Positives From The Bears Game

[Pugger]

This may be enough to force Thompson to get off his can and do something about our running game?

That is about the only positive I can take from Monday at this point. Hopefully it gives the team a chance to shore up some weak areas before winnable games vs Det, Was and Mia. If the team responds from the loss to win those 3 games, then I won't feel as bad.

I think the game brought back what I call the old fashioned WCO. GB used the short passing game to BJack as essentially 7 yard handoffs and it was enough to offset the need of a running game. We dominated a "good" Bears defense. If we don't commit penalty after penalty we win going away in the 3rd Q.

It was great to see the slant in there again. Another positive is I didn't hear of any serious injuries.

[HarveyWallbangers]

Positives

Rodgers
Finley
Driver
Jenkins
Matthews (disrupted the Bears early and got a lot more attention in the second half)
T. Williams

[run pMc]

Not many positives to take from the game, unless this game gets all the crappy special teams plays, penalties, and bad luck out of their system for the rest of the season.

Instead of sending BJack into Colledge's back, I think we'll continue to see the Bill Walsh WCO short passing game to set up the run and subsequently deeper play action passes.

I personally don't mind the long drives...I like it when everyone gets involved, and it's hard to score points when you're on D. Halfway thru the 4th, I was thinking the Bears D had to be gassed from being on the field so much. Whoever plays them Sunday has to be happy.

Change three plays in that game (the penalty that wiped out Finley's TD, Zombo's hit on Cutler which overturned Barnett's INT, and JJ's fumble) and GB might have hung 30 on the Bears and win easy with how they were moving the ball.

Woulda shoulda coulda.

[red]

Hopefully there are a lot of embarrassed players on the team right now.

i'm sure they all feel just fine. they still got paid the same

[Joemailman]

This may be enough to force Thompson to get off his can and do something about our running game?

That is about the only positive I can take from Monday at this point. Hopefully it gives the team a chance to shore up some weak areas before winnable games vs Det, Was and Mia. If the team responds from the loss to win those 3 games, then I won't feel as bad.

I don't think the lack of running game hurt the Pack at all. They totally controlled the clock and moved the ball well. Mistakes and penalties. There were so many it's stunning.

I agree. They had the ball for 35 minutes. The lack of a running game didn't seem to be a factor. MM's game plan actually reminded me of Holmgren. Use the short passing game in lieu of the running game.

If not for the INT's that were called back due to penalties, we'd all be talking about what a great night the defense had in the win. Zombo would be a folk hero. Nick Collins would still have his mouthguard.