More Banjo: @ Bills Week 15

[denverYooper]

A positive pass rush grade for Mario?! ..No way! @PFF ...batted pass and big sack/FF against a backup

Ben Fennell @TheXOsOfLife 6m6 minutes ago
Thought he gave up escape lanes and never retraces pass rush... Runs himself high behind QB here, easy step up for AR

[pbmax]

^^^ saw that during the game. Poor vision by Rodgers, but you have to think he's feeling the pressure. Coachspeak claimed he assumed the safety help would go to Jordy and that Cobb would be open. Dubious explanation.

M3's explanation is precisely what I thought happened. Rodgers will look off safeties several times a game. He never even glanced again at the single safety. He threw a lollipop that spoke to his belief that Randall Cobb would be wide open by 10 yards when the ball got there. It was a case where they got the coverage and alignment matched up with their play call precisely as they hoped and Rodgers threw it like it would all unfold as it did in film study and the whiteboard. They had expected that safety to stay deep with Nelson since Wednesday's game plan.

But the safety took a risk by sticking with Rodgers eyes and it paid off. If 12 had seen him, he would have lofted the easiest TD to Nelson of the season because no way that safety gets to Nelson while standing waiting for the throw to Cobb.

But it speaks to the incredible sequence of terrible events in this game that despite picking the wrong receiver, it STILL would have been completed if he fired it to Cobb. A big throw would have still beat the safety. Only the Packers of yesterday could have two wide open receivers on one play and still throw a pick.

[mraynrand]

Rodgers was able to step up into the pocket. There was no real pressure on that play. He just misread the safety.

I think there was a bit of a psyche job going on. McCarthy tells the team Buffalo will be the toughest place they will play in, so maybe they all go in with some trepidation. And Rodgers has been hit - repeatedly - by teams like Buffalo. So maybe there was this expectation of a hit, maybe as much as the hits themselves, that's throwing him off. Stubby better get that fixed.

[pbmax]

Yeah, the thing I don't understand is why he was so nervous?? Happy feet causing him to miss numerous throws, narrowed vision, its not like he was getting mucho pressure. Maybe something he saw on film got to his head?

Ever watch an inferior basketball team with some quickness do ball denial for their entire defense? Its not usually sound if carried to extremes, but if the opponent is not ready, the more talented team will look like children versus men.

Schwartz had the most aggressive and risky plan you could devise while still rushing only four players to the QB. They jumped routes, safeties read the QB and did not bother to stay deep and they pressed off the line.

The Packers game planned for pass rush and had some quick throws on the play list. The Bills jumped all over them and the Packers never figured it out. By the time they realized they could both run and pass protect, Nelson drops the ball, Rodgers ignores a safety for a pick and M3 stops calling runs. That defense is good but its not that good. The Packers never asserted their strengths. Then Bulaga gets knocked out ....

[Fritz]

Green Bay Packers @packers 52s53 seconds ago
HC Mike McCarthy at the podium: Tough loss today, we knew it would be a tough place to play. #Packers #GBvsBUF

Green Bay Packers @packers 7s7 seconds ago
MM: I appreciate all of the Packers fans that were here today.
#GBvsBUF #Packers

Green Bay Packers @packers 6s7 seconds ago
MM: Our offense was not balanced today. #Packers #GBvsBUF

Green Bay Packers @packers 36s37 seconds ago
MM: They made more big plays than we did. #Packers #GBvsBUF

Green Bay Packers @packers 50s50 seconds ago
MM: We weren’t sharp. These are not the types of numbers we are used to producing. #Packers #GBvsBUF

Green Bay Packers @packers 2m2 minutes ago
MM: Everything we want to accomplish is right in front of us. #Packers #GBvsBUF

Ummm....does he know who's calling the plays for his offense?

This is what kills me. The dude can see what kind of day Rodgers and the receivers were having. He could see that the run-blocking was good. He's got the home town boy, Starks, and even DuJuan Harris, for whom supposedly Mikey designed a whole package of plays for last year before he got hurt.

I don't get it.

Despite this rant, I'm not as concerned with the offense here as I am the special teams. This will be the bugaboo that will undo this team.

And hey...who's Bryan Baluga? The announcers kept saying we had a right tackle by that name.

