The Packers did not play very well in this football game but it appeared that they weren’t trying to win this game as hard as the Titans who played a lot of the regulars in this game.  Aaron Rodgers only threw one pass in this game but it was a darn good one as Greg Jennings caught it and scored on a 68-yard pass play.  Brian Brohm had another game to forget as he completed 7 of 12 passes for 52 yards but he fumbled 3 times, losing one of them.  Matt Flynn played much better than Brohm once again as he completed 8 of 13 passes for 77 yards with 2 TD passes.  He also carried the football 2 times for 27 yards (13.5 ypc).  Punter John Ryan was the leading rusher on the Packers in this game with 34 yards on 1 carry.  Kregg Lumpkin was very busy in this game with 27 yards rushing on 10 carries (2.7 ypc) and he also caught 4 passes for 33 yards (8.3 avg).  Noah Herron pitched in with 25 yards rushing on 4 carries (6.3 ypc) in this game.  The Packers finished up with 116 yards rushing on 21 carries (5.5 ypc) and they also completed 16 of 26 passes for 150 yards.  The Packers only had possession of the football for 23:15 in this game and it’s darn hard to win that way.

Linebackers Tracy White and Abdul Hodge led the way for the Packers’ defense in this game with 9 tackles apiece.  Safety Tyrone Culver also had a solid game with 6 tackles and a interception that he returned 30 yards.  The Titans finished up with 206 yards rushing on 40 carries (5.2 ypc) and they also completed 19 of 38 passes for 197 yards.  The Packers finished up the preseason 1-3 but they did get some valuable reps for the young QBs which was important.

The Packers have cut DeShawn Wynn.  Wynn proved as a rookie last season that he’s a very talented player but he got in the doghouse because he had a very low threshold for pain causing him to miss substantial time.  Wynn played in 7 games last season for the Packers and he carried the football 50 times for 203 yards (4.1 ypc) with 4 TD runs.  He also caught 9 passes for 73 yards (8.1 avg).  The Packers just felt that Wynn was not one of the three best running backs on this football team.  He will likely get another chance with a team this season.

The Green Bay Packers looked pretty good against the Broncos in Denver last Friday Night.  Aaron Rodgers was razor sharp completing 18 of 22 passes for 193 yards with a 10-yard TD pass to Donald Driver.  He also carried the ball 3 times for 5 yards (1.7 ypc) including a 1-yard TD run.  Brian Brohm wasn’t in this game long as he was 0 for 4 passing before getting yanked.  Fellow rookie QB Matt Flynn finished up the game completing 2 of 2 passes for 2 yards.  Kregg Lumpkin led the way for the Packers with 39 yards rushing for 11 carries (3.5 ypc) with a 1-yard TD run.  Noah Herron also had a solid game rushing for 27 yards on 4 carries (6.8 ypc).  Brandon Jackson pitched in with 19 yards rushing on 8 carries (2.4 ypc).  Greg Jennings was the leading receiver for the Packers on Friday Night with 4 catches for 42 yards (10.5 avg).  Donald Driver pitched in with 2 catches for 33 yards (16.5 avg) with a TD grab.  The Packers finished up this game with 94 yards rushing on 32 carries (2.9 ypc) and they also completed 20 of 28 passes for 187 yards.

Linebacker Barry Poppinga and safety Aaron Rouse led the way for the Packers with 5 tackles apiece.  The Broncos finished up with 131 yards rushing on 28 carries (4.7 ypc) and they also completed 18 of 33 passes for 190 yards.  This was a good win for the Packers after last week’s debacle against the Niners.

If the Packers didn’t want to play last Saturday Night they should have just stayed at home.  Aaron Rodgers wasn’t nearly as sharp as he was in the preseason opener as he completed 9 of 16 passes for 58 yards.  Brian Brohm looked lost again as he completed 4 of 9 passes for 33 yards and he also lost a fumble.  Matt Flynn also had issues against the 49ers as he completed 5 of 6 passes for 33 yards but he fumbled twice losing 1 of them.  The offensive line was not getting off of the football as the Niners sacked Packers’ QBs six times in this game.  RB Kregg Lumpkin led the Packers in rushing in this game with 51 yards on 10 carries (5.1 ypc).  Noah Herron was also very solid with 35 yards rushing on 6 carries (5.8 ypc).  Brandon Jackson pitched in with 10 yards rushing on 3 carries (3.3 ypc).  Donald Driver caught 3 passes to lead the way for the Packers but he only had 15 yards receiving.  The Packers finished up with 101 yards rushing (4.4 ypc) and they completed 18 of 31 passes for only 81 yards.  That was an awful display of offensive football for the Packers.

Linebacker Brandon Chillar led a disppointing effort on defense with 7 tackles for the Packers.  The 49ers finished up with 118 yards rushing on 35 carries (3.4 ypc) and they also completed 15 of 34 passes for 237 yards.  The special teams also let the Packers down in this game as Allen Rossum returned a punt 67 yards for a TD.  The Packers are lucky that this was just a preason game because they looked awful against the 49ers.

Coach McCarthy……you wanted Aaron Rodgers and you got him, now let’s see you do better than losing the NFC Championship this season.  Mike McCarthy did a great job last season as he improved the Packers 5 games during the regular season and then getting them to the NFC Championship falling 23-20 to the Super Bowl Champs.  He put all of his time and effort into getting Aaron Rodgers ready during the off-season to replace Brett Favre and we will see soon enough whether the hard work will pay off or not.  McCarthy has compiled a 21-11 record (65.6%) during the regular season for the Packers and he’s 1-1 in the post season.  McCarthy is in a tough spot because of how far Brett Favre led the team last season as it will be really tough for the Packers to get that far again in 2008.