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3 passes knocked down at the LOS; 4 sacks; 8 hits on Rogers. Still, we win if we don't give the ball away 4 times. Funny how it's all on Rogers for not winning tight games.
3 passes knocked down at the LOS; 4 sacks; 8 hits on Rogers. Still, we win if we don't give the ball away 4 times. Funny how it's all on Rogers for not winning tight games.
The game was there to be had alas mental mistakes and lapses in judgment by MM and Aaron Rodgers felled what could have been a signature victory early in the season.
Lots of individually good performances today in a heart wrenching loss.
Studs
Franklin- Starks was good but Franklin was scintilating. He looked like Barry Sanders lite out there.
Nelson - Hands are like glue
Brad Jones
Clay Matthews
Mike Daniels
NEAR STUDS
Sam Shields - one big TD he gave up otherwise stellar play
Offensive Line [ run blocking ] They were doing great until MM called that stupid 4th down play and once again showed their fatal flaw
Mason Crosby - Could have been a stud Mason had MM let you kick an almost 50 yard field ago and make it
DUDS
Rodgers
Mike McCarthy
Tramon Williams
Jeremy Ross
EDS
Team Physician, Strength Coordinator, Training Staff, etc. --- BOOOOOOOOO!!
No moral victories here. A loss is a loss. A difficult schedule awaits. A sad stat from the day is the Packers offense had the ball inside the Bengals 35 seven times but only netted 9 points out of these drives. FAIL!
For those slamming the defense today you should know that the defense WAS NOT the problem today.
3 passes knocked down at the LOS; 4 sacks; 8 hits on Rogers. Still, we win if we don't give the ball away 4 times. Funny how it's all on Rogers for not winning tight games.
Rodgers was pressured on 28% of his dropbacks which sounds high but was actually the fifth lowest percent out of the 18 quareterbacks PFF has evaluated from week 3. This while facing what is the best defensive line in the NFL. For reference, Kaepernick was pressured on 28.6% of his dropbacks and his offensive line is much better.
I was referring to the inability for Rogers to win close games that PFF and others are now bringing up. Seems to me that in many of those losses Rogers had led drives to take the lead, only to have the defense lose it. Rogers had an uncharacteristically bad game yesterday, I'll agree. Much of it due to the poor protection.If he's going to get most of the credit for the wins, he's going to share much of the responsibility for the losses. Rodgers was pressured on 28% of his dropbacks which sounds high but was actually the fifth lowest percent out of the 18 quareterbacks PFF has evaluated from week 3. This while facing what is the best defensive line in the NFL. For reference, Kaepernick was pressured on 28.6% of his dropbacks and his offensive line is much better. So, not real sure that pressure is what caused Rodgers' poor game. If you remove dropped passes, batted balls and passes just thrown away, Rodgers was only the 11th most accurate QB out of the 18 evaluated from week 3. As great as he is, he does deserve some of the blame for this loss.
Also, we should add Matthews' hamstrings to the duds list.
We won the last Championship primarily because Rogers played unbelievably through the playoffs. I guess the bottom line with this team will be the need for him to do the same week after week.
3 passes knocked down at the LOS; 4 sacks; 8 hits on Rogers. Still, we win if we don't give the ball away 4 times. Funny how it's all on Rogers for not winning tight games.
I was referring to the inability for Rogers to win close games that PFF and others are now bringing up. Seems to me that in many of those losses Rogers had led drives to take the lead, only to have the defense lose it. Rogers had an uncharacteristically bad game yesterday, I'll agree. Much of it due to the poor protection.
On that dumb interception I did a double take to see if his number was 4.And all of the players you mentioned combined dont make as much as Rodgers... There is a reason he gets paid as much as he does. He missed open passes throughout the game, had one of the dumbest interceptions I have ever seen him throw, and is starting to act like a baby whenever anyone besides himself makes a mistake. Man up already Rodgers. His 35 mil + this year needs to preform better. Period.
On that dumb interception I did a double take to see if his number was 4.
That wasn't all on him, Cobb needs to tackle Newman before he even gets a chance to get the ball.
I use to be down on him about his play but he Man Studded Up so far I wish the D'line would drink some beast juiceHawk used to struggle slipping through blockers and making plays on the ball carrier but since the start of 2012 he's been very good in that area. I like him and I think he does a good job leading the Defense out there. He's steady he's professional and he always keeps his cool no matter what. I think we win that game yesterday by two scores if Matthews doesn't get hurt.
Not sure if that was sarcasm or not....
But its not the wide receivers fault, top notch NFL quarterbacks shouldn't be throwing into coverage with a lead... End of story.
Sunshine: "The protection yesterday was actually pretty good."
The protection Sunday was as good as it usually is, about par with a line that ranks 23rd in pass protection(according to PFF). If Rogers cant' make plays with his feet, his ranking would be down with them. Rogers had a bad game Sunday, which contributed to the loss. It appears we have a team where the QB has to play perfect football in order for us to win. Not good.
Sunshine: "The protection yesterday was actually pretty good."
The protection Sunday was as good as it usually is, about par with a line that ranks 23rd in pass protection(according to PFF). If Rogers cant' make plays with his feet, his ranking would be down with them. Rogers had a bad game Sunday, which contributed to the loss. It appears we have a team where the QB has to play perfect football in order for us to win. Not good.