From: martens@python.cis.ohio-state.edu (Jeff Martens)
Subject: Green Bay 17, Pitt 3
Summary: Green Bay wins, plus sundry Packer stuff.
Keywords: YES!
Organization: Ohio State U. Dept. of Computer Science
Date: Sun, 27 Sep 1992 23:40:53 GMT


Amazingly enough, Columbus TV treated us to the Packers for the
second consecutive week.  I wore my lucky Packer hat (the Packers
are now 3-0 in games I watch with that hat on (I bought it at the
Silverdome in '90 where GB won, then last week and then today)),
and so the Packers of course won.

A much prettier win than last week's squeaker over the Bengals.
Green Bay was helped considerably by the Steeler receivers, who
stank.  O'Donnell didn't look as good as his press, but the
dropped balls certainly didn't help his numbers (he wasn't as bad
as his box score may indicate).

Dirty shot of the game:  My "William Gay Cheap Shot Award" goes to
Steeler linebacker Greg Lloyd, who flattened Favre long after he
got rid of the ball.  The only other cheap shot I saw on either
side was a Steeler (didn't catch his number) who flattened Buckley
out of bounds after a punt return.  (The award is named after
former Lion DE William "Spear" Gay, whose hobby seemed to be
planting his helmet in Lynn Dickey's back after Dickey had passed.
Dickey was knocked out of two games in one season by Gay in this
fashion.)

Green Bay offense:  the line held up much better than against
Cincy; I was pleased.  Workman looked good, catching a few passes
and running for (these are guesses) about 90 yards on something
over 25 carries; less than 4 yards per carry, but there weren't
always holes, and when there was a hole he seemed to find it.
Workman also made a few nice cutbacks, and could've had a long
gainer but slipped on the turf (there were lots of people slipping
around all afternoon).  On the first series there were a couple
dropped passes (West dropped one of them), but overall the
receivers looked ok.  Sharpe had a good day, Brooks caught a TD
pass, and Kitrick Taylor looked dangerous after one (his only?)
catch; I'd like to see Brooks or Taylor start instead of Beach.

Favre looked pretty good most of the game.  He had a couple
beautiful touchdown passes:  a long one to Sharpe, and a
touch/timing pattern to Brooks.  I think Favre is going to be ok.

Campen was hurt in the second half.  Any reports on his status for
next week?

Green Bay defense:  The secondary stripped "almost caught" balls
from the Steeler receivers several times, and overall looked ok.
The run defense looked pretty good for most of the game.  Foster
got a long run, and got pretty good yardage a number of times, but
overall the Steelers really weren't running that well.  Noble
seemed to be back in form.  When Brock went out with a (minor?)
injury, Tuaolo played end.  Jurkovic was NT most of the game, with
Brown and Brock at the ends.  Noonan also played quite a bit.

Green Bay special teams:  Jacke hooked a short field goal from an
ok hold.  Buckley looked pretty dangerous as a returner; one 20ish
yard return was called back due to a questionable clipping call on
Sydney.  Brooks didn't screw up a kick return this week.

Buckley report:  I have a good feeling about Terrell.  He looks
good as a punt returner (though Holmgren puts Brooks and Taylor in
as his "safe" returners), and the only time today that I noticed
his man make a catch was when the guy (Stone?  I wasn't taking
notes--sorry) cut short and Buckley was giving him a cushion.  I
think he only played in the 3rd quarter, maybe some in the second.
He made a nice TD-saving tackle (Clark should've made the tackle
but missed) at one point, fighting off a blocker to get to Foster(?).

Mandarich update:  "Sport Illustrated" did a hatchet job on
Mandarich this week that would've been more appropriate for the
"National Enquirer."  When was the last time you saw or heard an
objective reporter refer to an OT as a "girlie man"?  I read a
little bit about it in the "Packer Plus," and went out and bought
it.  Essentially, there's nothing new or worth reading in the
article, except the bimbo that wrote it thinks Mandarich is washed
up.  He looked bad in preseason this year, sure, but that was due
to health problems.  Until this summer, he'd looked better each
season, and I think still has a chance of becoming a better than
average OL (hopefully soon...).  At any rate, I wouldn't label him
a bust yet.  As an aside, his contract's up at the end of the
year.  I'd expect Wolf to re-sign him, but probably to a smaller
contract.
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-- Jeff (martens@cis.ohio-state.edu)