Official Packers Vs. Steelers Game Day Thread

[pittstang5]

Well, here we are. Another week of Packer Football. Great! Grand! Wonderful!

This week, the Packers go on the road to take on the Steelers. The Steeler are 5-3, while the Packers are the exact opposite at 3-5. The Packers are coming off a win against a struggling Rams team that was missing their starting quarterback. The Steelers are coming off a win against the Titans from Thursday, November 2nd.

I’ll start with this; I hate playing teams that are coming off a bye or have had extra rest. The Steelers played Thursday a week ago, so I already hate this match up. Now, add that Jaire Alexander is most likely out, the Packers Offensive struggles, specifically in the 1st half, were prevalent yet again last week and the Packers are playing away, in a city that they haven’t won in since 1970. The odds are not in the Packers favor for this game and Vegas agrees; the Steelers are favored by 3 points.

I’m not feeling this one. I was somewhat confident last week that the Packers could and should win. Win they did, but it was one of the sloppiest wins I’ve witnessed in my entire Packer game watching career. They gave the Rams way too many opportunities to get back in the game. However, a win is a win, so rock on. This week however, my crystal ball just isn’t seeing it. I hope I’m wrong, but I have a feeling I won’t be starting the Game Day Thread next week.

Good Luck Packers! Go Pack Go!

Packers 13
Steelers 24

[Joemailman]

Inactives:

Green Bay Packers

7 LB Quay Walker
23 CB Jaire Alexander
57 LB Brenton Cox Jr.
72 T Caleb Jones
83 WR Samori Toure

[CaptainKickass]

Obligatory game day post.

[Freak Out]

Feed Jones.

[Fosco33]

If AJ gets 20 touches we win 13-10.

If not - we’ll lose 17-20.

More is less is more. Or something.

[Anti-Polar Bear]

If AJ gets 20 touches we win 13-10.

If not - we’ll lose 17-20.

More is less is more. Or something.

Dillions sucks. Why’d you wanna feed him?

Btw, remember when the Packers had a dominating white edge rusher? For a polar bear who traded up for the Claymaker, he sure fucked up by not taking Watt.

After trading out of the 1st round, the Packers tried to get more picks by exposing rumors that they were gonna take Kizer with the 1st pick of the draft 2n round. It backfired and they ended up with King!

[beveaux1]

Bad looking kickoff. Still worked.

[red]

our starting secondary is valentine, ballentine, owens and ford

we are gonna get crushed

[beveaux1]

This is the GB defense we're used to.

[Fosco33]

Miss false start after the questionable PI. Guess we know how this games gonna go.

[Anti-Polar Bear]

Run at Cletidus all day.

[beveaux1]

Miss false start after the questionable PI. Guess we know how this games gonna go.

No defense is how it's going.

[Anti-Polar Bear]

If Clark is so good, why are teams running right up his ass?

[Fosco33]

No defense is how it's going.

Well sans an uncatchable pass it was 4th down.

And another missed guard pull negates a first down.

We’re not good - certainly not good enough to overcome bad scheme plus bad calls.

[beveaux1]

If Clark is so good, why are teams running right up his ass?

Two DL on field. Playing the pass against a team that almost never passes.

[Fosco33]

Maybe Watson getting his grove back after that athletic catch last week?

[Anti-Polar Bear]

Doubs was open on the near pick to Watson.

[Anti-Polar Bear]

Two DL on field. Playing the pass against a team that almost never passes.

Watch the replay of the TD. Clark played the wrong gap.

[Anti-Polar Bear]

2nd year Doubs would be a pro bowler with Butte.

[Anti-Polar Bear]

Told y’all, Doubs da bomb!

[beveaux1]

GB with...pretty good offense.

[red]

where has this offense been all season?

very nice except for runyan getting thrown into jones on the one rush, and the almost int

whats with the kickoffs?

[beveaux1]

How ugly was that kickoff?

[MadScientist]

What is this cornet kick bullshit? Just kick it deep.

[Fosco33]

Why… what’s the point.

