Surprising that Luke Musgrave only played 17 snaps. It seems to me that Tucker Kraft was in the flow of the offense while Musgrave was like an extra piece. Love tried to force the ball to him at times.

Playing containment against Jalen Hurts didn't work the way it did against Justin Fields last year. Hurts is a better QB with more weapons. They did blitz at times, but it wasn't effective. Blitzing was not mentioned in the article, maybe because there was so little of it.

It seemed to me like Eric Stokes had a good game, while Jaire Alexander got picked on.

In the end, the Jeff Hafley defense looked very similar to the Joe Barry defense, especially at the end, when they let the Eagles virtually run out the clock when they took over with something like 7 minutes left in the game.

Josh Jacobs eventually found his groove, but it seemed like too little, too late. The time to establish the run was early, and Jacobs couldn't do anything in the first half--mostly due to poor blocking. I was surprised by how much better Saquon Barkley looked compared to Jacobs, even though Jacobs somehow ended up with more yards per carry.

It was a crap night for Jordan Love and the receivers, with the exception of Jayden Reed. They weren't getting open enough and there were lots of bad throws as well as a few drops.

When you review the game tape I challenge you to focus on Quay. DC's may change but in order to be successful, teams need quality mlb's and #7 is not one, especially against the run. He's out of place, hits the wrong hole, or gets sucked up behind blockers far too often. Or flat out whiffs. He'll make a nice play once in a while but overall is very lacking in instincts.

Cooper was productive with only 11 snaps hopefully he takes over the starting role from McDuffie who was out of position or late on many plays.

The lack of meaningful contact in the preseason was evident, especially early on. This is how a team plays when they're just getting their feet wet.

My biggest impression was the so-so play of both lines. The Eagles defensive line was clearly the winner over the Packers o-line. In the second half they opened a few holes for Jacobs and protected Love but until then, Philly owned them. The Packers d-line had its moments but largely got moved aside for Barkley to run through.
The Packers linebackers proved to be of little assistance.
Way, way too many drops by the receivers. Love wasn't sharp though he was good enough to keep the Eagles defense honest.
Alexander and Stokes were over matched by the Eagles receivers. I liked McKinney and Bullard.
The kicker looks to be ok. At least I don't get nervous stomach when he comes on the field.

Love's injury will likely radically alter what the Packers do. I hope they don't try to put him out there next Sunday. If he has a high ankle sprain, they should put him on the four game IR and let it heal. All likely losses, but he might heal enough to play the rest of the season. This is written before images of his ankle are done.
The worst case scenario has happened and all we can do as fans is ride it out.

The game played out close to what I had thought would happen. The Packers are still a year away and this season looks like one we might have to forget when it's done.

i just do not think number 7 is an nfl level ILB, and agree with the preceeding post. i have also yet so see anything from van ness or musgrove that warranted their draft position. the quality of play looked like the first game of preseason. MLF is perhaps responsible for leaving 8 points on the field: not having his guys know that 12 men cannot be part of an allignment, and then idiotically going for 2, and if you are going to be dumb enough to go for two at that point in a game then come up with a play that has a chance.

Thanks Renaldo, didn't get to see the game. To sum up your very detailed game recap, this sounded like a team who didn't play in the pre season. Maybe LeFlower could learn something from the best in the game Andy Reid: want to win a super bowl, get your people prepared by game one and play them in the pre season to work out those kinks and be ready to go.
Yes Ravens and Chiefs made some small errors on a few plays (rust) but to me they both looked mid season ready to rock and roll. What you described is either a bad team or a team not in shape and not ready for prime time.

Arguably, you could say that this first game for Love was more like his performance in the first half of the season last year.

And then Love goes down in the final seconds of the game and has to be helped off the field. Smart move by Love in the pre-season to demand a new gargantuan contract before he's willing to play. What's Love getting, 55 million dollars a year?

Packer defense seems pretty much like last year's defense. Nothing new, seemingly, under the new defensive coordinator. What's Jaire Alexander getting, 21 million dollars a year?

Wow, but it's just the first game of the season, right? Nothing to worry about. Hey, teams have bad games and good games. Obviously, this first game of the season. . . was not a " good " game.

Talk about being rusty. . .

Please! Everyone take a deep breath.
The expectations for this team have been way too high considering again that it's the youngest team in the league. I've watched the Packers and the NFL for 60+ years and it almost always takes a number of games for team to gel after a change of coordinators (defense). It just does! You have to be patient.
Try looking at this from the Eagles side. The expectations for this team is very high and they certainly had very tough game and could have easily lost it.
Remember what happened to both teams last year. That's very likely this year.
GPG

Wilson was criminally under used. When a guy comes in and ignites a run game you run with him, certainly you don’t take him out and then try to run it up the gut on the goal line. As to the D, had we capitalized on what it did give us, the result would have been different.

I’m so sick of the OL mentality that run blocking doesn’t matter. It does. It does even more so without Jones as well. It’s that attitude of the coaches as much as the talent. We may have kept Stenavich a season too long if he can’t grasp that.

Love wasn’t terrible. He had periods of inaccuracy, but he was under rapid pressure all night. Had our OL actually pass blocked well (Tom aside), he would have had a better chance. The Eagles OL was much the better. Of the 2 QBs, for me Love was still better. Wicks’s drops in particular were no fault of Love, Watson needs to realize that he has to take the game and opportunities not just be on the field.

Sloppy, ill disciplined and less hungry. Thats on LaFleur. It’s as disappointing as the Love injury. If Love is out, this is not a team built to grind anything. It’s a team that behaves more akin to pampered thoroughbreds rather than fighters. That is on LaFleur and it’s not a winning recipe. If LaFleur can’t grasp that it will undermine his career. Do what you do well, hard and in a disciplined fashion. Lombardi would not be impressed I suspect. Nor would any winning coach I can think of.

If Love is out, with our OL, I doubt any back up is going to help us as we would need to lean on the run game. I just get the feeling that this coaching staff exists in a mental bubble and doesn’t learn lessons.

I find the field issues baffling. It’s a hybrid turf very like Lambeau. The issue is that Sao Paulo gets night dews as the air cools and releases humidity. Soccer is played at night and traction is equally key. I find it baffling that neither team nor the NFL wouldn’t know if the phenomenon and find a way to anticipate and overcome it. Maybe ask the soccer team ….

The local crowd was impressive, the NFL was not. It’s about more than just logos. Conditions matter to the quality of product. Do your research. That field wasn’t bad, the understanding of conditions and preparations were.

Just a quick comment, TGR. I wish to thank you for the thorough re-cap. I totally agree with 99% of your comments and especially appreciate your recognition of R. Walker throwing a key block 25 yards downfield - on the opposite side of the field!- on Reed's reverse for a TD. Although, he really did not play well at times, how many OTs do you know who can and WILL do that! Walker is one of the young guys that needed more playing time during the preseason. It's obvious his feet and hand placement were off in this game. His hustle and desire are not in question.