also had three punt returns in which they had the wrong number of players on the field. On the first, in the middle of the second quarter, they were penalized for 12 men on the field. On the re-punt, the Packers then had only 10 players on the field. And on the Eagles’ first punt of the second half, the Packers also had only 10 players on the field.

No doubt the logistics are tough in the preseason with 90-men rosters and the coaching staff wanting a look at as many players as possible. But three plays with the wrong number of players is astounding.

Masthay had four punts that averaged only 37.3 yards and 4.01 seconds of hang time. If doesn’t find his rhythm soon, look for the Packers to bring in competition for him again.
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No excuse for Zook, but we all know he was gonna suck anyway. As for the D, there's no way Barrington is gonna be matched on a WR in the regular season.
 
Nerd said:
No excuse for Zook, but we all know he was gonna suck anyway. As for the D, there's no way Barrington is gonna be matched on a WR in the regular season.
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which one of these examples from the article mentions barrington vs. wide receiver?

Barrington is a true thumper in run defense, but he looked unusually slow in recognizing and reacting to pass plays Saturday night, which has to concern the Packers because at least for now he’s their every-down inside linebacker.

It started on the game’s first touchdown, an eight-yard wheel route to running back Darren Sproles. Barrington took a bad angle straight at the sidelines rather than aiming up field, and Sproles blew past him for the easy catch.

Then on Bradford’s seven-yard touchdown pass to tight end Brent Celek on a short post route near the end of first quarter, Barrington didn’t start moving his feet until Celek was on him. Barrington should have recognized pass as soon as Celek broke the line of scrimmage. Linebackers in those situations are supposed to look for work, and if there are no pass patterns in front of them they need to get depth. If Barrington had reacted more quickly, he could have dropped deeper and at minimum made the play tougher by forcing Celek off his route. Instead, it was an easy pitch and catch in the back of the end zone.



Also, on a short crossing route to Sproles late in the first quarter on a first down from the Eagles’ 41, Barrington for some reason backpedaled rather than turning and running. Barrington nearly fell, and Sproles turned the short catch into a 33-yard gain that led to another touchdown.
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answer: none. linebackers should be able to cover running backs and tight ends.
 
realitybytes said:
which one of these examples from the article mentions barrington vs. wide receiver?



answer: none. linebackers should be able to cover running backs and tight ends.
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That's true but Barrington's more of a run stuffer. I think Palmer is more of a coverage guy, but his hand is in a club. Not sure Bradford makes the team.
 
Philly made the Ravens and Colts' D look bad the first 2 weeks of the preseason and these might be better defenses than ours and we didn't look this terrible the week before in NE. IMO our Special Team gaffs are more concerning.
 
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