GREEN BAY, Wis. -- The Joe Callahan story warmed hearts, and Eddie Lacy's brief but productive appearance excited the masses. They formed a nice prologue to the story of the Green Bay Packers' preseason.
Maybe next week we'll get an idea if the offense has taken any meaningful steps after the shambles of last season.
Without Aaron Rodgers, Randall Cobb, Jordy Nelson, Corey Linsley -- and, yes, even Jeff Janis -- in Friday's preseason-opening win over the Cleveland Browns, there was little evidence to support the claim that this offense will return to its usual place among the NFL's most productive after it slipped all the way to 23rd last season.