More Banjo: Week 1 versus Bears

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On the bears final scoring drive to get the FG to go up 6 I bitched that it looked like the same old defense that puts us in a hole, plays great while ARod brings us back then gives up a time consuming drive to blow it late. Then we stopped them on a 4 down drive. Then because Clay is a moron we did it a second time. Maybe just maybe this is a different defense.

I think this is still part of this defense. There was a nice blitz on that drive, but he didn't blitz as frequently as Capers.

But he obviously wanted pressure with four and wasn't getting it until the end when they had to pass.

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Michael Cohen @Michael_Cohen13
Kentrell Brice, Kevin King, Blake Martinez, Ha Ha Clinton-Dix and Tramon Williams all played 100 percent of snaps against the #Bears.

Game Book hasn't posted snap counts yet.

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According to @WesHod, King, Jackson and Williams started at CB. Alexander/Jackson were the nickel/dime CB and Whitehead was the nickel safety/LB hybrid.

[ThunderDan]

Why is Mike Daniels playing less than 50% of the defensive snaps?

[pbmax]

A very good question and I have no idea. Is he still going at half speed after missing part of camp with an injury?

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A very good question and I have no idea. Is he still going at half speed after missing part of camp with an injury?

The other question is where was House? He didn't start and, if he played, it was less than 12 snaps out of 70.

[Patler]

Why is Mike Daniels playing less than 50% of the defensive snaps?

Attitude, maybe? I read a paragraph in an article about a week or two ago that suggested Daniels was in the doghouse from last year, still. It reported that the coaches (last year) were very frustrated with him for freelancing way too much and ignoring their demands to stick to his assignments. (Maybe the reason for Trgovac's firing? Not getting through to Daniels?) Anyway, the article suggested that Daniels might have to prove himself to the new D-staff before being relied on as much as previous years.

[pbmax]

Attitude, maybe? I read a paragraph in an article about a week or two ago that suggested Daniels was in the doghouse from last year, still. It reported that the coaches (last year) were very frustrated with him for freelancing way too much and ignoring their demands to stick to his assignments. (Maybe the reason for Trgovac's firing? Not getting through to Daniels?) Anyway, the article suggested that Daniels might have to prove himself to the new D-staff before being relied on as much as previous years.

Link or source?

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Wes Hodkiewicz @WesHod
McCarthy on Aaron Rodgers: "We're still collecting all the information on his specific situation. I know Aaron wants to play and is driven to play, but that's all I have for right now." #Packers

There won't be official word until Wednesday. It'll start leaking tomorrow.

Packer Report @PackerReport
McCarthy was planning to go with Kizer until they were returning to the field for the third quarter.

Tom Silverstein @TomSilverstein
McCarthy said there was a medical protocol that was followed that allowed Rodgers to return to the game. Said he was planning to go with Kizer until McKenzie and Rodgers told him he could play.

Michael Cohen @Michael_Cohen13
McCarthy said the coaching staff was preparing to play with DeShone Kizer in the second half. He got a chance to speak with Rodgers and McKenzie on his way back onto the field, and that's when he learned Rodgers was cleared to play. #Packers

Packer Report @PackerReport
Too many mental errors, execution wasn't good enough to start game. Bears played "half step" faster. Got to learn from those mistakes today, MM says.

Adam Schefter @AdamSchefter
Packers’ HC Mike McCarthy said “no decision has been made” about whether Aaron Rodgers will play Sunday vs. the Vikings.

Packer Report @PackerReport
Injury limited MM's play-calling menu. Called only five of "first 15" plays list.

Packer Report @PackerReport
Kizer will "work a lot" at practice this week

Michael Cohen @Michael_Cohen13
McCarthy says Rodgers is walking around "in a pair of tennis shoes and socks if that helps with your story." #Packers

COULD STILL BE A PEG LEG AT THIS POINT. DEVELOPING ...