Gotta be 3-4th kickoff out of bounds

[Anti-Polar Bear]

Get 97 out of the fucking game!!!!

[beveaux1]

No answer for Warren.

[beveaux1]

No catch. OOB.

[beveaux1]

Defense makes Pickett look like Brady.

[beveaux1]

Ugh.

[Anti-Polar Bear]

ThunderDan could run through those holes all day.

[Fritz]

No catch. OOB.

Well, it's 50 degrees and sunny here in Michigan, and the game's not on CBS, so I am mostly outside raking leaves and mowing the lawn. A perfect day to be outside.

No watching Joe Barely trot out two defensive linemen when the other team is within six yards of your end zone. No watching Jon Runyan get a flag when Aaron Jones looks like he's busted a run for thirty yards. No watching The Flower throw his arms up in his "WTF" move, looking exasperated.

[Fosco33]

Another ticky tack 1st down penalty.

[Fritz]

So what happened to "Pittsburgh's offense is horrible in the first halves of games"?

Wow. Is Joe Barely going to get a pass because so many players are out, even though they sucked even when he had those players?

Packers defense sucks.

[Anti-Polar Bear]

Well, it's 50 degrees and sunny here in Michigan, and the game's not on CBS, so I am mostly outside raking leaves and mowing the lawn. A perfect day to be outside.

No watching Joe Barely trot out two defensive linemen when the other team is within six yards of your end zone. No watching Jon Runyan get a flag when Aaron Jones looks like he's busted a run for thirty yards. No watching The Flower throw his arms up in his "WTF" move, looking exasperated.

Smart.

I should head out the the disc golf course.

[beveaux1]

Watson drops another one.

[beveaux1]

Could have been a first down.

[Fosco33]

We’re not good enough to give away plays. It’s that simple

[Anti-Polar Bear]

Defense is dumber than tony o day.

[Fosco33]

Refs in on the fix. Almost every negative play comes w/ a ticky tack 1st down penalty. 3 of them in one half is sus.

[beveaux1]

Defense is so bad. Missed tackles, penalties, wrong alignments. Just bad.

[Anti-Polar Bear]

Defense is so bad. Missed tackles, penalties, wrong alignments. Just bad.

Word.

[Bretsky]

EVERY TIME I watch TJ WATT play I think, I SURE am GLAD we drafted KEVIN KING......wait.....>WHERE the F'CK is KEVIN KING ?

[beveaux1]

Dillon...40 yds!

[Bretsky]

TJ WATT

[Bretsky]

Wicks might be really good; throw has to be better there

[MadtownPacker]

Fuck you deep pass deniers!!!

[beveaux1]

What a throw!! TD!!

[Bretsky]

now kudos; that was a beautiful throw to Reed

[Fosco33]

Dime

[Anti-Polar Bear]

Fire the Italian coach!!!

[Bretsky]

Fuck you deep pass deniers!!!


If you give me 50 darts even I'll get a bullseye once in a while :)........lol

[beveaux1]

Special teams are not special. I'd hate to need a kick to win a game.

[Fosco33]

Wtf was that 81…

[Anti-Polar Bear]

Cletidus Clark and the Italian special teams coach, two of overpaid motherfuckers who suck worse than the 0-16 Pussies of Detroit.

[MadtownPacker]

If you give me 50 darts even I'll get a bullseye once in a while :)........lol
Ain’t you the guy that couldn’t hit his mark a few years back? Then Bretsky Jr came to be. All it took was some Love…. :lol:

[beveaux1]

Best first half offense this year. Worst first half defense this year.

[Anti-Polar Bear]

Refs in on the fix. Almost every negative play comes w/ a ticky tack 1st down penalty. 3 of them in one half is sus.

You have a point. Shoulda been fumble 6.

[MadtownPacker]

Whistle kills it

[beveaux1]

Packers ball.

[MadtownPacker]

Packers ball.
Did they change the rule about the whistle getting blown?

