Single biggest cause of loss

[mmmdk]

I wonder why Rodgers had to scramble so much...c'mon! The O-line sucks! Stop being by that fact.

[Joemailman]

Rodgers initially had time to throw until late in the game. He wasn't finding guys open with regularity. The Giants DB's were much better than I anticipated.

[sharpe1027]

Does it ever seem like people expect the Packers D to get to the QB nearly every time and for the Packer's line to never let Rodgers get hit? A little perspective people. Manning was probably hit as many times as Rodgers, yet everyone is screaming about how little pressure we got and others are complaining about how poor our O-line was.

[Joemailman]

Does it ever seem like people expect the Packers D to get to the QB nearly every time and for the Packer's line to never let Rodgers get hit? A little perspective people. Manning was probably hit as many times as Rodgers, yet everyone is screaming about how little pressure we got and others are complaining about how poor our O-line was.

The difference though is that the Giants were able to apply just enough pressure with 4 guys. The Packers had to blitz to get pressure. As a result, Eli had a much easier time finding open receivers than Rodgers did.

[sharpe1027]

The difference though is that the Giants were able to apply just enough pressure with 4 guys. The Packers had to blitz to get pressure. As a result, Eli had a much easier time finding open receivers than Rodgers did.

True. However, the Giants were supposed to have one of the best pass rushing Dlines in the NFL. Either the Giants were over-hyped or the Packers did a pretty good job.

Also, I think that the Giants did blitz fairly often, and Rodgers had a pretty easy time finding open WRs too. Of course the WRs often dropped the ball or he flat out missed them.

[bobblehead]

This vote should be 50-0 turnovers. Anyone who thinks anything else was as important as that must have been watching a different game.

[sharpe1027]

This vote should be 50-0 turnovers. Anyone who thinks anything else was as important as that must have been watching a different game.

In this game, the only difference between the turnovers and the dropped passes was field position. The end result of both was giving the Giants the ball.

[Fritz]

I vote all of the above. That was the crappiest game they played all year, excepting - maybe - KC.

Dropped passes? Check.

Turnovers? Check.

Lack of pass rush? Check.

What a hugely disappointing game.

[mission]

Lots of reasons, obviously...

Not stating this is the most important thing but the Philbin situation is unique. We've all lost loved ones; close ones... it always puts into perspective what's important in life. Makes you reflect on what you're doing and if you're making the most of every day. Here you have guys supposed to be getting fired up for war, for the most important day of their year... and, well, it's not life or death when the other team is kind of looking at it like it is. It's not bigger than losing your son. I don't know -- you'd like the 'win one for the gipper' but death is emotionally draining and really makes you think about things you really had no intention of thinking about or things you really had no way of even grasping previously. How could this game be THAT important? You'd like to think it is, but the way the Packers looked -- it wasn't.

[mmmdk]

No worries people; it's just one loss! We'll get'em next week...it's a best of seven series right?

[Pugger]

I wouldn't have bet my life on it, but I was convinced this team was much better than we saw yesterday. And I still am.

I am convinced this team is better than what we saw last night too. Lousy teams don't go 29-6 over 2 seasons. We laid an egg. The players are not machines. Maybe they'll be more focused when OTAs and mini-camps roll around and 2012 will end up on a happier note.

[Pugger]

Does it ever seem like people expect the Packers D to get to the QB nearly every time and for the Packer's line to never let Rodgers get hit? A little perspective people. Manning was probably hit as many times as Rodgers, yet everyone is screaming about how little pressure we got and others are complaining about how poor our O-line was.

Gee, I thought I saw Eli just stand in the pocket for what seemed like an eternity waiting for his receivers to get open. Of course Eli's guys hung onto the ball...

[Pugger]

I vote all of the above. That was the crappiest game they played all year, excepting - maybe - KC.

Dropped passes? Check.

Turnovers? Check.

Lack of pass rush? Check.

What a hugely disappointing game.

It was eerily like the KC game. NY had an easier time of it because they are better than KC. We better figure out how to handle this kind of defensive attack this offseason or 2012 is gonna be a long year.

[sharpe1027]

Gee, I thought I saw Eli just stand in the pocket for what seemed like an eternity waiting for his receivers to get open. Of course Eli's guys hung onto the ball...

It seems like somebody has complained about the O-line every game this season. I'm just trying to say that the O-line was well down the list of problems. Not perfect, but they played well enough for us to win.

[Harlan Huckleby]

Lack of pass rush ultimately led to Packers' doom

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