[pbmax]

Jason Wilde is having a passive aggressive pout about Tom Clements' lack of candor. This is a week after he was on the radio saying the lack of media presence might have cost Clements a chance at being a head coach (an idea that is probably not without merit).

First, there were Tweets about Clements' meeting with reporters today like this:

Tyler Dunne @TyDunne 43m43 minutes ago
Tom Clements on Rodgers: "You can make an assessment. I'm not going to talk about individual players."

And then Wilde weighed in later with:

Jason Wilde @jasonjwilde 24m24 minutes ago
I hope Joe Philbin survives in Miami and has a long, prosperous career as a head coach. But I wish he was still #Packers off. coordinator.

[pbmax]

McCarthy Monday Post Motem

Packer Report @PackerReport 6m6 minutes ago
McCarthy on the offense: As with rest of team, too many mental errors. Most since first quarter of season. Ball-handling poor. Blocking good

Packer Report @PackerReport 6m6 minutes ago
Plenty to like on defense other than tackling. Haven't handled "transition" without Sitton and Lang on kick protection.

Tyler Dunne @TyDunne 6m6 minutes ago
MM on missing Lang/Sitton on blocked kicks: "We continue to work different players in there and our opponents continue to challenge us."

SLOCUM WILL NOT BE FIRED!

Packer Report @PackerReport 6m6 minutes ago
"I thought we were poised for a big day," McCarthy said

Packer Report @PackerReport 6m6 minutes ago
MM thought had good balance running/throwing. Wishes he had a couple play-calls back but had players in position to make plays.

SO MUCH FOR BALANCE

Packer Report @PackerReport 7m7 minutes ago
McCarthy thought team would win "decisively." Punt returned changed game.

I THOUGHT THE SAME THING AFTER THE FIRST DRIVE RUNNING THE FOOTBALL

Packer Report @PackerReport 6m6 minutes ago
MM on special-teams woes past several weeks: Focus of GB's and focus of opponent. Identity has been evaluated; teams see weaknesses.

Packer Report @PackerReport 5m5 minutes ago
Sitton and Lang have had "some rough Wednesdays and Thursdays" which is why they're not on PAT/FG units. Unique skill to kick protect.

Tyler Dunne @TyDunne 3m3 minutes ago
Asked on Lacy/run game again, McCarthy repeats that he's "very comfortable with the way the game was called."

OOOFF. THINKING AHEAD, HE HAS LIED ABOUT THIS IN THE PAST WHILE MAKING ADJUSTMENTS BEHIND THE SCENES

Packer Report @PackerReport 3m3 minutes ago
Rodgers got highest grade on adjustments. MM confident in flexibility of game plan.

Tyler Dunne @TyDunne 2m2 minutes ago
McCarthy says House is progressing but will be "hard-pressed" to play with this week. On Bulaga, no update.

Tyler Dunne @TyDunne 41s42 seconds ago
McCarthy on Rodgers: "He feels great. He was hardly touched yesterday. I look for him to have a big day in Tampa."

Packer Report @PackerReport 46s47 seconds ago
MM on officiating on outside: "Sometimes it goes your way, sometimes it doesn't." Not an excuse. Mad at own pre-snap penalties.

[red]

^^^ saw that during the game. Poor vision by Rodgers, but you have to think he's feeling the pressure. Coachspeak claimed he assumed the safety help would go to Jordy and that Cobb would be open. Dubious explanation.

Yeah, i saw it on the one replay too. How can a rod not see jordy throwing his hands up

Shows that he must have really been locked in on cobb

[Freak Out]

That much is sure. The NFL has swallowed the whistle on illegal contact and DPI at the end of the year.

They sure have....I was surprised but shouldn't have been. On that last play the DB covering Nelson basically grabbed him and hugged him the whole way down the field.

[pbmax]

Ladies and Gentleman, Tom Clements!

http://www.jsonline.com/blogs/sports/285886491.html

On if it’s hard to understand the drops: Yes.

On why that is: I don’t know. It’s hard to understand.

On if that’s unusual: I would agree with that, yeah.

[Patler]

Yeah, i saw it on the one replay too. How can a rod not see jordy throwing his hands up

Shows that he must have really been locked in on cobb

Isn't that the one about which Rodgers said that Cobb was the second read on the play, Nelson the third. The first read was covered, Cobb was open, so he threw and never got as far as Nelson.

