Gut Reactions: 2015 NFC Championship Game vs Seahawks

January 18, 2015 at 09:29 pm

yes yes.

But there has never been a more stupid fuckup loss than this.

January 18, 2015 at 10:18 pm

There have never been more turnover opportunities given to a world class offense where they farted instead of capitalized.

January 18, 2015 at 10:18 pm

in a playoff game.

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January 18, 2015 at 10:23 pm

I apologize to everyone, I am writing this while I watch whats happening with New England, on delay. But I'm sure you guys know what I'm feeling and seeing.

jjhoffmann

January 18, 2015 at 07:58 pm

Speaking of that sack, why wasn't sweezeys late hit penalty added on to the sack.

January 18, 2015 at 08:01 pm

YES!! WTF?

January 18, 2015 at 08:04 pm

Yeah, that was very weird. But I don't know how much it mattered. Even without the complete pass, they called a penalty on the D on third down that would have given them the first.

Thegreatreynoldo

January 18, 2015 at 08:06 pm

Yes, I wondered too. I assume that Sweezy launched prior to Wilson being down, meaning it was not a dead ball foul, but I am not really sure.

Evan

January 18, 2015 at 08:12 pm

It happened before the whistle blew.

January 18, 2015 at 07:58 pm

This was the biggest choke job I can ever remember. The SeaTurkeys gave us the keys to the Lambo, and we crashed it into the parked station wagon across the street. Way too conservative in the 2nd half gameplan and horrible special teams strikes again. How we forced 5 TOs and had a two TD lead with 30 mins to play and lost is beyond my comprehension right now.

Nerd

January 18, 2015 at 08:27 pm

Julio Jones was doing the same thing to us when we played Atlanta. Until he got hurt.

But that was ok, because we won. lol

badaxed

January 18, 2015 at 07:59 pm

Spot on Aaron.Spot on.

denniseckersley

January 18, 2015 at 07:59 pm

Great season. Season over.

66EP

January 18, 2015 at 08:17 pm

Sorry dennis..."Good season. Season over." It's not great until you get the ring.

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January 18, 2015 at 07:59 pm

Russell Wilson and Pete Carroll are going to be insufferable after this.

January 18, 2015 at 08:02 pm

Wilson is the only one with class on that asshole team.

January 18, 2015 at 08:06 pm

I have every reason to like him, and yet he bugs the crap out of me. I think Barnwell summed it up perfectly when he said that Wilson "has the personality of a corporate twitter feed." The whole "aw shucks, aren't I so humble" thing grates on me. But maybe that's unfair.

Horse

January 18, 2015 at 08:11 pm

Too late. They got that achievement long ago.

Nerd

January 18, 2015 at 08:30 pm

They're already talking about how they're "unbreakable."

THANKS MIKE.

January 18, 2015 at 09:15 pm

go pats!!!!!!

badaxed

January 18, 2015 at 08:02 pm

Aaron . What players would you not bring back if you were in charge in GBP?

January 18, 2015 at 08:32 pm

Hawk, Brad Jones, Bostick, Boykin, Casey Hayward

January 18, 2015 at 08:36 pm

Hayward?

January 18, 2015 at 09:16 pm

yeah, i think i would keep hayward but the others can go

January 19, 2015 at 09:41 am

I don't think Hayward is big enough or physical enough. Need more physicality out of our DBs.

January 18, 2015 at 08:05 pm

Yes, very painful. Gonna need therapy.

Big_Mel_75

January 18, 2015 at 08:06 pm

I think a Finley would have helped a ton. Don't see R Rodgers being that type of player.. TE and ILB biggest needs on teams.

January 18, 2015 at 08:08 pm

I have high hopes for RRodgers (though he totally got blown up on the run that Lacy should have scored on), but I also would like to spend some draft capital on TE, and DEFINITELY on ILB(s).

DrealynWilliams

January 18, 2015 at 08:12 pm

Richard is going to be here for the long run. He's reliable (passing). He'll work on his run blocking. Don't forget he's young (and was a rookie). I have high hopes for him. He doesn't need to be a burner to be effective.

