Mice And Men - Bears

[LegandofthePack15]

Here's my take for this week.

Mice (Duds):

DJ Smith - What's the point of having an ILB on the field on obvious passing downs when he can't cover worth a lick?...Capers better instill the Zero-Sum package over the mini-bye...Not talking about Nash equilibrium...Imagine the Packers playing with 7 DBs and ZERO ILB...Replace Smith with Woodson to go along with Williams, Burnett, McMillan, House, Shields and Hayward.

J-Mike - Did he drop a pass? Fumble was inexcusable.

3rd Down Offense - Was so bad, I could swear Harrell was playing instead of Rodgers.

Rodgers - Another mediocre showing...a bit inaccurate...held the ball too long on a couple of sacks...pick was inexcusable...the Bear cb jumped the route...Rodgers should get together with his receivers over the mini-bye and start a boy band...call themselves "Out-of-Sync" b/c that's what Rodgers and his receivers are, out of sync...I don't wanna say Rodgers played like a rookie or that JORDAN Rodgers would've played better against the Bears...Don't want to turn off my new forum buddy, Ayn Rand.

Men (Studs):

Special teams - Fake fg td was well executed...unit neutralized a stallion named Hester...Crosby was perfect.

Matthews - Whoever said Matthews was his "BEEAASSTTT" on the NFL Network pre-game show...genius.

Defense as a whole - 7 sacks, 4 picks...made Cutler look like a rookie...won the game.

Cutler - Threw 4 picks but the 4th one was one of those "pouring salt on the wound" pick...McMillian clearly dropped the pick...the replacement refs decided that its only fitting that those who unwittingly started Cutler on their FF team(s), myself included, suffer even more.

[mraynrand]

you know I love you. DJ Smith wasn't so bad. His coverage was just OK, and the big INT call was iffy.

[mraynrand]

I changed my mind. DJ Smith was pretty bad

[Packers4Glory]

not excusing the inaccuracy but Rodgers has went up against a couple good defenses right out of the gate. Tough for anyone to start the season. Hopefully he can settle in and get it rolling so when he has to face the better D's, he'll be sharp.

THey have got to find a LB who can cover a TE.

we need to work on 3rd and short. IDK what it is, but it shouldn't be so difficult to gain a yard. Is it blocking scheme? our O-line has to be able to win enough to get a frick'n yard.


the good is the secondary looked really good. we had some pressures and sacks in large part due to great coverage. this was a huge turn around.

Hawk has made some plays and caused some problems behind the line on some runs this yr. Walden looked like he had a decent game as well.

ST limited Hester aside from one decent return.

[Zool]

I changed my mind. DJ Smith was pretty bad

He had a couple good blitzes, but his coverage was severely lacking. He would have given up another completion but Raji tipped the pass.

[sharpe1027]

I never saw mcmillian's pick hit the ground on the replay. It probably did but it was certain on the replay I saw.

Just imagine how bad DJ's coverage would be against a good TE.

[pbmax]

I was stunned the pic wasn't challenged but I did not think it was obvious. But wasn't getting an HD look either.

[Tony Oday]

Studs:

Ced Ben! Gotta love good running

Shawn "Fire him" Slocum that was a balls to the wall gutsy call on the fake, GREAT punt and kick coverage

CMIII If you dont know you betta axe sombody!

Hawk Played fast and shot holes. Cant ask for more from this guy.

Raji can you say disruptive!

Worthy Lots of time in Cutlers Grill

Crosby didnt miss.

Duds:

Finley just call him drive killer. Williams later showed how a TE should be on third down, caught the ball AND got the first

Nelson: want to be elite? catch the ball when you get two hands on it.

Jones: That INT was his fault that was a 4th grader route

MM on 3rd and 1 pound it with Ced Ben dont do the short FB hand off.

[MadScientist]

Men - Dom Capers. In a short week he made Shields the starter and dropped Bush to ST only, put McMillan in for Jennings and Walden in for Perry. Along with the changes in people, the scheme was adjusted to take advantage of the player's strengths. That was quite a bit to be done in so short a week. Apparently he is not a senile old goat after all.

[Bossman641]

Thought Walden played a very good game

[MadScientist]

I was stunned the pic wasn't challenged but I did not think it was obvious. But wasn't getting an HD look either.

The only reason for a review would be to change the stats. It was a 4th down play, and the yardage difference would have been minimal. They had already wasted enough time on replays.

[mraynrand]

The only reason for a review would be to change the stats. It was a 4th down play, and the yardage difference would have been minimal. They had already wasted enough time on replays.

Amen! Preach it!

[smuggler]

I was stunned the pic wasn't challenged but I did not think it was obvious. But wasn't getting an HD look either.

They didn't bother challenging it, because the pass being intercepted actually helped Chicago. It was 4th-and-long and he picked it off near the 1st down marker. If it were incomplete, it helps Green Bay. McCarthy just told them to forgo the review to help the game along. The ends of boths halves were very slow due to officiating and reviews.

The PI call on DJSmith was ticky-tack, but he did give up some completions. He got his hands up and started waving them, and the receiver tried to come back through him to get to the ball. I don't think Smith is required to get out of the receivers way on that pass.

[3irty1]

Clay had a fantastic game and really the whole line did too. Daniels looks to be a major find IMO although I'll take it all with a grain of salt because the Bears really are that bad. Walden even looked like an all-pro.

Aaron had a misleadingly good game I'd say. All his best throws went through the hands of Nelson twice, Jones once, and Finley once. At the very least I think he played much better than his stats would indicate. This was a much better game for him than on Sunday.

John Kuhn is a real weapon in this league. A truly do-all player for his body type. Great special teams hit on Hester, several catches, and carry that went nowhere, but more importantly Kuhn is phenomenal in pass protection.

I think the credit for the Finley fumble should go less to Finley and more to Charles Tillman. He didn't drop it like a dumbass, he wasn't just putting it up on a platter, and its not the first time Charles Tillman has punched out a football. He's a good player.

I thought Hawk quietly has had 2 good games in a row. Is this the year?

McMillian looks like a nice find. I didn't expect such ball skills from him. Very instinctive and very fast. Reminds me of a young Nick Collins. By the end of the year I bet he moves Woodson into his more traditional role.

I think the opinions on here about DJ Smith will take a 180 before the end of the year. I like his attitude, I love his speed, I think he's got the hips to be successful covering a zone in the middle of the field. Playing man on a TE I'm not such a fan. I think as McMillan improves it should free up Burnett and Woodson to take on some more of those responsibilities so that Smith doesn't find himself in so many mismatches. I think he's holding up rather well though and it was nice to see he's got some potential as a blitzer.

[mraynrand]

They didn't bother challenging it, because the pass being intercepted actually helped Chicago. It was 4th-and-long and he picked it off near the 1st down marker. If it were incomplete, it helps Green Bay. McCarthy just told them to forgo the review to help the game along. The ends of boths halves were very slow due to officiating and reviews.

The PI call on DJSmith was ticky-tack, but he did give up some completions. He got his hands up and started waving them, and the receiver tried to come back through him to get to the ball. I don't think Smith is required to get out of the receivers way on that pass.

Yeah. I thought that call was weak, just as as was the PI call on Finley. A defender has a right to occupy ground.