Gut Reactions: Week Two
By Aaron Nagler on Sep 20, 2009 with 61 Comments
- So let’s get this straight: They can’t block, they can’t tackle and they can’t catch. Did I miss anything?
- Dear Mike McCarthy, I am officially sick of the penalties
- Thank God they held on to Jarrett Bush, if only for his comedic value
- Aaron Rouse was surprisingly solid
- The Packers do not have a running game. Period.
- Or a running back, for that matter
- Aaron Rodgers has to speed up his clock and start checking down. The protection is shaky, but he’s not helping.
- Can everyone shut the hell up about the Super Bowl now?
- Dom Capers needs to get the edge fixed. Off tackle has been killing his defense since the first pre-season game.
- Charles Woodson is, if not a God, then a minor-deity
- Mike McCarthy’s team looked poorly coached today
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Pack66 try to think about this objectively even though I know that might be difficult for you. Even if you feel you’re right, do you think the attitude you’re taking is helping to create a healthy discussion? It’s clear what your intention is here.
Rodgers is not the problem. The problem is a coach who can’t change his game plan on the fly. The problem is an O line that is stocked with untalented draft pickups that can’t play their positions. The problem is a total lack of RB talent (It’s so bad they have a guy on the active roster that hasn’t practiced since the 3rd pre-season game. The problem is that the Packers are still the youngest team in the NFL (That just means that crappy rookies drafted two or three years ago are being replaced by crappy rookies they draft in the current year. I believe that all but one draftee in 2009 made the roster or Practice Squad.
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If you want to get really depressed just look at their depth chart for the O line and RB. It’s unbelievable.
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MM and TT have got to make this work, if they can. They have no other option. They made the decisions that have put the team where it is now. They have to fix it, NOW! If they fail, MM is gone this year. TT might squeek by another year, but maybe not. So, all I can do is hope and pray they are successful. The Packers mean too much to me to give up on them regardless of their current situation.
“So have no fear Packer fans. The offense will get it’s act together. Give them some time to solidify the line and get preseason under their belt and they’ll be good to go. McCarthy is too good an offensive coach to believe otherwise.”
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Do you still like our offensive line, Aaron? ‘Cause I still don’t. This is philosophically wrong for a Packers team. And when you go against your core identity, you lose. Listen to Corey. These guys should have left with Jeff Jagodzinski.
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By the way, you’re still my favorite football analyst, bar none. Thanks for putting yourself out there, week after week and getting the job done. You have soul that’s ideal for a Packers lineman.
I just want to point out that I’ve been bitching about the lack of discipline for a year now. We need to get some of that old Lombardi discipline going.
No penalties.
No dropped balls.
Wrap up your ball carrier not the guy your trying to block.
Get rid of the damn ball there is no one there to block for you.
The clock tics one second, guess what, once every second. Don’t be surprised when you run out of time. Manage the damn clock!
SCREW THE PAD LEVEL!!! Take care of the mental aspect of the game.
Some advise for TT & MM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v.....edded#t=13
Did someone point the jsonline commenters at CheeseheadTV?
Its not time to panic, but there is nothing wrong with fans being pissed off after a pathetic game like yesterday.
I think its funny how some here act like there’s nothing to be pissed off about. We continue to be one of the dumbest, most undisciplined teams in the NFL. We were uninspired, ill prepared, and poorly coached. THAT’S why I am pissed and if anyone doesn’t like it, tough sh#t.
I paid a lot of money to come up here to watch that crap, and to me their performance was unacceptable.
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Well, at least now all the Superbowl talk can stop and we can reset with realistic expectations. That was a truly painful game to watch.
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I simply do not understand how Poppinga stays on the field. I am now convinced he has incriminating pictures of someone because there is no other explanation.
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I’m also tired of explanations as to why Bishop is not on the field more. Nice tackle (not!) behind the line of scrimmage Hawk with the game on the line. Did anyone even notice Hawk was out there until he blew that tackle?
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What’s the story with Raji? What am I missing?
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I know we’ll all feel better soon, but not right now
AIA, Yeah, I noticed Hawk blow a different tackle for loss earlier in the game, too. He actually got penetration into the backfield, then forgot to reach out and tackle the guy. ————————————————————————————————————————- Our O line is terrible, and they know it. I think they have so many penalties because they’re intelligent enough to know just how bad they are, and they know they’re going to get beat.
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But once again, it’s the same old refrain when things go badly. How many times do we see these same things? Penalties, lack of rushing attempts, poor run production…it’s nothing we haven’t seen before, which makes it all that much more irritating.
I see no reason to worry about whether MM or TT can survive a poor season. The problems we’re seeing have been with the team for a while. If those two prove they can’t get it done, they need to go; if the team stagnates or weakens with those two, then someone else should have a chance. The team is larger than MM or TT.
Our safeties for this coming week-Rouse (maybe) Bush, and Martin. good thing these arent the Rams of the Greatest Show on Turf.