More Banjo: Week 5 @ Detroit

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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.

i would like to hear why there wasn't a clear replay of the play until a second AFTER the review, and then it was clear as day

[Joemailman]

King reiterated today what I thought at the time which was that he certainly didn't react like a receiving player would if the ball hit him.

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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.
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seems to be a running theme for a few years now. he says we have to fix those things

maybe he should actually do it one of these days

[Rutnstrut]

Stubby doesn't want to run the ball. It has NOTHING to do with Jones not being capable in pass protection. Even if it did, a good coach would get that dynamic player the ball. Stubby is a fucking idiot.

[pbmax]

Stubby doesn't want to run the ball. It has NOTHING to do with Jones not being capable in pass protection. Even if it did, a good coach would get that dynamic player the ball. Stubby is a fucking idiot.

They ran quite a bit in the first half while going down by 3 scores.

[Anti-Polar Bear]

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

I honestly didn't realize that Alexander missed the game til I read the Mailman's post. I saw Troy Brown or Tony Brown get flagged for being cocky and shit, but I was like, why the fuck isn't Breeland out there?

Anyways, to sit out b/c of a groin malady, that's certainly a definition of milksopism.

[Anti-Polar Bear]

Rodgers fumbled on smash mouth runs?

Sure, the fumbles were inexcusable and Rodgers has a penchant for being Majik-Manesque with fumbles, but all running the rock does is distort the Great Arm of Butte's fragile rhythm.

[Fosco33]

Tj watt w/ 6 sacks so far this year...

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They had plenty of time to give Jones some runs in that second half. Hell they gave some to worthless Montgomery. It's a piss poor excuse. The main problem is a QB and a head coach that only want to win their way, the big pass play.

Someone like Hoody or Peyton or Mcvay or Gruden is going to grab Monty this offseason and prove what an awful stubborn closed minded coach MM is.

[bobblehead]

Josh Jones with 4 defensive snaps. Starting to wonder if TT used a 2nd round pick on a guy who can't grasp the defense, and is therefore mainly just a ST player.

He was drafted to play the position that Burks now mans. He made mental mistakes being a traditional safety last year after practicing as an in the box ILB all spring and MM is too dumb to get over it.

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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.

Perhaps that is a problem of itself?

[bobblehead]

They ran quite a bit in the first half while going down by 3 scores.

Those scores came under dubious circumstances. And while they ran a lot....Williams getting 1.5 yards isn't what we are bitching about.

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Those scores came under dubious circumstances. And while they ran a lot....Williams getting 1.5 yards isn't what we are bitching about.

The point was in rebuttal to the idea that McCarthy actively tries not to run and is too dumb to recognize talent when its there. Both are exaggerations of other conditions.

Jones had a lot of carries in the first half. 11 if memory serves. He disappeared when they wanted to pass in the second half. Jones is not the best blocker and his receiving numbers last year were pretty terrible.

They view it as necessary to keep Rodgers upright that Jones cannot be trusted to be the lone back in must pass situations. If their record gets bad enough, he will reconsider this.

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He was drafted to play the position that Burks now mans. He made mental mistakes being a traditional safety last year after practicing as an in the box ILB all spring and MM is too dumb to get over it.

Agreed. But I bet he is still making safety mistakes in practice.

[Joemailman]

Does the selection of Burks mean Pettine decided before the draft that Jones is a poor fit for his defense?