Ballboy
10-03-2006, 08:33 AM
Most people here understand the Packers inside and out. It was going to be a tough game last night, then when I heard Westbrok wasn't playing I felt we had a really good chance of winning. We didn't.
A few things bothered me and was wondering if someone could give some good, non-BS answers:
1) Why in the first half was Rayner only kicking off to the 15 yard line? One of the things TT said when we let Longwell go was the kickoff distance and for the most part, Rayner kicks somewhat deep. On both times, he put the Eagles in great field position, not to really score, but IF our defense stopped them, it would put our offense in bad field position.
2) This defense is a mess. I'm tired of hearing MM say we gotta fix this or that. MAKE SOME CHANGES!! Maybe the DC isn't a good DC? Maybe the players don't take to him? Why, in the second quarter was the defense only rushing 3 guys? It looked like to me we were in a prevent D...Why? All of the great corners will tell you that they can only cover for so long....does DC or MM think we can generate pressure with 3 guys? What is our defense ranked? Then, now this is really good....while I am screaming for some sort of pressure with more than 4 guys, they blitz all the LB's....but wait, its better...first Brady tries the right tackle/guard hole, then Barnett tries the SAME HOLE, then even better Hawk comes through the same hole...ALL ON THE SAME PLAY!!!(this was in the 2nd quarter) That is real sneaky and special...who designed that?
Has anyone brought up the possiblity of the Pack going to a 3-4 defense? I know the time isn't right, but I like our LB's for the most part. It would get Hodge on the field, allow Brady to blitz more like he did in college and maybe give Hawk a little more play-making ability.
A few things bothered me and was wondering if someone could give some good, non-BS answers:
1) Why in the first half was Rayner only kicking off to the 15 yard line? One of the things TT said when we let Longwell go was the kickoff distance and for the most part, Rayner kicks somewhat deep. On both times, he put the Eagles in great field position, not to really score, but IF our defense stopped them, it would put our offense in bad field position.
2) This defense is a mess. I'm tired of hearing MM say we gotta fix this or that. MAKE SOME CHANGES!! Maybe the DC isn't a good DC? Maybe the players don't take to him? Why, in the second quarter was the defense only rushing 3 guys? It looked like to me we were in a prevent D...Why? All of the great corners will tell you that they can only cover for so long....does DC or MM think we can generate pressure with 3 guys? What is our defense ranked? Then, now this is really good....while I am screaming for some sort of pressure with more than 4 guys, they blitz all the LB's....but wait, its better...first Brady tries the right tackle/guard hole, then Barnett tries the SAME HOLE, then even better Hawk comes through the same hole...ALL ON THE SAME PLAY!!!(this was in the 2nd quarter) That is real sneaky and special...who designed that?
Has anyone brought up the possiblity of the Pack going to a 3-4 defense? I know the time isn't right, but I like our LB's for the most part. It would get Hodge on the field, allow Brady to blitz more like he did in college and maybe give Hawk a little more play-making ability.