[Fosco33]

Should’ve been a packer td. Refs have been pretty shitty

[beveaux1]

Did they change the rule about the whistle getting blown?

Why would they review?

[MadScientist]

Bullshit. It was a lateral.

[Anti-Polar Bear]

The NFL is rigged!

[MadtownPacker]

Why would they review?
From what I understand you can challenge anything right. Doesn’t mean it willl be successful.

But Fosco is right, the fix is in after them saying that wasn’t a lateral

[beveaux1]

The NFL is rigged!

Home field call. Remember loser teams get no calls. Everything goes against them. When we were winners, we got most of the calls.

[MadtownPacker]

Love is feeling the killer instinct today.

[MadtownPacker]

These mfers dropping passes!!

[Anti-Polar Bear]

Love is feeling the killer instinct today.

Not on the last drive.

[beveaux1]

These mfers dropping passes!!

All year long.

[Fosco33]

Loves outside floating/touch passes have been terrible this season

[Fritz]

These mfers dropping passes!!

I'm not watching so I can't tell, but from what I'm reading from you mofos sounds like a lot a lot a lot of dropped passes today. So when Love's stat line and completion rate don't look great, remember that.

[Fosco33]

Bullshit. It was a lateral.

Right. It was backwards but least lateral and certainly not forward. Makes no sense.

[Anti-Polar Bear]

3 and out killed all momentum and the very fabric of space AND time.

[MadtownPacker]

Not on the last drive.
Watch bitch!!

[Anti-Polar Bear]

Wait, a Black punter?

[Anti-Polar Bear]

Chickenshit stuff there at the end from the frog.

[MadtownPacker]

Since comp % is shot anyways should have chucked a bomb to Watson.

[Rastak]

Vikings beating the Saints senseless. Did not see this turnaround coming.

[Anti-Polar Bear]

Vikings beating the Saints senseless. Did not see this turnaround coming.

Dobbs’ debunking the idiocy that the Blacks are not smart enough to play QB in the NFL. 4.0
GPA with a degree in rocket science. Smart as fuck.

[pittstang5]

I'm surprised that the offense was actually moving the ball and getting some points. I'm not surprised that this defense is looking like shit. I think last weeks game against a backup quarterback gave us false hope.

Special Teams remains shitty.

[Rastak]

Dobbs’ debunking the idiocy that the Blacks are not smart enough to play QB in the NFL. 4.0
GPA with a degree in rocket science. Smart as fuck.


Pretty crazy what's he's done the six quarters.

[beveaux1]

Great KR!

[beveaux1]

Cajones. First down.

[beveaux1]

Looking good. Nice play!

[Rastak]

Where is Red at?

[beveaux1]

FG. 17-16 Steelers

[Anti-Polar Bear]

Another missed opportunity.

[Anti-Polar Bear]

Pretty crazy what's he's done the six quarters.

Why the fuck is this dude keeps getting traded? Smart, accurate, athletic.

[beveaux1]

Beautiful pass by Love. Good catch by Musgrave.

[Rastak]

You guys are in a 1 point game on the road and it's Tank and I and I don't even have the game on. Yikes!

Edit: Also the Louisiana fellow.

[beveaux1]

Middle of our line is bad.

[beveaux1]

Perfect pass dropped again.

[Bretsky]

Ain’t you the guy that couldn’t hit his mark a few years back? Then Bretsky Jr came to be. All it took was some Love…. :lol:

yup that was me ! And now we have Brady James :)

[beveaux1]

You guys are in a 1 point game on the road and it's Tank and I and I don't even have the game on. Yikes!

Edit: Also the Louisiana fellow.

That's me.

[Anti-Polar Bear]

Perfect pass dropped again.

Doubs was open in the end zone.

[Joemailman]

Need a TD if we're going to win this game.

[Joemailman]

Both these teams getting some KO returns today.

[beveaux1]

Need a TD if we're going to win this game.

I think so, too. Barry's defense will give up a scoring drive now.

[MadtownPacker]

You guys are in a 1 point game on the road and it's Tank and I and I don't even have the game on. Yikes!

