Mid-Season Grades For The Green Bay Packers' Offense

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The Packers' 2009 regular season has officially reached its halfway point and it is time to hand out grades for the 53 players currently on the active roster.

Quarterbacks

Aaron Rodgers: Rodgers has been under some scrutiny for his inability to get rid of the ball and throw to check downs, resulting in some sacks, but he is a huge reason the Packers have four wins to their name.  GRADE: A-

Matt Flynn: He has seen little time but rumors flew around that while Rodgers was held out of practice, Flynn played exceptionally well with the first team.  It's too early to tell, but Flynn could still be something more than a back-up quarterback in the NFL.  GRADE: INC

Running Backs

Ryan Grant: While he has done the majority of his damage on poor teams, he is still a serviceable running back that has a few more years of mileage in him.  GRADE: B-

Brandon Jackson: Some people forget that Jackson was a second-round draft pick.  Regardless of where he was drafted, all he has done this year is pick up the blitz decently for a team that leads the league in sacks allowed.  GRADE: D

Ahman Green: Saving Jackson's behind somewhat this year has been Ahman Green, a breath of fresh air when Grant comes out of the game.  He also passed Jim Taylor as the Packers' leading rusher this season.  GRADE: C+

Wide Receivers

Greg Jennings: It's a fact that teams have doubled Jennings on most plays and Donald Driver's successes can be attributed to that somewhat, but Jennings really needs to improve on getting open.  GRADE: B

Donald Driver: By far the Packers' MVP on offense halfway through the season, Driver has come up in big situations and showed no signs of slowing down at age 34.  GRADE: A

James Jones: Jones has filled in nicely for the injured Jordy Nelson and caught a long touchdown pass last week in Tampa Bay.  He seems to be progressing back towards his rookie season.  GRADE: B-

Jordy Nelson: Nelson was expected to be the third wideout in the Packers' deadly passing attack, but a knee injury has limited him.  GRADE: C

Jake Allen: Allen was put on the roster when Brett Swain went down for the year.  He does not have a catch in the two weeks he has been on the roster.  GRADE: INC

Biren Ealy: Ealy was signed to the roster due to Nelson's injury and the questionable status of Allen and Driver last week.  GRADE: INC

Fullbacks

John Kuhn: One of the pleasant surprises for the Packers this season, Kuhn has established himself as the "skill position" fullback with three touchdowns.  GRADE: B+

Korey Hall: Hall has not been used as much as he was last year but has still blocked well and played decently on special teams.  GRADE: C

Quinn Johnson: The bruiser of the three fullbacks plays the least, but when he is in, he crushes linebackers.  Also had a nice catch against Minnesota.  GRADE: INC

Offensive Line

Chad Clifton: Clifton has not been able to stay healthy.  And when he is in, the results have not been good at all.  This could be Clifton's last year in Green Bay.  GRADE: D

Daryn Colledge: The experiment of Colledge at left tackle is officially over, but improvements can be made at left guard as he has struggled over the last few weeks.  GRADE:C-

Scott Wells: Wells was not expected to see much playing time this season (rightfully so), but he has stunk up the place since taking over for Jason Spitz at center.  GRADE: D

Josh Sitton: Finally!  The bright spot in the offensive line has been Sitton, who has pass-protected very well for the Packers and is arguably their best run-blocker.  GRADE: B

Allen Barbre: For as bad as he was against Chicago and Cincinnati, he had a few weeks where he played very well.  Unfortunately, he has been back to his old ways lately.  GRADE: C-

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