Seachicken Week: Turkey Talk

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RK	PLAYER		   PTS ADDED	PASS	RUN	PNLTY	TotEPA	PLAYS	RAW QBR	TOTAL QBR
1	Dak Prescott, DAL	56.5	61.0	15.6	1.8	86.0	445	85.8	85.2
[B]2	Aaron Rodgers, GB	51.1	57.1	15.6	6.1	88.1	583	77.6	77.3[/B]
3	Matt Ryan, ATL		50.8	61.8	7.6	3.7	86.3	503	80.7	81.1
4	Kirk Cousins, WSH	40.2	72.3	-0.9	1.6	81.7	553	73.6	74.5
5	Tom Brady, NE		39.7	50.4	2.7	2.0	59.3	360	82.6	82.1
6	Drew Brees, NO		39.3	66.5	1.2	0.4	76.3	562	72.9	73.5
7	Matthew Stafford, DET	36.3	48.8	12.5	3.7	75.2	526	72.6	72.5
8	Jameis Winston, TB	30.2	53.7	3.9	-1.1	65.5	535	69.0	68.7
9	Andrew Luck, IND	29.6	35.6	9.8	3.5	64.6	498	69.9	69.2
10	Marcus Mariota, TEN	27.9	43.1	4.9	4.4	59.8	486	69.3	68.8

Brady would likely be higher if not for DeflateGate.

[gbgary]

ok...here's one for ya. for at least one series sunday the Packers actually jammed wrs at the line and they did well. i didn't record the game or keep a running tab on how many plays they did this on but i don't think it was many. i think they did this as an experiment for the ospreys game. doing this against another team is different than doing it against your own in practice. i think (i hope) this is what they'll do against sea. i'm hoping they'll treat the sea wrs the same way they're going to be treated. the Packers need to employ the same don't-give-a-shit attitude the ospreys have towards dpi. sea knows the refs won't fuck up the game by calling it on every play so the Pack should go right along with this themselves. do whatever it takes. sea has taken the place of the 49ers (who took it from the cowboys) as our chief out-of-division rival. pay-back is due.

[Joemailman]

Packers are 2.5 point underdogs at home. How often does that happen?

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DPI and holding were definitely the way to go with Steratore's crew working the game. They usually have a flag fest but they called next to nothing in the D backfield (I think I remember two calls).

[Pugger]

Packers are 2.5 point underdogs at home. How often does that happen?

I'm rather surprised it isn't more...

[Joemailman]

ok...here's one for ya. for at least one series sunday the Packers actually jammed wrs at the line and they did well. i didn't record the game or keep a running tab on how many plays they did this on but i don't think it was many. i think they did this as an experiment for the ospreys game. doing this against another team is different than doing it against your own in practice. i think (i hope) this is what they'll do against sea. i'm hoping they'll treat the sea wrs the same way they're going to be treated. the Packers need to employ the same don't-give-a-shit attitude the ospreys have towards dpi. sea knows the refs won't fuck up the game by calling it on every play so the Pack should go right along with this themselves. do whatever it takes. sea has taken the place of the 49ers (who took it from the cowboys) as our chief out-of-division rival. pay-back is due.

Jamming guys at the line is the best way for Gunter to play I think. Think Al Harris. I just don't know if guys like Randall and Rollins can play that way. Saw Rollins get tossed like a rag doll on one play.

[MadScientist]

Jamming guys at the line is the best way for Gunter to play I think. Think Al Harris. I just don't know if guys like Randall and Rollins can play that way. Saw Rollins get tossed like a rag doll on one play.

Can you jam and play zone? If they are playing man, they risk Wilson running wild.

[gbgary]

I'm rather surprised it isn't more...

vegas. money.

[Joemailman]

This is the most important game of the year. Is it possible for the Packers to lose and still make the playoffs? Sure. But if the Packers aren't good enough to beat a team like Seattle at home in December, does it really matter if they make the playoffs?

[Freak Out]

With ET being out with the broken leg it gives me a little hope.....a little.

[Joemailman]

I'm hoping Packers linebackers are healthy. Thomas Rawls destroyed Carolina Sunday night.

[Fritz]

Can you jam and play zone? If they are playing man, they risk Wilson running wild.

This are a good point. I think Wilson's legs are going to kill the Packers. Then, when they try to play zone, he'll drop bombs between defenders. I'm not sanguine about this game. At all. The Packers seem overmatched here.

[Joemailman]

This are a good point. I think Wilson's legs are going to kill the Packers. Then, when they try to play zone, he'll drop bombs between defenders. I'm not sanguine about this game. At all. The Packers seem overmatched here.

One thing about McCarthy though is he does seem to get this team ready to play when they seem overmatched. I also think the zone they've been playing has tightened up a bit since Randall and Rollins have returned. The weather on Sunday could be much like it was last Sunday. That might work to the Packers advantage if the Seattle receivers aren't used to playing on a slippery snowy field. The one receiver last week who didn't seem fazed by the playing conditions was Jordy Nelson.

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Can you jam and play zone? If they are playing man, they risk Wilson running wild.

You can if you play Cover 3 Bail. Seattle does this. You can tell when Sherman is on the LOS, jams a receiver with one hand and retreats in a side step.

Unless a throw is made, his job is to jam receiver while retreating to a mid- to deep zone drop for his 1/3 of the field.

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Rap Sheet

#Seahawks officially placed S Earl Thomas on Injured Reserve, ending his season after the cracked tibia. They signed Jeron Johnson for depth