The field isn't exactly artificial turf. It's some kind of hybrid, isn't it? That field was slippery all day which may have had an effect. 46 is better for the Packers than a chip shot 25 yarder.
If we missed the 2 point conversion, we would be all over MLF. I admit at the time, I was saying Nooooooo....
Sorry, my mistake. They were at Lambeau which is mostly natural turf with some strange weave of fake grass. My bad. I still think it was mostly luck that the Saints missed a 46 yarder.
They managed to put up 18 points in about 5 minutes. They were playing hurry up and it was wearing on the Saints D with 71 plays from scrimmage. We moved the ball with penalties, great catches, and Love's feet. And we had a kicker who actually could hit one from 60 if he had a chance. To top that off the Saints had no Kamara or Carr. The Packers are a new, very young team. They were riding a wave without thoughts of past Packer teams. They believed they had a chance to win. And they did.
Maybe. But no one really believed they would score another one anyway. MLF felt that by getting the 2 it would spark his young team even more knowing that another 7 meant a win not just a tie. And why put a young mistake prone team in OT if you can avoid it.
There had been rain the previous couple days which should have dried out. Lambeau has a ghost all to its own. It can help you or deceive you. We have seen kickers miss the most makeable place kicks going back to Paul Hornung. We also saw the Giants make a 47 yarder to beat us at 0 degrees in 2007.
Ouch, I remember that one.
I wish people would hear what happens inside 1265
Do tell
His zone calls on D on short ydage situations is baffling and wrong
Okay… if you know why or how it’s not that simple, why not share?
211 yards on the ground. Montgomery or no Montgomery. We invest all that in our defense and we got gashed on the ground like Capers was still here. Of course you wish our offense could reduce the 3 and outs.
Agree! What I also can't stand are his schemes where he has two down lineman spread like 3-4 yards apart in the middle of the line and two edge rushers spread even further out. Then he has a slew of DBs 10-20 yards down field who play zone. It's so easy for the offensive line to divide and conquer in the middle of the line, Once the RB is sprung he has like 10 yards of running room before anyone can come up to tackle him. So quick trap running plays/draws/QB draws up the middle or screens iup the middle and in the flats will likely make 8-10 yards at a clip easily. He appears so concerned about not giving up 60-yard passes that he allows his defense to stay on the field for 10 minute drives. That said, if they are lucky enough to produce a third-and-long, you can bet he will go into a prevent defense and give it up anyway. I am absolutely mystified why this guy has a DC job with such a poor track record, and such a glaringly dumb approach to defense. I don't get it.
Should’ve been, but IMO Gute and MLF wanted to try and prove a point that you can basically remove only Rodgers from the equation and the Packers can still be good.
So far we're on pace to match last year.
Stay tuned.
Likewise.
