Bears in the NFL: Preseason Style [Week 3]

[Edit: After Justin Forsett's eye opening performance last week against Chicago last week, Forsett struggled mightily in his Week 3 performance. Forsett rushed 4 times for only 9 yards, and fumbled twice, once on a run and once on his 7 yard reception.]

We begin to wrap up Week 3 of the NFL Preseason Week 3 with a look at some of our Golden Bears in action. Some are trying to make their rosters, while others are looking to take control of their teams at starting positions.

Desean Jackson continues his impressive preseason and is nearly a lock for a starting spot with Kevin Curtis’ recent injury. Jackson AGAIN led the team in both receiving yards and catches. Action Jackson reminded Cal faithful and introduced Philadelphia fans to perhaps his most dynamic talent in special teams, returning a punt for 76 yards and his first preseason NFL score. Again, only the preseason, but you have to think that Jackson is going to contribute a lot more, and a lot sooner than many might have expected.

JJ Arrington had only 2 carries in his campaign to fight for the 2^nd running back spot behind Edgerrin James in Arizona, but it was all he needed to make his case. Arrington had had 71 yards on the day, with most yards coming from a 64 yard TD run midway through the 3^rd quarter. I was a bit afraid that Arrington would get caught from behind like he had a tendency to do with some of his long runs at Cal, but JJ was able to dive into the endzone just in time.

Marshawn Lynch had another quiet game in limited action rushing the ball 4 times for 2 yards. Don’t you worry folks, Lynch will be in full beastmode when the regular season starts.

Aaron Rodgers bounced back from a rough outing at San Francisco with a nearly flawless game against Denver. Rodgers led scoring drives on 4 of his 5 possessions with Green Bay’s offense and finished the game 18-22 on 192 yards passing includinh a 10 yard TD strike to Donald Driver on the opening drive of the game. Rodgers also rushed 3 times for 5 yards and a touchdown. This appears to be somewhat indicative of what the upcoming season might be like for Rodgers, who is sure to go through his share of ups and downs as his first season as Green Bay’s starter.

Craig Stevens had one catch for 11 yards in Tennessee’s loss to Atlanta on Friday night.

On the defensive side of the ball, Desmond Bishop contributed 3 solo tackles for Green Bay. Matt Giordano had 2 tackles, and teammate Dante Hughes also had 2 solo and 1 assisted.