Brewcity

January 18, 2015 at 08:21 pm

I like how Richard Rodgers is developing. Quarless seems to fail almost as often as he makes plays.

Finley had his share of big drops too. Don't miss that at all.

CH Pack Fan

January 18, 2015 at 08:10 pm

Dear MM,
Please observe how Mr. Belicheck keeps his foot on the gas for ALL 60 minutes. Playing not to lose usually means that you do.

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January 18, 2015 at 08:12 pm

We'll see how he does against the leagues best defense.

jeremyjjbrown

January 18, 2015 at 08:23 pm

He's going to kick the shit out of them. He'll barrow heavily from Capers game plan and use it for 60 minutes. He'll run plays right at guys dragging there elbows down the field and force them out of the game from contact.

January 18, 2015 at 08:28 pm

Let's hope.

Tundraboy

January 18, 2015 at 08:38 pm

Did just fine against Ravens

January 18, 2015 at 11:14 pm

Between the pack and Dallas, the recipe to undo Seattle is now well written. The mystery is gone. Now it is just execution. Brady is going to throw for 4 or 5 TDs.

January 18, 2015 at 08:26 pm

Very convenient to blame 'conservative' play calling, but AR had issues throwing the ball today too. Aggressive calling isn't obvious when you've been kicking FGs for most of the game. Put blame where it belongs...on the players.

January 19, 2015 at 01:36 am

The players didn't call for FG on two seperate drives, within the two yard line. They also didn't call running plays on 2nd and 15, or 2 man rushes on 3rd and forever.

pacman

January 18, 2015 at 08:12 pm

I was lambasted when I said MM was riding AR's coattails. Maybe now some more agree. Pathetic to back off when only up by 12. Capers did a great job in 2nd half of season but rushing 3 when the pass rush has been great all game. Just pure cowardice. If Slocum is around next year, the 'owners' should revolt.

66EP

January 18, 2015 at 08:24 pm

Pacman, Slocum has been MM's buddy before coming to GB. They brought in Ron Zook former HC of Univ of Illinois to assist Slocum. That didn't work either. Best bet put pressure on the top, Mark Murphy Pres. of the Packers. Send him an email at [email protected]. With all due respect, Pacman, all the grousing here does no good until you tell the head man.

January 19, 2015 at 10:03 am

The best we can hope for is that MM takes a multi-million dollar job at Penn or Pitt and takes SS with him.

With this loss, MM has reshaped his legacy from the guy who corralled Favre, developed Rodgers & engineered the 2010 championship season to gutless wonder.

Horse

January 18, 2015 at 08:13 pm

Except for the awful 3rd and 19 call, rush 2, let Wilson grow and harvest a crop and play zone pass defense, I don't have a beef. Except with MM. The playcalling from 5 minutes left in Q4 was suicidal.

January 18, 2015 at 11:16 pm

No kidding. That was the only call were I was confused.

lebowski

January 18, 2015 at 08:13 pm

Final minutes, one really good team realized they'd better lay everything on the field or their season would be over. The other really good team played like they thought the game was already over. Lack of killer instinct has really plagued this team.

January 18, 2015 at 08:14 pm

Not sure if i love this team. I think it needs a shakeup if they're serious about winning another ring. Very poor show by McCarthy in the second half. Who is going to give him the kick in the ass he so sorely needs?

Brewcity

January 18, 2015 at 08:15 pm

I'm not going to question MM for kicking field goals against that D. Take points whenever you can.

I just want to point out that goal-line offense has been an unresolved problem for this offense for much of the season.

This Packers offense was excellent, but only works when the run/pass threat exists. Bringing in extra O-lineman and pulling receivers off the field just telegraphs run and doesn't work.

MM kept trying "extreme" solutions on the goal line this season: 5 wide, empty backfield, or a heavy package of extra linemen and FBs. Or pull Lacy out and try handing to Kuhn.

The Kuhn carry only works when the D is watching Lacy. The run works when teams respect the pass, etc.

January 18, 2015 at 08:34 pm

Create a package for Cobb and Lacy in backfield at the goaline, and I'm listening.

