More Banjo - Packers vs Panthers

[beveaux1]

Williams with a hamstring/thigh injury. No timetable for his return.

[texaspackerbacker]

Maybe he hurt it dancing.

[Tony Oday]

They got bored because they knew this was an easy win. They were screwing around until they needed a drive.

[run pMc]

Rodgers missed some open receivers and some of those sacks are on him, but the OL didn't play well, especially in 2nd half.
Was disappointed that Dillon didn't get more chances with Jamaal out.

Offense really struggled with the short game; you'd think with their big bodied WR group that guys like Lazard would do well in that situation. Don't recall seeing a lot of play action. GB didn't break a lot of tackles. They could use a YAC monster type at WR like SF has with Deebo and Aiyuk.
The Panthers DL showed some speed that gave GB trouble, and I think they missed Jamaal in there for pass protection, it looked to me like Jones missed/guessed wrong a few times. Jones had a few good runs, but having him on a pitch count limited them. MVS disappeared this game, except a bit as a blocker and drawing a nice DPI call.

Defense didn't play too bad, and while Teddy often looked uncomfortable I was expecting more disruption/sacks against the CAR OL. Amos had a good game, King did not have a good game. at least he was in the right place/right time with the Teddy fumble (nice job by Barnes to poke it out). King ran a 4.43 and DJ Moore a 4.42 at the combine, and Moore caught King on that fumble return. King is either really slowed by his injuries, or his combine results were seriously gamed.

Barnes/Martin are the future ILBs, although Barnes can't stay healthy which is a problem. He needs to figure that out or GB will be back to searching again. Kirksey is so-so but likely gone after the season as a cap cut. Seemed like everything GB gave up was in the middle of the field.

I realize a lot of players like to go for the knockout hit, or just try to tackle without extending their arms (and thus prevent shoulder injuries) but the GB defense doesn't tackle well.

[CaptainKickass]

The Packers had 96 net passing yards and still won

Odd statistic.
Not likely to get it done in the post-season. Hopefully just an anomaly and not a trend.

[Guiness]

Another not very satisfying game, but a win is a win is a win, even if it's against a 4-9 team.

This is the worst I remember feeling after a win. It was nice that the defense stepped up and got them the win, but I'm very worried about how much the offense stumbled. It was so much like the Colts game, I'm afraid it's going to give whoever they meet in the playoffs the template they need to shut them down.

[hoosier]

It looked to me like Packers played down to the level of the opponent in the second half. An opponent that wasn't as bad as its record indicates and that wasn't about to roll over after going down 21-3. But GB showed in first half what it's capable of, which makes me less worried than if they had struggled the entire game. I don't have much of an answer to the observation that Panthers adjusted and then Pack could not find a good counter. That does seem to be a bit of a worrisome trend going back at least to the Indy game.

[GB-Brandon]

I think it’s pretty simple. We’re not as good as our record and they aren’t as bad as they’re record. The main difference being we have Aaron Rodgers and they have Teddy Bridgewater. That pretty much puts it in perspective.

[Joemailman]

This is the worst I remember feeling after a win. It was nice that the defense stepped up and got them the win, but I'm very worried about how much the offense stumbled. It was so much like the Colts game, I'm afraid it's going to give whoever they meet in the playoffs the template they need to shut them down.

The game against Jax was far worse. Packers needed a 4th quarter TD drive to pull that one out against a terrible Jax team that did not have their starting QB. This game the Packers actually played quite well the 1st half against a Panthers team that is far better than the Jaguars.

[JohnMexico]

That WR screen needs to go in the trashbin Thats the recipe for our 3 and outs.

[GB-Brandon]

Yeah, when things get tough the “WR Screen” appears to be LaFluers Bread and Butter play. For someone who is supposed to be an offensive genius he should be able do to better.

[Smidgeon]

The Panthers doubled Adams all day and keyed on the bubble screens (didn't even hesitate if they saw Rodgers turn that way). If the Oline had been stouter, I would have expected to see a pump-fake to a bubble screen and a throw down field, but who knows. The Panther D played strong in the second half. The Packers couldn't find anything downfield.

[Guiness]

The Panthers doubled Adams all day and keyed on the bubble screens (didn't even hesitate if they saw Rodgers turn that way). If the Oline had been stouter, I would have expected to see a pump-fake to a bubble screen and a throw down field, but who knows. The Panther D played strong in the second half. The Packers couldn't find anything downfield.

And Adams and Lazard each dropped what I felt were easy catches. I feel like if they made those two catches it changes the momentum and the Panthers are the ones trying to adjust. But the didn't, so the Packers continued to look for something that worked.

[Fritz]

Both MLF and Rodgers were inderstandably pretty unhappy with the offenaive performance in the second half. They have a lot of work to to figure out how to attack a soft shell defense that doubles up on Adams on almost every play.

What they need is a receiver like "Soft Shell" Taco Wallace.

[Fritz]

Anyone else notice that Lazard has become more irrelevant? Don't know if he's still hurt, but he's not playing well at all.