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JimmyTheKid wrote:In the draft leading up to Rodgers' age 36-37 season we went:
1) 3rd string QB
2) 3rd string RB
3) 3rd string TE
At the trade deadline we don't address a single need despite being Super Bowl contenders.
Wonder if a player or two might have helped in a game like yesterday afternoon's...
tski1972 wrote:Can’t defend the Shepherd fumble, but let’s not act like the return team in whole was pathetic and there was a reason why the Colts kept kicking it short.
books wrote:tski1972 wrote:Can’t defend the Shepherd fumble, but let’s not act like the return team in whole was pathetic and there was a reason why the Colts kept kicking it short.
And they attempted a kickoff return almost every time, even out of the end zone. Colts definitely saw GB's ST as a weak unit.
The only good things about yesterday are we are still in first place in the division and MN lost. At home. 
trwi7 wrote:I was curious so I went back. We were lined up and set with 23 seconds left (could've been around 30 if we went faster) with a 1st down 3 yards away. Pick up 4-5 yards and you probably have 2nd and goal from the 3 or 4 with 15 seconds. Just inexcusable time management.
The Packers don't invest in special teams - specifically competent return men. Is Shepherd the best we can muster? An undersized guy who runs a 4.7? Plus as you pointed out, the blocking on the returns is so laughably bad it probably wouldn't matter who's back there.tski1972 wrote:Can’t defend the Shepherd fumble, but let’s not act like the return team in whole was pathetic and there was a reason why the Colts kept kicking it short.
Ron Swanson wrote:trwi7 wrote:I was curious so I went back. We were lined up and set with 23 seconds left (could've been around 30 if we went faster) with a 1st down 3 yards away. Pick up 4-5 yards and you probably have 2nd and goal from the 3 or 4 with 15 seconds. Just inexcusable time management.
This. Wish I could lay the entirety of blame for this loss at the defense's feet considering it was another pathetic performance against a below-average NFL offense, but we had four drives consecutively to either tie or take the lead, and we came away with 3 points. With even the slightest sense of time management on that last drive we get an extra shot at the end zone from less than 10 yards out. Just overall bone-head play-calling by LaFleuer in the 2nd half on this one.
Treebeard wrote:books wrote:tski1972 wrote:Can’t defend the Shepherd fumble, but let’s not act like the return team in whole was pathetic and there was a reason why the Colts kept kicking it short.
And they attempted a kickoff return almost every time, even out of the end zone. Colts definitely saw GB's ST as a weak unit.
Shepherd doesn't have the breakaway speed, nor can he break a tackle, plus he doesn't have great hands..... He's been given a job he doesn't have the skills for.
sdn40 wrote:Ron Swanson wrote:trwi7 wrote:I was curious so I went back. We were lined up and set with 23 seconds left (could've been around 30 if we went faster) with a 1st down 3 yards away. Pick up 4-5 yards and you probably have 2nd and goal from the 3 or 4 with 15 seconds. Just inexcusable time management.
This. Wish I could lay the entirety of blame for this loss at the defense's feet considering it was another pathetic performance against a below-average NFL offense, but we had four drives consecutively to either tie or take the lead, and we came away with 3 points. With even the slightest sense of time management on that last drive we get an extra shot at the end zone from less than 10 yards out. Just overall bone-head play-calling by LaFleuer in the 2nd half on this one.
The offense scored 31 points, which is their average, and ranks 3rd in the NFL.
The defense gave up 34 points, which would rank dead last
I wondered if that was a McCarthy thing but the last two years proves that's a Rodgers thing. I get he wants as much time as possible to get the D to show but it's incredibly annoying to watch.Pugger wrote:Screwing around with the play clock and burning time outs has been driving me crazy for a while now.
PintSizedBox10 wrote:The Packers don't invest in special teams - specifically competent return men. Is Shepherd the best we can muster?tski1972 wrote:Can’t defend the Shepherd fumble, but let’s not act like the return team in whole was pathetic and there was a reason why the Colts kept kicking it short.
M-C-G wrote:sdn40 wrote:Ron Swanson wrote:
This. Wish I could lay the entirety of blame for this loss at the defense's feet considering it was another pathetic performance against a below-average NFL offense, but we had four drives consecutively to either tie or take the lead, and we came away with 3 points. With even the slightest sense of time management on that last drive we get an extra shot at the end zone from less than 10 yards out. Just overall bone-head play-calling by LaFleuer in the 2nd half on this one.
The offense scored 31 points, which is their average, and ranks 3rd in the NFL.
The defense gave up 34 points, which would rank dead last
While I completely agree the defense is a problem, what was the second half time of possession for our offense? Like 3 minutes? That's a major problem.
M-C-G wrote:By rule the offense can gain ten yards and receive four more downs.
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