More Banjo: Week 3 vs. Denver

[red]

I was thinking Blind Mule

ah, blind jackasses

[hoosier]

You don't get to the Super Bowl by playing your best football in September. But you can miss a chance at the Super Bowl if you can't win in September. The offense needs to get better, but you can't be better than 3-0 at this point.

This team has come ready to play every game. That alone is an improvement over the recent past.

Good points. Teams that play perfect ball in September are rarely still perfect when you need to be.

[texaspackerbacker]

The blind mule thing is just another way of saying R E L A X.

The Packers have beaten three way above average teams (well, maybe not the Broncos), and they have done so playing, honestly, moderately shitty offensive football. There's not much to complain about there. Winning when you're not playing your best is generally considered a sign of a good team.

The Chiefs, Patriots, and Cowboys are gonna be tough, but I don't see anybody else that would be considered a favorite to beat the Packers, and it ought to be close even against those three.

[pbmax]

The blind mule thing is just another way of saying R E L A X.

The Packers have beaten three way above average teams (well, maybe not the Broncos), and they have done so playing, honestly, moderately shitty offensive football. There's not much to complain about there. Winning when you're not playing your best is generally considered a sign of a good team.

The Chiefs, Patriots, and Cowboys are gonna be tough, but I don't see anybody else that would be considered a favorite to beat the Packers, and it ought to be close even against those three.

The blind mule story is that the mule train will still run because someone with sight can lead the train. He doesn't need to see, just pull. So don't worry about what others will be responsible for, do you job.

But we here at PackerRats are not the train loaders. Or the mule.

Out job is to over-react to problems on the team. And the list is impressive for a 3-0 team: special team coverage units, offense, and defense stopping the run.

Also, the Vikes (18th), the Bears (13th) and the Broncos (27th) are not above average. The Eagles (10th) the Chiefs (4th) and the Cowboys (5th) are above average. I don't know what year the Packers will next play the Patriots, but its not this year.

[ThunderDan]

I don't know what year the Packers will next play the Patriots, but its not this year.

2022.

[bobblehead]

Defense gave up run yardage but three turnovers and only gave up 16 points

Late, when they needed the stop they stuffed the run. I think the design is to allow run and avoid big plays against so we can get stops on 3rd down. Working so far, but its playing with fire.

[bobblehead]

Rewatch it. He gave up early and then when he saw it in the air, started running again.

Somewhat agree. I thought same thing. He gave up, and then "shit, he actually threw it to me". Almost had enough to catch up, but if he had run thru it, TD.

[bobblehead]

am i wrong when i say that we are 0-3 right now if it wasn't for our stellar D?

Hard to say. Without the stellar D, would they open up the playbook and score more? Likely you are right, but that was sort of the plan coming into the season. ARod, for all the gruff I and others give him, hasn't thrown a pick. Part of our Stellar D is that the Offense hasn't put them in too many holes, and hasn't hung them on the field for 3/4s of the game.

[pbmax]

Hard to say. Without the stellar D, would they open up the playbook and score more? Likely you are right, but that was sort of the plan coming into the season. ARod, for all the gruff I and others give him, hasn't thrown a pick. Part of our Stellar D is that the Offense hasn't put them in too many holes, and hasn't hung them on the field for 3/4s of the game.

Leads do help.

[bobblehead]

Is JK Scott the best punter in the league?

Is Jaire Alexander the best corner in the league?

Dallas has the best roster in the NFL imo, but I’m just a guy and they haven’t played anybody. The NFC is stacked. Seattle is gonna be a bitch come January too.

I think we’ve got something here fellas.

Jaire is very good. Not the best in the league, but really good. You know what I really noticed today about Jaire? They were throwing his way...as in, they weren't really throwing at King much. What does that tell you.

[pbmax]

Jaire is very good. Not the best in the league, but really good. You know what I really noticed today about Jaire? They were throwing his way...as in, they weren't really throwing at King much. What does that tell you.

They nearly torched him deep twice. He got beat cleanly in the first half. Hard to tell with Flacco.

[bobblehead]

bunch of jackasses?

That's what I took away from that.

[bobblehead]

They nearly torched him deep twice. He got beat cleanly in the first half. Hard to tell with Flacco.

Yea, he also isn't the best in the league, but he is good enough that opposite Jaire, they aren't targeting him all that much.

[call_me_ishmael]

Jaire is very good. Not the best in the league, but really good. You know what I really noticed today about Jaire? They were throwing his way...as in, they weren't really throwing at King much. What does that tell you.

I didn't watch the game so I have no idea what went down but I see all over Twitter that people thought King had a really bad game. Not really sure since my own eyes didn't watch a single snap.

[RashanGary]

They do throw at jaire a lot more than King. Maybe King is locking down better than we give credit. When he was out, Tony Brown was abused by turdbisky