Where do we go from here?

[run pMc]

Sign Crosby, one of Neal/Perry, one of Raji/Guion,
draft a sideline-to-sideline ILB, a #1 TE, a speedy 3rd down back, and a backup OT,
find out where Rodgers' accuracy went,
hire a WR coach,
Get Lacy to lose weight and not run out of gas on long runs (for reference:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YPrnpAK4n5Y

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2QYrhTKzQPc

)
Put Clay back at OLB
Get healthy, stay out of jail, and
coach players up to make that so-called "leap to the next level" (Rollins, Randall, Monty, Janis, Ryan...

[woodbuck27]

I would sure like to see a QB coach AND a WR coach next season instead of the combo act they pulled with Van Pelt this year, which was ridiculous. Made no sense.

It should be obvious that Aaron Rodgers had issues and passing accuracy and certainly that after the Packers Bye Week.

Whatever was wrong in terms of that fact has to be a NO. 1 priority FOCUS and corrected.

It's obvious to me that we'll be OK at WR next season. The young guys Abby and Janis gained a lot in that game last night.

With Jordy Nelson back and the speed of Janis we have deep threats. Randall Cobb can then be the slot receiver he is. See Aaron Rodgers again and throwing accuracy. Our receiving core is set for the 2016 season. We need a hire on the Coaching Staff that can work with that receiving group and route running and will help Aaron Rodgers and his WR's and the mental confidence or chemistry that was missing after the Bye Week.

Someone posted that TE Richard Rodgers only has to lose what....30 lbs and we'll see 'magically' a faster Richard Rodgers.

Nope ! Richard Rodgers is please forget the partial pun 'flat out' slow and doesn't matchup well Vs the speed of NFL Defenses,

I'm not a BJ Raji fan. We need a new BIG BODY on the Roster with starting ability.

Sam Shields certainly is a concern and his medical history. TT needs to asdd a quality CB this off season.

TT has to increase the depth on the OL.

GO PACK GO !

[Patler]

Looking at some of Lacy's older highlights, and watching him starting to lumber after 25-30 yards last night, sure emphasized how much bigger he is now, and the effect that has on him. Even his favorite spin move has been slower this year.

[pbmax]

It is interesting that a short passing game worked for two drives with them, and hadn't really worked with Cobb and Adams much at all.

Abby is a better route runner than Cobb full stop.

Janis is big enough to do a slant the way Adams should. Plus he has deep speed.

But that isn't the offense they tried to run most of the season.

[pbmax]

I think you have it backwards, really. The O was so much better, it's hard to believe. The defense was very good last night, but they only gave up 24 three weeks ago, despite the ineptitude of the offense. You're not making much sense here.

The O was that much better compared to three weeks ago (mainly the O line). But they were better than the poor struggling regular season offense only in the first half.

I thought D was better this time until end when it looked similar to 3 weeks ago. Remember, the Cards pulled their starters late, when they could have put another score or two on the board.

[call_me_ishmael]

myself and other on here have been saying that exact thing for many weeks now

a-rod lost his accuracy somehow, and because of that and/or his ultra conservativeness with the ball, he was unwilling to throw to anyone who was even slightly covered

Sure - so, why again are we cleaning house on a top 3 coaching staff in the NFL?

Packers were clearly outmatched last night, yet MM and DC had the guys A) amped up and believing they were going to win and B) had a brilliant scheme defensively. They shut down the #1 offense in the league, and held them to the fewest yards they had in a half all year.

The Packers O couldn't get rolling in the second half and that kept the D on the field too long. Once it was clear they couldn't sustain drives, you knew they were gonna blow the lead. Giving up 17 "real" points to a premier offense is unbelievable, though. Amazing coaching job last night.

[call_me_ishmael]

I would sure like to see a QB coach AND a WR coach next season instead of the combo act they pulled with Van Pelt this year, which was ridiculous. Made no sense.

Yep, I have been saying this too. I'd bet big bucks this is addressed.

[Patler]

But that isn't the offense they tried to run most of the season.

Which begs the question, why?
Unfortunately, we can not get into their heads to know the answer. I have wondered all year why Janis was not used on slants. It is a play that he had success with last year and this year in preseason, and a play he said they ran all the time in college. I think two preseason TDs were slants in which he just ran away from people. It is obviously a play he has comfort running. It just seems that during this turbulent year, they could have found two or three plays a game to look at Janis with a route he runs well.

[pbmax]

Which begs the question, why?
Unfortunately, we can not get into their heads to know the answer. I have wondered all year why Janis was not used on slants. It is a play that he had success with last year and this year in preseason, and a play he said they ran all the time in college. I think two preseason TDs were slants in which he just ran away from people. It is obviously a play he has comfort running. It just seems that during this turbulent year, they could have found two or three plays a game to look at Janis with a route he runs well.

Its as big a mystery this offseason as the end of game management was last year. I hope the answers are better than last year's attempt at a fix.

[Patler]

Its as big a mystery this offseason as the end of game management was last year. I hope the answers are better than last year's attempt at a fix.

Even more mysterious when listening to MM. At least two times earlier this year, one when Janis had the long plays early in the season, and again last night MM said Janis has a lot of talent, and just needs to play more. Well, then.............PLAY HIM MORE! My gosh, MM is the one who makes those decisions. If MM believed that all Janis needed was to play more, why didn't MM play him more?

Janis showed again last night, he doesn't always look smooth doing it, but given opportunities he makes a lot of things happen. He had four long receptions and two long PI calls in very limited opportunities this year.

[channtheman]

I'm not sure where we go either, but if you find out, let Toto know.

[Rastak]

The Vikings are terrible. We almost won this game without our too 4 WR?!

You sir, are as accurate a football prognosticator as my dog. He's an idiot most of the time.

For fun, do you ever go back and re-read your predictions and takes?

[mraynrand]

You sir, are as accurate a football prognosticator as my dog.

my dog predicted Fitzgerald would score the winning TD. Good dog! (or bad dog!?)

[Rastak]

Raji: World class

Raji would kick his ass.

[Patler]

The Vikings were a darn good team this year. All they need to do is show they are legit over the long term. The NFC Central has had a lot of teams flash for a year or two, then disappear again. A few years ago, even the Lions looked like the team of the future with a good young QB, a solid foundation on defense, etc. I never worried a lot, because which ever team it was, the Vikings, Bears or Lions seemed to have won on more than their share of good fortune, or seemed to need key players with career years to do it. With Schwartz and others I felt the head coaches might be their undoing over the long term.

Unfortunately for the Packers, I have none of those reservations about the Vikings right now. I think they are legit, with their biggest concern having to be how long they can ride AP before evolving away from him. I think they have a good staff for developing the team long term.