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You all remember it. 4wr all slant and he picks the open one. Takes .2 seconds and we clear 5 yds minimum.
Why aren't we doing this?
Why aren't we doing this?
There has never been a play called more for by fans than the screen pass. Closely followed by "running the damn ball" and the Packer special, "that quick slant Favre used to be so good at."
Why is everyone so anxious to revisit the "glory" days of Favre. He was fun to watch and had his moments, and also had some really bad ones. (This isn't directed towards your comment, just ones from people pining to see Favre out there)Funny I don't remember a single quick slant getting picked. 4 receivers going 4 different ways one is always open. The missing link is favres quick and fast throw. Like a wrist flick and it was there...
Gb would have to use it at least once to see if it works. Excuses like rodgers isn't tall enough, and sarcastic eye rolls doesn't cut it.
I believe he wants Janis to succeed- you could see him give Janis a "helmet pat" after giving them a much-needed spark with a 20+ yard catch and run. They obviously don't feel like He's a guy capable of mastering the route tree, and that's the type of player they want out there, even if they are slow and ineffective.There's now a safety usually in these passing windows, as well as more ILBs in there... without Jordy, EVERYTHING is more clogged up, congested in the areas of these short passes in the middle of the field.
You wonder why we keep throwing these short out passes that gain 1 or 2 yards with no YAC? The middle is not open.
We don't have a seambusting TE like Jermichael Finley.
Thompson/MM like their TEs to be almost-interchangable as FBs.
Richard Rodgers is not fast. We have no speed as pointed out by ESPN the week before last week's loss.
We do actually, of course, of a speed guy in Janis, but Rodgers doesn't like him.
I believe he wants Janis to succeed- you could see him give Janis a "helmet pat" after giving them a much-needed spark with a 20+ yard catch and run. They obviously don't feel like He's a guy capable of mastering the route tree, and that's the type of player they want out there, even if they are slow and ineffective.
The good thing about his situation is that we do occasionally see him out there, and all he has to do break loose and score a long TD just once, which we all know he is capable of. It's not like they would decrease his playing time to nothing if something like that were to happen, and the coaching staff would receive a lot of questions if they were.
Rodgers doesn't decide who goes onto the field. I have seen no hesitation for him to go to Janis or anyone else when they are open. They apparently think very few receivers are capable of picking up this ineffective scheme, as no other team in the league would have considered picking up Jeremy Ross in the wake of a loss to their #1 receiver. IMO, nature wins over nurture, so I'd rather see the biggest, fastest guy out there more instead of a good route runner like Adams who is slow and can't catch.They should already be getting lots of questions. This whole mythical Rodgers trust in his receivers **** is getting really old really fast. If that is what it takes for Rodgers to be a successful QB than he is no where near as good of a QB as people seem to think he is. Because he is saying all of my receivers need to be better in order for me to be better...
Rodgers doesn't decide who goes onto the field.
Every QB is limited by their supporting cast. Look at Brady's seasons without a Moss or Gronk to throw the ball to. He had completely human stats much closer to Tannehill than the ones we've seen from him lately. The difference is that the defense and special teams played well and kept them in games, and he just had to make it happen at the end of the game.Care to explain why you disagree TJV? You don't think that bs is getting old? You don't see that Rodgers as good without his security blanket in Jordy? You're fine with the Packers offense continuing to be anemic while Rodgers and the staff won't trying anything different because of this mythical "trust"? You don't think a great QB makes the players around him better? You are okay with watching the team look like because Rodgers doesn;t throw interceptions? I remember when Jordy went down everyone that there was nothing to worry about because Rodgers is so great (and he is) but we are all starting to see that he is no where near the best. The best makes plays happen, the best gets his receivers the ball, the best wins games with the personal he has, the best does not refer to unicorns when explaining his receivers.
Rodgers is great, but it is becoming obvious he is only as good as his supporting cast as much as it pains me to say. And if it is not his supporting cast that is the problem (which I am completely willing to debate) Then the coaches are horrible and it is time for a change because they are so arrogant and stuck in their ways that in 3 straight games we have not see one thing different from this offense in an attempt to win a game.
Something is completely broken with this offense right now and it is either Rodgers himself or the coaches. It is time for the leaders of this team to stop talking about fairy tales and start utilizing the players they have and create plays with which then can succeed.
By the way I am not attacking you here just trying to figure out what it is you disagree with?
Teams have identities. Players on the team have identities. Rodgers is not the carefree gunslinger that Favre was. Rodgers seems to be more the conservative CPA. He definitely plays his best when he plays with the lead. It's not part of his identity to carelessly take chances and his so-so record of late comebacks accurately reflects that phenomena.
Personally, I have no problem accepting his well-above average cautious approach to (not) throwing INTs. But that comes with a flip-side. He's not going to suddenly throw caution to the wind when he's playing from behind. Fast starts in games must be especially important to Rodgers. Doing so plays to the strength of Rodgers, and his game face and body language in such situations is quite revealing.
Getting him to play from behind early is exactly what the opposition is striving for because that seems to be more daunting for Rodgers to overcome than it is for some other elite QBs, especially late in the game. Late comebacks are not his forte. Again, his game face and body language is a terrific barometer of his disappointment and frustration. When he gets "that look" he projects the aura of an already beaten man. He wears his attitude on his sleeve -- maybe a little too much -- and lately, a little too often and a lot too early.
What's goofy is your posting as if every Packers player is a pro bowler.For you to simply say. O it won't work. No need to try... Well that's just goofy.