Brewcity

January 18, 2015 at 08:44 pm

Agree. Because motioning Cobb forces D to adjust and respect the slant pass.

That type of run/throw threat is what keeps Ds honest.

RCPackerFan

January 19, 2015 at 06:51 am

'This Packers offense was excellent, but only works when the run/pass threat exists. Bringing in extra O-lineman and pulling receivers off the field just telegraphs run and doesn't work.'

I said this earlier in the year. That they should never take off Cobb and Nelson for extra OL. Both Nelson and Cobb are good blockers, but also by putting them out it takes at least 2 players out of the box. Maybe it moves the safety's outside more too.
Also if Rodgers gets a look he wants, he can throw it out there...

January 18, 2015 at 08:15 pm

WTF, no one gave the Packers a shot, and they beat the lions, cowboys and should have won today. All with a injury to the most important player on the team. Quit whining.

January 18, 2015 at 08:19 pm

No one? You and I sure did.

andrewgarda

January 18, 2015 at 08:16 pm

I was actually rooting for you guys. Heart breaker.

January 18, 2015 at 08:18 pm

Aaron, you're off base. The people on this board were screaming for MM to go for TDs all season.

We were bad on 3rd down conversions and in red zone offense all year. No surprises today.

The surprise was how good our defense played, so long as they were getting rest. MM's play calling ensured an end of that in the second half.

Foot off the gas = martyball. Marty, and now john fox, were fired for post season letdowns. Why not MM as well?

Why couldn't we repeat the first half? Poor play calling.

TT is the man and has built a team that will be competitive again next season. Hold on to your shorts, boys. Next year will be awesome too.

Only one team wins it all. Even if we beat Seattle we have to get past the AFC. Nothing is certain, ever.

Great season. I freaked out after the game due to how much promise had built up all year.

Alas, we did improve from week 1, just not enough. Seattle is ours from here out. Mark it down. Next year the NFC is ours. Mark it down.

January 18, 2015 at 08:32 pm

And Jason Garrett still has a job.

January 18, 2015 at 08:38 pm

Kinda think Jason Garret would have won this game had he been coaching the Packers today. He wasn't intimidated by Seattle.

701Packer

January 18, 2015 at 08:35 pm

The thing is, there is no rematch game, there is no more revenge game. A rivalry would have only been made had GB won. Next time these two teams meet, this game won't matter. The way this game ended, it ended the story or the recent feud between these two teams. Seattle showed that they are the better team. We need to forget this one, and hit the reset button on the Seahawks, because GB cannot make up for this one even with a win over them in a future regular season game.

January 18, 2015 at 08:39 pm

They decidedly did not show me that they were the better team.

701Packer

January 18, 2015 at 08:48 pm

What I am trying to say though.. Is that a win when they host Seattle next year will not take the sour away from this one.

January 18, 2015 at 08:52 pm

That I agree with.

mickkgb

January 18, 2015 at 08:21 pm

All of that being said. Green Bay dominated this game. Until Green Bay let Seattle back into the game. Seattle smelled the Packer fear, that gave them hope. 3 futile runs, 4 min left? Don't even try to win? Come on. Green Bay dominated that game. Ridiculous that Seattle could win, absolutely ridiculous.

January 18, 2015 at 08:35 pm

What bugs me is that they played aggressively vs. NE. Why not here?

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January 18, 2015 at 08:23 pm

Calling for McCarthy to be fired is not an overreaction. If Capers can be vilified so can McCarthy. His coaching in crucial situations is abysmal. These opportunities don't come along very often and when you come up short with the caliber of QB on your team it calls in to question your ability a a game manager. Taking the ball out of the best player's hands was short sighted but typical of McCarthy and played a large role in the loss. Fox led Denver to a 12-4 record and got canned. McCarthy is not beyond reproach.

jeremyjjbrown

January 18, 2015 at 08:28 pm

It would cost a lot to can McCarthy now. The Packers needed a guy to reign in Favre and develop Rodgers and Mac did those things well. Now Rodgers that needs championship leadership and not development it's something TT could consider.

Let's see what Mac says, he needs to own this.

