More Banjo: Week 6 vs Detroit

[Cheesehead Craig]

All Hail the Luxury Automobile:

@mattschneidman
LaFleur on Marcedes Lewis: "I think he was the first one to put his arm around Shep after one of his miscues. I can't speak enough about the leader he is for this football team."

Great. He can be the one to break the news to Shep that he's cut then.

[Fritz]

Great. He can be the one to break the news to Shep that he's cut then.

Okay, that's just funny.

And all this leadership-schmeadership stuff - bah, humbug. It's not that the team is closer-knit now, or there's more cameraderie, or whatever they're saying.

It's that Smith and Smith are out there instead of Matthews and Perry/Fackrell.

With last year's defensive OLB tandem playing Monday night, the Lions would not have been sacked on big third downs. Instead, Stafford would have stood back, scanned the field, and zipped a touchdown completion to Jones or Golladay or Hockensen. Some of those five field goals would have been touchdowns, and the Packers would have lost. The final score would've been 30 - 23 or something.

They didn't win because they have better chemistry than they did last year. They won because they have better talent.

[pbmax]

They didn't win because they have better chemistry than they did last year. They won because they have better healthy talent.

FIFY. That is at least as important as talent compared to last year.

[pbmax]

https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/27852650/nfl-second-flag-lions-de-trey-flowers-was-error

NFL Troy Vincent says the second flag on Flowers was not a good call.

[bobblehead]

What Rodgers said last night rung true for me - this didn't feel like a win. In fact, what it seemed to me to be was a very Mike McCarthy-esque post-2013 win: the other team comes out prepared and wired, and the Packers come out like they just stumbled out of bed fifteen minutes ago. "Huh? What? What did they just do?"

While I get your take, let me offer a glass half full.

We played a division rival coming off a bye after winning a huge NFC game against a team many thought will contend for the Owl. We won. The end.

Even though I said the end, I'll offer more. We made a few uncharacteristic mistakes, but Rodgers is buying into the Flower offense. Its letting our D stay off the field for more than 6 minutes at a time. Its wearing down other teams momentum and sapping their energy. You win games this way. MM being obsessed with big plays on both sides of the ball caused our D to spend way to much time on the field, the O off the field, and the entire team feeling out of sorts.

We only scored 23 last night, but in many ways it was better than games we scored 31 with MM. Big play offenses occasionally win super Owls, but generally its ball control through good mix of run, short pass, long pass and strong D that win. We did that. We have done that better each week. I'm very optimistic.

[bobblehead]

The touchdown drive was extended via a terrible penalty. Agree to disagree on this one. A win is a win. It balances out over time. But there is no question that the Packers were benefactors of some timely awful calls last night.

Watch the slow mo replay some guy put up to prove it wasn't a penalty. Yes, Trey had hold of the jersey collar. He also lunged, not once, but twice putting his fist into Bak's chin. That is a penalty no matter what some moron named booger thinks. You don't get to punch the chin just because you have a hold of the jersey.

[bobblehead]

Fackrell doesn't set much of an edge. He's situational at best.

Someone on Monday night might have nailed it when he said The Baconater is Nick Perry. I hope he ends up better, but at the very least, he's not hurt yet.

That was me. He is Perry now. He has time to get better. He sets a good edge and has a nice bull rush. He needs to add some violent hands and an inside/outside counter. If he can add either of those (hands is most likely for him. Make him a mini Cameron Wake) he can be special. If he adds both....well, dare to dream.

[call_me_ishmael]

Baconator is an exceptional nickname for Gary lol. I love it!

[bobblehead]

https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/...wers-was-error

NFL Troy Vincent says the second flag on Flowers was not a good call.

But he also said the first one WAS. I stand by what I said. If we kicked that FG at 1:30 and kicked off we still win that game. Detroit got 60 some yards the entire second half.

Also in that article Bak says he was getting his throat punched all game. I don't doubt it as he isn't the complaining type.

[pbmax]

But he also said the first one WAS. I stand by what I said. If we kicked that FG at 1:30 and kicked off we still win that game. Detroit got 60 some yards the entire second half.

Also in that article Bak says he was getting his throat punched all game. I don't doubt it as he isn't the complaining type.

Agree. The second penalty wasn't as crucial as the first.

[pbmax]

I muted the commentary so as not to mess with my determination to enjoy that win fully, but here is a video with both plays in it.

http://www.nfl.com/videos/nfl-network-total-access/0ap3000001065931/NFL-Total-Access-crew-reacts-to-Flowers-illegal-use-of-hands-penalties

I am curious why this is not a defensive hold?

[George Cumby]

I missed how “Baconator” got hung on Gary. Help a brother out?

[Zool]

I missed how “Baconator” got hung on Gary. Help a brother out?

He makes everyone else better...like bacon....aka Bac-Os....aka The Baconator

[Guiness]

Detroit was operating with the normal 10 yard chuck zone that the Patriots use.

How far downfield was Jones on that play? They showed a replay and I was watching for the push - not sure if he was barely off the line was he a couple strides downfield.

I did notice Anthony didn't have much to say about that though.

[George Cumby]

He makes everyone else better...like bacon....aka Bac-Os....aka The Baconator

Ty