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<blockquote data-quote="TJV" data-source="post: 476732" data-attributes="member: 4300"><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">I agree all the problems in protection don’t lie with the OL. And I haven’t analyzed every other OL so it’s difficult for me to quibble with rankings. I love sites like PPF which attempt to objectively interpret stats and analyze the effectiveness of players and teams. But here’s something I’ll bet PPF didn’t add into their analysis: Why is Rodgers holding onto the ball longer than last season and why is his decision-making worse? The reason IMO goes back to the OL. If opponents can pressure Rodgers without blitzing that leaves 7 defenders available in coverage. That causes the INT-avoiding Rodgers to hold the ball longer and it’s more difficult to make the decision to “throw a receiver open” (as he did repeatedly last year) when he’s double-teamed. </span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">It looks like DCs around the league figured out blitzing the Packers a lot is counter-productive so no matter the quality of the OL, there were going to be more defenders in coverage this season. Although Rodgers’ QB rating was higher vs. the blitz, from the Packers point of view less blitzing still would provide plenty of opportunities in the passing game if the OL was good enough: Even with 7 in coverage I’d like Rodgers’ chances against any D if he were given “all day” to find a receiver as should be the case with 5 OL blocking 4 rushers. And we’ve seen that against average and mediocre Ds on occasion but against good Ds like the Giants it gets even worse: The Packers have to keep a receiver (or two) to block against just 4 rushers the opponents can double team every receiver. Of course they don’t but the point is its much more difficult to complete passes. And when Ds can only rush four and not pay a price for it, there are more defenders available to stop the running game because they aren’t on their way to the passer. </span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">Some here have misunderstood the point some of us have made about OLs. The OL doesn’t have to be filled with all-pros, it just has to be good enough. And IMO “good enough” means that when facing a four man rush it should be able to give the QB a comfortable pocket from which to throw. And it means when teams refuse to bring either safety up to the LOS, when teams dare the Packers to run, the OL has to be good enough to move the chains in the running game. </span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">BTW, the Packers OL being 25th in penalties goes to the lack of quality of the OL. I prefer holding penalties to hits on Rodgers but those penalties are drive killers. </span></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TJV, post: 476732, member: 4300"] [COLOR=#000000][FONT=Tahoma]I agree all the problems in protection don’t lie with the OL. And I haven’t analyzed every other OL so it’s difficult for me to quibble with rankings. I love sites like PPF which attempt to objectively interpret stats and analyze the effectiveness of players and teams. But here’s something I’ll bet PPF didn’t add into their analysis: Why is Rodgers holding onto the ball longer than last season and why is his decision-making worse? The reason IMO goes back to the OL. If opponents can pressure Rodgers without blitzing that leaves 7 defenders available in coverage. That causes the INT-avoiding Rodgers to hold the ball longer and it’s more difficult to make the decision to “throw a receiver open” (as he did repeatedly last year) when he’s double-teamed. [/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000][FONT=Tahoma] [/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000][FONT=Tahoma]It looks like DCs around the league figured out blitzing the Packers a lot is counter-productive so no matter the quality of the OL, there were going to be more defenders in coverage this season. Although Rodgers’ QB rating was higher vs. the blitz, from the Packers point of view less blitzing still would provide plenty of opportunities in the passing game if the OL was good enough: Even with 7 in coverage I’d like Rodgers’ chances against any D if he were given “all day” to find a receiver as should be the case with 5 OL blocking 4 rushers. And we’ve seen that against average and mediocre Ds on occasion but against good Ds like the Giants it gets even worse: The Packers have to keep a receiver (or two) to block against just 4 rushers the opponents can double team every receiver. Of course they don’t but the point is its much more difficult to complete passes. And when Ds can only rush four and not pay a price for it, there are more defenders available to stop the running game because they aren’t on their way to the passer. [/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000][FONT=Tahoma] [/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000][FONT=Tahoma]Some here have misunderstood the point some of us have made about OLs. The OL doesn’t have to be filled with all-pros, it just has to be good enough. And IMO “good enough” means that when facing a four man rush it should be able to give the QB a comfortable pocket from which to throw. And it means when teams refuse to bring either safety up to the LOS, when teams dare the Packers to run, the OL has to be good enough to move the chains in the running game. [/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000][FONT=Tahoma] [/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000][FONT=Tahoma]BTW, the Packers OL being 25th in penalties goes to the lack of quality of the OL. I prefer holding penalties to hits on Rodgers but those penalties are drive killers. [/FONT][/COLOR] [/QUOTE]
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