January 18, 2015 at 08:42 pm

McCarthy fell in to a championship. Rodgers played lights out in the playoffs. In close crucial games how successful has he been since? Not very. Mike's game management is in line with Marty Schottenheimer and that's not good. But that's the school of management he comes from. I thought the plan was fine up until that point. Points were a premium so I wasn't concerned with the field goals. This was a move the chains game and it was working as evidenced by the first drive. Nice use of 1st down passes. Martyball reared its ugly head at a point in the game in which he decided not moving the chains with ball control passing killed all momentum. That's on McCarthy but Bostick will get the blame. The head coach decides approach. McCarthy just happens to call the plays too. As long as McCarthy is the head man you will continue to see scared offensive football in crucial situations and games.

January 18, 2015 at 08:31 pm

Denver also gambled on an aging QB and tons of expensive FA's and lost. Maybe Elway should can himself.

January 18, 2015 at 08:33 pm

Couldn't agree more.

MM seems to be pretty good over the course of the season, but he could use a bench coach for game day.

January 18, 2015 at 08:47 pm

Oh stop it. If aggressive play calling were a panacea we'd have been up by 35 at half. It wasn't an automatic outcome that if we'd passed on 1st and 2nd down we'd have won the game. AR missed plenty of 3rd down conversions while passing. It's just easier to second guess after the fact.

Do we really want to be Chicago or Washington with a coaching carousel?

January 18, 2015 at 09:00 pm

Watching the game I didn't second guess. I texted a colleague that Martyball would show up precisely after the Burnett interception and that it would be the major momentum swing. Being aggressive does not call for throwing the ball downfield 20 yds in the air. It calls for sticking to the plan throughout the game and not playing in to your opponent's hands. It may have ended in the same result but then again we'll never know because he took the ball out of Aaron's hands. No... becoming Chicago or Washington is not preferable but does Green Bay want to be just another "fart in the wind?" Bottom line is Russell Wilson and Pete Carroll have another opportunity to get another ring in just a short time at the helm. Wouldn't it be a shame if Rodgers only earned one ring? Sometimes a team has to examine if the key pieces are in place to get back to the dance. Continuity is only good if it produces championships.

January 18, 2015 at 09:16 pm

So who would you replace McCarthy with? Who is the right coach to get us that elusive second ring for Rodgers? Who will be"aggressive" enough to make AR convert with Cobb on 3rd and 7? Or Quarless? The 1990s Packers were a fart in the wind because they couldn't draft or sign quality FA's on defense (Joe Johnson, etc). Ted appears to be more savy than that.

With you logic, NE should have fired Belichek years ago.

January 18, 2015 at 10:54 pm

Considering Belichick's Patriots have been to the Super Bowl nearly every other season (6 times in 14yrs) and have won 3 in that time firing Belichick's would have been dumb. McCarthy isn't anywhere close to bring in Bill's league. You don't fire a coach who gets his teams to the dance on a consistent basis. The Patriots have demonstrated championship success with different personnel in that time span with the one constant being Brady. Others have come and gone yet he remains.

Don't kid yourself. McCarthy isn't all that special as a play caller. I'd take Roman, Bevell and McDaniels over him in a heartbeat. Hamilton is good and Lombardi made turnover machine Stafford more efficient. Dirk Koetter is pretty good too. McCarthy isn't the end all be all

January 18, 2015 at 08:51 pm

"Calling for McCarthy to be fired is not an overreaction."

I admire your passion, but this is insane. Take a look at the recent coaching hires this offseason. There is not single one that is worthy of shining McCarthy's clipboard.

Losing sucks. Losing *that* way really sucks. But take a deep breath people. The Packers haven't won 6 conference titles in a row by accident.

January 18, 2015 at 09:08 pm

They've won 4 straight division titles. When you have a top tier QB anything less than a Super Bowl is a failure. Would you trade Rodgers for Wilson? Not a chance. McCarthy took the ball out of his hands at a moment we might have put the game away by continuing to play on offense. He should have just taken a knee instead of handing the ball off and risking a mishandled hand-off if he was going to go in to a shell. It's been said McCarthy isn't afraid to learn but judging by his approach in crucial situations I just don't see it.