Edit: Also the Louisiana fellow.
I’m here but I noticed when I make a post the offense stalls.

[beveaux1]

Good play by Campbell.

[Rastak]

I’m here but I noticed when I make a post the offense stalls.


Fair point.

[beveaux1]

It's amazing to me how often we give up a scoring drive right after we fight to get the lead. Even when the D has been pretty good all game.

PS: They haven't been good today.

[MadtownPacker]

Fair point.
What do you expect I believe in chupacabras. :lol:

[MadtownPacker]

I’m here but I noticed when I make a post the offense stalls.
Fuck!!!

[Rastak]

What do you expect I believe in chupacabras. :lol:

Si El Jefe.

[Fritz]

More stupid penalties on the offensive line.

[Joemailman]

Little surprised Steelers took the penalty.

[beveaux1]

More stupid penalties on the offensive line.

Bad teams get more penalty calls. Those penalties hurt them because they aren't very good.

[Anti-Polar Bear]

Little surprised Steelers took the penalty.

Packers were gonna do the QB push. That’s like a 100# success rate.

[bobblehead]

Where is Red at?

Passed out in a corner mumbling something about 3 silos

[beveaux1]

That's our WR on the punt return. Looks like most of our receivers on pass receptions.

[MadScientist]

Packers were gonna do the QB push. That’s like a 100# success rate.

Except when the Packers try it, they get penalties.

[Anti-Polar Bear]

The Packers have already ran more trick plays this season than in all of Butte’s career as starter. No wonder Butte hates trick plays.

[Anti-Polar Bear]

Love looking like shit now.

[Rastak]

Seems like a barn burner in Pitt.

[Anti-Polar Bear]

As Coldplay said, fuck missed opportunities. Packers shoulda scored 2 TD eons ago.

[Bretsky]

Love has looked fine today; overall a good performance.

WARREN looks like the BEST RB on the field today

[beveaux1]

Love has looked fine today; overall a good performance.

WARREN looks like the BEST RB on the field today

No doubt.

[MadtownPacker]

You know how I know you get minimum pay?

You like coldplay…

[beveaux1]

Our last possession is here. Steeler defense is playing well. Our offense is young. How will we shoot ourselves in the foot?

[Anti-Polar Bear]

You know how I know you get minimum pay?

You like coldplay…

Love Time. Let’s hope he doesn’t choke…again.

[Fritz]

Well, here's a chance for the offense to grow up a little bit, and put together a game-winning drive.

[Joemailman]

Why not running the ball here?

[MadScientist]

Fuck!

[red]

bad throw to a very covered man who was being mugged

[Anti-Polar Bear]

Another pick in the clutch.

[beveaux1]

Our last possession is here. Steeler defense is playing well. Our offense is young. How will we shoot ourselves in the foot?

There's the answer, tipped pass interception in the endzone.

[MadtownPacker]

Why not running the ball here?
Yeah some clock needed to come off.

Getting sick of Watson letting himself get pushed around.

[Bretsky]

Our last possession is here. Steeler defense is playing well. Our offense is young. How will we shoot ourselves in the foot?

that way :)

[Bretsky]

Yeah some clock needed to come off.

Getting sick of Watson letting himself get pushed around.


F'ckin Bison :) He looked good in Q1

But all those NDSU guys tend to be Sally's.... :)

[Fosco33]

Missed pat. Missed fumble return. At least another 3 there. The should be score is 30-20.

Played ok today - deserve a W. But that’s the difference b/w average and good teams.

[MadtownPacker]

bad throw to a very covered man who was being mugged
Fuck that Watsons a pussy like you. He was worried about getting banged up instead of worried about attacking the ball.

[Rastak]

Just a general observation, the music played during commercials is the fucking worst shit you would ever hear.

[Bretsky]

Missed pat. Missed fumble return. At least another 3 there. The should be score is 30-20.

Played ok today - deserve a W. But that’s the difference b/w average and good teams.



