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While they received relatively good news on the injury front Friday, the Green Bay Packers still must fix all that went wrong during a season-opening loss to the Nike NFL jerseys online defending Super Bowl champion Seattle Seahawks. Packers coach Mike McCarthy confirmed Friday that starting right tackle Bryan Bulaga escaped major damage to his surgically repaired left knee. He said running back Eddie Lacy, who suffered a concussion late in the


Packers' 36-16 loss on Thursday, had already passed one of the initial post-concussion tests.

Still, from shoddy tackling to poor communication from the sideline to an uneven performance from what was Wholesale mlb Jerseys supposed to be one of the NFL's top offenses, McCarthy acknowledged that there is much to be done before the team's next game on Sept. 14 against the New york Jets at Lambeau Field. ''Everybody puts so much into the opener. We understand that, '' McCarthy said, one day after the defense gave up 398 yards, including 207 yards rushing, to the Seahawks. ''We'll take a hard look at everything, we'll correct it, but (then) we will move onto the Jets. This is not a one-game season.

''We're not going to sit here and dwell on it. Trust me, I get the disappointment. I felt very good going into the game. But I had to go back and check my preparation, nfl jerseys cheap because I think anytime as a coach when you feel your team's prepared and they don't perform, I think the first guy you have to look at is Cheap NFL jerseys wholesale nhl jersey cheap yourself and look in the mirror. That's what we spent a lot of time doing today. ''We're not making crazy changes. We don't feel that's the right answer. We have a program, we have a process and I promise you our team will be better this coming week against the Jets. ''.

Ryan Tannehill was barely a teenager when Tom Brady won his first Super Bowl. The 25-year-old Miami Dolphins' quarterback had all the predictable idols growing up, names like Dan Marino, Troy Aikman, Steve Young, Drew Brees and Peyton Manning on the list. And of course, Brady was one he wanted to emulate as well. ''I hate admitting that now, '' Tannehill said, ''just because I am playing against him. ''Their paths collide again Sunday, when Brady and the New England Patriots visit Tannehill and the Dolphins in the regular-season-opener for both teams. It'll be Brady's 220th NFL game; it'll be Tannehill's 33rd.

It's never mano-a-mano, of course, since Tannehill and Brady will never be on the field simultaneously unless something goes horribly wrong with the respective game plans. But it's not a stretch to say that being the other quarterback in a game featuring Brady isn't easy for anyone, whether it's a seasoned veteran or someone entering just his fourth season of being a full-time starter at the college and pro levels. ''I still feel like I'm a young player trying to earn it, '' Brady said. ''I think that's most important. No one really cares what you've done in the past. Certainly my teammates expect me to go out there and be the best I can be. That's what I'm going to try to be for this team and that's what I owe to them. ''

The last time Tannehill was matched up against Brady, the maturation of the Dolphins' QB was obvious. Brady did what Brady does, guiding the new England Patriots on a 73-yard touchdown drive to take the lead late in the fourth quarter. But instead of shrinking in that moment, Tannehill answered with a 60-yard drive of his own and threw a winning touchdown pass with 1: 15 left to give Miami a 24-20 victory. It may have been overall the best game of Tannehill's career: 25 of 37 passing for 312 yards, three touchdowns, no interceptions, all capped by a two-minute drive worth savoring.