To me, the biggest positives were another seemingly good game from Walker, but also from Stokes. That was the best we’ve seen from him since his injury. Van Ness and the rush also seem to be coming on. When Gute said he expected to see that at his post Smith trade press conference, saying they saw signs, I admit that I was skeptical. The jump hadn’t been as great as it could be, or as I’d wish for, but it’s definitely there and trending up. It was particularly good to see Kenny Clark make some noise.

I wonder if Haley has changed something in their instructions, as it seems to be general not just one or two guys. I do think the tighter coverage yesterday was a factor in Stokes and Valentine being much better; Nixon too, if not as dramatically as Stokes (as he had less of a mountain to climb). Perhaps that was just a tactical change, but I like to hope it was Hafley learning how to get more from what he has, and thus a sign we will benefit from better contributions as the season progresses.

1) Josh Jacobs is having one of the best seasons a Packer ever had. He's been available and mostly keeps the ball secured. He's the engine of this offense.

2) The Pass Rush is beginning to benefit substantially from their reduced snap counts during the season, thanks to some very good depth. As the season wears on, if your Dline is healthy and fresh, that's an enormous advantage, IMO.

3) Nobody stops us in the redzone except ourselves.

4) People have been too critical of our leading tackler.

5) Rhyan was a Day 2 pick from a big school conference and if he's not ready to play RG by his 3rd year, then it would be a wasted pick. We get him for this year and next, and then we can decide if we want to pay $30/$45 Million to keep him. Probably not. But still, if we get 35 good starts out of a guy we take on the second day, that's not real bad. Truthfully, the signing of Runyan for $30M over three years makes me wonder if it's possible, or even desirable, to resign veteran Olinemen. I'm suspecting that most of the 9 OL on the active roster are going to be on their rookie deal. Maybe you can afford one vet, possibly two. That's it.

6) A good game by Love, who had good protection, a good running game, and receivers who made some plays. He doesn't have to win this games single handedly, but he does need to protect the ball and not hurt the team with bad mistakes. I he can just do that, he'll be a successful QB here..
There's not a week that goes by that I don't see a great pass play, one that gets me up yelling "Are you kidding me?" I'm at the point where I expect great catches.

The Packers have not scored touchdowns on nine straight red zone drives. They kicked two short field goals against the Dolphins.

I chuckle when I hear the name Robert Rochell-sounds like a great stage name, partner at a white shoe law firm or a famous surgeon.

It was nice seeing running the ball and stopping the run.

What occurred to me while watching the game is that the Packers seem to be improving as the season goes on. To me, they are still in "warming up" mode. Because this squad could continue to improve their game, especially the intensity lapses, or something, that seems to occur in the third quarter. One of the impressive things is that the offense, when it scores TD's earlier and more often, makes the other team much more one-dimensional. This means they can focus on rushing the passer, putting on pressure, making the job of the DB's easier. Similar to last year, it's taken the team a while to gel. But when this group is focused and on point, they are elite.