More Banjo: Week 5 @ Detroit

[mraynrand]

Fuck the run. Packers are a passing team. Dumb Mike tired to play smash mouth futbol in 1st half and Pack scored nada.

Just throw the fuckin rock 70 times a game!

Rodgers fumbled on smash mouth runs?

[Pugger]

I saw Rodgers playing on a bad leg. I saw receivers covered tightly. Rodgers was unable to buy time scrambling, and his accuracy was off.

I've also seen all year that the Lions are a pretty decent team. PAckers were underdogs in this game for a reason.

Take away Crosby's nightmare game, and the freaky punt turnover near the endzone, and Packers probably win the game.

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[Pugger]

WTF? J-Alex didn’t play?

Dumb Mike needs to bring back the Friday practice! Team has been underprepared, and taking Fridays off ain’t preventing team from milksopism!

Alexander didn't play because he was hurt - groin injury.

[Pugger]

I purposely stayed away from all Packers forums I usually visit after games. I had a feeling folks would be pissed. I'm glad I could watch the Crew afterwards. It made the day a little brighter.

Did we really come out flat? We forced them to punt right away. Unfortunately we got into an early hole with that botched call by the zebras before everyone was in their seats. I too thought the ball went off a Lion player and not King (what happened to him later on?). Everything seemed to get worse after that.

Not having Cobb and Geronimo killed our passing game IMO. The young guys had issues getting open causing AR to hold onto the ball too long. I recall in one play where Rodgers fumbled after getting hit from behind 2 of our WRs ran into each other and both were knocked out the play. Some of Rodgers passes are not on target but he isn't 100% yet. Thankfully we have a bye after the 9er game next weekend.

Crosby had a nightmare of a game. He is usually steady Eddie but not yesterday. Had he hit all of those FGs and one of the extra points we win that game even with all of our miscues.

Penalties are a real problem right now, especially holding calls. Its almost getting to the point where our punt returners shouldn't even bother.

Most of the the time when the Lions had to go the length of the field in the second half of the game they were unsuccessful and that was a positive. They couldn't run the ball at all to eat up the clock. I don't think they got 100 yards on the ground. Eventually we got something going but it was almost too little too late.

I applaud Mac for sending Crosby out there to try another FG in the waning moments of that disaster. It was a good thing for Mason to end on a positive note. And it was great to see AR console him and he was the first guy off the bench to hug Mason after that last FG.

In conclusion I'm not ready to give up yet. We had a couple of bad games. Been there, done that and we were fine. Now, if things continue to go south against San Fran then we can panic. Be glad we aren't the Falcons...

[Rutnstrut]

So if they beat the 49'ers but barely and look terrible doing it. Will those of you that aren't worried now then be worried?

[run pMc]

Right now GB is what their record says: a .500 team. Rodgers and Adams on O and Kenny Clark on D are about the only players that might scare a team. There's a chance they will gel soon but they have to do it fast. Schedule gets tough real quick.
Overall I didn't think Rodgers was sharp yesterday, and when 2 of your top 3 WRs are hurt there will be struggles. I saw some routes where they couldn't get open, and other times they are but 12 doesn't throw them the ball. I don't know what to make of the offense, it's out of sync. It wasn't a pass protection thing -- generally he had time.

The D is still very much a work in progress, and I think they will get better. King had a bad game, and there was the TD where HHCD vacated the middle that made me scratch my head. They have to fix the pass rush and they'll be ok. Unfortunately, that won't happen until next season at the soonest.

The Crosby FGs were stunners to me...he's usually automatic from 40 in. He missed the XP vs. BUF last week, so I wonder if he's working thru something mechanical/timing with the two rookies?

Can someone get them to quit committing penalties?

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when your offense puts up over 500 yards but has to rely on 5 FG attempts to beat a team that had 260 yards, you've got a huge problem

add to that,we were losing by 11 before crosbys fg that ment nothing. so in order for us to win, crosby would have had to go 4-4. not a tall order, but still tough

[ThunderDan]

Detroit 1st half drives:
8 plays 29 yards Punt
1 play 1 yard TD
4 plays 69 yards TD
4 plays 1 yard FG
5 plays 19 yards Punt
6 plays 19 yards Punt
4 plays 22 yards TD

A lot of short fields that the O handed to Det. The only thing I can really fault the D on is stopping Det in the red zone.

[ThunderDan]

That is 93 yards of offense to put up 24 points. Not only did the O not perform in the 1st half, it shot the D in the foot in the process.

[Joemailman]

That is 93 yards of offense to put up 24 points. Not only did the O not perform in the 1st half, it shot the D in the foot in the process.

More like the groin.

[Pugger]

when your offense puts up over 500 yards but has to rely on 5 FG attempts to beat a team that had 260 yards, you've got a huge problem

add to that,we were losing by 11 before crosbys fg that ment nothing. so in order for us to win, crosby would have had to go 4-4. not a tall order, but still tough

I was looking for silver linings but yes, our offense is sputtering right now but it isn't like it is terminal. I think it can be fixed. We just don't have the luxury of a long season to figure it out. Perhaps playing a bad team like the 9ers and then having a week off to lick our wounds will be the elixir this team needs to get back on track.

[pbmax]

Packer Report @PackerReport
Talking to reporters back home (I'm in Dee-Troit), McCarthy reiterates that there's more to playing running back than running the football.

John Tracy @jdtracy
It's the 80 of the 80/20 rule though, right?

Packer Report @PackerReport
Not when you throw the ball 70 percent of the time.

[pbmax]

Michael Cohen @Michael_Cohen13
#Packers CB Kevin King says the ball didn’t touch him on the punt in the first quarter. He encouraged reporters to put that out there. #Lions were awarded the ball at the 1-yard line and quickly scored.

[pbmax]

Tom Silverstein @TomSilverstein
Mike McCarthy said he felt they were balanced in the first half and went to a no-huddle in the second. Said big thing was didn't take care of the football. Common thread he's focusing on is taking care of the football.

McCarthy: We're physically beat up. We have to get more detailed. Take care of the football and penalties are things to focus on. Penalties are too high. We're having almost twice as many as our opponent.

McCarthy on Aaron Jones: Way the game goes and strength of the players on the football. He's dynamic with the ball in his hands. But there's more to the position than just running the football. We have diversity in our attack with three guys. All have excellent attributes.

McCarthy: I'd love to get Aaron more opportunities.

McCarthy on Rodgers: He's playing through a lot. Played through a lot in the game. He's given us a lot. That's the reality.

McCarthy: I still believe in Mason. But he's got to make those kicks.

McCarthy said there's hope that CB Jaire Alexander might be able to play this week.

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Packer Report @PackerReport
Talking to reporters back home (I'm in Dee-Troit), McCarthy reiterates that there's more to playing running back than running the football.

John Tracy @jdtracy
It's the 80 of the 80/20 rule though, right?

Packer Report @PackerReport
Not when you throw the ball 70 percent of the time.

maybe thats the problem? mccarthy is a fucking idiot that doesn't have a clue