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Officials:
Referee Carl Cheffers
Umpire Undrey Wash (96)
Head Linesman Kent Payne (79)
Line Judge Tom Symonette (100)
Field Judge Jimmy Buchanan (86)
Side Judge Laird Hayes (125)
Back Judge Todd Prukop (30)
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Green Bay Packers
21 DB Charles Woodson
30 FB John Kuhn
37 CB Sam Shields
53 LB Nick Perry
85 WR Greg Jennings
87 WR Jordy Nelson
Note: The Packers’ active roster has only 52 players. Only six players needed to be declared as inactive today.
Starting lineup changes: On offense, #18 Randall Cobb will start in place of #87 Jordy Nelson. On defense, #93 Erik Walden will start at left outside linebacker in place of #53 Nick Perry. #29 Casey Hayward will start at right cornerback in place of #37 Sam Shields.
Jacsonville Jaguars
21 CB Derek Cox
24 RB Montell Owens
25 DB Dwight Lowery
32 RB Maurice Jones-Drew
81 WR Laurent Robinson
95 DT D’Anthony Smith
98 DT Jeris Pendleton
Starting lineup changes: On offense, #84 Cecil Shorts III will start in place of #81 Laurent Robinson at wide receiver. On defense, #42 Chris Prosinski will start in place of #25 Dwight Lowery at free safety.
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Final Thoughts on Packers-Jaguars
quote:Packers-Jaguars Week 8 Dope Sheet
Rodgers connected on 30 of 37 passes at St. Louis, an 81.8 completion percentage that set a single-game franchise record among quarterbacks with 35-plus attempts.
The Packers have averaged 31.7 points per game at home since 2009, No. 1 in the league over that span. Green Bay has posted 30-plus points in 13 of 27 home games since ’09 and eight 40-point games.
Notable Connections
…Jaguars G/C Jason Spitz, who is on injured reserve, was drafted by the Packers in the third round in 2006 and played five seasons (2006-10) in Green Bay……Jaguars offensive coordinator Bob Bratkowski’s father, Zeke, played quarterback for the Packers for seven seasons (1963-68, 1971) and coached on the staff in Green Bay for nine seasons (1969-70, 1975-81)…Jaguars running backs coach Sylvester Croom held the same position with the Packers from 2001-03……Jaguars assistant offensive line coach Ron Prince was the head coach at Kansas State for Packers WR Jordy Nelson’s final two seasons at the school
quote:Packers' Alex Green determined to gain yards
packers.com
by Mike Spofford on Friday, October 26th, 2012
Of course, the Packers would like to improve on that quality part. McCarthy made it clear earlier this week that blame for the rough day running the ball lay everywhere, from Green to the offensive line to the receivers blocking on the perimeter. McCarthy even challenged his players’ toughness a bit, expressing disappointment that no one was pushing the pile for the “hard yards.”
To their credit, they’ve all owned up to their part in the struggles.
“I probably could have pressed the holes a little more and done a better job of running downhill, making the right reads, making the reads quick,” Green said. “The one-, two-yard gains, I shouldn’t allow that. I take that very personal.”
“We need to start winning first downs, giving ourselves favorable down-and-distances,” right tackle Bryan Bulaga said. “That comes down on the guys on the offensive line. We need to be able to create better lanes and give him more room to run. That’s on us.”
In any event, the bungled opportunity only has Green more anxious to redeem himself on Sunday.
“Anytime you miss a wide-open hole, you’re definitely frustrated,” Green said. “It doesn’t happen too many times in the NFL. When you look at the tape and see (that), it gives a bad taste in your mouth.” continue
quote:Tweets:
PackerUpdate
According to Pro Football Focus, GB's offensive line is the 17th best group in league. Rank 7th in pass protection and 27th in run blocking.
BobMcGinn
Through 7 games, #Packers defense has 31 missed tackles (my count) compared to 53 at this time in '11. McCarthy's tirades/emphasis worked.
