My (optimistic) Conspiracy Theory

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This part is from Packers.com, Vic Ketchman's story.
As it pertains to that pursuit, the Packers will have to look long and analytically at what the Chiefs did to win. The Chiefs married an aggressive, press pass-coverage scheme with an in-your-face pass-rush that forced Packers receivers to cut their routes short, and that disrupted the timing of the Packers’ precision passing attack.

“They challenged us. That’s the way you stop a team that can throw the football. They pressed us from the time we got off the bus,” McCarthy said.

Driver offered a slightly different slant.

“Their press coverage didn’t do anything. They pressured our quarterback. You could tell the receivers had to cut their routes down. We knew they were going to play aggressive,” Driver said.

“We have to make plays down the middle of the field when they have their safeties so wide,” Rodgers said.

The Bears, Lions and every team the Packers will face in the postseason are going to spend a lot of time with the tape of Sunday’s game. They’re going to see the press coverage and the pass-rush and they’re going to decide that’s the way to beat the Packers, and the Packers know they’re going to see the Chiefs’ game plan again, hopefully three more times in the postseason.

That’s the way it is in the copycat NFL.
Alright, here's my theory which paints McCarthy as a GENIUS:

-We all know our path to the Super Bowl goes thru Lambeau in January, which is going to be cold conditions not conducive to our precision passing game. Even the wind today in 50 degree weather seemed to have an effect. So in those conditions, the team with the better running game, and better time of possession, will have some advantage.

Remember the wildcard win at Philly, outdoors? That was James Starks 120 yards leading the way. Rodgers wasn't awesome in that game. Neither was he in week 17 vs Chicago, or in the NFC Title game at Chicago. Cold weather affects everything.

So, with this game tape on film, reading this and what Rodgers, Donald, said.... teams are going to defend us this way too.... safeties wide.... press coverage, etc. But what it does do is allows some room to run, and Grant had about 5-6 yards per carry today, in 12 carries. But being our only available halfback today, with Swaine and Starks out, I think McCarthy didn't want to risk running Ryan too much, but also wants opponents to forget about that for us......

I think, maybe, McCarthy has some tricks up his sleeve and he wants defenses to prepare to defend that way, which will allow him to feature a little more of Starks, Grant, and Saine in January. Hit them with a surprise running game.

If it works, it will also open up the passing game, and keep a little heat off the OL and Rodgers as now, you see every edge rusher just going wide around Newhouse and whoever the RT is. Dangit I wish we hadn't lost Alex Green.

Maybe that's not a "conspiracy" theory.....
 
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Not yet it doesn't. We still have to win another game or SF has to lose another one.
Too be honest, the chances of the Packers not getting the first seed is as small as a grain of sand. Even if we blow the last 2 games, I think it might be even better playing in a dome against the Saints for us.
 

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Too be honest, the chances of the Packers not getting the first seed is as small as a grain of sand. Even if we blow the last 2 games, I think it might be even better playing in a dome against the Saints for us.

Playing the Saints at their place is NOT a good scenario. We wouldn't have any more trouble playing at Lambeau (a preposterous notion anyway) than the Saints would. All things being equal, I'd much rather have our fans in the stands.
 

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Well McCarthy's genius did not extend to his gameplan, which was terrible. With Rodgers getting that much pressure we should have gone for a lot more short passes, screens and quick slants, that together with runs. Instead Rodgers was dropping back and waiting for routes to develop, getting hit and viola...

I don't understand why given the decimated OL the Packers haven't gone for a shorter passing game instead of continuing to try and force the ball down field. Rodgers is getting hammered back there.
 

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Maybe that's not a "conspiracy" theory.....

It's not that far-fetched. The Packers are working on game plans for the playoffs which they don't want to reveal in the regular season, because they don't need to. But so are other teams. That's why come January a whole new season beggins. The teams who barely make it to the playoffs will be on a roll, extremelly confident for getting past the hurdle. Like the Pack last season. So nothing can be taken for granted, even if we always play at Lambeau Field. Remember the Giants-Packers game in 2008 for the NFC Championship...

