Yahoo Sports take on Cam Newton and the Packers.

[jasonluckydog]

I looked and didn't see this posted if it has please lock, move or delete. I haven't been here much this week.

http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/players/24788/news;_ylt=AuKCCvoCG4k5iGvYsJXigjr.uLYF

QB Cam Newton "didn't look like a rookie" according to coach Mike McCarthy of the Packers, who has said repeatedly this week that he was impressed with Newton in evaluating film from the Panthers' loss at Arizona last week. But Green Bay coaches gained some valuable insight by the end of Carolina's narrow loss on Sunday on how to prepare for the young quarterback. The Cardinals were liberal at crunch time with their pressure packages and finally had Newton frazzled and making some poor, rookie-esque decisions with the football. He was sacked four times. Defensive coordinator Dom Capers is assertive by nature with his calls but may be compelled to go hard after Newton early in the game so as not to let him get comfortable and into a rhythm on his five-step drops to make the right throws. The Packers will have to get home on those because the Panthers have the ability to create some mismatches down the field with skillful receiver Steve Smith and playmaking tight ends Greg Olsen and Jeremy Shockey.

(Yahoo! Sports)

[Marguide]

I agree that they will pressure Cam relentlessly in spite of his success against the blitz last week. Capers probably thinks his secondary will hold up better than Arizona's.

Hopefully we can burn them deep early to free up the run game a bit.

[holderoftruth]

I expect Cam to struggle and get sack multiple times. I will be curious to see his reactions and his body language if he does struggle. Should be a great learning experience for him going forward.

[cdandi1]

Look for alot of screen plays and draws early and often if Green Bay continues to blitz. Deangelo and Goodson on screen plays are super dangerous.

Half the battle with blitzes is proper play calls and checks.

[holderoftruth]

Look for alot of screen plays and draws early and often if Green Bay continues to blitz. Deangelo and Goodson on screen plays are super dangerous.

Half the battle with blitzes is proper play calls and checks.

Completely agree.I thought he did well last week granted he has only been with the system for a month and half. Looking forward to see if Cam will recognize blitzes and make proper checks.

[Marguide]

Look for alot of screen plays and draws early and often if Green Bay continues to blitz. Deangelo and Goodson on screen plays are super dangerous.

Half the battle with blitzes is proper play calls and checks.

I was surprised we didn't use screens more last week. The coaches may be more comfortable going downfield against 1-on-1 coverage than throwing short where it is often more crowded.

A lot of pick 6's come off short throws.

[cdandi1]

I was surprised we didn't use screens more last week. The coaches may be more comfortable going downfield against 1-on-1 coverage than throwing short where it is often more crowded.

A lot of pick 6's come off short throws.

Yeah, and I think Capers is savy enough to bring the blitz with a rb spy...hoping to force cam into poor screen decisions. But..Rivera and Chud might think, instead of run of the mill screens what about fake rb screens to the opposite side to a wr screen. Oh the mind games the coaches probably play...

[Kuech Da Sneak]

Let them do it. Green Bay is in the bottom 5 in the league the past 3 years when it comes to giving up plays of 15 yards or longer.

Cam was 9/13 for throws over 15 yards last week, amassing about 280 yards & 2TDs when that happened.

Expect for him to hit at least a few big plays if they blitz hard.

[HoFBound90]

I expect a big game from our great pass catching duo of TE's and the blitz pickup in pass blocking is the key to the game imo.

[Tarheels23]

I was surprised we didn't use screens more last week. The coaches may be more comfortable going downfield against 1-on-1 coverage than throwing short where it is often more crowded.

A lot of pick 6's come off short throws.

Cam needs to learn how to sell the screen a little bit better.

[PantherPhann89]

I think that we will need to establish the run game early and often to take the load off Cam. To tell Capers to back off, we just need to hit a few effective screens or quick routes, like the one we mis-fired on to Smith against the Cards.

[Pantherman]

Let GB blitz and bring pressure on Cam. Cam will just do the samething he did to the Cards Secondary last week, burn them. Once GB gets burned enough by Carolina then Capers will back off and play more of a 4 man rush game. Then hopefully that will open the run game for us.

[jarhead]

I was surprised we didn't use screens more last week. The coaches may be more comfortable going downfield against 1-on-1 coverage than throwing short where it is often more crowded.

A lot of pick 6's come off short throws.

I agree...I can remember one poorly executed one.That was surprising to me as well

[jarhead]

Let GB blitz and bring pressure on Cam. Cam will just do the samething he did to the Cards Secondary last week, burn them. Once GB gets burned enough by Carolina then Capers will back off and play more of a 4 man rush game. Then hopefully that will open the run game for us.

They may not have to with Bell at rt.I cannot understand why they could not find someone with a resume better than an undrafted guy that has been cut by a couple of teams against Clay Matthews.:banghead: