Plenty of unanswered questions
Jackson gets plenty of action in victory over Steelers
By BOB McGINN
bmcginn@journalsentinel.com
Posted: Aug. 11, 2007
Pittsburgh - The post-Ahman Green era got off to an entirely inconclusive start Saturday night.
To no one's surprise, rookie running back Brandon Jackson didn't make a great deal of headway against one of the National Football League's stoutest defensive fronts in the Green Bay Packers' 13-9 exhibition victory over the Pittsburgh Steelers before a crowd of 57,153 at 65,050-seat Heinz Field.
Green Bay is 1-0. Pittsburgh fell to 1-1.
Jackson, the second-round draft choice from Nebraska, started and was the only running back used on first and second passing downs in the first three quarters. He finished with 57 yards in 16 carries, an average of 3.6 per carry.
"He was good in spurts," the personnel man said. "You can see he's got to work on pass protection, like all young running backs. He's not real patient right now. He wants to stay outside."
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Pre-Season Game #1 (8/11) - Packers (0-0) @ Steelers (1-0)
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