The Chiefs were tactically smart, read the Packers game very well and adapted accordingly to prevent us from playing our best. The fact that the Pack were not in full force played a big part in it too, because you can have a great game plan but not be able to implement it if your opponent is more talented, healthy and motivated. The Packers didn't have the last two factors yesterday.

The problem with the OL is that it comes under a lot of pressure every game because all teams go after Aaron Rogers. It's the key part of their defensive strategy and that's wearing out our OL. One more reason why the Packers need an effective running game, and why McCarthy doesn't want to risk bringing back Starks too soon.
 

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Funny thing I might be more optimistic in us winning the super bowl cause we got the bad game out of our system. I think we are going to.have a good showing of our running game and defense cause the D shows up big at home especially against a bad team and the bears are bad right now just what we need a bad team to beat up on
 

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Why are we even talking about playing anywhere but lambeau? we had a bad day. we will never go to the Saints. we own the tie breaker.

Good point. It was Frankie that said that. I forgot the only other place we could possibly play at this point is SF.
 

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Funny thing I might be more optimistic in us winning the super bowl cause we got the bad game out of our system.

Losing yesterday doesn't increase our chances of winning in the playoffs. I think the only one that had a bad game was Finley. The OL just had too many injuries to function. We have to get Bulaga back (and I think he might be back next week) and Clifton for the playoffs. We also need to pull out the old Rolodex and see what Mark Tauscher is up to these days. They should at least bring him in for a workout and see if there's any possibility of him being ready to go when the playoffs start in 4 weeks as a backup.
 

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There's no conspiracy or devious plan. Fact is the Chiefs had a couple good press corners who locked up Jordy Nelson, etc.
As usual, McCarthy abandoned the run too early after it showed some promise. Someone said he was afraid to get a running back hurt, but what was the difference if he had? If the Packers had worked to control the ball more they would have controlled the clock. As it was, the Chiefs controlled the clock, thanks to some really bad play by the d-line and linebackers, coupled with the continuing lack of a pass rush. Capers barely called a blitz yesterday and let Orton pick the secondary apart.
The Chiefs also used some really effective d-line play from 4 players, allowing 7 back in coverage.
Romeo C. outthought Mike Mc. yesterday.
But Mike Mc has won most of the battles over the past year.
 
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Losing yesterday doesn't increase our chances of winning in the playoffs. I think the only one that had a bad game was Finley..
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74 Marshall Newhouse had a worse game than Finley. If you don't think he had a bad game, then you have awfully-low expectations for him and the left tackle position. He mad Hali look like a hybrid combo of Reggie White/Lawrence Taylor.
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Losing yesterday doesn't increase our chances of winning in the playoffs. I think the only one that had a bad game was Finley. The OL just had too many injuries to function. We have to get Bulaga back (and I think he might be back next week) and Clifton for the playoffs. We also need to pull out the old Rolodex and see what Mark Tauscher is up to these days. They should at least bring him in for a workout and see if there's any possibility of him being ready to go when the playoffs start in 4 weeks as a backup.

I know that I just think that the team will be even more motivated than they already were
 

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74 Marshall Newhouse had a worse game than Finley. If you don't think he had a bad game, then you have awfully-low expectations for him and the left tackle position.

That's pretty much it. I actually don't have very high expectations for Newhouse. I simply don't think he's very good to begin with. He did about what I expected of him, after the whooping he got from Pierre-Paul and Allen earlier this year.

He mad Hali look like a hybrid combo of Reggie White/Lawrence Taylor.

Lousy tackles tend to do that.
 

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WOW! Most of this thread pertains to almost every game after the bye week THIS season, especially the parts on how the KC defense attacked the Packers offense. Almost the SAME issues. Genius MM STILL can't recognize and adapt to an attacking pressing defense.
 

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Did "Frank Rizzo's" owner adopt a different smurf name? Come out, come out where ever you are... what ever happened to Frank?
 

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Almost the SAME issues.
Well, the offensive line issues have been the same since 2008 under Campen. The last statistically good o-line he's coached was the one he inherited from Philbin in 2007. The line has degenerated into mediocrity since, which has been camouflaged by the play of a HOF caliber QB that is amazing in scrambling. So the Packers will have their 3rd assistant o-line coach in 3 years as the answer, assuming they hire one. I don't understand it.
 

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