Early Season Adjustments

[KalamazooPackerFan]

1. Robert Francois for D.J. Smith on passing downs
2. More Ced lined up 7 yards back in the I formation.
3. More Donald Driver!

[Brando19]

4. Clay on the right side, baby!
5. Cobb in the backfield
6. Screen passes every once in a while

[SkinBasket]

7. Much less Bush on the field
8. Less Jennings, MD.
9. James Jones drops footballs and runs routes wrong. Oh! Wait! That's not new!

[Guiness]

The most frustrating part about Jones is what he occasionally flashes. In the game vs SF there was a series where he took over. 3 catches for about 70 yards and a TD. Of course, he was targeted four times, and dropped the other one.

[Iron Mike]

10. Derpmichael Finley drops passes........oh, wait.

[SkinBasket]

The most frustrating part about Jones is what he occasionally flashes. In the game vs SF there was a series where he took over. 3 catches for about 70 yards and a TD. Of course, he was targeted four times, and dropped the other one.

How many years have we heard this though? At some point you have to accept that those flashes are not the norm, and he is not suddenly going to become better than he is. Everyone else has it figured out - that Jones has to be facing the ball to catch it with any reliability. I wish the coaches would use him accordingly.

[HarveyWallbangers]

1. Robert Francois for D.J. Smith on passing downs
2. More Ced lined up 7 yards back in the I formation.
3. More Donald Driver!

I won't jump overboard on Driver. He looks like he's slowed a lot in the last 2 years. The problem is that Driver and Cobb are slot guys, and he shouldn't be playing over Cobb. You could make an argument for PT over Jones, but Jones fits better on the outside.

[Smidgeon]

How many years have we heard this though? At some point you have to accept that those flashes are not the norm, and he is not suddenly going to become better than he is. Everyone else has it figured out - that Jones has to be facing the ball to catch it with any reliability. I wish the coaches would use him accordingly.

Jones and Finley both. Just put them both on a Juggs machine for two weeks straight running routes with Tramon and Shields covering them with the whole team watching and cheering. They can get open already. They just need to hang onto the ball.

[rbaloha1]

Overall the adjustments are working. Finally the correct personnel are on the field making plays.

[mraynrand]

Overall the adjustments are working. Finally the correct personnel are on the field making plays.

It's just one game, but it looks promising. Remember that the Bears were talking Superbowl after beating last year's worst team. OK, OK, I know, it's just stupid Bears fans....

[pbmax]

I am not sure the other suggestions are going to help, but I do like the idea of Francois as designated Dime backer. And yes, as Waldo used to say, this is because the only five plays I remember from him included 3 good results from coverages.

[rbaloha1]

It's just one game, but it looks promising. Remember that the Bears were talking Superbowl after beating last year's worst team. OK, OK, I know, it's just stupid Bears fans....

True. But at least the Packers are making adjustments instead of letting the same problems manifest week to week.

Its probably easier since the roster is better.

[mraynrand]

I am not sure the other suggestions are going to help, but I do like the idea of Francois as designated Dime backer. And yes, as Waldo used to say, this is because the only five plays I remember from him included 3 good results from coverages.

+1

[Pugger]

How many years have we heard this though? At some point you have to accept that those flashes are not the norm, and he is not suddenly going to become better than he is. Everyone else has it figured out - that Jones has to be facing the ball to catch it with any reliability. I wish the coaches would use him accordingly.

How come folks don't rail on Jones for not being reliable catching the ball but crucify Finley when he isn't either? If you are bitching cuz of his tweets that's pretty sad. I for one don't give a rats ass what players say - except if they give teams bulletin board material. As long as a player is out there trying and not getting into trouble off the field I don't care what nonsense they tweet.

[wist43]

Replacing players are not "adjustments".

Adjustments are changes to scheme, game plans, alignments, and play calling. Replacing players is the coaches saying their coaching, game plans, and play calling are all correct, but that the players are simply not performing their perfect plans adequately.

McCarthy has 3 running plays - scrum left, scrum right, and scrum up the middle. Never heard of a trap, pulling guard, or sweep - the scrum running game is what needs to be "adjusted" - for my money, needs to be scrapped. As I said in the Alex Green thread, can't blame the RB's when all the defense needs to do to stop the play is plop a fat guy on the ground and make a pile - end of running play.

Capers is the gimmick dwerp - alignments with 1 and 2 DL simply don't cut it in the NFL. Against a good team (like SF), the defense is, of course, going to get bowled over. Chicago ran the ball very effectively against Capers' ballarina alignments. Had they simply committed to the run - we wouldn't have been able to stop them. We didn't stop the Bears, the Bears stopped the Bears - with penalties and an idiotic game plan.

The SF game was the true measure of what the Packers are all about. It is up to McCarthy and Capers to make the appropriate adjustments to scheme and game plans. They didn't do that at all in the Bear game. They trotted out the same old bullshit. Teams have caught up to the Packers - it is now up to McCarthy to adjust.