I'll have to watch the game again to look more closely at some players, but here are a few things I noticed. Ryans played great, but the other backers were the biggest liability on defense. I know Wilson looked really bad on the play on Taylor, but with the DL trying to get penetration all the time, the lb's really have to fill the gaps. A lot of the passing yards that Farve got were yac's on screen plays. The lb's have to be blowing those up. If Adibi doesn't improve quickly, then I think Diles should take over Will when Cushing gets back.
I thought Amobi got more inside pressure than I have ever seen him get. Barwin caused problems. His speed caused McKinney to tackle him. That penalty is almost like a sack, other than getting the down over. Brown looked like the veteran big back he is, and Foster made some nice plays the short time he was in.
Pitts was noticeably rusty.
Orlavsky made some nice throws under pressure, but bad decision on the pick.
Don't ever want to see Brink in a regular season game, unless it's a blowout. He had some zip on the ball, but he reminds me of the golfer who can drive it a decent distance, but had to swing as hard as he can. He'll never be consistent.
Thought Cody did well and DelJuan was very active, albeit against 2nd team, mostly.
Wish Okam could have fallen on Favre for that chicken-shit block on Wilson.
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