The red zone numbers are a little reassuring. Bend don't break. And the D hasn't given up a lot of points. You could take 14 away from the Pats if Lazard doesn't fall down and the refs do their jobs. But that's just wishing. It was an ugly game, but good teams find a way to win those.
Walker was 2nd lowest rated on Pro Football Focus at 38.5 due to poor play against the run. He's an exceptional sideline to sideline defender, but is not good at the point of attack. He doesn't get off blocks well. Campbell was 3rd lowest rated. He wasn't very effective either.
I agree with most of it. Except, just because their was a bad call you can't throw out the rest of the drive.
Yeah I guess that's the trade off. Guys with the speed and agility to go sideline to sideline, drop in coverage, and occasionally rush the QB usually don't play well sitting between the hash marks. I don't like Blake Martinez, but he could stop the big run. Maybe there's someone like him out there on a PS.
Clark definitely a dud. He failed against the run and made a bone head play that cost us points.
It's not often we say that about Clark, but the Pats O line got in his head.
I think our Run D can be very good. The scheming has to be better week to week. First, you key on Dalvin Cooke and Jefferson kills you. Then you try and stop Fields but Montgomery gets you. You have a strong game against Tampa then when you know you have a 3rd string QB you should be able to stuff the box and stop the run. Barry has to dial down these opponents.
Good assessment. Philly has a lot of speed in all areas. The Chiefs are devastating if they do not schedule their own byes. And the Bills have truly matured.
Yeah some might argue that the NFC nest is Philly/LA. I don't buy that. If the Packers hadn't blown the game against the niners, they would have beaten the Rams and then the Bengals in the SB. They play this year. Packers will win.
I agree. I think Barry thought that 3rd stringer at QB, would be a pretty easy win. I will be happy if they ever learn to go for the throat.
Lazard fell down about the same time as the pick. The INT was happening whether Lazard fell down or not. The defender read it and made a good play.
yeah, i heard him say he threw it so badly the defender almost overran it.
But according to some, he never holds himself accountable for his play.
Good summary. Lowry needs to be replaced with Slaton. Slaton is bigger and opponents are running between the tackles. Also, drop a safety. Two high unnecessary when opponent is running so much.
It always frustrates me when the Packers know what's coming and can't do anything to stop it. Were their o-lineman just that much better? I'm not an expert in football when it comes to x's and o's. Do something though. Challenge them to pass with the 3rd string guy. Don't just sit back and let them run over and over.
Yeah I mean I think if Bellichik were coaching the Packers Sunday, he would have loaded the box, basically saying, let the third string rookie QB beat us.
I don't think MLF has much to do with the defensive calls and lets Barry do his thing. I did hear in an interview that he wants to talk over what happened, which he would do regardless, and see if changes can be made. He also said they need some toughness. Point is, he is much more involved in offense than defense.
