One and Oh! One and Oh!

Before I read anything else about the game, I'm going to shit out my impressions:

1. Way, way, waaaaaay to many penalties. I was furious after Moll was flagged for illegal downfield the second time (negating that sweet 80 yard Driver touchdown) until Jaws rightfully pointed out that it wasn't his fault. (I still had a hard time letting that go.)

2. Rodgers looked sharp.

3. Jennings and Driver are a helluva tandem. When James Jones is ready to go...whoa, doggy.

4. Grant's running with authority.

5. The defense looked...okay. The backs were flying around; Barnett was getting his name called a lot (but he's going to have to reign in the after-the-play intensity, 'cause much more of that will get him flagged); the d-line was able to get pressure when it needed to, but depth - and the relative inability to rush with the linebackers - could be a factor in upcoming weeks (although that offsides call on KGB was bull); Green Bay's "physical" corners got away with at least two pass interferences.

6. Live, I woulda sworn Blackmon stepped out-of-bounds on his punt return.... Thankfully, he didn't....

7. It seems a little ridiculous to call "leverage" if a kick isn't missed or blocked. It's kind of like calling holding on the left tackle on a sweep to the right: sure, it happened, but it had zero effect on the play.

8. Jared Allen can put his helmet square up his ass.

All told I'm pretty satisfied with how things rolled, although the last three minutes gave me fits. First down, second and long, third and long runs stuffed (the last of which was with a stopped clock 'cause of the holding call on Tausch) gave the Vikings the ball and a shot with just shy of two minutes instead of the ball and a prayer with about one.

Still, it worked out in the end (thanks, Atari!) and you've gotta be pretty confident heading into the Detroit game.