Official Packers vs. Patriots Game Day Thread

[pbmax]

Ever consider the DEFENSE kept them in the game? That is run by Dom Capers, not MM.

How many points did the D score? How many turnovers and short fields? Did the D get to play with the lead?

[Patler]

So NO credit for getting the team to evenly play perhaps the best team in the league at home.

Nope. Not, if you lose. Coaching well enough to almost win is simply coaching bad enough to lose. Same difference.

We see the same thing, loss after loss after loss. One part or another of the team double clutches at crucial times. I don't think this team has a lot of confidence in itself in close games.

[Bossman641]

No.

This team is now 7-16 in games decided by 7 points or less since 2008. This is a negative trend/characteristic in which someone has to be held accountable. That person is Mike McCarthy.

Of course, being held accountable is something you wouldn't understand since you can't hold a job; still live at home with your mommy and daddy and; spend your days toggling between this website and gay porn sites ...

Do us all a favor and STFU .... You Loser!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Just do everyone a favor and get off the board.

[pbmax]

Exactly. MM is just not smart.

You are right. Flynn played well because seventh round draft picks have all the talent in the world. McCarthy taught him nothing, nor put him in a position to win.

[retailguy]

I wasn't making an analogy. We played like shit and lost to detroit. We played well and lost to NE. No analogy. Just frustration.

I beleive that if we played well agianst Detroit we would have won an important game. Still no analogy.

Instead we played well against NE and lost anyway in a game that was not very important. Am I an idiot for being frustrated about that?

I didn't say you were an idiot. I didn't even imply that. Be as frustrated as you want. But the Detroit game and this game weren't even comparable.

[Bossman641]

Nope. Not, if you lose. Coaching well enough to almost win is simply coaching bad enough to lose. Same difference.

We see the same thing, loss after loss after loss. One part or another of the team double clutches at crucial times. I don't think this team has a lot of confidence in itself in close games.

This is one point I can agree with. They need a shot of confidence.

[Joe]

Just do everyone a favor and get off the board.

He won't be bothering anybody for the next month.

[denverYooper]

What was their effort level?

High.

[retailguy]

night all - I'm beat.

[Freak Out]

They called the timeout before second down. They lined up for the 2nd and 3rd down plays pretty quickly, which would lead me to believe they had 2 plays called coming out of the timeout. I've never heard of a team having 3 plays called coming out of a timeout.

Thanks.. I thought they might have sent two in on third..but I forgot about the timeout...I'm not sure how playcalling over the headsets works either.

[denverYooper]

This is one point I can agree with. They need a shot of confidence.

Ah, but can that be coached in? Therein lies the rub.

[mission]

This is one point I can agree with. They need a shot of confidence.

Success is when preparation meets opportunity. Their lack of confidence comes from MM's lack of confidence. He tightens up. You can see it, his teams are not prepared. Why didn't they have a set of scripted plays for this exact situation for Flynn? Or maybe call 2-3 plays at once during one of the other timeouts? Anything to show that their coach put them in the absolute best position to win.

Little things like this adds up to losses. The expectations of this particular game don't matter. We had opportunities like we've had all year and once again took a piss down the leg. Teams personify their (top) leader.

[pbmax]

Nope. Not, if you lose. Coaching well enough to almost win is simply coaching bad enough to lose. Same difference.

We see the same thing, loss after loss after loss. One part or another of the team double clutches at crucial times. I don't think this team has a lot of confidence in itself in close games.

I think by your terms of a different part of the team struggling, then we are not seeing the same thing over and over. I am worried about the close game record too, but other than penalties and a willingness to settle for long FGs, I do not see a trend with him that is costing him. And penalties or FGs were not the problem tonight.

Tonight he had a QB that could not call another play on the fly while eitherr listening to his headset or ignoring it. That is new. Rodgers has not had a problem calling the play at the line.

[Iron Mike]

All I can say is on the replay of the final play, the only thing I noticed was Colledge standing in space, blocking no one, while NE rushed three and STILL managed to sack Flynn.

Please explain to me why Campen still is employed.

[Patler]

Success is when preparation meets opportunity. Their lack of confidence comes from MM's lack of confidence. He tightens up. You can see it, his teams are not prepared. Why didn't they have a set of scripted plays for this exact situation for Flynn? Or maybe call 2-3 plays at once during one of the other timeouts? Anything to show that their coach put them in the absolute best position to win.

Little things like this adds up to losses. The expectations of this particular game don't matter. We had opportunities like we've had all year and once again took a piss down the leg. Teams personify their (top) leader.

I tend to agree. We have seen this same scenario time and time again. It is no longer just "one of those things." It is now what should be expected from McCarthy in similar situations. Confusion, desperation and failure.