Official Packers - Seahawks Game Thread 1/18/15

[Teamcheez1]

We get into the record books for giving up the biggest halftime lead in an NFC championship game.

[woodbuck27]

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[Rastak]

A lot of things happened. There is no way to deny the fact that if the onside is recovered, the Packers are in the Super Bowl right now.

Who is to say they don't turn it over? You don't know and I don't either......lots of plays, one guy didn;t lose it.

[Guiness]

You can look at this or that...but I'm just stunned. That was the epitome of the wheels falling off. There are about 10 different things that could've happened on defense to change the outcome. And on offense.

[Packgator]

I'm saying that fans always blame the coaches, but the players were in perfect position to go to the Super Bowl with a 12 point lead and 3 minutes to go. They didn't cover Lynch out of the backfield, bit on the fake to Lynch on the Wilson TD. They let an onside kick hit them in the head and allowed Seattle to recover. They missed numerous tackles on the Lynch run. They didn't knock down a duck that was in the air for 3 seconds on the 2 point conversion. Then, they allowed Kearse to get behind them in OT.

The players belly flopped. They choked. I'd love to say the coaches screwed the pooch, but that really didn't happen.

Correct. This was about players not making a play when they had to. The 2 pointer, the onside kick, etc. Burnett makes a play and then doesn't extend it for a possible score with 5 minutes (?) to go. MM has very little to do with this loss. It's on the players.

[Packgator]

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[wist43]

I disagree. Imagine if, after Burnett's interception, Belicheck was the head coach instead of Stubby. I guarantee we don't lose the game. You don't win the game by taking a knee, especially when Seattle has all its timeouts. You win by making a 1st down. We've done it several times earlier in the season.

Exactly... MM did his bit to piss it away, and dunderdummy reverted to his usual form - a leopard and his spots.

Did ya like those Marshawn Lynch runs up the middle when dunderdummy abandoned the middle of the field - as he always can't wait to do, lol...

Knew it was over when MM started taking a knee with 5 minutes left.

[woodbuck27]

We get into the record books for giving up the biggest halftime lead in an NFC championship game.

Ohh no ! Are you serious !?

LINK please.

[Harlan Huckleby]

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all of them pissed off, most of them drinking heavily

[Harlan Huckleby]

You can look at this or that...but I'm just stunned. That was the epitome of the wheels falling off. There are about 10 different things that could've happened on defense to change the outcome. And on offense.

it was a bad dream

[Rastak]

all of them pissed off, most of them drinking heavily

I got the second one covered.

[Maxie the Taxi]

Exactly... MM did his bit to piss it away, and dunderdummy reverted to his usual form - a leopard and his spots.

Did ya like those Marshawn Lynch runs up the middle when dunderdummy abandoned the middle of the field - as he always can't wait to do, lol...

Knew it was over when MM started taking a knee with 5 minutes left.

I knew we were in trouble when Capers started to rush Wilson with two or three guys. I'll have to watch again to say when that was. But during the game in this thread I wrote "Prevent?" a couple of times.

[Rutnstrut]

I've watched a lot of Patriots games this season. One thing that I really like about hoody, is he can plug just about anyone in at most positions and they are more than adequate. Stubby has trouble with this even with the best talent.

[Carolina_Packer]

If he scores on the pick instead of sliding, if if if if.....lots of ifs, that was just one.

If Burnett fumbles or has it stripped during his return and gives the ball back to Seattle, he's the goat. When the Packers got the ball back, they needed the same offensive effort that got them in range for the game tying field goal. The Packers were good today, just not good enough for long enough.

[beveaux1]

It's called putting the players in a position to succeed. All that stuff you cited would be academic if Stubby is aggressive after Burnett's interception instead of passive.

I still think every coach in the league would call 3 running plays with a 19-7 lead, under 5 minutes to play, and a defense that had played lights out the entire game. The defense choked in the final 3 minutes of the game and in the first 3 minutes of OT.

[woodbuck27]

Correct. This was about players not making a play when they had to. The 2 pointer, the onside kick, etc. Burnett makes a play and then doesn't extend it for a possible score with 5 minutes (?) to go. MM has very little to do with this loss. It's on the players.

This was simply in the full extent of it a TEAM LOSS !

MM has his fair share of blame. He left too many points off the board early in the game.

That is flat out a fact that contributed to this team loss.

[wist43]

Yes, a lot if's - but even with those if's - if MM and dunderdummy don't each of them crawl into a shell - we still win the game.

MM beginning to take a knee at the 5 min mark; dunderdummy's amazing 3 man rush, and cover no one defense on 3rd and forever, his abandoning the middle of the field and playing a 2-4 which allows Lynch to simply run up the middle for a 1st down on 3rd and 6, and allows him to run up the middle for 13 yds, and 14 yds, on and on...

All of those things are coaching decisions that absolutely killed us.

[Harlan Huckleby]

But during the game in this thread I wrote "Prevent?" a couple of times.

copying my posts again

[Iron Mike]

We sure could have used Jermichael Finley today, don't you think??

[Harlan Huckleby]

Yes, a lot if's - but even with those if's - if MM and dunderdummy don't each of them crawl into a shell - we still win the game.

MM beginning to take a knee at the 5 min mark; dunderdummy's amazing 3 man rush, and cover no one defense on 3rd and forever, his abandoning the middle of the field and playing a 2-4 which allows Lynch to simply run up the middle for a 1st down on 3rd and 6, and allows him to run up the middle for 13 yds, and 14 yds, on and on...

All of those things are coaching decisions that absolutely killed us.

yep