What went wrong against Dallas?

[CaliforniaCheez]

Big Play II - Coverage breakdown resulting in long bomb for TD.

That's not what I saw, if you're refering to the long play to Austin. He was double covered, pretty nicely too. I'm not sure how he pulled that in.

This was where Collins left him wide open. Not the one in double coverage.

Collins slipped as he tried to change direction and cover the man. Add to that the confusion with the crossing route and Woodson going with the outside WR which led him to make a big change in direction caused the receiver to get open.

Not an excuse just a reason.

[pbmax]

Nobody plays for field goals, but I agree with the larger point. Three trips into the Red Zone. 3 Figgies. The statistical workup done in the offseason seems to have lessened some of the prime time penalties (though not all - and Jermichael Finley has a legit complaint - if he had kept his hand off that helmet and just fallen down the penalty would have gone the other way).

But the offseason work didn't improve the Red Zone performance. I think Rodgers has under-used the TE so far this season. But its still a learning curve for him.

We didn't play to win. We played for field goals and at the end we played for experience instead of taking a shot down the field.

[pbmax]

Big Play II - Coverage breakdown resulting in long bomb for TD.

That's not what I saw, if you're refering to the long play to Austin. He was double covered, pretty nicely too. I'm not sure how he pulled that in.

This was where Collins left him wide open. Not the one in double coverage.

Collins slipped as he tried to change direction and cover the man. Add to that the confusion with the crossing route and Woodson going with the outside WR which led him to make a big change in direction caused the receiver to get open.

Not an excuse just a reason.

My guess is that there was no confusion except for Collins. Woodson clearly had the underneath stuff in that zone. He was supposed to hand that guy off to the deeper safety. But Collins read the QB or route wrong and was headed upfield. Biting on whatever he saw made that completion easy.

[HarveyWallbangers]

My guess is that there was no confusion except for Collins. Woodson clearly had the underneath stuff in that zone. He was supposed to hand that guy off to the deeper safety. But Collins read the QB or route wrong and was headed upfield. Biting on whatever he saw made that completion easy.

There were actually three receivers on that side of the field. I'd like to know if the receiver that was going up the sideline was Terrell Owens. If that is the case, then I can't really blame Collins for cheating outside. You don't want Owens singled up on Tramon Williams down the field either.

[Deputy Nutz]

I didn't read anyone else's posts, but a couple of things happened. First I am not burdened by this loss.

1. The Cowboys are a really good team with a ton of options on offense. It is tough to stop 5 different weapons. They also have a really good front 7 that can really disrupt the passing game, which leads to point two.

2. Tony Moll sucks.

3. Al Harris, it is 65 degrees in September and he has body cramping. More like he is butt hurt that he lost the number one assignment to Woodson. Tramon Williams is a decent corner, but he is not used to playing all of those snaps as a full time player.

4. No touchdowns in the red zone cost this team a chance to win the game.

5. No consistent running game. The Packers were doing a decent job at running the ball but McCarthy fell in love with the 4 wide shotgun formations. The Packer can and should have run the ball more against the Cowboys. Dallas had their ears pinned back for the pass.

6. Poor tackling on defense hurt. The secondary missed several tackles at the second level. If Woodson makes the tackle on Jones it is a ten yard gain instead of a 60 some yard touchdown run. Is it just me, but every time I see our corners make or attempt a tackle they get hurt. It is getting ridiculous.

7. Nick Barnett, I think he has gone back to his play from his first 3 years in the league instead of how he played his last two years.

[Patler]

3. Al Harris, it is 65 degrees in September and he has body cramping. More like he is butt hurt that he lost the number one assignment to Woodson. Tramon Williams is a decent corner, but he is not used to playing all of those snaps as a full time player.

In fairness to Harris, they said the reason he did not go back in was because he had blood in his urine, and the medical staff would not allow him to play.

Could be he bruised his kidney or something in the collision with Hawk.

[CaliforniaCheez]

We agree pbmax.