Fosco33
12-15-2008, 07:55 PM
Mike McCarthy and Joe Philbin have become boring and predictable this year. Yes, having a 1st year starter at the helm may give you some desire to 'bring it back to fundamentals' - but I have a hard time with some of these calls.
My main frustration is on 2nd and short (say 1, 2, 3 yards to go).
Here's a game by game breakdown of situations that get me riled up. I've bolded the ones that make me scratch my head.
It's a free down - go for a longer pass and have confidence you'll get a 1st down on the next play. By my analysis - I see a growing trend of situations where the Packers are playing for 1st down (not scoring trys), lack of ingenuity and lack of confidence.
Count 'em - 20 times this year we've had less than stellar plays coming from the 'free play'.
Shore it up
Week 1 (MN)
-2nd and goal at the 3 (Grant for 2 yards, next play is a TD pass)
-2nd and 3 in 4th Quarter (Grant 4 yards for 1st down)
-2nd and 1 at the 1 (Rodgers, QB TD Sneak)
Week 2 (DET)
-2nd and 3 (Lumpkin for 19 yards)
-2nd and 3 (pass to DD for 1st down)
-2nd and 1 (incomplete pass to GJ, next play running for TD for 19yrds)
Week 3 (DAL)
-2nd and 2 (3 yard run)
-2nd and 3 (12 yard pass to DD)
Week 4 (TB)
-2nd and 2 (0 yard rush)
-2nd and 2 (1 yard rush)
-2nd and 2 (9 yard pass)
Week 5 (ATL)
-2nd and 1 (incomplete pass, run on 3rd down for 1st)
-2nd and 1 (4 yard pass)
Week 6 (SEA)
-2nd and 2 (7 yard run)
-2nd and 1 (0 yard run)
-2nd and 1 at 1 (1 yard sneak by AR)
-2nd and 3 (1 yard run)
-2nd at 1 at 1 (TD pass)
Week 7 (IND)
-2nd and 3 (4 yard run)
-2nd and 1 (4 yard run)
Week 9 (TEN)
-2nd and 2 (INT/Touchback)
Week 10 (MIN)
-2nd and 2 (sack)
-2nd and 3 (incomplete pass, incomplete 3rd down pass)
Week 11 (CHI)
-2nd and 3 (false start)
-2nd and 1 at 3 (TD pass)
-2nd and 1 (7 yard run)
-2nd and 3 (6 yard run)
-2nd and 2 (18 yard run)
-2nd and 2 (1 yard run)
-2nd and 1 (0 yard run)
-2nd and 1 (0 yard run, incomplete 3rd down pass)
Week 12 (NO)
-2nd and 1 at 1 (TD run)
-2nd and 3 (2 yard run)
-2nd and 1 (4 yard run)
-2nd and 2 (2 incomplete passes)
Week 13 (CAR)
-2nd and 3 (1 yard run)
-2nd and 3 at 5 (TD pass)
-2nd and 1 (0 yard gain, 0 yard run on 3rd down)
Week 14 (HOU)
-2nd and 2 (2 yard run)
-2nd and 2 (1 yard run)
-2nd and 1 (2 yard run)
Week 15 (JAC)
-2nd and 1 (-1 yard run, incomplete 3rd down pass)
-2nd and 1 (o yard run, 0 yard run on 3rd and 4th down)
-2nd and 3 (34 yard pass)
-2nd and 3 (incomplete pass, 3rd down run for 4 yards)
-2nd and 2 (INT to end game)
My main frustration is on 2nd and short (say 1, 2, 3 yards to go).
Here's a game by game breakdown of situations that get me riled up. I've bolded the ones that make me scratch my head.
It's a free down - go for a longer pass and have confidence you'll get a 1st down on the next play. By my analysis - I see a growing trend of situations where the Packers are playing for 1st down (not scoring trys), lack of ingenuity and lack of confidence.
Count 'em - 20 times this year we've had less than stellar plays coming from the 'free play'.
Shore it up
Week 1 (MN)
-2nd and goal at the 3 (Grant for 2 yards, next play is a TD pass)
-2nd and 3 in 4th Quarter (Grant 4 yards for 1st down)
-2nd and 1 at the 1 (Rodgers, QB TD Sneak)
Week 2 (DET)
-2nd and 3 (Lumpkin for 19 yards)
-2nd and 3 (pass to DD for 1st down)
-2nd and 1 (incomplete pass to GJ, next play running for TD for 19yrds)
Week 3 (DAL)
-2nd and 2 (3 yard run)
-2nd and 3 (12 yard pass to DD)
Week 4 (TB)
-2nd and 2 (0 yard rush)
-2nd and 2 (1 yard rush)
-2nd and 2 (9 yard pass)
Week 5 (ATL)
-2nd and 1 (incomplete pass, run on 3rd down for 1st)
-2nd and 1 (4 yard pass)
Week 6 (SEA)
-2nd and 2 (7 yard run)
-2nd and 1 (0 yard run)
-2nd and 1 at 1 (1 yard sneak by AR)
-2nd and 3 (1 yard run)
-2nd at 1 at 1 (TD pass)
Week 7 (IND)
-2nd and 3 (4 yard run)
-2nd and 1 (4 yard run)
Week 9 (TEN)
-2nd and 2 (INT/Touchback)
Week 10 (MIN)
-2nd and 2 (sack)
-2nd and 3 (incomplete pass, incomplete 3rd down pass)
Week 11 (CHI)
-2nd and 3 (false start)
-2nd and 1 at 3 (TD pass)
-2nd and 1 (7 yard run)
-2nd and 3 (6 yard run)
-2nd and 2 (18 yard run)
-2nd and 2 (1 yard run)
-2nd and 1 (0 yard run)
-2nd and 1 (0 yard run, incomplete 3rd down pass)
Week 12 (NO)
-2nd and 1 at 1 (TD run)
-2nd and 3 (2 yard run)
-2nd and 1 (4 yard run)
-2nd and 2 (2 incomplete passes)
Week 13 (CAR)
-2nd and 3 (1 yard run)
-2nd and 3 at 5 (TD pass)
-2nd and 1 (0 yard gain, 0 yard run on 3rd down)
Week 14 (HOU)
-2nd and 2 (2 yard run)
-2nd and 2 (1 yard run)
-2nd and 1 (2 yard run)
Week 15 (JAC)
-2nd and 1 (-1 yard run, incomplete 3rd down pass)
-2nd and 1 (o yard run, 0 yard run on 3rd and 4th down)
-2nd and 3 (34 yard pass)
-2nd and 3 (incomplete pass, 3rd down run for 4 yards)
-2nd and 2 (INT to end game)