Don't know 'bout studs, but Duds

[denverYooper]

Yeah, its an artifact of pass rush and coverage choice.

For all of the time he had, I thought Kaep was pretty terrible throwing the ball. The one TD throw to Davis was ok, although Nick Collins would've taken it back the other direction a long way. I think there was one other throw he made in a tight spot but for the most part, he seemed to need his guy with a pretty big hole to complete the pass.

[Bossman641]

That's the way the playoffs are. Good teams playing close games, decided by a play. This game was a lot more fun than the last two duds the Packers exited the Playoffs on, even if the result was not ideal.

That is basically how I feel about it. I was worried about the defense going into the game. Those worries went to outright terror once Shields and Neal got hurt. Who would have guessed the only remaining OLB's at the end of the season would be injured Perry and Mulumba?

The game came down to 6-7 plays that the Packers ended up on the wrong side of
Hyde stripping Crabtree and the fumble going out of bounds before anyone could recover
Tramon possible INT in end zone
Jones not coming down with the underthrown deep ball
Burnett step slow on the TD to Davis
Cobb not being able to break shoestring tackle from Reid inside the ten
Hyde missing the pick at the end
Mulumba/Bush losing contain on CK scramble

[pbmax]

For all of the time he had, I thought Kaep was pretty terrible throwing the ball. The one TD throw to Davis was ok, although Nick Collins would've taken it back the other direction a long way. I think there was one other throw he made in a tight spot but for the most part, he seemed to need his guy with a pretty big hole to complete the pass.

There was a point in the 3rd Quarter where I thought he was toast. His last three medium to long throws were under thrown ducks. One was nearly picked off, don't remember who. I was stunned he could still get the ball downfield with that wobble.

He was resilient though and got it back. He does not do well throwing on the move. I would recommend sending five after his all game but he beat that for one of his longer runs.

[PaCkFan_n_MD]

That is basically how I feel about it. I was worried about the defense going into the game. Those worries went to outright terror once Shields and Neal got hurt. Who would have guessed the only remaining OLB's at the end of the season would be injured Perry and Mulumba?

The game came down to 6-7 plays that the Packers ended up on the wrong side of
Hyde stripping Crabtree and the fumble going out of bounds before anyone could recover
Tramon possible INT in end zone
Jones not coming down with the underthrown deep ball
Burnett step slow on the TD to Davis
Cobb not being able to break shoestring tackle from Reid inside the ten
Hyde missing the pick at the end
Mulumba/Bush losing contain on CK scramble

Yeah Cobb and JJ play was the biggest disappointment for me in the game. Even with all the missed plays by the defense, if you told me they would hold San Fran in the low 20's I would have loved our chances of winning. Nelson seemed to be the only one making plays. Jones had like two catches and two drops and Cobb only had two catches in which both came when Rodgers extended the play and broke the pocket. Cobb at the very least needs to break that tackle by Reid.

[pbmax]

Examine MM's post season record since the Packers won the Super Bowl. Are you impressed with his 1-3 record? I don't believe you'll respond in the affirmative.

...

Mike McCarthy is now 6-5 in the playoffs. In 2010 McCarthy's Packers won 4 post season games including the Super Bowl. Isolating that result Mike McCarthy is 2 wins and five loss's in the playoffs. Mike McCarthy coached Packer teams have missed the playoffs twice.

...

Why does that record impress anyone?

Peyton Manning is 9-11 as a QB in the playoffs with one Super Bowl win. Do you fire him and take your chance on finding someone better?

There are many things to criticize about McCarthy, his playoff record is not one of them.

[Joemailman]

That is basically how I feel about it. I was worried about the defense going into the game. Those worries went to outright terror once Shields and Neal got hurt. Who would have guessed the only remaining OLB's at the end of the season would be injured Perry and Mulumba?

The game came down to 6-7 plays that the Packers ended up on the wrong side of
Hyde stripping Crabtree and the fumble going out of bounds before anyone could recover
Tramon possible INT in end zone
Jones not coming down with the underthrown deep ball
Burnett step slow on the TD to Davis
Cobb not being able to break shoestring tackle from Reid inside the ten
Hyde missing the pick at the end
Mulumba/Bush losing contain on CK scramble

This game reminded me of the NFC Title Game loss to the Giants. So close on so many plays that could have been the difference.

[denverYooper]

That is basically how I feel about it. I was worried about the defense going into the game. Those worries went to outright terror once Shields and Neal got hurt. Who would have guessed the only remaining OLB's at the end of the season would be injured Perry and Mulumba?

Mulumba/Bush losing contain on CK scramble

If Clay was playing, he's probably on that side instead of Mulumba. It's not guaranteed that he gets Kaep out before the marker, but he's a hell of a lot faster than Mulumba.

At this point, my narratives regarding the game are close to becoming fan fiction.

[mraynrand]

Examine MM's post season record since the Packers won the Super Bowl. Are you impressed with his 1-3 record? I don't believe you'll respond in the affirmative.

3-3 making the playoffs the last three years. How many other teams can claim the same? I am impressed. Wish they would win more, but they lost to the Superbowl champs, and probably NFC champs twice. It's not as much fun being the 4th-5th best team than it is winning it all, but it's vastly preferable to being 28th.

Mike McCarthy is now 6-5 in the playoffs. In 2010 McCarthy's Packers won 4 post season games including the Super Bowl. Isolating that result Mike McCarthy is 2 wins and five loss's in the playoffs. Mike McCarthy coached Packer teams have missed the playoffs twice.

Take away Stuby's six wins and he's 0-5 in the playoffs: UNACCEPTABLE!!