Packers reflect on ‘best defensive effort of the season’

Aaron Rodgers gladly ducked out of the limelight Sunday. That’s how special the Packers defensive effort was on Sunday. Smith has caught nine passes for 185 yards, with two plays accounting for 122 of those yards, and one touchdown.

And it’s not just the defense that’s toughened up – the Packers also flexed their muscles on the ground game is a physical match-up.

When the schedule came out in April, fans couldn’t wait for the Seahawks finally playing in Green Bay. We have to get that right between the quarterbacks and, the passing game in general.

He completed 13 of 25 passes for 160 yards and a pick, once again relying on his feet to save him, carrying the ball 10 times for 57 yards.

FOX cameras picked him up on the mic saying, “You ain’t Russell Wilson, bro”, in reference to Seattle’s QB.

“I think the unfortunate thing for Kap is he’s continuing to try to learn how to play the quarterback position”, Warner said Monday on NFL Network’s Total Access. Through the first quarter of the season, Green Bay is one of six undefeated teams in the National Football League and already has a firm grasp on the NFC North. The veteran lineman missed the first three games because of a suspension for a violation of the NFL’s substance-abuse policy. That’s what happened Sunday. In a pair of losses, Kaepernick has thrown for a total of 227 yards with no touchdowns and a whopping five interceptions.

It was Montgomery’s first scoring play.

Kaepernick will count as $16.8 million against the 49ers salary cap next season if he is still on the team. Meanwhile, linebackers Aaron Lynch and Ahmad Brooks got to Rodgers three times for sacks. The drive was capped off by a John Kuhn 1-yard plunge to give the Packers a 14-3 lead. His decision making is not looking good.

The 49ers (1-3) lost their third straight game, having been outscored 107-28 during that stretch. Outside linebacker Nick Perry had two of the takedowns but the contributions came from several sources, including the likes of nose tackle B.J. Raji and end Datone Jones’ rushing from the interior to wreak initial havoc so the outside rushers could converge on the overwhelmed Kaepernick.

The post Torrey Smith: “If you can’t pass the ball in 2015, you’re in trouble” appeared first on 49ers Hot Read. This is important for Green Bay now, but it will be even more important late in the season and in the playoffs. On Sunday, Hyde had 20 hard-earned yards on eight carries. That was a significant victory for the defense.

Vernon Davis not being in the mix also hurt the offense. The team forced two major turnovers in last week’s victory over the Buffalo Bills and are finding a way to succeed even without big name talent on the field. The entire Packers defense seemed to have his number all game long. The San Francisco 49ers ruined Colin Kaepernick just as much as the man himself did.

Abbrederis’ promotion to the main roster was accomplished after wide receiver Davante Adams was labeled as doubtful before their game against San Francisco. “The win improves the Packers’ record to 4-0 and drops the 49ers to 1-3″, added the same report. Over a 16-game season, that projects to 36 receptions for 740 yards and four scores.

Of the 32 quarterbacks who have attempted 80 or more passes, Kaepernick ranks 30th with a passer rating of 67.7.

“We need to use (Smith) more and we need to get him more involved”, Tomsula said.