A roundup of what's happening on the Green Bay Packers beat.
GREEN BAY, Wis. – Packers coach Mike McCarthy said the tackling problem from Week 1 would be fixed and sure enough, it was practically a non-issue in Sunday's win over the New York Jets.
After missing 18 tackles in the season-opening loss at the Seattle Seahawks, the Packers missed just three in Week 2, according to ProFootballFocus.com. What looked like the worst tackling team in the league one week was one of the best the next.
With the numbers from Week 2 now in, we can put into perspective just how much the Packers improved. After being the worst tackling team in the league in the first week, only three teams were more sure-handed tacklers this past week. Only the San Francisco 49ers (one missed tackle), New England Patriots (two) and New York Giants (two) missed fewer tackles than the Packers.
The Packers' three missed tackles were charged to safety Morgan Burnett, defensive end Datone Jones and linebacker Jamari Lattimore.
In case you missed it on ESPN.com:
Packers linebacker Clay Matthews has been playing away from the line of scrimmage and dropping into coverage more so far this season. But is that the best use of his talents? That's up for some debate.
The Packers held steady in the ESPN Power Rankings, and you can see how I voted.
On his ESPNMilwaukee radio show, quarterback Aaron Rodgers said he wants to keep finding ways to get NFL receiving leader Jordy Nelson the ball.
The Packers worked out two players on Tuesday: cornerback Tay Glover-Wright of Utah State (who was in training camp with the Atlanta Falcons) and defensive tackle Gregory Hickman of Florida International (who spent time with the Detroit Lions in the offseason).
Best of the rest:
At ESPNWisconsin.com, you can listen to Rodgers' radio show in its entirety.
In the Green Bay Press-Gazette, Ryan Wood wrote about rookie receiver Davante Adams' first major impact on a game.
In the Appleton Post-Crescent, you can see pictures from the set of Rodgers' commercial shoot for Ford on Tuesday. Rodgers' girlfriend, actress Olivia Munn, also was on site.
In the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Tyler Dunne wrote that the big plays that made the Packers' defense so good in 2010 must return.