[denverYooper]

Ladies and Gentleman, Tom Clements!

http://www.jsonline.com/blogs/sports/285886491.html

Sounds like he watches tape of Hoody's conferences.

[Pugger]

#Packers Bulaga.. MVP without the ball. Get well BB... Coulda used this in the 4th @BBulaga pic.twitter.com/AJOUD5O9B0


Welcome to Bulaga Island, Mario Williams... @BBulaga pic.twitter.com/a7prLzOym7


AR extends plays bc OL doesnt quit.. Bulaga gives up leak inside, stays on block & washes MW inside (@DBak69 solid) pic.twitter.com/aadAxMOs3h

Bulaga and the entire O line had a nice game and this fact gives me hope if we have to face another D like this again going forward.

[Pugger]

McCarthy Monday Post Motem

Packer Report @PackerReport 6m6 minutes ago
McCarthy on the offense: As with rest of team, too many mental errors. Most since first quarter of season. Ball-handling poor. Blocking good

Packer Report @PackerReport 6m6 minutes ago
Plenty to like on defense other than tackling. Haven't handled "transition" without Sitton and Lang on kick protection.

Tyler Dunne @TyDunne 6m6 minutes ago
MM on missing Lang/Sitton on blocked kicks: "We continue to work different players in there and our opponents continue to challenge us."

SLOCUM WILL NOT BE FIRED!

Packer Report @PackerReport 6m6 minutes ago
"I thought we were poised for a big day," McCarthy said

Packer Report @PackerReport 6m6 minutes ago
MM thought had good balance running/throwing. Wishes he had a couple play-calls back but had players in position to make plays.

SO MUCH FOR BALANCE

Packer Report @PackerReport 7m7 minutes ago
McCarthy thought team would win "decisively." Punt returned changed game.

I THOUGHT THE SAME THING AFTER THE FIRST DRIVE RUNNING THE FOOTBALL

Packer Report @PackerReport 6m6 minutes ago
MM on special-teams woes past several weeks: Focus of GB's and focus of opponent. Identity has been evaluated; teams see weaknesses.

Packer Report @PackerReport 5m5 minutes ago
Sitton and Lang have had "some rough Wednesdays and Thursdays" which is why they're not on PAT/FG units. Unique skill to kick protect.

Tyler Dunne @TyDunne 3m3 minutes ago
Asked on Lacy/run game again, McCarthy repeats that he's "very comfortable with the way the game was called."

OOOFF. THINKING AHEAD, HE HAS LIED ABOUT THIS IN THE PAST WHILE MAKING ADJUSTMENTS BEHIND THE SCENES

Packer Report @PackerReport 3m3 minutes ago
Rodgers got highest grade on adjustments. MM confident in flexibility of game plan.

Tyler Dunne @TyDunne 2m2 minutes ago
McCarthy says House is progressing but will be "hard-pressed" to play with this week. On Bulaga, no update.

Tyler Dunne @TyDunne 41s42 seconds ago
McCarthy on Rodgers: "He feels great. He was hardly touched yesterday. I look for him to have a big day in Tampa."

Packer Report @PackerReport 46s47 seconds ago
MM on officiating on outside: "Sometimes it goes your way, sometimes it doesn't." Not an excuse. Mad at own pre-snap penalties.

If Rodgers and his receivers were playing like they have all year and connected on a couple of long balls for TDs we wouldn't be talking about the playcalling, would we?

[woodbuck27]

Rants You Should Ignore:

Packers couldn't get off the field and that cost them TOP: Bills were 4 of 16 on 3rd downs (no 4th down attempts)
--Bills had 3 minute advantage in TOP because of the Packers offense, not the Packer D

FG on second to last drive at Bills 16 made sense with 4.5 minutes left: Packers were in red zone twice ALL GAME
--odds of getting that close again with limited possessions were NIL. That was the time to use both 3rd and 4th down to get another first and try to score.
--Throw into end zone was just a terrible play. Not the least of which because Cobb was open.
--Packers would be able to run in red zone
--Long passing game had not worked all game
--Trying to get into FG position with less than 2 minutes remaining is FAR easier and Crosby would have had the wind

http://www.nfl.com/liveupdate/gamece...F_Gamebook.pdf

After some more thought on that play. I agree with you.

Slide 'all the chips' to the center of the table....right there.