January 18, 2015 at 09:13 pm

Several times this season the offense has gotten the ball late in the game where a couple first downs would seal it, and they were able to run for first downs, even though they were obvious running situations. It's not ludicrous to think that they might have been able to do it again. And you HAVE to keep that clock running. If you do, then Seattle's only hope is to recover an onside kick. Unfortunately, due to blunder, they did.

January 18, 2015 at 09:18 pm

Nicely put. The loss stings, but it goes on the players shoulders.

January 18, 2015 at 09:15 pm

Playoffs 6 straight years. They'll win the NFCN again this season.

KenEllis

January 19, 2015 at 01:47 am

You really think the Pack can win the NFC North again for the 5th straight year?

You mean over the might Bears, scary Lions, and formidable Vikings?

And then not get to a Super Bowl for a 5th straight season as well?

Well golly gee, that is good enough for me.

January 19, 2015 at 07:30 am

"And then not get to a Super Bowl for a 5th straight season as well?"

Now, I'm convinced, the Packers should fire McCarthy and hire a coach that gets to the Super Bowl at least once every three years.

In the free agency era, there is a lifecycle to championship teams. Usually, you have to be pretty bad for a couple years and draft high picks. Then you have a few seasons with underpaid players that are playing under rookie contracts. You have a very short window before you have to start paying your ascending players and making tough choices. Then the wheels fall off.

Take a look at the Saints. They won the SB the year before the Packers. Now they are garbage. Funny thing is, I get the sense that many of the message board geniuses would jump at the chance of replacing McCarthy with Sean Payton. Take a look at the Niners. Remember when it looked like they were on the verge of a dynasty?

Take a look at the Cowboys. They had a team with Demarco Murray and Dez Bryant and never even sniffed the Super Bowl and next year that team is going to be blasted apart. Next year the Cowboys will lose one of those guys and slip back to mediocrity. Take a look at the Lions. They have had the players, but now their window is slamming shut and they have been lucky to even make the playoffs in any given year.

Now take a look at the job that Thompson and McCarthy have done with the Packers. The window keeps slipping down and they force it back open. Since the last Super Bowl victory the Packer have had pretty close to a complete roster turnover. The top 3 wideouts are all gone. Three-fifths of the offensive line. Charles Woodson is gone. Nick Collins is gone. Cullen Jenkins and Ryan Pickett are gone. Raji was on IR.

Clifton, Jennings, Woodson, and Collins were all Pro Bowlers that year and they are all gone now.

And yet, the Packers just. keep. winning. The only other coaches that I can think of that have been able to do this in the free agency era are Belichick and Cowher. That is a pretty fucking short list.

Having a HOF QB helps. A lot. But, then again, take a good look at the Saints.

January 19, 2015 at 09:55 am

Why are you talking about next year? They won the NFCN this year. Feels great, right?

January 19, 2015 at 10:40 am

It did feel pretty good. It felt AWESOME to demolish the Bears 55-14 and the Vikings 42-10. The last minute win at Miami was one that I will never forget. I attended the game where the Packers worked over the Patriots. Nine and oh at home.

The team is in good hands. The Packers started two rookies and had two other rookies play key roles. Add in four second year players that started. This is a good team that is still on the upswing.

lebowski

January 18, 2015 at 08:37 pm

When McCarthy rebuts a question about his play calling on the final drives with an answer like "going into the game I thought it was important to hit 20 carries in the second half", I want to rip my hair out.

January 18, 2015 at 08:47 pm

If McCarthy believes this he needs to go. The game called for moving the chains and the defense dictated use of 1st down ball control passes and mixed runs. The objective was to get in to 3rd and manageable. It worked until McCarthy decided to go in to Martyball and telegraph his intentions to the Seattle defense.

jeremyjjbrown

January 19, 2015 at 07:40 am

Why you don't run a bunch formation and knock Sherman out of the game with his arm hanging limp is completely beyond me.

