Good post. Check in with Ken Ingles before, he has the Packers starting next season as of now - without any signings - about 30 million over the cap
I'm not upset that Gluten didn't trade for a WR or OL or both before the deadline. One big problem - he was dealing from a position of weakness. Every other GM knew of the Packers' woes at WR and OL. So Gluten would have had to overpay, in the form of draft picks, and that's just not a good idea.
True. But historically we did not need many impossible catches with a defender all over the play. For years our guys were open a good bit of the time. Even wide open. Not now. Even Richard Rodgers Hail Mary catch was easier than the Doubs grab.
It’s tough. The Eagles may end up having one of the easier Roads to the playoffs. Obviously the fast start etc.. is huge
Nick was terrific. Unfortunate that his career got cut short in 2011. Could have used him in the playoffs that season.
Rodell makes a good point. Alexander wasn't on Diggs much, and hasn't followed the opponent's #1 WR very often. I don't get it. Barry likes zone but zone makes no sense with an athletic secondary. I'm surprised he's still around.
Correct. I could see Capers playing zone because he lacked the talent and speed. But we have the players who are made to challenge.
Also if you have above pass rush pressure, you play more man and vice versa
Right. Capers put all his faith in Clay Matthews who was either double teamed or sent in on a 3 man rush. The rest of the front did next to nothing to get pressure.Also if you have above pass rush pressure, you play more man and vice versa
Of course you need a pair of good Safeties (pair of Kings; pair of 10’s etc.) to back up man coverage.
We have a 10 and a 5 for Safeties
Exactly. It doesn't make sense. and it's hurting the D.
Too bad about Savage.We had hopes for him. Was Barry just so afraid of Diggs and the long stuff?
Watson, right Killer? Yeah he had a breakout game. He made small mistakes that will be fixed I hope. I don't want him to just be MVS 2.0, but he showed some route running skills to go w his speed. Good to see, finally! And kinda sweet to win against MM.
Thanks for the detail. Hey Rudy Ford has the hot hand. Start him and sit Savage. Just play Ford as long as he stays hot, and he's certainly better than Savage.
They should not. It is mid November in Green Bay. The weather was cold. The field slippery. Crosby missed from 54. In OT if he misses the FG we have even better position and it is sudden death. If they want to hammer MM do it for not gashing us with a run play on 3rd down and maybe 4th.
On second thought, I think you're right. They have a good kicker, but that would have been a 50 plus yard FG, right? And yeah, the run game is more likely to succeed on a cold day in November at Lambeau. The D did a good job stopping them.
Putting the shoe on the other foot MLF would have probably done the same thing. My thought is if it is 3rd and a long 3 the Boys should have run the ball knowing that they are in 4 down territory. That leaves them 4th down and short if the run does fall short. And then they have even more options.
Sounds familiar, doesn't it? The Packers have been in that situation, usually at the goal line, where MLF will call two pass plays (4 down territory). Passing down there is dicey anyway because there is just not a lot of room to work with. And when you have guys like Jones and Dillon, well enough said.
