More Banjo - Packers vs. 49ers

[Joemailman]

As 13 Below noted, Deguira's f'ck up dropping a pass was huge on the 2nd drive. GB still seemed to be in control and moving down the field again. The drop ended that.

DeGuara's drop was on the Packer's 1st drive of the 2nd half. The 2nd drive of the game ended with Lewis' fumble.

Both big plays, but Lewis' fumble was the one that really changed momentum.

[Fritz]

Allen Lazard was WIDE open for a first down on the final toss into double coverage. Rodgers missed other targets as well. The team had plenty of weapons. We drafted Love BECAUSE Rodgers was playing too much hero ball.

There was just so much wrong last night.

On that particular play, on the replay I saw ESB deep to the left of Adams, and he had about three steps on his guy. The still that Joe posted also makes clear that Rodgers missed seeing a wide-open Lazard.

The special teams diarrhead the bed, but twice in that game, in the fourth quarter, the offense had a chance to win it. If I recall correctly, they had the lead and the ball with about six minutes left. I remember thinking that if they could just keep getting first downs, they could drive down the field and just never give San Fran the ball back. Not having Dillon at that point was a killer. Jones is a nice piece but he cannot move the pile, and that was needed. The second time was with four minutes left and the score tied. Again, Rodgers moves the team down the field, and it's Green Bay trying the winning field goal with no time left for San Fran. But again, a big fail.

Did anyone else see Dennis Kelly struggling and think back to Rick Wagner last year? And did anyone wonder if any thought was given to benching Kelly, moving Turner to RT, and inserting Nijman at LT?

The offensive line struggled in this game. But Rodgers seemed to struggle, too. He did not seem to be able to make good quick decisions. He got so locked into Adams that no other wide receiver was in the game plan. And Rodgers's accuracy was terrible. There were more than a couple throws that, had they been on the money, would've resulted in big, big chunks (or a touchdown in the case of the Jones throw). When the Pack got down to the SF end of the field later in the game, Rodgers threw a terrible ball to Aaron Jones, who had to twist completely around to catch it, got tangled, got tackled. Had Rodgers put it where Jones could take it in, he had an opportunity to beat that defender and maybe get into the end zone.

Why was so little called to the middle of the field? Because Deguara dropped one? I did not understand the fascination with the short outside stuff, especially after watching the Niners make some hay in the middle.

The special teams - what can we say? They don't get that punt blocked on them, or that first-half field goal, and the Packers win. I can't even conceive of Drayton coming back.

MLF did not coach a good game. He had a good opening plan but he never adjusted once SF adjusted. And I wonder if he ever got into Rodgers's ear to tell him to throw to someone other than a double-covered Adams. And he didn't seem to do much to help Kelly - or maybe he did and I didn't see it. But Dillon was badly missed.

This game puts a punctation mark on Tex's dumb ideas about the special teams coach and the offensive line.

Rodgers was not good. I'd like to know what his playoff career numbers are. Garrapolo had some goofy throws but he also had some darts right on the money. How many of those did Rodgers have? And Troy Aikman telling everyone that Rodgers said he loves the cold cuz everyone else is slower but he's still Mr. Super Sharp - wow, that just rubbed some salt in the wound. And don't tell me Rodgers didn't win because he didn't have enough talent around him, or didn't have a defense. Dude piloted a team that scored ten points in a playoff game. Dude was quarterbacking with six minutes left and the ball and the lead, then had it again with four minutes left and the score tied, and he did nothing. Nothing.

Rodgers is a great quarterback, but in the playoffs he turns into a plain old goat, not the GOAT.

[Bretsky]

Fritz, GB needs another weapon.

But that's now why they lost yesterday; agree on your blog

[red]

Allen Lazard was WIDE open for a first down on the final toss into double coverage. Rodgers missed other targets as well. The team had plenty of weapons. We drafted Love BECAUSE Rodgers was playing too much hero ball.

i agree. theres no point in having other weapons if your QB refuses to look for them

[Joemailman]

Here's the video.
https://twitter.com/i/status/1485261036404027393

[HarveyWallbangers]

What's worse is that ESB was open on the left side for what probably would have been a TD.

https://touchdownwire.usatoday.com/2022/01/23/aaron-rodgers-davante-adams-allen-lazard-2021-nfl-playoffs/

[HarveyWallbangers]

It's Rodgers "Brett Favre moment" from OT in the 2007 NFC championship game.

[Joemailman]

Was that a predetermined decision to go deep to Adams, or was that just a horrible job of reading the defense?

[HarveyWallbangers]

Was that a predetermined decision to go deep to Adams, or was that just a horrible job of reading the defense?

My guess is the first.

[King Friday]

Was that a predetermined decision to go deep to Adams, or was that just a horrible job of reading the defense?

There was no reading of the defense. The defense basically rolled the safety over to Adams' side. They made it rather clear they were going to double Adams.

[bobblehead]

Man when the press told Matty he only had 10 players on the field for the game losing field goal he looked like he wanted to cry

He should have said the 11th was supposed to be antonio brown.

[Sparkey]

Adams was probably 1st read but it's on the QB to make the correct read. If Rodgers had already made up his mind where to go with the ball, before the snap, then it's all on Rodgers.

[George Cumby]

Not to derail the thread, but I'd like to mention how fucking well the defense played.

The Niners scored six points on offense. Six. Two field goals. The number which is located between five and seven. Six.

The Niners got 12 first downs. 12. A dozen first downs.

They had 212 total yards, 106 of which were rushing. They had 131 yards passing but lost 25 yards on the four sacks the D had. Four sacks. Four.

Now I ask you. Had you been in a coma yesterday and woke up this morning and I told you the Pack held the Niners to six points on offense, 12 first downs, 212 yards total, 106 rushing yards and sacked their pretty boy QB four times. What would you predict as the outcome?

Just like last year, what stings about this game is it was so eminently winnable.

Rodgers, Drayton and MLF own this debacle. Barry had his unit ready to fucking play.

[Bretsky]

I completely agree

But it would have been nice to stop the 3rd and 7 run my Deebo Samuel and keep them out of FG range )

[Freak Out]

Brutal.