2008 preseason, week 1

[backrow]

some of the good performances worth mentioning:

Runningbacks:

Brian Leonard, RB Rams: 5 carries for 12 yards, Pittman and Minor did a little better with similar number of carries, although Minor played against scrubs.

Owen Schmitt, FB Seahawks: 1 carry for 2, 2 catches for 35 yards

Jacob Hester, RB Chargers: his first NFL TD on his second NFL carry! other than that he was a bruising yet nimble presence in their backfield, had 13 carries for 49 yards and 2 TDs.

Receivers and tight ends:

Jeb Putzier, TE Seahawks: 1 catch for 15 yards a a TD

John Carlson, TE Seahawks: 2 catches for 21

Jacob Tamme, TE/HB Colts: great game, 5 catches for 57 yards and 2 TDs!

Brad Cottam, TE Chiefs: 3 catches for 33 yards

Mike Hass, WR Bears: it's only important because Bears keep sh*tting on him... 1 catch for 8 yards

Jerhame Urban, WR Cardinals: 4 catches for 32 yards

Anthony Gonzalez, WR Colts: 2-39

David Anderson, WR Texans: game high 6 catches for 67 yards and a TD, very nice routes and good quickness.

Danny Amendola, WR Cowboys: had 2 punt returns for 9 yards average, fumbled one of them.

Matt Jones, WR Jags: led the team with 3 catches for 37 yards

Tony Scheffler, TE Broncos: team high 3 catches for 47 yards, 1 carry for 12 yards

Brian Finneran, WR Falcons: finally back to playing! caught 3 passes for 33 yards

David Kircus, WR Dolphins: led the team with 3 catches for 39 yards

Ray Ventrone, S/WR Patriots: played a lot of receiver, caught 2 passes for 35 yards

John Standeford, WR Lions: 2 for 19

Dane Looker, WR Rams: game high 4 catches for 73 yards

Jamie Petrowski, TE Titans: team high 43 yards on 2 catches


Defense:

Steve Gregory, DB Chargers: 4 tackles

Bobby Carpenter, LB Cowboys: he is making a strong statement with 7 tackles

Jordan Beck, LB Broncos: 4 tackles, 1 sack

Ben Moffitt, LB Texans: 2 tackles

Brannon Condren, S Colts: game high 9 tackles

Jordan Senn, LB Colts: 6 tackles

Jamie Silva, S Colts: 4 tackles

Dan Connor, LB Panthers: led the team with 6 tackles

Kyle Shotwell, LB Colts: 5 tackles

Todd Johnson, S Rams: led the team with 7 tackles

Marc Magro, LB Rams: 5 tackles

Chris Chamberlain, LB Rams: 4 tackles

David Vobora, LB Rams: 3 tackles

John Wendling, S Bills: 9 tackles

John DiGiorgio, LB Bills: 5 tackles, 1 sack

Chase Blackburn, LB Giants: 7 tackles

Nick Greisen, LB Ravens: 5 tackles, 1 sack

Tommy Zbikowski, S Ravens: 3 tackles

Brian Schaefering, DL Browns: 4 tackles

Jason Babin, DE/OLB Seahawks: 4 tackles, 1 sack

Andy Studebaker, OLB Eagles: nice showing in his first NFL game, 3 tackles and a broken up pass

Dan Bazuin, DE/OLB BEars: 3 tackles

Chris Reis, S Saints: 3 tackles

Kroy Biermann, LB Falcons: 1 tackle and a forced fumble

Edited by: backrow

 

[GiovaniMarcon]

Did you see Jacob Hester smash that touchdown into Dallas' endzone? The crowd went berzerk!

 

[Don Wassall]

Make it two touchdowns for Hester. He also had a 27 yard run and a nice reception and run, eluding would-be tacklers on both.


David Anderson had a sweet TDreception and some nice runs after other catches.

 

[whiteathlete33]

NFL.com has Hester listed as a fullback. Hes a running back for sure.

 

[dwid]

the stats can be misleading, just watched some of the rams game, leonard on the first drive did horrible because his line was doing horrible and wound up getting negative yardage, cant prove anything when the defense is already in the backfield, and then the next drive the line was more in sync and he got a carry for 4 yards and then one for 11 yards

 

[whiteknight]

Brian has took a beating on some sites i frequent and i told them all hard to run with the defense in your face before you have the ball.

Lets hope the rams line is better and Brian gets a chance to carry the ball again

 

[Deadlift]

Carolina LB Adam Seward had an interception and looked impressive.


#57 Dan Connor was explosive and MEAN! He knows what he has to do.

 

[backrow]

Carolina LB Adam Seward had an interception and looked impressive.


#57 Dan Connor was explosive and MEAN! He knows what he has to do.

i totally forgot about Seward! yeah, they both looked real good!

 

[white lightning]

Don't forget to watch Jordy Nelson tonight on Monday Night Football. The Packers play the Bengals. Hopefully he will get alot of playing time. I think that if he can eventually crack the starting lineup, he will be a future pro bowl player for years to come assuming that the quarterback play is up to par. Jordy Nelson had over 1600 yards receivng last year in college. The 2nd most in the nation. He is incredible and hopefully he will get to play unlike Hass who should have been a star by now.

 

[celticdb15]

Jones i have read is far ahead of Jordy as the number 3 receiver. He just made a nice tough grab and run after the catch for a td. Jordy should take over the number 4 spot from martin soon though.

 

[backrow]

yeah it was a very nice TD for Jones.

Jordy just caught his first pass for 22 yards!

Johnny Quinn also made an appearance, let's see if he gets some more attention in the second half

Brett Swain has 2 catches so far as well. Edited by: backrow

 

[Don Wassall]

For a few plays the Packerswere usingNelson, Swain and Quinn as their three wideouts.

 

[white lightning]

It was like a winter blizzard in Green Bay, a white out! I like it.