Forget Favre
Cheesehead
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Yup.Eli is about the same level as Tavaris Jackson plain and simple
Eli will never be thought of as elite or among the greats.
Yup.Eli is about the same level as Tavaris Jackson plain and simple
I was going to create an attack post but then decided to take the higher road and not sink down to the same level where scum lives.Let's just keep it civil... Leave acting like a jacka** to the troll, while the rest of us have legitimate conversations.
ata boy!I was going to create an attack post but then decided to take the higher road and not sink down to the same level where scum lives.
Thanx for the encouragement!ata boy!
Sorry for the slip. I did mean Graham Harrell. But when you get down to it Justin probably would not have done any worse handing the ball off. I was so thrilled that he executed 7 straight handoffs against the Texans Sunday. Of course MM was not going to let Graham TJ Rubley throw a pass.I disagree with the OP because what we saw Sunday night after an early miss was Rodgers back to his pinpoint-accuracy best. The Packers will win the vast majority of games that Aaron Rodgers shows up for. And the Packers defense played as though they all read McGinn's critique, took it to heart and played with a lot more energy. The way the Packers stopped the Texans' running game was no fluke. If the passing offense plays like that and the defense plays with that kind of energy, "luck" won't be a factor.
Also, all mental errors are not the same. Yes, there certainly are "unforced" stupid errors in games. But a "stupid" holding penalty usually occurs because the blocker got beat. A "stupid" motion or off-sides penalty many times occur because the player feels the need to get an early jump on the snap because he's getting beat by his opponent.
The only caveat I would apply to the win is how Phillips played defense against the Packers. The book on defending the Packers is to rely on a version of the Tampa 2 D, with 2 deep safeties while playing a variety of coverages underneath. Phillips stuck with his one deep safety D for the majority of the time. He also helped Rodgers by blitzing (according to McGinn) on 50% of dropbacks and on 20% he sent all out blitzes. Don't get me wrong, if Rodgers is "on" and the receivers catch the ball it won't matter. But I'm glad Wade was stubborn. Justin Harrell just can't catch a break! I'm pretty sure he wasn't even in the stadium. (J/K -no spelling smack intended.)
Now before I get to my point I don't want to take too much away from the Packer's much needed win. It was won fair and square and the better team walked off the field with a victory. That being said..
If not for the many Texan's mental errors, I figure this game is MUCH closer. Neutral zone infraction results in a Packer TD. Launching on the FG attempt results in a Packers TD. Personal foul beneath the pile results in a Packers TD. Take 3 potential TD's away from our offense had the Texan's defense been more level headed.
Good teams take advantage of mistakes and I know this, but in retrospect our "Juggernaut" seemed assisted during that game. I'm still not sold their offense after that performance, which is weird for me to say and hard for me to truly appreciated A-Rod's franchise record tying day. Your thoughts?
Lets be honest with ourselves here just a bit.. while the win against the Texans announced to the world of talking heads "that the Packers still have it", we all should know that this Packer team is better than they have played to date this season. Couple that with a Texans team that had a couple key injuries (Cushing and Joseph) that affect their defense greatly, not to mention that the Texans are reliant upon the run almost too heavily.
That helped setup, yes a much needed victory, the Packers regaining their swagger somewhat and almost more importantly, hopefully their confidence.
It was a great win.. but unless this team builds upon it, will it be remembered past this weekend? Hopefully it will be remembered as the turning point of the season, thus remembered well past Sunday.
We were with out Jennings and BJ...........so maybe a wash?
Who doesn't get breaks when they win? The Colts got breaks vs. the Pack too, started with a Rodgers pick.