FrankRizzo
Cheesehead
How & How do you assess the blame for this one?
I'll go like this:
They've been decent in pass-protection, but poor run blocking.
Well our OL was pathetic today, with the exception that they did a great job on Justin Smith.
But they let Ahmad Brooks get RIGHT IN 2 straight times at the end of the game.... the first time Bulaga eff'd up, and the next time TJ Lang butchered it.
With the way the zebra's were allowing the Niners DBs & LBs to clutch, grab, hold, maul, ****** our receivers and TE's, Rodgers needed at least 2 or 3 seconds to let his guys run half of their routes before throwing it.
As fast as Brooks came in on that final, critical failed drive, Rodgers had no prayer other than the last desperate throw to Jordy Nelson, who was actually only covered by one guy with no safety help there. But Jordy was unable to come up with the jump ball to preserve the game.
Our tackling was terrible again, like last year, but worse because DJ Smith was so often not in the right hole (like they always are when Benson got the rare carry). Smith even once, late on Frank Gore's 16-yard run to the left, took himself out of the play by going too wide and running himself into another Packer who was being blocked by a Niner. There were so many other cases where he took wrong angles to runs, and had to chase.
The loss of Desmond Bishop might prove as fatal as losing Collins was last year. We still have no adequate replacement for Collins back there, and Burnett is not even close to being in Collins league.
Capers gets a little blame because he couldn't figure out who should be the #2 safety back there. He tried M.D. Jennings even though he was awful in the preseason. That didn't work tonight and he replaced him with the rookie McMillian.
The blame on Rodgers is for his terrible interception right when the Packers had cut the lead to 8 and had the momentum. It also is for him, once again, failing to come thru with a 4th quarter comeback, EXCTLY AS COLD HARD FOOTBALL FACTS documented this summer.
http://www.coldhardfootballfacts.co...ut-the-front-running-green-bay-packers/15352/
I'll go like this:
- 40% our offensive line
- 30% our tackling
- 10% Capers
- 10% Rodgers
- 10% Zebras
They've been decent in pass-protection, but poor run blocking.
Well our OL was pathetic today, with the exception that they did a great job on Justin Smith.
But they let Ahmad Brooks get RIGHT IN 2 straight times at the end of the game.... the first time Bulaga eff'd up, and the next time TJ Lang butchered it.
With the way the zebra's were allowing the Niners DBs & LBs to clutch, grab, hold, maul, ****** our receivers and TE's, Rodgers needed at least 2 or 3 seconds to let his guys run half of their routes before throwing it.
As fast as Brooks came in on that final, critical failed drive, Rodgers had no prayer other than the last desperate throw to Jordy Nelson, who was actually only covered by one guy with no safety help there. But Jordy was unable to come up with the jump ball to preserve the game.
Our tackling was terrible again, like last year, but worse because DJ Smith was so often not in the right hole (like they always are when Benson got the rare carry). Smith even once, late on Frank Gore's 16-yard run to the left, took himself out of the play by going too wide and running himself into another Packer who was being blocked by a Niner. There were so many other cases where he took wrong angles to runs, and had to chase.
The loss of Desmond Bishop might prove as fatal as losing Collins was last year. We still have no adequate replacement for Collins back there, and Burnett is not even close to being in Collins league.
Capers gets a little blame because he couldn't figure out who should be the #2 safety back there. He tried M.D. Jennings even though he was awful in the preseason. That didn't work tonight and he replaced him with the rookie McMillian.
The blame on Rodgers is for his terrible interception right when the Packers had cut the lead to 8 and had the momentum. It also is for him, once again, failing to come thru with a 4th quarter comeback, EXCTLY AS COLD HARD FOOTBALL FACTS documented this summer.
http://www.coldhardfootballfacts.co...ut-the-front-running-green-bay-packers/15352/
But fans do not like to hear the truth, and the truth that McCarthy’s Packers have a serious crunch-time issue with pulling out close wins, and the problem is amplified in games started by Rodgers.
The record is 3-18 (.143) at fourth-quarter comeback opportunities under Rodgers, which may historically compare best to the forgettable Bill Kenney and the 1980s Chiefs (3-27 record).
Overall, Green Bay is 7-26 (.212) in fourth quarter comeback opportunities since McCarthy became the coach in 2006. That is seven fourth-quarter comebacks in six seasons. The New York Giants produced seven fourth-quarter comebacks in 2011 alone.
In games where Green Bay does not lead at halftime, the Packers are 6-18 (.250) since 2008 (just 2-8 at home).
When you look at the rest of the league in that second-half situation, you see the teams with the very best quarterbacks own the top four spots for winning percentage:
Green Bay at .250 is tied for No. 21, which all comes back to not finishing games in the fourth quarter.
- Tom Brady and New England (11-12; .478)
- Peyton Manning and Indianapolis (14-20; .412)
- Ben Roethlisberger and Pittsburgh (11-16; .407)
- Drew Brees and New Orleans (11-17; .393)
There are some truly amazing numbers with Rodgers and the Packers.
When trailing by at least 7 points at any point in the game, Rodgers is 8-18 (.308) as a starter. Only three of the wins came when trailing in the second half. Just how long did Green Bay trail in the second half of those games? The Falcons kept them down for 11:18, but the lead only held for 157 seconds at Carolina, and 51 seconds at Minnesota.
Somehow, that 8-18 record includes an 0-8 record at home when trailing by 7 points at any point in the game. Consider Rodgers’ rival in Detroit, Matthew Stafford, has managed a record of 4-9 (.308) when trailing by 17+ points in his brief career.