A lot of similar things happened in AROD's first year

We seemed to find ways to lose that year and IMO we were one of the best 5 win teams ever

We might get another chance though

[beveaux1]

Pretty nice game by the offense. Two or three completions over 20 yards. Nice game by the offense. Love made strides, so did the young receivers.

Defense was the defense. They do just enough to lose.

[Anti-Polar Bear]

Fuck that Watsons a pussy like you. He was worried about getting banged up instead of worried about attacking the ball.

Agreed. Shoulda gone to Doubs instead.

[beveaux1]

A lot of similar things happened in AROD's first year

We seemed to find ways to lose that year and IMO we were one of the best 5 win teams ever

We might get another chance though

We won't. It's our defense's MO. If we get it, we'll have 20 seconds left.

[MadtownPacker]

Missed pat. Missed fumble return. At least another 3 there. The should be score is 30-20.

Played ok today - deserve a W. But that’s the difference b/w average and good teams.
Opposite here. They don’t deserve shit. With that said after all the stupid shit all game to still be in position to win it at the end ain’t bad. If anything Steelers fans should be mad the game isn’t over already.

[Fritz]

Fucking defense. Everybody knows the other team is going to run, but we still can't stop them.

[MadScientist]

Just a general observation, the music played during commercials is the fucking worst shit you would ever hear.

Mute buttons exist for a reason.

[MadtownPacker]

Agreed. Shoulda gone to Doubs instead.
Yeah he is a scrappy mofo and wouldn’t have worried about his safety. Watson is so soft he can’t even work the deep fryer on the night shift with you. He would be scared of getting burned.

[Fosco33]

Mute buttons exist for a reason.

I watch the game in chunks and ffwd commercials. Some games I’ll watch the whole thing in 30min.

[beveaux1]

Fucking defense. Everybody knows the other team is going to run, but we still can't stop them.

8 of them are tackling the ball, the other 3 are looking for a sack.

[MadtownPacker]

It’s nice that the Steelers faithful don’t sell all their first row tickets to the visiting team fans.

[red]

yeah, thats not so legal

[red]

I watch the game in chunks and ffwd commercials. Some games I’ll watch the whole thing in 30min.

how does this one end?

[Anti-Polar Bear]

The offense had its chances to win the game. It choked. Again.

[MadtownPacker]

how does this one end?
With red crying like a little bitch.

[Fritz]

One more shot.

[MadtownPacker]

One more shot.
Missed extra point is crucial now.

[red]

With red crying like a little bitch.

i thought we were gonna get blown out today

this isn't half bad, kinda what i expected from a young team this season

[Fosco33]

how does this one end?

You’ll just have to find out like the rest of us.

[beveaux1]

i thought we were gonna get blown out today

this isn't half bad, kinda what i expected from a young team this season

Pretty good offense, bad defense.

[red]

is this gonna be the first 300 yard passing game in forever?

[red]

You’ll just have to find out like the rest of us.

i thought you could fast forward and let us know

[beveaux1]

Love is exciting.

[red]

Love is exciting.

like bad favre was exciting

[Anti-Polar Bear]

Pretty good offense, bad defense.

19 points isn’t good.

[Anti-Polar Bear]

Everyone’s hard on Aaaron Jones costed the team a tons of time by not running OB. I mean, this guy can’t break a tackle worth a fuck.

[MadtownPacker]

Watson, catch this pass and I will believe in you the rest of the season.

[red]

most fight we've shown all year and its after a game

[Fosco33]

Asterisk loss. Plenty to take away from here. It’s a long pre season before next year…

[MadtownPacker]

Obviously red showing up at the end killed momentum.

[red]

so

i think i've figured this out

when shit broke down.....

favre had a 50/50 shot at either doing something amazing, or something completely boneheaded. very exciting to watch

rodgers, would almost always do something really good when the play broke down, and at worse, would throw the ball away. fun to watch as a packer fan

love, not much good is gonna happen when the play breaks down, at best he dumps it off for a couple yard play, at worse he forces a throw and gets an INT. not fun to watch

[Sparkey]

Best outcome possible. Play a competitive game, show show life on offense and still preserve the draft choice.

