Official packers - Ravens game thread 10/13/2013

[Fritz]

At least Jones was walking around. Crutches are not a good look for Cobb.

Yup. All holding our collective breath.

How bad is the Jones injury? How bad the Cobb injury? I heard Cobb's on the radio - sounds ugly, the knee.

Ah, that good ol' Packer luck. Matthews out 4-6, now this shit.

And don't forget the best ST player, Francois, who also is the top inside linebacker backup.

Or Bulaga. Or Tretter. Or Hayward. Or B. Jones.

[pbmax]

Finley through the Ravens a lifeline in that last drive.

How does a professional football player deliberately run out of bounds when his team is trying to kill the clock?

The first down was the most important and being in FG range was nice, but yes, just fall down. It simply eliminates ways for the game to go south.

[King Friday]

We don't need stud WRs. We need to establish the run game and utilize play action.

Having stud WRs let us have the luxury of running empty backfield shotgun 80% of the time. Now, we have to play a standard offense...and with actual RBs to work with for the first time in years, it stands a good chance of WORKING.

The 2 biggest plays today came on pass plays when the defense was keying on the run. That is football. It works. McCarthy just needs to wake up and do it.

[Harlan Huckleby]

Burnett was covering the middle of the field at the first down line. McMillan had deep responsibilities and blew goat balls.

I'm not sure Burnett is off the hook. He was playing too shallow for that situation too.

[King Friday]

The Packers are becoming the team Wist has always wanted.

LOL

Yep. That's why he's not here much anymore.

[Harlan Huckleby]

The Packers are becoming the team Wist has always wanted.

I mostly give the Packers credit for a gutty win. But several glaring errors in coverage leave a bad taste in the anus. that came out wrong.

[pbmax]

Jones leg injury its termed, Cobb is knee according to Packer post game PR

[Fritz]

Whether that came out wrong or not, it apparently came out on your tongue!

As for the game, outside of that awful fourth down play - looked like Burnett and McMillan were keystone krapping it - the defense looked tough. And the offense, outside the terrible pass blocking through most of the game, was functional.

After hearing about numerous flubbed blocks by Fin, and another drop, and all around dumb play (not getting out of bounds), I'm not sure he's worthy of big money. I wonder if Quarless will get any speed and cutting ability back.

[Harlan Huckleby]

After hearing about numerous flubbed blocks by Fin, and another drop, and all around dumb play (not getting out of bounds), I'm not sure he's worthy of big money. I wonder if Quarless will get any speed and cutting ability back.

When you see Dallas Clark, an over-the-hill TE for Ravens, look all-world, you do wonder if the packers might be better off without their "superstar" and just get somebody steady.

I reserve the right to change my mind the next time Finley makes a big play.

[Freak Out]

Finley through the Ravens a lifeline in that last drive.

How does a professional football player deliberately run out of bounds when his team is trying to kill the clock?

Guy is a blockhead. Blockhead.

[Harlan Huckleby]

Guy is a blockhead. Blockhead.

So I said "through" instead of "threw". Back off, grammar nazi

[red]

Finley through the Ravens a lifeline in that last drive.

How does a professional football player deliberately run out of bounds when his team is trying to kill the clock?

he didn't want to get hit

and thats the only answer that works

[denverYooper]

Time to usher in the Brandon Bostick era.

[SMBASS]

I don't know what's going to happen with Finley after this year but if it were up to me I'd end the experiment and let him walk. Guy's a classic tease and will never be worth the money he thinks he deserves. IMO he's not close to being worth the 8 mil. or whatever they're paying him this year. Way too many drops, bonehead plays, can't block worth a shit, often injured, doesn't have the speed he once did anymore, and he's never been the Cover-2 beater he was supposed to be. Give me a Jason Whitten type TE all day long over someone like Finley. I'd look hard at drafting another young TE somewhat early in next year's draft and going to free agency in the offseason to find a good vet who can block, catch passes, and knows how to find holes in a zone defense. I honestly think you could get better overall production for half the price that Finley is costing us.

I have nothing against the guy personally and I've been rooting like hell for him to be the player we thought he could but at this point I don't ever see it happening. I have no idea what Ted is going to do but this is just my opinion of the situation.

[red]

When you see Dallas Clark, an over-the-hill TE for Ravens, look all-world, you do wonder if the packers might be better off without their "superstar" and just get somebody steady.

I reserve the right to change my mind the next time Finley makes a big play.

you just need someone that can get open or fight for the ball 6 yards over the middle on third and five, and a guy you know will hold on to the ball. there are a lot of those guys out there, and they are pretty cheap, but..

we don't have one