5:37pst - Wow, another former "Idol"?? Aren't we done with that yet?
5:41pst - First kickoff of the season wasn't a touchback. Keep an eye on that
5:42pst - Did anyone hear something like a muffled sneeze that past two plays? What the hell is that?...
5:44pst - Wow, nice (ballsy) blitz from Gregg Williams there. Also, James Starks missing a potential sack-saving block - he'll need to fix that if he's going to get more catches than Ryan Grant this year.
5:46pst - Huge pass to Nelson, Grant makes a great pass block. Important side note: If Green Bay goes with a lot of this no-huddle, we could see the Packers just turn into the Saints of the past few years - No main target, just a bunch of good players with a great "point guard", who just wind up cutting into each other's touches.
5:50pst - I have Brees in the two leagues I care the most about. I could care less about the Saints (the Pack are actually my other team) but I am legitimately nervous right now...
5:55pst - The Pack go with a 5-receiver empty backfield set and James Jones is absent (Quarless is in but I can't imagine he has fantasy relevance as long as Finley's healthy). Now Nelson catches the TD and I would think Nelson has entered 2008 Steve Breaston or 2010 (healthy) Austin Collie territory. He can be a viable flex start nearly every week, I think.
6:08pst - Meachem beats the best corner on the field (Williams is actually even better than Woodson in 1-on-1) and scores on a big play. Is it that far-fetched to think Meachem is the #1 guy in New Orleans this year?
6:17pst - I hate hyperbole, especially when it's my fault. But Rodgers definitely looks a bit like 2007 Tom Brady right now...
6:48pst - Okay, so I should have added Chipotle to my list of favorite things. Break over.
6:49pst - Grant is narrowly outplaying Starks - I think this combo is really only useful if one of them gets banged up or one really shows the "hot hand" for a couple weeks at a time.
6:56pst - And Starks scores. Okay, fine then.
7:07pst - Wow what a first half. Two of the the three best QB's in the game playing in the same game, opening the season. Thanks, NFL. (I feel dirty saying that)
7:31pst - File under "Moral Victory": Brees is at least trying really hard to get it to Graham. Keep watching.
7:37pst - Randall Cobb kickoff return - early Play of the Year candidate
7:42pst - Cue the circus music, this game is a show. On the subject of circus, I've heard the Saints offense referred to as a "Cirque du Soleil" offense. Whoever came up with that is a genius; love it.
7:56pst - Tie for most exciting play in football: 4th & 1 and an onside kicks. Saints try to go to Graham again and it doesn't work. Again. Turnover on downs.
8:02pst - The concern about Finley eating into Jennings's number seems unfounded to this point. I know, you can tell that by watching - just wanted to make sure to mention it.
8:03pst - Bud Light commercials are literally never funny twice. Never. Normally not funny the first time, either.
8:18pst - The sacks in which Brees and the Saints offense look lost will be fixed sooner rather than later, you have to assume. This is much more the Packers' defensive superiority, not Saints' problems.
8:20pst - Has anyone noticed how often Finley is split out wide? From the naked eye, it seems like almost half his snaps, though he hasn't gotten many looks tonight. It definitely looks like a run set, but it could definitely turn into a favorite Packers formation in the red zone.
8:32pst - Man these QB's are good - I would be pretty surprised if they weren't 1-2 in fantasy points for the year
8:38pst - See? You figured the Saints wouldn't recover that onside kick, but it was damn fun
8:45pst - Punt for GB, setting up the feast/famine of a last-minute drive for your fantasy QB from deep in his own territory. Brees couldn easily rack up some garbage yards, but he could also get a pick forcing the ball or on a last-second Hail Mary. Let's see what happens.
8:49pst - Like the NFL was scripting the whole damn thing. Incredible.
I'm beat. If that's not the game of the year at the end of the season, we have one hell of a season in front of us.
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