I'm guess that would be mean.

phillythedane

January 19, 2015 at 10:59 am

O, Paul Ott, we've missed ye…

January 18, 2015 at 09:01 pm

I had no problem trying to run the ball and leaving the game in the hands of the defense,. Up until that point, the defense was up to the task. There was a much bigger risk of the Seattle defense hurting the Packers than the Seattle offense.

Then everything went to shit. Hindsight is 20/20, but if you would have asked me with 5 minutes left if I was more worried about the Seattle defense coming up with a game-changing play or the Seattle offense, I would have said defense without question.

January 18, 2015 at 08:47 pm

Just watched a Bostick interview. He said he was supposed to block and let Jordy catch the ball. It just slipped threw my hands. That's been the knock on him all year. He doesn't get it. Either way he fucked up.

January 18, 2015 at 09:27 pm

seems like he has all of the physical tools but lacks the mental ones. he definitely fucked up. i wouldn't say that that one play cost us the game but it was a MAJOR factor in the 4th quarter collapse

RCPackerFan

January 19, 2015 at 06:53 am

yeah, that one play isn't what cost them the win. But that one play if the make it they win the game...

jh9

January 18, 2015 at 08:48 pm

To be a champion one must make plays when the game is on the line. This team could not close the deal.

I think the criticism of MM not having a killer instinct has merit. But a person doesn't have to be born with a killer instinct. That is a characteristic that can be learned. I would say that if MM doesn't learn that lesson from today and apply it to next year, then he should be fired.

January 18, 2015 at 08:49 pm

Could be worse, we could be Colts fans.

Lphill

January 18, 2015 at 08:54 pm

I don't think we were gonna beat the Patriots 2 times this season, I think it's their year , maybe Jim Swartz will get a call from the Pack for the D , also pretty sure slocum is out.

January 18, 2015 at 09:12 pm

Hard to say. ST's came up to a player mistake. They had a take away, 5 FG's (none blocked), good kick coverage and the fake FG....................FUCK!!!!!!. MM played the odds and lost. If he bet on his team he covered the spread. MF'er I'm still pissed.

January 18, 2015 at 09:16 pm

Ok, I'm done. Gonna go kick the dog again.

MarkinMadison

January 18, 2015 at 09:24 pm

To me, this does not hurt worse than losing to the Broncos. That was a game where a certain defensive end didn't play, and a certain head coach didn't coach. I didn't feel like anyone quit today. Maybe they let their foot off the gas when the shouldn't have, but who on that team was not there to play today?

January 18, 2015 at 09:29 pm

this is right up there with the broncos superbowl loss. 1a and 1b to me

keeley2

January 18, 2015 at 09:26 pm

Buffalo-no way we lose this game at Lambeau! Sorry, just venting.

Horse

January 18, 2015 at 09:30 pm

I miss Joe Phibin at OC.

Pack12

January 18, 2015 at 09:34 pm

I haven't felt this bad since Terrell Owens' catch that beat the Packers in the playoffs in 1999. I need to go to the gym and punch the shit out of a punching bag.

keeley2

January 18, 2015 at 09:41 pm

I'll meet you. We can punch each other. SO CLOSE.

RCPackerFan

January 19, 2015 at 07:17 am

Gut reactions day after...

Ughhh, still a heartbreaking, numbing loss... Listening to Mike and Mike they are just repeating every thought i had from the game.

Moving forward, I think we may have seen the last of Williams, Hawk, and Slocum.

I think that the season long problems on special teams, and essentially the Special teams costing the Packers a victory yesterday, I think will be the end of Slocum in Green Bay.

Ct Sharpe Cheddar

January 19, 2015 at 08:02 am

I play overlooked :Morgan Bunnet went down on his own after the interception with a lot of open field could have scored over at least got them in field goal position.They ran Lacy 3 times and punted after that.

Barnacle

January 19, 2015 at 09:52 am

Slocum's STs cost us a trip to the Super Bowl. He is McCarthy's good buddy and confidant and has a loud mouth, but is a terrible coach and has been terrible for at least four years. Fire him and NO ONE will pick him up. He should be in some other line of work.

Razor

January 19, 2015 at 10:07 am

This is the kind of loss that can tear a team apart.