[red]

Obviously red showing up at the end killed momentum.

should have just sucked it up and gone for another round of porn instead of getting on here

[Anti-Polar Bear]

Packers are a dumb team.

[Fosco33]

If AJ gets 20 touches we win 13-10.

If not - we’ll lose 17-20.

More is less is more. Or something.

Jones w/ 13 carries

[beveaux1]

Good game. Fun to watch. They don't have the magic yet, and haven't learned how to win, but it took a while for Rodgers to learn.

Love has talent. I was more impressed this game than any this season. I'm not ready to say he's the man, but there's definitely improvement with experience.

This offense has talent and could be good in a couple of years and with a few replacements.

It'll be interesting to see them grow.

[Fritz]

should have just sucked it up and gone for another round of porn instead of getting on here

I managed both.

What happened on that last play, the pick? I see on NFL.com it was for Watson. Bad throw? Bad decision to throw? Watson wussed out?

[Anti-Polar Bear]

Any orangutan in the jungle of India has a higher IQ the Packers collectively.

Penalty prone.

Terrible play calls.

Dumb decisions like going to Watson in the clutch instead of sure handed Doubs; Jones not running oB after a short catch that he had no way in hell of breaking a tackle.

Dumb. Dumb. Dumb.

Tony Oday is smarter than this Packet team.

[beveaux1]

I managed both.

What happened on that last play, the pick? I see on NFL.com it was for Watson. Bad throw? Bad decision to throw? Watson wussed out?

Steelers put 8 men at the goalline. Love threw it to Watson with no real chance and it was easily intercepted.

[red]

I managed both.

What happened on that last play, the pick? I see on NFL.com it was for Watson. Bad throw? Bad decision to throw? Watson wussed out?

pass never got to the endzone. ball was thrown almost right to the defender standing somewhere near the goal line

they only showed it once, but there didn't look like it had any chance of getting to watson

[Fritz]

Steelers put 8 men at the goalline. Love threw it to Watson with no real chance and it was easily intercepted.

Thanks. They should've rolled Love right and given him the option to run or pass.

[beveaux1]

Thanks. They should've rolled Love right and given him the option to run or pass.

Maybe, but with 8 lined up at the goal line, he had to throw. No real chance. An 8 player zone across the end zone is almost impossible to beat.

[MadtownPacker]

Good game. Fun to watch. They don't have the magic yet, and haven't learned how to win, but it took a while for Rodgers to learn.

Love has talent. I was more impressed this game than any this season. I'm not ready to say he's the man, but there's definitely improvement with experience.

This offense has talent and could be good in a couple of years and with a few replacements.

It'll be interesting to see them grow.
Nice take. About how I see it besides Watson needing to be benched.

[Joemailman]

More Banjo thread posted.

[MadtownPacker]

Thanks. They should've rolled Love right and given him the option to run or pass.
He wasn’t getting in and any pass not fired in had no chance. Nice D stand by Steelers because they were reeling a bit. Love almost got ‘em.

[sharpe1027]

Maybe, but with 8 lined up at the goal line, he had to throw. No real chance. An 8 player zone across the end zone is almost impossible to beat.

Seemed like a good time to setup a screen play.

[Fritz]

Seemed like a good time to setup a screen play.

Or you sign Richard Rogers for one play.

[Joemailman]

Seemed like a good time to setup a screen play.

Screen plays work best when you catch a team in a blitz. I don't think it would have worked here. They would have gotten yards, but I doubt it would have gotten them into the end zone. I think the best bet would have been to throw it up high in the end zone and let Watson or Musgrave try to highpoint it.

[texaspackerbacker]

Somebody said hook and lateral. Those are usually done from too far out for a hail Mary. It would have been interesting to try that from the 30 or wherever they were. That's all hindsight, though. The kid thought he saw a slight opening and hummed a fastball in - a long shot in a near hopeless situation.

