The 'turnover question' is a good illustration, in my opinion, of "the harder you work, the luckier you get". While P-E-Z correctly (again in my opinion) that there is a certain amount of luck in swiping the ball or putting your helmet on the ball, as #52 did in SB45, I really believe that serious 'swiping' drills in practice will raise the consciousness of defenders in trying to create turnovers. However, if you've ever watched the Pack run that "drill"... well, I wouldn't call that serious...
On the flip side of that coin, these guys haven't been tackling worth a damn lately and I'm betting that the coaching staff has been rippin' 'em a new one to 'wrap up first' and the guys who MIGHT be following up can go for the strip. Problem with that equation is that the guys suppposedly wrapping up, are wrapping up air.
The problems on this team defensively are magnified by the sheer fact that our offense isn't functioning... DC's can double up Jordy and/or Jones, throw the proverbial 8-in-the-box and now dare the Pack to beat them with the run -- and the parade of back-ups (Flynn included) isn't going to be scaring anyone into changing the defensive game plan. You can't, in addition to losing Rodgers, lose Finley and lose Cobb ... with Newhouse being a turnstile and all of the juggling within that offensive line, expect Lacy, while running into a wall of defenders to bail out a battered offense. After that 3 and out.... enter a defense that NEEDS to be kept off of the field -- DL, Lb's and DB's equally -- it's really sad because 3rd down conversions have become the norm, opposing offenses run or pass over the middle repeatedly against this defense unchallenged...then, you have parts of the defense playing a zone and part playing a man-to-man .... and we have a recipe for what has occurred over the last 5 weeks.
Yesterday was the epitome of ugliness. I didn't even get mad watching this game ... I did however get mildly scolded by repeating "W-T-F" over and over. I warned the mother in law to NOT come downstairs...but would she listen?? Noo-oooo-oooo, then, I'm the potty mouth.
Again, this is just my opinion and a good majority of it is a post hoc ergo propter hoc ... knee jerk response ... and more than likely a simplified view of how things can get so ugly with "just one guy out of the lineup", but I do see the game as a chess game with live chess pieces and can't help it. All I know is that yesterday's game was pretty darned ugly....and as I've shared with some Lions fan friends --".... a GOOD team would have put up 60 against the Pack yesterday, so, no need to pack your bags for a deep playoff run. If your definition of success is beating Green Bay, this year in particular, well then, you've just had your own little Super Bowl run --- good for you guys." How's that for being a miserable "****"? Heh heh heh ...
Still, this season is NOT over yet ... the wick of this candle we call Packers football may be burned really short ... but it ain't over yet guys.