I personally don't think that Rodgers respects McCarthy and if Rodgers frustration with this loss doesn't go away there could be trouble ahead.

How can the players be optimistic about the future when the same coaches are back preaching the same sermon.

I'm sure that McCarthy is a wonderful human being, but I think he is just C+ as a head coach.

Please - I know that players must make plays - but if they are not well coached or they are a B player "developed" to play at an A level - then they make mistakes in critical situations.

Razor

January 19, 2015 at 10:12 am

Please take the McCarthy quote down. It's ridiculous. It adds no value to this site. And if he really said it he's a fool.

I'm starting to feel about McCarthy they way I felt about Favre his last five years - He is never going to get us all the way there.

701Packer

January 19, 2015 at 10:34 am

I get the same feeling. Late in Favre's career, you knew he still had enough in him to win, but you also knew he would find a way to lose it too. (See ugly int in 2007 NFC Championship)

Pack66

January 19, 2015 at 10:23 am

Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha...

AWad is 6-5 in the playoffs..He is a glorified "stat" hanger that craps down his leg come play off time...

Have fun watching Teddy-Boy in the off-season make his moves in FA...a bit like watching paint dry...

Hey Rodgers...CHOKE MUCH...????

You a-holes were all over Favre and he was much better in the playoffs with much LOUSIER teams and skill position players...

Ted sucks and so does Aaron..(or so I heard..)

Bwaahhahahahahahahaha..

4 > 12

lou

January 19, 2015 at 11:11 am

Aaron, you made the best statement on the game to date, here is my email to Bob McGinn citing your comment;

Bob:

I especially enjoyed your article a few weeks ago on comparing the offensive lines from Mike Sherman's group that led Ahman Green to todays group that leads Eddie Lacy and your Packer rookie synopsis last week summed up their value this season in a nutshell.

Looking at a number of Packer blogs many posts come to the defense of McCarthy stating that the coaches put the players in the right position but the coaches can't make the plays for them. What they fail to comprehend is that the coach must "set the tone" for the entire team with his coaching style. History has shown (excluding 2010 when McCarthy proclaimed an aggressive attitude going into the playoffs) that his style is similar to "The Old Trapper" Bud Grant, playing not to lose instead of playing to win. Check out Aaron Nagler of Cheeshead.com and his statement in this regard which I find to be spot on;

I know many would point to Burnett sliding down after his interception here. And it was a real head-scratcher, until you realize he was taking his cue from his head coach and his coordinator. Both Mike and Dom were coaching as if the game was over. Burnett followed suit.

Having what most experts would confirm, the best offensive line in football the second half of the season, the best quarterback in football, two 1,000 yard receivers and as good a running back as is in the game today and running 3 straight up the gut belly dives and punting confirms McCarthy's style of play with a lead late in games. As Nagler's quote illustrates, the players always get the coaches message (in this case unfortunately for an outstanding team).

Thanks again for the great articles to date and those yet to come in the Milwaukee Journal/Sentinal.

Logan Dustin

January 19, 2015 at 11:25 am

I feel like I am going through the 7 stages of loss...as a packers fan to sit back and watch all these missed opportunities. I am just so angry right now, the play calling was so perfect the first half. I am as big of a Capers hater as they come but this defense played a game the first half. The 3-18 call is horrible, we were in russells head up to this point, he was going to have nightmares of Matthews for months but there was a conservative call, worst case scenario russells runs for the first down. Time keeps running. The burnett interception!! Why do you slide when there is 4 minutes left, worst case scenario we get in field goal range and those points win the game! As bad as last years loss was we knew we had significant weakness at safety and TE. This year wheres our significant weakness, Middle backer??? I think if a game changer pull the trigger but I think moving Matthews around is best for our defense. Can someone tell me where they see a significant weakness. This loss has me so puzzled as a packers fan. WE HAVE A CHAMPIONSHIP WINNING TEAM. We will see a nasty ferocious team next year I can tell you they will not make the same mistake twice, whether it is coaches or players, we have something to be proud of. Sign Cobb bring back Raji, do we all forget Abberadis? our team will be competitors next year again. WE CAN ONLY GET BETTER.