They never shoulda been in that situation - the no-call interference on the interception to Watson, the bad call on the lateral, the missed extra point, they should have been ahead or at least in a position to kick a FG for a tie.

Bottom line, though, BLAME JOE BARRY.

[run pMc]

Jones shoulda run out of bounds. Would have saved them time on the clock. If they have 15 seconds left instead of 3 they could take a couple of shots instead of a desperation heave.
Also, instead of trying to TDs on the last two possessions, why not kick the FG? They must not have thought they could get the ball back -- which they did, with ~57 seconds left.

Barry's defense has not been great, it's just that the offense has had more issues and gotten all the attention. Holding the LAR to 3 points was nice, but Brett Rypien was cut the next day. Barry's D has been holding teams to about 20 pts/game but it's been a lot of bad teams who aren't afraid to just run the ball and bleed the clock. They still give up a lot of explosive plays (see Andy Herman's tweet this morning, they give up the 6th most per game) and allow too many rushing yards.

I'm not really upset about this loss, mostly because I wasn't expecting them to win, and the fact that they made it competitive and showed some improvement. 'Only' 5 penalties this game, the pass pro was mostly ok, and Reed/Musgrave/Wicks look like they might have a future. Plenty to work on still.

Plenty on their off season shopping list: a new DC, improvements on the OL and run D, a shifty RB, someone who can play slot corner, and at least one new safety. Cap space and draft picks will help.

[Anti-Polar Bear]

Somebody said hook and lateral. Those are usually done from too far out for a hail Mary. It would have been interesting to try that from the 30 or wherever they were. That's all hindsight, though. The kid thought he saw a slight opening and hummed a fastball in - a long shot in a near hopeless situation.

They never shoulda been in that situation - the no-call interference on the interception to Watson, the bad call on the lateral, the missed extra point, they should have been ahead or at least in a position to kick a FG for a tie.

Bottom line, though, BLAME JOE BARRY.

Hook and ladder. And from the 16. Pretty sure the Lumpensteelers had 8 players in the end zone making a Hail Mary not so ideal.

Watson and Doubs (insides) on the left. Wicks, Musgrave, Reed on the right. Throw to Doubs, who then lateral to Watson, who then run upfield toward the blocks of the other 3. Lumpensteelers would not have seen it coming.

[Anti-Polar Bear]

Jones shoulda run out of bounds. Would have saved them time on the clock. If they have 15 seconds left instead of 3 they could take a couple of shots instead of a desperation heave.
Also, instead of trying to TDs on the last two possessions, why not kick the FG? They must not have thought they could get the ball back -- which they did, with ~57 seconds left.

Barry's defense has not been great, it's just that the offense has had more issues and gotten all the attention. Holding the LAR to 3 points was nice, but Brett Rypien was cut the next day. Barry's D has been holding teams to about 20 pts/game but it's been a lot of bad teams who aren't afraid to just run the ball and bleed the clock. They still give up a lot of explosive plays (see Andy Herman's tweet this morning, they give up the 6th most per game) and allow too many rushing yards.

I'm not really upset about this loss, mostly because I wasn't expecting them to win, and the fact that they made it competitive and showed some improvement. 'Only' 5 penalties this game, the pass pro was mostly ok, and Reed/Musgrave/Wicks look like they might have a future. Plenty to work on still.

Plenty on their off season shopping list: a new DC, improvements on the OL and run D, a shifty RB, someone who can play slot corner, and at least one new safety. Cap space and draft picks will help.

Unlike you, I find this loss to be the most painful thus far. The other losses, the season was young and Love was in the air, filling up the room with stoic hope.

The season is getting old. Love remains in the air, aright - but stinking up the room with the foul aroma of, to borrow Tex, snake-shit. The Packers, collectively, are dumb and soft. The season is lost.

Btw, too lazy to show the work, but the math favors going for a TD rather than kicking a FG. And besides, The Frog would be dumber than Tony ODay if he opted to kick a FG down 4 on 2nd down, the same down that saw Love throw the first dumb pick.