How to Beat the Packers (the "I'm Bitter" Thread)

[Cleft Crusty]

Our mistakes were terrible, but they could have been overcome with balanced officiating. It's a travesty for the game that there is no accountability for officiating. Above is a good list of things that should have been called both ways. If we were beaten by the bears, I could deal with that and move on, but to lose by 3 when the officiating was THAT fucked up is intensely frustrating.

It's comforting to Clefty to see there are at least a few sore losers on this forum. That's good and bitter old school football.

[retailguy]

Wow. Really? We're going to cherry pick officiating calls?

Face it. We didn't deserve to win. We should have won, but we didn't.

15-1 isn't bad... Hopefully this is our 2010 Tampa game. If it isn't we don't deserve to be in the Super Bowl.

[mraynrand]

We're going to cherry pick officiating calls?

There are a lot of cherries to pick

[retailguy]

We're going to cherry pick officiating calls?

There are a lot of cherries to pick

And so little time! :P

If you don't actually commit a foul, it's pretty damn difficult to call one, and virtually impossible to call 18....

We lost this game. Officiating had little to do with it. Our shitty play? Sounds more like it to me.

[MichiganPackerFan]

Our play had a lot to do with not blowing them out, but to lose by THREE with that lopsided of officiating? That COMPLETELY played into the outcome. No, its not the exclusive reason, but call SOME things the same way for BOTH sides and it isn't a three point loss anymore, its a win.

[MadtownPacker]

Wow. Really? We're going to cherry pick officiating calls?

Face it. We didn't deserve to win. We should have won, but we didn't.

15-1 isn't bad... Hopefully this is our 2010 Tampa game. If it isn't we don't deserve to be in the Super Bowl.

Have to agree RG. Pack dominated in pretty much every way and regardless of the bad calls still controlled their own fate until James Jones let victory slip out of his hands. That set off the final series of unfortunate events from the challenge to letting the clock get milked.

[sharpe1027]

The Packers made critical mistakes completely separate from any penalties and many of the 17 penalties were legit. No matter how bad the officials were, the Packer players deserve most of the blame for losing that game.

[imscott72]

Our tackles are a big problem. Every team is going to see on film now that we have a serious weakness on the OL at the tackle position. It's time to move Clifton to backup. I'm not quite ready to replace Tausch, but it's getting damn close. Get Bulaga in there now.

[bobblehead]

We're going to cherry pick officiating calls?

There are a lot of cherries to pick

And so little time! :P

If you don't actually commit a foul, it's pretty damn difficult to call one, and virtually impossible to call 18....

We lost this game. Officiating had little to do with it. Our shitty play? Sounds more like it to me.

Its a tough game....a game of inches. In such a game being on the wrong side of 17-3 is pretty bad. My only real complaint about the officiating was the disparity in the holding calls between our OL and theirs. Most calls in isolation can be viewed and understood, but when you call Tausch for tugging a jersey, but allow Clay to be clotheslined repeatedly and allow someone to sit on Rodgers head in the open field....well, that can only be viewed as lopsided. Oh, and I forgot about the 2 point takedown on Jenkins I saw in the 2nd half.

[imscott72]

Stop blaming the officials. Sure there were some poor calls, but teams make their own luck on the field. If the FG doesn't get blocked the game is tied, if JJ doesn't fumble a good chance we win, if our tackles didn't have to hold everybody to block we don't have all those penalties. Lots of things that were in our control that we fucked up.

[HarveyWallbangers]

Our tackles are a big problem. Every team is going to see on film now that we have a serious weakness on the OL at the tackle position. It's time to move Clifton to backup. I'm not quite ready to replace Tausch, but it's getting damn close. Get Bulaga in there now.

I think Tauscher has been even worse than Clifton this year. I'm thinking we may have to get Bulaga ready to start at RT. Sad to see.

[imscott72]

Our tackles are a big problem. Every team is going to see on film now that we have a serious weakness on the OL at the tackle position. It's time to move Clifton to backup. I'm not quite ready to replace Tausch, but it's getting damn close. Get Bulaga in there now.

I think Tauscher has been even worse than Clifton this year. I'm thinking we may have to get Bulaga ready to start at RT. Sad to see.

They've both been bad definitely. I'd like to see more Lang at RT. Why they don't start Bulaga is beyond me.

[denverYooper]

Our tackles are a big problem. Every team is going to see on film now that we have a serious weakness on the OL at the tackle position. It's time to move Clifton to backup. I'm not quite ready to replace Tausch, but it's getting damn close. Get Bulaga in there now.

I think Tauscher has been even worse than Clifton this year. I'm thinking we may have to get Bulaga ready to start at RT. Sad to see.

+1. Good to have Tausch as a veteran backup but his starting days look to be behind him.

[denverYooper]

Our tackles are a big problem. Every team is going to see on film now that we have a serious weakness on the OL at the tackle position. It's time to move Clifton to backup. I'm not quite ready to replace Tausch, but it's getting damn close. Get Bulaga in there now.

I think Tauscher has been even worse than Clifton this year. I'm thinking we may have to get Bulaga ready to start at RT. Sad to see.

They've both been bad definitely. I'd like to see more Lang at RT. Why they don't start Bulaga is beyond me.

Clifton played fairly well against Pepp except for the a case of the jumpsies. Considering his opponent, he probably gets a pass. Tausch got completely wasted several times. Inside, outside, wherever.

If Bulaga is not starting the next game I will be flabbergasted.

Not sure what's up with Lang ATM. He's been a gameday inactive for a while. He was out of TC for a while and missed out on an RT shot, IMHO. It wouldn't shock me if they gave him a look soon.

[mmmdk]

McCarthy is a great teacher but a lousy OC - he could still be HC but step down as playcaller. I'd try that but it won't happen.

What the hell are you talking about? Did you watch the game? The playcalling was outstanding. The Packers moved the ball efficiently and controlled the clock. They should have scored up to 20 more points. McCarthy can't catch perfectly thrown bombs. He can't not grab a small piece of uniform on a TD pass. He can't prevent helmet to helmet contact on a great sack. He can't hold onto the ball for a receiver. He can't prevent offensive interference from being called defensive interference. Etc. etc. Whom do you want to call plays? What evidence do you have that they would be better?

McCarthy is a lousy headcoach hence he's a lousy OC and 18 penalties is way too much and he throws the red flag blindly.

McCarthy did ok, even great on two drives but even a blind squirrel finds a nut. But McCarthy is more than just a playcaller, he's HC, he's the backbone of the team. And that shows - badly.

I've got all his games from his GB tenure & I even followed him in NO (where he showed promise). I know little of his time in SF. He's still not the answer in GB (gut feeling).

There's no evidence that a new OC would do better; this isn't scientific Mr. Cleft Clumsy. You called out "playcaller" in my post and took it out of context. And that, my clowny friend, was due to you taking this eerily personal on behalf of McCarthy - so be it.
I sense "the big slide" in your posting, or rather, your-jack-in-box appearances. An advice; when you attack a post then read it all or did you even read the post entirely?...that's as dumb as your attack was but it illustrates it clearly.

Mike II had the same problem with too many hats as does Mike III...Mike I wanted all the hats in GB, got them in Seattle and he actually nearly did it.
It won't work! Mike without too many hats might work or the lousiness continues - lousy as in not winning a super bowl.

NB - Dang, and Mike III isn't even wearing that many hats compared to the other Mikes.