More Banjo: Week 2 vs. Minnesota

[texaspackerbacker]

Bulaga has been surprisingly good this season. Playing when injured, though, is a mixed blessing. Doing that probably has a lot to do with why I and a lot of others have had such a negative impression of him the past several years.

[Bretsky]

Bulaga has been surprisingly good this season. Playing when injured, though, is a mixed blessing. Doing that probably has a lot to do with why I and a lot of others have had such a negative impression of him the past several years.

Tex, you are one of the biggest homers in general.

How can you say "surprisingly ?

When healthy he's a borderline Pro Bowler. He's our 2nd best OL

Problem is he never lasts the season

[texaspackerbacker]

I haven't seen much of anything good from Bulaga for several years, maybe because he was playing hurt. Hell yeah, I'm surprised. As for staying healthy, yeah, I suppose that's a long shot. I generally regard injuries as a matter of luck. Some guys, though, seem to be snake bit. It's kinda like flipping a coin, though. If you get 8 or 10 straight "heads", what are the odds of "heads" on the next toss? still 50/50. Keep your fingers crossed for Bulaga; Kevin King too.

When it comes to the Packer O Line, my homerism fades - a lot.

[RashanGary]

I haven't seen much of anything good from Bulaga for several years, maybe because he was playing hurt. Hell yeah, I'm surprised. As for staying healthy, yeah, I suppose that's a long shot. I generally regard injuries as a matter of luck. Some guys, though, seem to be snake bit. It's kinda like flipping a coin, though. If you get 8 or 10 straight "heads", what are the odds of "heads" on the next toss? still 50/50. Keep your fingers crossed for Bulaga; Kevin King too.

When it comes to the Packer O Line, my homerism fades - a lot.

Maybe you’re blaming everyone else for Rodgers holding the ball?

[mraynrand]

Maybe you’re blaming everyone else for Rodgers holding the ball?

Those receivers will eventually come open, and if it’s 75 yards downfield that just means guaranteed TD, baby!

[texaspackerbacker]

Maybe you’re blaming everyone else for Rodgers holding the ball?

On the contrary, I'm crediting Rodgers' mobility for the fact that our O Line has stats that are way better than what observation says their quality level is.

I'll take a QB who holds it longer and doesn't throw picks over one (of the many) who throw it quick into crowds and farts away games that way.

[Cheesehead Craig]

On the contrary, I'm crediting Rodgers' mobility for the fact that our O Line has stats that are way better than what observation says their quality level is.

I'll take a QB who holds it longer and doesn't throw picks over one (of the many) who throw it quick into crowds and farts away games that way.

I don't know if Favre farted games away, but I do know he was a world class belcher. So I would say he belched away games like that.

[mraynrand]

For some reason Tex thinks quick throws are inherently evil. I judge each throw by the content of its character.

[pbmax]

Well, next time Rodgers will have more faith. Well, he should now.

In his defense, its usually Williams who gets that block and Williams looks like he is going to win.

[Anti-Polar Bear]

https://twitter.com/TheoAsh1/status/1173465878265880576


Anti-Polar Bear's man crush hip-hop safety Harrison Smith getting crunched by Aaron Jones. Dude's looking for a hole to crawl into after Jones popped him.

Got pancaked but still got the job done since 12 panicked and threw incomplete.

Perry over the hip hop safety still reeks of incompetence. Better hope Savage pans out or the search for Collins’ replacement will continue.

[run pMc]

The OL is fine. Usually if a QB doesn't get the ball out in under 3.25 seconds, the sack is the QBs fault, and blocking for more than 5 seconds is a big ask of an OL.
Rodgers has either missed open receivers in his progressions, or the WRs haven't gotten open. I'd think you could blame that on the scheme and the QB/WRs (or give credit to the defense).

[bobblehead]

Maybe you’re blaming everyone else for Rodgers holding the ball?

Agreed. Protection was great. Rodgers missed on a lot of throws this game (even several that were completed). He needs to take underneath stuff to keep moving the ball and rest our D. Wish I had an overhead of the game, cuz if he is holding the ball that long and no one is open then we really do need to fire all our WR/TE.

[bobblehead]

On the contrary, I'm crediting Rodgers' mobility for the fact that our O Line has stats that are way better than what observation says their quality level is.

I'll take a QB who holds it longer and doesn't throw picks over one (of the many) who throw it quick into crowds and farts away games that way.

I ask again. Do you even watch football? Rodgers has NOT escaped many/any sacks this 2 games.

[texaspackerbacker]

Do you even watch Packer games? Virtually every pass play over the past few years, the pass rush is in the Packers backfield a helluva lot quicker than most teams most games. That is so common that some people maybe don't even count it as avoiding a sack when Rodgers spins, dodges, or otherwise escapes the pass rush. The eternal question is how fantastic would Aaron Rodgers be if he had the pass blocking of Brady or a lot of other QBs? I doubt we will ever know.

As for watching football in general, yeah, most teams/most QBs do exactly what many in here want Rodgers to do - unload it quick, often into a crowd, occasionally for an interception. I'll take OURS over theirs any day.

[pbmax]

I ask again. Do you even watch football? Rodgers has NOT escaped many/any sacks this 2 games.

I don't know about this. Bear game was a mess. Vikings was better. Lane Taylor got run over in the opener and Taylor got run over versus the Vikes.

It hasn't been the tire fire of last year, but its not been clean.

It has been good enough that his reads should get made.

And Rodgers mobility is back enough that he has escaped the pocket a few times and gotten wide enough to throw downfield or OOB.