More Banjo: Week 3 Aftermath (Pack v Bengals)

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I must have missed him during TV intros:

Wes Hodkiewicz @WesHod 2m
Postgame chat starting soon. Chris Banjo said it was decided early in the week for him to start and see as much work as he did

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really? i think i saw him one time today

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No news is good news on him.

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I seen him on the field a lot. didn't screw up anything too bad which is a nice break from the usual safety play we've had this yr.

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An we continue to wonder why Finley doesn't solve the Cover 2 problem for the Packers:

Finley had just been saying at midweek that he liked the way the offense was using short drag routes with him because it meant he didn’t have to risk “going down the seam and getting my head knocked off.”

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Finley just isn't competitive in the middle of the field with his size advantage. He would be better served going straight up and grabbing the ball rather than trying to hand fight at ground level. He begins to fall and that leads him directly to the defender and a concussion.

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It was noted in the Game Day thread that the Packers should be running more screens, however they did run a few quick hitters, once to a back (Franklin I think) and a few more were WR screens. That produced an adjustment that would haunt the Packers:

Rookie left tackle David Bakhtiari has played well but made a crucial mistake on the Packers’ final play, a fourth-down incompletion that was tipped at the line of scrimmage by Michael Johnson when Bakhtiari failed to get him to the ground with a cut block. “I just didn't execute my football play the way it's supposed to be,” Bakhtiari said. “I cut him down really well when we started calling it, calling some of the cut plays. Then he started kind of reading it and on that last play he kept on going more inside and more inside and I wasn't able to get his hands down.”

Bach still needs to make that block. Sherman's offenses screened ALL the time and still got that guy's hands down.

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It was noted in the Game Day thread that the Packers should be running more screens, however they did run a few quick hitters, once to a back (Franklin I think) and a few more were WR screens. That produced an adjustment that would haunt the Packers:



Bach still needs to make that block. Sherman's offenses screened ALL the time and still got that guy's hands down.

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IMO, it's good that he's aware of it and owned it. Sounds like the kind of talk from someone who "will get that fixed".

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An we continue to wonder why Finley doesn't solve the Cover 2 problem for the Packers:

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Finley just isn't competitive in the middle of the field with his size advantage. He would be better served going straight up and grabbing the ball rather than trying to hand fight at ground level. He begins to fall and that leads him directly to the defender and a concussion.

You are blaming Finley for getting his concussion?

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You are blaming Finley for getting his concussion?

In a general sense, yes. He did not throw himself headfirst into someone's shoulder, but by losing his feet he put himself in a vulnerable position. When you need to make a play, move or other task in football, taking the initiative will put you in a better position more of the time than by half-heartedly waving at the opposition or the ball.

Finley had to shed the Mike LB who was grabbing him and that didn't help. But then he reached out with one arm to stop the ball and had to fall to keep that arm/hand around the ball. he never had it secured and therefore couldn't protect himself. If he had elevated, or perhaps better cut to his left, he could have gotten both hands on it. With two hands, he would be free to twist in midair to avoid the hit, if he cut left, he would be free to brace and deflect the hit.

Its not foolproof. But by keeping half his brain on the ball and half his brain on the hit, he made it worse for himself. He has to shrug loose of the Mike and get both hands free, then catch the ball and then get protected. The ball was in a good spot. a longer or more lofted throw would have put him in the lap of the safety.

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Lacy did not clear the concussion protocol: http://www.jsonline.com/sports/packe...medium=twitter

McCarthy said that while Lacy was listed at having a 50% chance of playing against the Bengals, he was not able to pass all the concussion tests needed to clear him.

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Rodgers two INTs: http://www.jsonline.com/sports/packe...medium=twitter

Throw to Cobb.

On the next series, Rodgers went deep to Randall Cobb on a first-down wheel route.

McCarthy said he wasn't sure "if the throw was far enough outside." Rodgers said the throw was on target but credited cornerback Hall for making the pick.

"That's my fault," said Cobb. "I've just got to make a play on the wheel route. If I don't, break it up."

Throw to Jones.

Rodgers wouldn't blame Jones for his first pick but the wide receiver never hesitated taking the rap. On third and 3, Jones was tentative on a slant and Newman sliced in front for the interception.

"I've got to cross the defender's face," said Jones. "I stopped on the route. I can never do that. I put the quarterback in a bad situation right there, giving him mixed reads."

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Wes Hodkiewicz @WesHod 2h
Wrote about it in our notebook but Chris Banjo played all but two snaps against Cincy (54 total). McMillian with only 14 #Packers

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ESPN Stats & Info @ESPNStatsInfo 2h
Aaron Rodgers: 5-17 as starting QB in games decided by 4 points or less

Here we go again. Also watch out for Rodgers record in 4th Quarter comebacks. Dalton got credit for one even though the go ahead score was a fumble return for TD.

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ESPN Stats & Info @ESPNStatsInfo 2h
Aaron Rodgers: 5-17 as starting QB in games decided by 4 points or less

Here we go again. Also watch out for Rodgers record in 4th Quarter comebacks. Dalton got credit for one even though the go ahead score was a fumble return for TD.

That's why I don't put a lot of credence into this particular stat.

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Practice? Practice? You're talking about practice man?!

Wes Hodkiewicz @WesHod 1h
An important stat given preseason RT @PFF_BryanHall: Jonathan Franklin with a clean sheet in 12 pass blocking snaps.