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In his first 10 seasons, coach Mike McCarthy was a model of consistency as a play caller. Some might find him to be too stubborn. From 2006 to 2015, the Packers finished almost every year with pass plays – pass attempts, sacks or quarterback scrambles – called between 62 and 66 percent.
Their lone exception was 2013, when Aaron Rodgers’ broken collarbone forced the Packers to run the football more, leading to a final pass-run distribution of 60-40. McCarthy adjusted to a sudden, traumatic injury that season, and he’s done it again this fall.They finally opened it up from the beginning Monday night in Philadelphia. The Packers opened with eight pass plays, two runs on a 75-yard touchdown drive. Their early success through the air helped set up the run, providing more success on the ground late.
And let me be more explicit, even I, long time advocate of passing more than running, battler of bobblehead's favored balance, thought tpb had gone off the deep end. It appears that isn't the case now
I do think that health and the offenses production earlier in the season argued for running as normal, esp. since the pass game was funky. But I definitely do buy the idea that passing like you are Texas Tech has cleared the baffles and allowed Rodgers and Adams to get unstuck.
Used to have a motorcycle with a normal carburetor, and if it got flooded, the only thing you could do to get it started was flood it (full throttle) and start it. Let it burn off whatever excess there was. Sure, you needed an oil change afterword, but at least you could get back home.
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