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<blockquote data-quote="TJV" data-source="post: 635012" data-attributes="member: 4300"><p>You missed the point of the post you quoted. Whether or not other teams have those problems is relevant to the point I was addressing, which was “bad play calling and scheming produces bad execution”. Regarding the rest of your post: I’m not sure which games you’re watching or which forum you’re reading. I am not reading anyone criticizing Rodgers for not being “perfect”. We are criticizing him for missing receivers by a lot. As McGinn wrote after the Lions game, Rodgers “...accuracy, at least until the fourth quarter, was terrible, both by his standards and the NFL standard. He threw long, he threw short, he threw wide of the mark.” <a href="http://www.jsonline.com/sports/packers/rating-the-packers-vs-lions-b99617109z1-350866411.html" target="_blank">http://www.jsonline.com/sports/packers/rating-the-packers-vs-lions-b99617109z1-350866411.html</a></p><p></p><p>Against the Lions he inexplicably didn’t run on a couple of occasions when there was a lot of green in front of him. As I’ve posted previously, in the first series at Carolina Rodgers held the ball for 6.6 seconds before getting sacked. That's not the OL's fault and while it may be the receivers not getting open enough there's no excuse for Rodgers taking a sack after that long. Rodgers has also been guilty of bypassing receivers open on shorter routes for a shot down the field. That's fine when the offense is humming along, but when they're struggling he has to adjust.</p><p></p><p>But don’t get me or anyone else wrong. It is most certainly not just Rodgers playing poorly. The offensive scheme is not utilizing man-beater routes enough. (You are seeing a lot more of those routes when watching other teams.) When they do line up trips to one side on occasion they hardly ever utilize its advantage. R Rodgers has regressed – it’s painful at times watching him attempting to block or try to get open. The middle of the OL - the "rock" of the OL since Linsley started at OC has been less than rock-worthy. IMO Linsley had his worst game at Carolina. The OTs have struggled. Wilde believes both are more injured than they’re letting on. I don’t know if that’s true but they are not playing anywhere near as well as they were at the end of last season. They can’t run block worth a crap and Lacy is playing hurt – or it looks like he is. And the receivers have struggled catching the ball and they aren’t winning their one-on-one matchups. </p><p></p><p>I do think it’s time McCarthy take back the play calling but that’s not going to fix much IMO unless he uses combination routes a lot more than he ever has. And reevaluating the personnel won’t help at this point in the season. BTW, McCarthy’s play calling and a lot of the personnel (absent Jordy of course) are responsible for the Packers having the highest scoring offense in two of the last five seasons, averaging fifth overall in the league. In sum, I think what’s wrong on offense is a perfect **** storm. The OL doesn't protect well, then it does and receivers don't get open. When they do get open, Rodgers' legendary accuracy evaporates, etc. The only constant has been the poor run blocking of late but that IMO is related to the other problems on O. It’s the whole damn team on offense including the coaching staff. But just as it’s appropriate to heap praise on Aaron Rodgers when he’s at the top of his game, it’s appropriate to assign the blame he’s earned this season.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TJV, post: 635012, member: 4300"] You missed the point of the post you quoted. Whether or not other teams have those problems is relevant to the point I was addressing, which was “bad play calling and scheming produces bad execution”. Regarding the rest of your post: I’m not sure which games you’re watching or which forum you’re reading. I am not reading anyone criticizing Rodgers for not being “perfect”. We are criticizing him for missing receivers by a lot. As McGinn wrote after the Lions game, Rodgers “...accuracy, at least until the fourth quarter, was terrible, both by his standards and the NFL standard. He threw long, he threw short, he threw wide of the mark.” [URL]http://www.jsonline.com/sports/packers/rating-the-packers-vs-lions-b99617109z1-350866411.html[/URL] Against the Lions he inexplicably didn’t run on a couple of occasions when there was a lot of green in front of him. As I’ve posted previously, in the first series at Carolina Rodgers held the ball for 6.6 seconds before getting sacked. That's not the OL's fault and while it may be the receivers not getting open enough there's no excuse for Rodgers taking a sack after that long. Rodgers has also been guilty of bypassing receivers open on shorter routes for a shot down the field. That's fine when the offense is humming along, but when they're struggling he has to adjust. But don’t get me or anyone else wrong. It is most certainly not just Rodgers playing poorly. The offensive scheme is not utilizing man-beater routes enough. (You are seeing a lot more of those routes when watching other teams.) When they do line up trips to one side on occasion they hardly ever utilize its advantage. R Rodgers has regressed – it’s painful at times watching him attempting to block or try to get open. The middle of the OL - the "rock" of the OL since Linsley started at OC has been less than rock-worthy. IMO Linsley had his worst game at Carolina. The OTs have struggled. Wilde believes both are more injured than they’re letting on. I don’t know if that’s true but they are not playing anywhere near as well as they were at the end of last season. They can’t run block worth a crap and Lacy is playing hurt – or it looks like he is. And the receivers have struggled catching the ball and they aren’t winning their one-on-one matchups. I do think it’s time McCarthy take back the play calling but that’s not going to fix much IMO unless he uses combination routes a lot more than he ever has. And reevaluating the personnel won’t help at this point in the season. BTW, McCarthy’s play calling and a lot of the personnel (absent Jordy of course) are responsible for the Packers having the highest scoring offense in two of the last five seasons, averaging fifth overall in the league. In sum, I think what’s wrong on offense is a perfect **** storm. The OL doesn't protect well, then it does and receivers don't get open. When they do get open, Rodgers' legendary accuracy evaporates, etc. The only constant has been the poor run blocking of late but that IMO is related to the other problems on O. It’s the whole damn team on offense including the coaching staff. But just as it’s appropriate to heap praise on Aaron Rodgers when he’s at the top of his game, it’s appropriate to assign the blame he’s earned this season. [/QUOTE]
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