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I have fought the same feeling because I didn't really want to believe it. But it is becoming more and more clear to me that everything seems to get loaded onto Rodgers shoulders. I hope we as a team, come to our senses and realize that this has to change. It starts with the coaches. Riding on Rodgers coattails is not going to bring back the Lombardi trophy.I've been saying this for the longest. This team is so ultra dependent upon Aaron Rodgers it's just crazy. Cowherd's a troll like many of the others like Bayless, but in this instance, he's pretty spot on. The only true difference maker that it seems we have on defense is Mike Daniels, and he's a recently emerging player. We'll see how he continues to develop.
Offensively, we have a guy wearing 88 in our backfield. We have a competent group of receivers, but I wouldn't call them elite. Jordy no longer has the ability to take the top off of a defense, Cobb is a reliable passing catching slot guy that can make some plays, we'll see how Devante continues to emerge as an outside playmaker.
Just recently the team felt it was necessarily to give Rodgers weapons at tight end since losing Finley.
I said after the NFCCG that outside of Rodgers, you had an elite pass blocking offensive line, and reasonably talented receivers. But when you really start to look at the team beyond that, what is there?
I maintain that if you would have put any other quarterback in football on our team over the past few seasons, our team doesn't have anywhere near the success that it's had with Rodgers behind center. But you take Rodgers and literally put him on any of the other 31 teams, that team is immediately better, regardless of the system.
And that's a huge part of why this team has gotten complacent. Because they know that they can, and Rodgers can and will continue to magically produce 10+ win seasons and win a playoff game or two every year.
But we have Clay Matth-who.....The problem with Daniels is that he plays a position that's a lot easier to nuetrilize than say, a roaming pass rushing OLB.
but how is it different than anybody else? Of course we need Rodgers to play well. Just like Seattle needs Earl Thomas to make their defense go or Chancellor. If they can't win on defense, they don't beat good teams. Or the Broncos, what happens if Miller can't be effective? they can't even make the playoffs. In big games, your big players need to step up. They have to, so our guy is Rodgers, what's the big deal? and what's happened in the past is in the past, the story for this seasons team hasn't been written after 2 weeks.I have fought the same feeling because I didn't really want to believe it. But it is becoming more and more clear to me that everything seems to get loaded onto Rodgers shoulders. I hope we as a team, come to our senses and realize that this has to change. It starts with the coaches. Riding on Rodgers coattails is not going to bring back the Lombardi trophy.
Go Pack!
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he had a pretty decent game on Sunday, if we have that player all year we'll be just fine.But we have Clay Matth-who.....
He made some good plays but still over pursued a lot trying to hit the home run, and consequently took himself out of the play. Definitely played better than I've seen him in a while, but again that still doesn't ease my concerns about our corners.he had a pretty decent game on Sunday, if we have that player all year we'll be just fine.
I've been saying this for the longest. This team is so ultra dependent upon Aaron Rodgers it's just crazy. Cowherd's a troll like many of the others like Bayless, but in this instance, he's pretty spot on. The only true difference maker that it seems we have on defense is Mike Daniels, and he's a recently emerging player. We'll see how he continues to develop.
Offensively, we have a guy wearing 88 in our backfield. We have a competent group of receivers, but I wouldn't call them elite. Jordy no longer has the ability to take the top off of a defense, Cobb is a reliable passing catching slot guy that can make some plays, we'll see how Devante continues to emerge as an outside playmaker.
Just recently the team felt it was necessarily to give Rodgers weapons at tight end since losing Finley.
I said after the NFCCG that outside of Rodgers, you had an elite pass blocking offensive line, and reasonably talented receivers. But when you really start to look at the team beyond that, what is there?
I maintain that if you would have put any other quarterback in football on our team over the past few seasons, our team doesn't have anywhere near the success that it's had with Rodgers behind center. But you take Rodgers and literally put him on any of the other 31 teams, that team is immediately better, regardless of the system.
And that's a huge part of why this team has gotten complacent. Because they know that they can, and Rodgers can and will continue to magically produce 10+ win seasons and win a playoff game or two every year.
Montgomery I think will eventually turn into a really good back for us. I do however think that if it weren't for his ability to make plays in the passing game that he could potentially be a bit of a liability back there. He almost got AR killed on more than one occasion in blitz pickup. That's an issue. He runs hard, but I don't see a whole lot of cutback ability or the ability to make chicken soup out of chicken you know what when needed. Maybe I'm wrong. I just haven't seen enough evidence yet. However, it's true that he doesn't have the benefit of an elite running blocking o-line.Are you trying to argue Monty isn't a good back bc he's a former WR? Cause let me tell ya, dude is a top 10 back in the league. Great vision, runs hard, good size, and great out of the backfield.
Second, yes, we are dependent on our HOF QB. We would be stupid not to be. That means we've developed a system around his talents. So yes, we see a drop off if he's out. That happens to all teams, except the Pats on occasion.
We need another WR soon. Our OL is good. RB's are good. Upgraded the TE position.
This isn't Madden. This is real life. Can we not be realistic at all?
Montgomery I think will eventually turn into a really good back for us. I do however think that if it weren't for his ability to make plays in the passing game that he could potentially be a bit of a liability back there. He almost got AR killed on more than one occasion in blitz pickup. That's an issue. He runs hard, but I don't see a whole lot of cutback ability or the ability to make chicken soup out of chicken you know what when needed. Maybe I'm wrong. I just haven't seen enough evidence yet. However, it's true that he doesn't have the benefit of an elite running blocking o-line.
You said all that you said, and didn't mention a thing about our defense. That's really the elephant in the room.
Look, it's okay that we have built a system around our quarterback. But we don't have a ton of elite players. And when adversity hits, like Rip fumbling the football inside the 10 yard line, or Crosby missing a makeable field goal, or heaven forbid Rodgers commit a turnover, what happens? 31-0 happens. Quickly.
After that NFCCG debacle, we needed to put ourselves in a position to beat that team. And outside of hoping that a potential matchup is played in Lambeau this January, I don't see any evidence that this team is considerably more equip to handle the Falcons than it was 8 months ago. Yes, we dealt with a bunch of injuries on offense and were missing our only true difference maker on defense. But those corners are still atrocious.
Again, I'm hoping it can be rectified between now and January, because I think King has a lot of promise and if he is able to take a lot of leaps throughout the season, I think it will make a huge difference. Especially if our defensive front can create consistent pressure. But Randall and Rollins? Those two are a travesty right now. I still have a glimmer of hope for Rollins, but I think Randall is just about a lost cause.
Time will tell.
The defense, while brutal in coverage at times, held the Falcons to TD, Punt, TD, FG, Punt on the first five possessions before the interception and the short field. There's no case to be made for their performance being good, but they gave the offense some chances.
The Broncos aren't the best example, because they won the Super Bowl season before last. Besides, their defense is good enough that they will dominate an elite offense. We like to think of our offense as elite, but when we play elite defenses, we don't dominate. More often than not, we get shut down. Like against Seattle last week, we only scored 17.The Broncos never had a great offense.