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<blockquote data-quote="Dantés" data-source="post: 855638" data-attributes="member: 12283"><p>On Petals...</p><p></p><p><strong>The Good:</strong></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>Offensive Design: </strong>While the offense has failed to find a rhythm, you can see how well it works when it is operated according to its design. Deficient pass catching talent is a problem, but the bigger issue is that Rodgers isn't really executing the scheme yet. He still tries to hold the ball and ad lib far too often. </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>Situational Football: </strong>The Packers aren't perfect by a long shot, but they are one of the best teams in the league at scoring touchdowns in the red zone and they are one of the toughest teams to score on in the same situation. Situational football is a huge success factor. </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>Culture: </strong>This is speculative, but it appears from the outside that Packer players are having more fun. Obviously winning is more fun than losing, but even before the season there was a lot of talk about how players were more comfortable and satisfied with the status of the locker room and practice field. Part of the credit for this should belong to Gutekunst for getting rid of players who were rumored to be an annoyance to team mates. </li> </ul><p><strong>The Lucky:</strong></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>Health: </strong>Petals' approach might help in this regard, but any time you're as healthy through a season as what the Packers have been, you're reaping the benefits of some good fortune. </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>One Score Games: </strong>The Packers are 5-1 in games decided for 7 points or fewer. Again, some of that is attributable to good coaching and the aforementioned situational football, but some of that is also luck.</li> </ul><p><strong>The Bad:</strong></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>Scheme Buy-In: </strong>The way I saw this season going was that the offense would stumble and sputter early, getting the team off to a rough start, record-wise, but would hit a stride late and the Packers would finish around 10 wins. The rough offensive start came true, but I didn't anticipate the defense carrying the load so effectively in the first part of the season. I also didn't anticipate the offense taking this long to click in. It's hard to say how much is on Petals and his coaching and how much is on Rodgers and his bad habits, but it is probably the biggest thing holding back the team at this point. </li> </ul></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Dantés, post: 855638, member: 12283"] On Petals... [B]The Good:[/B] [LIST] [*][B]Offensive Design: [/B]While the offense has failed to find a rhythm, you can see how well it works when it is operated according to its design. Deficient pass catching talent is a problem, but the bigger issue is that Rodgers isn't really executing the scheme yet. He still tries to hold the ball and ad lib far too often. [*][B]Situational Football: [/B]The Packers aren't perfect by a long shot, but they are one of the best teams in the league at scoring touchdowns in the red zone and they are one of the toughest teams to score on in the same situation. Situational football is a huge success factor. [*][B]Culture: [/B]This is speculative, but it appears from the outside that Packer players are having more fun. Obviously winning is more fun than losing, but even before the season there was a lot of talk about how players were more comfortable and satisfied with the status of the locker room and practice field. Part of the credit for this should belong to Gutekunst for getting rid of players who were rumored to be an annoyance to team mates. [/LIST] [B]The Lucky:[/B] [LIST] [*][B]Health: [/B]Petals' approach might help in this regard, but any time you're as healthy through a season as what the Packers have been, you're reaping the benefits of some good fortune. [*][B]One Score Games: [/B]The Packers are 5-1 in games decided for 7 points or fewer. Again, some of that is attributable to good coaching and the aforementioned situational football, but some of that is also luck. [/LIST] [B]The Bad:[/B] [LIST] [*][B]Scheme Buy-In: [/B]The way I saw this season going was that the offense would stumble and sputter early, getting the team off to a rough start, record-wise, but would hit a stride late and the Packers would finish around 10 wins. The rough offensive start came true, but I didn't anticipate the defense carrying the load so effectively in the first part of the season. I also didn't anticipate the offense taking this long to click in. It's hard to say how much is on Petals and his coaching and how much is on Rodgers and his bad habits, but it is probably the biggest thing holding back the team at this point. [/LIST] [/QUOTE]
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