Bears in the NFL: Preseason Style [Week 2]

Another week of Preseason Football, and another round of solid performances by some former Cal players in the NFL preseason games. Let’s a take a quick look to see how some them did.

Desean Jackson – Jackson again led the Eagles in catches and receiving yards with another impressive game. A few drops in the rainy weather didn’t stop “Fraction Jackson” (as they like to call him on the NFL Network) from catching 7 balls for 71 yards. He still looks like he’s getting suplexed on every tackle though.

Craig Stevens – Stevens had another quiet preseason game, mainly blocking with the second and third units, though he did contribute one catch for 8 yards.

Lavelle Hawkins – “The Hawk” finally had the chance to show off what he could do after being relegated to mainly blocking duties last week. Hawkins led the team in receiving yards with 70 yards on two catches, including a long a 51 yarder TD catch in which Hawkins eluded two defenders before diving into the end zone. And yes, he did “The Hawk” Dance. Hawkins also had 2 kickoff returns, each for 24 yards.

Marshawn Lynch – Another quiet week for Beastmode, as he again limited carries. No reason to force anything with him, as everyone in Buffalo saw what Lynch could last year. Lynch rushed 5 times for 25 yards and had one reception for 8 yards. On a side note, Trent Edwards is showing he’s not too shabby when he has an offensive line to play behind. He’s still a dousche though.

Adimchinobe Echemandu – Being buried in the 5^th spot in the Raider’s backfield depth chart (behind McFadden, Fargas, Bush, and former Huskies tailback Louis Rankin) didn’t stop Echemandu from making the most of his opportunity in mop up duties. Joe was the leading rusher for the Raiders with 77 yards on only 3 carries, most of the yards coming on a long 71 yarder he broke out for late in the game. Echemandu didn’t have a chance to punch the ball though, as the Raiders inexplicably decided to give it to their full back who subsequently fumbled the ball allowing the Titans to rally back for the game winning field goal.

“We want to win. The Raider fans deserve it. The Raider players deserve it.”

Check in later in the weekend to see how Aaron Rodgers does against the Niners who passed him up in the draft, and to see if Justin Forsett can match his performance from last week.