They made a good point on the radio postgame show…why do you play your best if not to get that bye going into the first round of the playoffs? The goal is to win, plain and simple. We are a victim of our own success.
Many people will spin it a certain way and say that Rodgers and company, all those that rested, were too rusty going into this one and in my opinion, they would be right. But if that’s true, then it’s damned if you do and damned if you don’t.
You try to be hot at the end, but whoever has the wildcard and has a victory going into the divisional round is going to have that hot streak going for them. I guess the solution going forward is to hang onto Flynn, who is a great backup as we saw in the finale against the Lions, and you go all out in that game and try to build on the momentum when you’ve got with Rodgers as the starter.
Trying to understand this loss. If the guys were playing their finest today, I just didn’t see it. I felt that we were *very* flat in this one, just no heart and it seems like the fans who attended this game deserve a refund. The Packers have one of the most dedicated fanbase in the world of sports, and I feel we were cheated by the lack of effort tonight.
They are who we thought they were…I’m sorry to say that any team could have beat this squad today. Just not enough effort; too many drops, too much rust on Rodgers, poor coaching decisions and terrible clock management. They had more than enough time to prepare, and perhaps that was the problem. Maybe we need that underdog mentality to propel us forward.
Man this sucks. Guess we have to draft heavily on the defensive side moving forward. What do you all think?