Tom Silverstein @TomSilverstein
McCarthy said he [it - ed] took Rodgers up to Saturday before the Atlanta game in '08 when he had a shoulder injury. "I don't think it will be like that. They'll go through the process and a decision will be made."

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Packer Report @PackerReport
McCarthy said secondary played very well; Brice had highest grade on that side of the ball.

SOMEONE GIVE HARVEY A PAT ON THE HEAD

Packer Report @PackerReport
Had the Bears scored a touchdown to start the second half, MM says he probably would have played Rodgers anyway - 24-0 or 20-0, "what's the difference?"

I THOUGHT THE POINCARÉ CONJECTURE SOLVED THIS?

Tom Silverstein @TomSilverstein
McCarthy said he didn't make any big changes on blocking Khalil Mack. Said the changes were more about handling things that were going on inside.

Michael Cohen @Michael_Cohen13
McCarthy said he has a lot of regrets about calling the screen pass with Kizer late in the half. In hindsight, he would have run the ball "and got out of there." McCarthy said "that's the call that kept me up last night." #Packers

ALL WE WANT IS AN APOLOGY.

AND SOME SUFFERING.

Michael Cohen @Michael_Cohen13
McCarthy said Trevor Davis showed up to the facility with hamstring pain over the weekend. He did a pregame workout Sunday and wasn't able to go. #Packers

NEW THEORY: TACO BELL RUN LATE FRIDAY NIGHT, BAD STEP OFF CURB. ALWAYS ORDER IN DRIVE THRU TREVOR!

[Tony Oday]

Ha Ha may have been on the field for 70 plays he sure as hell didn't play 70 plays. Man he is not good.

[mraynrand]

I guess it shouldn't surprise me that a soft! defense like the Packers wouldn't even field a strong safety.

According to @WesHod, King, Jackson and Williams started at CB. Alexander/Jackson were the nickel/dime CB and Whitehead was the nickel safety/LB hybrid.

[mraynrand]

Attitude, maybe? I read a paragraph in an article about a week or two ago that suggested Daniels was in the doghouse from last year, still. It reported that the coaches (last year) were very frustrated with him for freelancing way too much and ignoring their demands to stick to his assignments. (Maybe the reason for Trgovac's firing? Not getting through to Daniels?) Anyway, the article suggested that Daniels might have to prove himself to the new D-staff before being relied on as much as previous years.

Maybe like blowing upfield on a pass rush and having zero vision that the QB is running right past you?

[Bossman641]

Link or source?

This is the only place I've seen it mentioned.

https://www.packersnews.com/story/sports/nfl/packers/2018/09/08/1-53-ranking-green-bay-packers-roster-changes-plentiful/1226236002/

8. MIKE DANIELS, DE

Once one of the top two or three players on defense, Daniels slipped some last year. He played in 60 percent of the snaps and finished with five sacks, six quarterback hits and three pressures. A former member of the organization said last year Daniels wouldn’t come out of the game when told, took chances that screwed up the scheme and was getting harder to control. He had a quiet camp due to a thigh injury, but one of the few practices where he was allowed to turn it loose, he dominated pass-rushing drills. Wilkerson, a New Jersey native like Daniels, may be able to convince his new teammate that there’s glory in sacrificing yourself so someone else can get to the quarterback. Daniels has all the talent in the world, he just needs to harness it.

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Wes Hodkiewicz @WesHod
McCarthy on Aaron Rodgers: "We're still collecting all the information on his specific situation. I know Aaron wants to play and is driven to play, but that's all I have for right now." #Packers

There won't be official word until Wednesday. It'll start leaking tomorrow.

Sounds like a sprain, except grade 2 is difficult to distinguish from complete tear without MRI so no way they'd have cleared him to play if it was 2. Symptoms are too severe for grade 1. So it must be something else. Could be cartilage, except you don't usually start to notice the symptoms till later when that stuff tears. Could be a bone bruise, but you would have expected a more forceful collision for that. Could be meat, could be cake.....