Is Aaron Rodgers more of the problem than we might think?

[esoxx]

You need to get on the horn to all the Patriots' opponents this season and let them know they need to get after the QB. It's possible this essential football method is unknown to them. Don't let their hard-headedness deter you! I would literally scream at them.

I could be wrong but didn't NE only score 13 points in the game? Seems to me keeping Brady in check wasn't the problem, it was more the 3 points the Rams put up.

[pbmax]

I could be wrong but didn't NE only score 13 points in the game? Seems to me keeping Brady in check wasn't the problem, it was more the 3 points the Rams put up.

I am sure more could have been done, after all, they did not follow sage advise.

Perhaps, if they have followed the better advice and therefore played better on defense, the Rams offense would have been in a better position to win. I mean, if you can stop a drive in 3 plays rather than 6 or 10, its quite obvious to anyone paying attention that the field position game tilts towards the Rams favor.

Its an ego driven trap to lull yourself into complacency and be proud of ONLY allowing 13 points and still be losing. They need to refocus and try harder.

QED

[bobblehead]

I could be wrong but didn't NE only score 13 points in the game? Seems to me keeping Brady in check wasn't the problem, it was more the 3 points the Rams put up.

So if I'm understanding you correctly, stopping the other team from scoring helps you win the game. Is that right?

[George Cumby]

So if I'm understanding you correctly, stopping the other team from scoring helps you win the game. Is that right?

They forgot the other Packerrats rule for winning football games: "Score lots of points".

[esoxx]

So if I'm understanding you correctly, stopping the other team from scoring helps you win the game. Is that right?

That is my present working hypothesis, correct.

[mraynrand]

This barrage of sarcasm makes me smile.

[pbmax]

What if its a coach-ego thing to try to run the ball too much?

We'll show them!

We'll show them this time!

We've just about got it men, one more time!

Good teams need to play defense too!

[pbmax]

Ego or injury, you make the call:

Rodgers faces a similar adjustment—and leap of faith—after spending so much time in the shotgun in recent years. There was some speculation this offseason that the Packers’ shotgun-heavy tendencies were a direct result of a Rodgers decree, but he says that isn’t the case. The Packers used shotgun 63 percent of the time in 2017 in part because Rodgers broke his collarbone and backup Brett Hundley was much more comfortable in the gun. And last season, Green Bay was forced into the shotgun because Rodgers broke his leg in a Week 1 win over the Bears and couldn’t physically pull out from under center. “I think that was a necessity instead of a philosophy,” Rodgers says. He points to his history of playing under center in junior college, during his college career at Cal—even in his early days with the Packers.

https://www.theringer.com/nfl-preview/2019/8/13/20802817/green-bay-packers-matt-lafleur-aaron-rodgers-prime

[Upnorth]

So if I'm understanding you correctly, stopping the other team from scoring helps you win the game. Is that right?

Only helps other teams from what I have seen. The Packers need to satisfy Rodgers ego by giving up lots of points to make him look good.

[Radagast]

Only helps other teams from what I have seen. The Packers need to satisfy Rodgers ego by giving up lots of points to make him look good.

Say what? No team or QB wants an opposing team to score any points at all. As for Rodgers and the Packer offense, the goal is not to massage Rodgers ego, but to score as many points as they can in a 60 minute football game. If those scores come through the air or on the ground or a combination of the two, the end goal is to win games.

[hoosier]

I thought the ultimate goal was to hold the opponent to 21 points or less. You have to win by two, right?

[mraynrand]

I thought the ultimate goal was to hold the opponent to 21 points or less. You have to win by two, right?

[George Cumby]

Say what? No team or QB wants an opposing team to score any points at all. As for Rodgers and the Packer offense, the goal is not to massage Rodgers ego, but to score as many points as they can in a 60 minute football game. If those scores come through the air or on the ground or a combination of the two, the end goal is to win games.

Never stop being who you are.

[mraynrand]

Never stop being who you are.

The goal is to be who you are. And win games.