More Banjo: Week 2 versus Vikings

[call_me_ishmael]

The offense sputters when Rodgers is healthy. Stubby is the problem. If things don't go almost exactly as he has planned in his little pea brain. He isn't worth a shit. He probably has panic attacks when they change up the buffet at Golden Corral. He is horrible at coaching on the fly, which a NFL coach kind of needs to do.

They scored 29 points against the best defense in the NFL. Where's the problem?

[mraynrand]

They scored 29 points against the best defense in the NFL. Where's the problem?

22 (for the offense). I noted that they have had to score 23 to win at home against the current regime. They should have scored more - just had a collection of frustrating near misses.

[Guiness]

22 (for the offense). I noted that they have had to score 23 to win at home against the current regime. They should have scored more - just had a collection of frustrating near misses.

I'm going to go with the offense scoring 29 - give them the called back TD on the Lang holding call!

[pbmax]

It seems like what Daniels should have done is just wrap up the QB in a big gentle bear hug and not let him go until he hears a whistle.

Exactly. Just don't take to the ground and you are OK.

[Cheesehead Craig]

The NFL is doubling down on supporting their officials. They are now using the Matthews hit as the textbook example of roughing the passer.

https://sports.yahoo.com/nfl-reporte...203822011.html

I should be surprised that they insult our intelligence with the lift and drive bullshit, but I'm not.

[Anti-Polar Bear]

Well, evidently the fools in NY are now going to use Clay's hit as an example of what NOT to do when tackling a QB. Its going to get that defenders can't even sneeze on the QB...

Yes, it was a bad call. And yes, we all are still pissed. But in the long run, Pack might benefit from this infamous Claymaker exhibit as opponents might be reluctant to take cheap shots at the Great Arm of Butte.

[Smidgeon]

I don't know if I've stated it before, but I'm off the M3 wagon. With Rodgers, offense and points shouldn't be a problem. Brady had gone on record saying Rodgers is so much better than he leading to the implication that the offensive scheme isn't. What can they do to score points at will again? The Vikings game shouldn't have been that close.

[pbmax]

They've lost Peter King.

Peter King @peter_king
If that’s a real penalty, the NFL has crossed the rubicon.

[HowardRoark]

They've lost Peter King.

Peter King @peter_king
If that’s a real penalty, the NFL has crossed the rubicon.

Packer fans are the only ones that know what that phrase means.

[mraynrand]

Packer fans are the only ones that know what that phrase means.

That's Gauling.

[Fritz]

Pettine has not been able to scheme a pass rush. Not yet, anyway.

TT's whiffs on Fackrell and Datone Jones have really hurt this team. Man, there's not much margin for error in this league. TT hit on lots of players over the years, but just a couple more misses these last couple years, and it doesn't look so promising.

I wonder if he started going for need more in his later drafts and this cost him. When he started, he sometimes made picks that made you wonder "Man, we didn't need one of those," but then it often worked out. Rodgers, Aaron, being the number one example. Later, he tried drafting for need more, perhaps. His '15 draft of Randall and Rollins with the first two picks was reminiscent of Wolf's response to Randy Moss by drafting Antuan/Antwan Edwards, Fred Vinson, and Mike Mckenzie in the first three rounds.

[Smidgeon]

Pettine has not been able to scheme a pass rush. Not yet, anyway.

TT's whiffs on Fackrell and Datone Jones have really hurt this team. Man, there's not much margin for error in this league. TT hit on lots of players over the years, but just a couple more misses these last couple years, and it doesn't look so promising.

I wonder if he started going for need more in his later drafts and this cost him. When he started, he sometimes made picks that made you wonder "Man, we didn't need one of those," but then it often worked out. Rodgers, Aaron, being the number one example. Later, he tried drafting for need more, perhaps. His '15 draft of Randall and Rollins with the first two picks was reminiscent of Wolf's response to Randy Moss by drafting Antuan/Antwan Edwards, Fred Vinson, and Mike Mckenzie in the first three rounds.

Don't forget the defensive draft starting with Perry and Worthy. That was the draft where I thought it was more reaction than anything. The defense was beat bad, let's beef it up. However, it was still a good draft (but not great): Perry, Daniels, Hayward with three of the first four picks. The other pick in that group didn't turn out to be such a Worthy player.

[pbmax]

Scott Kacsmar @FO_ScottKacsmar
25% of the OT ties in NFL history involve the Packers (6/24)

I haven't looked it up but I wonder if that is history or a recent development. I remember two of them I think. Lions was pretty recent, no?

[Joemailman]

Scott Kacsmar @FO_ScottKacsmar
25% of the OT ties in NFL history involve the Packers (6/24)

I haven't looked it up but I wonder if that is history or a recent development. I remember two of them I think. Lions was pretty recent, no?

Vikings in 2013. Matt Flynn rallied team after Tolzien started.

[hoosier]

Scott Kacsmar @FO_ScottKacsmar
25% of the OT ties in NFL history involve the Packers (6/24)

I haven't looked it up but I wonder if that is history or a recent development. I remember two of them I think. Lions was pretty recent, no?

That is since 1974 when OT was introduced. Starr was HC for three of them ('78, '80, '82). Forrest Gregg owned one of them ('87), and MM two (both against Queens).