Packer running game: stinks

[Harlan Huckleby]

Winning itself is the only thing that matters.

True if you are playing the game. Not so much if you are just watching on TV.

[woodbuck27]

Really??? The Packers ran well and we won????

Before the last drive we put up 33 points and had 19 rushes for 60 yards or 3.16 ypc. Which is significantly lower than our 3.8 ypc average for the year. Those 19 carries, which were fine, allowed our offensive to be balanced enough to open up our dominant passing attack.

Obviously you don't pay attention to the game. One series does not make your running game, "ran well yesterday."

As I recall it the last time we ran the ball well with any consistency was when we had Ahman Green as OUR chief RB. Ahman Green was a super pickup from Seattle as I recall that acquisition. A dominant RB that balanced Favre's passing attack.

GO PACKERS!

[Gunakor]

The means become important when factoring them into deciding the probability of the next win.

This is for fans. I get it. Good for water cooler chats and all. Great for Vegas. But in reality has nothing to do with football, and is of little entertainment value to me. Too many variables from week to week. The means to the outcome of a game today don't apply the same in next weeks game. But that's not really relevant to what I find entertaining. I don't engage in much water cooler chat. A win is a win. Win-loss records aren't given in fractions depending on the means to the outcome. As long as we're winning then I'm entertained.

I'm not too happy with the defense right now. It'll be tough to win games 42-38 in late December. The defense needs work, especially in getting to the QB. But as far as the run game is concerned, 20 carries a game for 80 hard earned yards is plenty enough to keep a defense honest. An honest defense is vulnerable to play action. That's why we call run plays. So as long as the play action is working, the run game is working. As long as play action is working, odds are we're scoring a lot of points and winning most of our games. And as long as we're winning games I'm thoroughly entertained.

[Gunakor]

True if you are playing the game. Not so much if you are just watching on TV.

Speak for yourself. I'd rather watch a boring win than an exciting loss 19 times a year.

[Harlan Huckleby]

I'd rather rake leaves than watch 19 boring football games.

I like winning, 19 losses is not the alternative. I'll take a 14-2 exciting season over a 16-0 snooze fest.

[vince]

You'd rather bitch and moan than watch football - good or bad. Doesn't a dynamic passing attack combined with a running game that can improve and a defense that gives up too many big plays make the games more interesting? Who ya crappin'?

[Harlan Huckleby]

oh, fuck you. Just because I point out the obvious, the running emperor has no clothes, that is "bitching and moaning" to the true believers.

I don't even know what you are talking about, frankly. All I said was I like competitive games.

[mraynrand]

All I said was I like competitive games.

So you enjoyed the Packer game Sunday and also MNF. The Jags "Won Ugly" - lol

The Sunday game between NO and Colts could only be fun for Saints fans and some fantasy geeks

[mraynrand]

I'd rather rake leaves than watch 19 boring football games.

I like winning, 19 losses is not the alternative. I'll take a 14-2 exciting season over a 16-0 snooze fest.

NE had some exciting games in their 16-0 run. Just because you win all your games, doesn't mean it isn't exciting. 14-2 sounds right, if there are no more major injuries. The Packers will drop a game or two. This is the NFL and good teams lose. Just ask the Ravens. Ha Ha!

[RashanGary]

oh, fuck you. Just because I point out the obvious, the running emperor has no clothes, that is "bitching and moaning" to the true believers.

I don't even know what you are talking about, frankly. All I said was I like competitive games.

I'm bored too. Playoffs will get exciting. I sit around looking up stats for Woodson on the all time INT list and tracking AR's stats. Outside of Atlanta (and I didn't even watch that game because I had 4 hours of sleep in 2 days leading up to that game), nothing has even felt threatening.

Boring!


Playoffs should kick ass though. Good QB's on well oiled offenses are going to give us fits. If we get Neal back and he's the pass rusher many of us think he is, we should be good. If not, look out. This thing isn't a given.

[vince]

oh, fuck you. Just because I point out the obvious, the running emperor has no clothes, that is "bitching and moaning" to the true believers.

I don't even know what you are talking about, frankly. All I said was I like competitive games.

I'm just fucking with you Harlan because I know you can take it and give it back. I for one am glad you're posting again. Oh and fuck you too!

[Harlan Huckleby]

So you enjoyed the Packer game Sunday and also MNF. The Jags "Won Ugly" - lol

The Sunday game between NO and Colts could only be fun for Saints fans and some fantasy geeks

Hey, I enjoyed the Jags game! The announcers kept saying the game was awful, I was yelling STFU back at um. I love a train wreck. I love rain on a parade, only thing better would be a lightening strike on one of the floats.

The Packer-Rams game practically bored my tits off. The Packer-Vikings game was fun because the Vikings had a small chance of winning.

[Harlan Huckleby]

I'm just fucking with you Harlan because I know you can take it and give it back. I for one am glad you're posting again. Oh and fuck you too!

listen you kicked me right in the nuts, cleats first. I'm too smart/big of a man to retaliate, I'll let the ref take care of you.

Madtown!?

[Harlan Huckleby]

I'm bored too. Playoffs will get exciting.

Check out the Badgers. Did you watch Michigan State game? (I'm guessing you had no date for Saturday night, but correct me if I am wrong.) I loved that game, and gave only a modest poop that they lost in the end.

Badger-Ohio State going be great this Saturday night, if again you have no date. Ohio State much better than their record, they have good players and are coming around.

[woodbuck27]

So you enjoyed the Packer game Sunday and also MNF. The Jags "Won Ugly" - lol

The Sunday game between NO and Colts could only be fun for Saints fans and some fantasy geeks

Dam that stinking result cost me the lead in the Pro Pickem'. I'd have bet the wife if I had one, the RAVENS would have scorched the Jags. I believe I read somewhere in here that the Jags didn't even have a first down in that game so I assumed the Ravens won HUGE.

I was wrong again. (-:

PACKERS !