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Takeaways from Thursday Night's Packers-Seahawks Game

Percy "PPRvin" looked exceptionally spry, though I was admittedly nervous when he took some hard hits. Harvin had 100 total yards and had a 22-yard run called back on what replay showed to be a ticky-tack holding call. Last year he was going off the board late-second/early third (essentially where Randall Cobb is going this year) and for whatever reason (even though like Harvin, Cobb was also hurt), Harvin dropped to the end of the fourth/early fifth this year. So long as Harvin stays healthy, he'll catch 85 passes and looks like he might set a career-high in rushing yards with a couple rushing TDs, to boot. While big receivers are dominating the league in recent years, Harvin is the rare small receiver who is so explosive and quick that he could crack the top 10 even without Antonio-Brown-esque volume.

Eddie Lacy suffered a concussion, at least his second since he turned pro. Moreover, even before that he looked a little sluggish against the speedy Seattle defense. As long as the concussion resolves in a week or so, he should still be a top back, simply due to the offense, the volume and his role as both a rusher and out-of-the-backfield receiver but should he suffer another concussion, all bets are off. Lacy is a bruising runner with good feet, but he absorbs a lot of contact, so he seems like a high risk to have another one. In NFFC tomorrow, I certainly won't take him at No. 7 (my slot) and would consider passing on him (but might not) at 2.8. James Starks moves from the late into the late-middle rounds.

Jordy Nelson had a poor game in real life but still had 14 targets, nine catches and 83 yards. This bodes very well for him against non-Seattle-in-Seattle opponents, as that is matchup No. 62 out of 62 (if you were to rank by desirability of home and road match-ups against the Packers' 31 potential opponents.)

Randall Cobb scored a touchdown and caught six of his nine targets, but the play on which he scored seemed like a Rodgers improvisation, and Cobb didn't see any carries. I wouldn't downgrade him from the showing, but I wouldn't upgrade him, either despite the decent production.

Marshawn Lynch not only went 20-110-2 and another catch for 14, but he looked smooth - almost effortless - doing it. Playing the Packers at home isn't an especially tough matchup, but it's encouraging how little the heavy wear-and-tear of the past three seasons seems to have affected him - at least for now. Encouraging, I should say for those who drafted him - I was not one of them due to age and workload concerns.

The Seattle defense looked every bit as good as last year's, and while they didn't rack up a lot of points against the Packers, they will against lesser quarterbacks if they play that way.

Jarrett Boykin was invisible, but he essentially took one for the team, running routes on Richard Sherman's side and not seeing targets. I wouldn't read much into that.

Richard Rodgers suffered a neck injury early in the game, and while he returned, all four of the tight-end targets went to Andrew Quarless. I wouldn't dismiss Rodgers' chances of having value at some point just yet, but there are plenty of speculative waiver-wire players who fit that description, so drop him if there's anything you need in the short term.

Russell Wilson has a very high floor, though you wonder about his ceiling if Seattle's defense is really that good.

Aaron Rodgers is a good buy-low for those drafting this weekend. You can always take Geno Smith (home vs. the Raiders) late, use him in Week 1 and get 15 weeks of Rodgers after that. Moreover, Rodgers might be more valuable now because you miss out on his toughest matchup and likely worst performance of the year. Think of it like drafting Clayton Kershaw if he got shelled in Coors Field one year in the March opener. (That analogy breaks down because Kershaw doesn't get shelled even in Coors, but you get the point.)