Comments on: CheeseheadTV Matchup http://cheeseheadtv.com/blog/cheeseheadtv-match-up devoted to fans of the Green Bay Packers. Fri, 09 Jan 2009 00:18:27 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: packeraaron http://cheeseheadtv.com/blog/cheeseheadtv-match-up#comment-2268 packeraaron Fri, 22 Aug 2008 19:30:41 +0000 http://cheeseheadtv.com/blog/?p=860#comment-2268 I don't think Michael Strahan was trying to not-get-to Favre. And I don't buy your take on the Giants D line and their gameplan. Were they disciplined? Yes. But I think the Packers O-line did yeoman's work against them in pass pro. Oh and J.T. That's what I said. ;) I don’t think Michael Strahan was trying to not-get-to Favre. And I don’t buy your take on the Giants D line and their gameplan. Were they disciplined? Yes. But I think the Packers O-line did yeoman’s work against them in pass pro.

Oh and J.T. That’s what I said. ;)

]]> By: Keith http://cheeseheadtv.com/blog/cheeseheadtv-match-up#comment-2267 Keith Fri, 22 Aug 2008 19:22:11 +0000 http://cheeseheadtv.com/blog/?p=860#comment-2267 Oh, and SF's QB is J.T. O'Sullivan, not T.J. Ok, no more criticisms... your overall point about playing with leverage was spot on and often lost on the behemoths that play this wonderful game. Oh, and SF’s QB is J.T. O’Sullivan, not T.J.

Ok, no more criticisms… your overall point about playing with leverage was spot on and often lost on the behemoths that play this wonderful game.

]]> By: Keith http://cheeseheadtv.com/blog/cheeseheadtv-match-up#comment-2266 Keith Fri, 22 Aug 2008 19:20:10 +0000 http://cheeseheadtv.com/blog/?p=860#comment-2266 Good stuff. Of course I am going to nitpick something that has nothing to do with the upcoming game. After watching the NFC Championship game, I came to the conclusion that the Giants made a conscious decision NOT to go after Favre. Basically, the Packers, and us fans were rope a doped into thinking the Packers O-Line slowed down the vaunted Giants D-Line, however I think we were all duped. As we all know, it was freezing that day. If you watch the tape, a lot of the time you see the Giants collapsing the pocket in, creating an illusion of a pass rush, but not really ever getting Favre. This did a few things: A) It allowed them to keep contain and prevent the lethal cutback of the zone block scheme. B) It allowed them to better defend the screen game. C) It did not give Favre any real estate where he could "step up" in the pocket and get anything on his throws. There were many throws where Favre was fooled by the illusion of a pass rush because he couldn't step up in the pocket since it was collapsed. Thus, he resorted to throwing off his back foot, and was inaccurate and didn't have as much velocity on his throws. I thought Spagnuola's gameplan was brilliant then and still think so now. Then again, this is my take... do with it what you will. Good stuff. Of course I am going to nitpick something that has nothing to do with the upcoming game.

After watching the NFC Championship game, I came to the conclusion that the Giants made a conscious decision NOT to go after Favre. Basically, the Packers, and us fans were rope a doped into thinking the Packers O-Line slowed down the vaunted Giants D-Line, however I think we were all duped.

As we all know, it was freezing that day. If you watch the tape, a lot of the time you see the Giants collapsing the pocket in, creating an illusion of a pass rush, but not really ever getting Favre. This did a few things: A) It allowed them to keep contain and prevent the lethal cutback of the zone block scheme. B) It allowed them to better defend the screen game. C) It did not give Favre any real estate where he could “step up” in the pocket and get anything on his throws. There were many throws where Favre was fooled by the illusion of a pass rush because he couldn’t step up in the pocket since it was collapsed. Thus, he resorted to throwing off his back foot, and was inaccurate and didn’t have as much velocity on his throws. I thought Spagnuola’s gameplan was brilliant then and still think so now.

Then again, this is my take… do with it what you will.

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