It'd be better if McCarthy had a variety of routes each play. I haven't taken the time to really rewatch the games yet, but it always seems like the receivers are all running close to the same depth routes. This is worst on deep plays because nobody gets open quickly enough for rodgers to get rid of the ball prior to contact/sack.

Essentially, I agree with your take Aaron, vary the routes and bring back the West Coast Offense.

I think better play calling would have easily won the last two games. MM has been way to predictable and doesn't know how to make adjustments. What about helping out Bulaga when he is struggling. Chip with a TE or something. He seems to be stuck in big play mode right now.

I'm back. On one of the other articles you wrote that Rodger's should stop whining. I say f*#k that. We have one of the best young quarterbacks in the league (even if he isn't playing to potential at all times this season) and the refs let him get manhandled by defenses. Literally any one of the handful destructive hits Rodgers has taken this year and last would have been a 15 yard penalty if it were Favre, Manning, Brady, Brees, Cutler, Schaub, Rivers, etc. I'm tired of seeing our QB abused and unprotected while everyone else benefits from the new rules the NFL has put in place. End Rant.

whatever happened to the trap? whatever happened to the reverse? whatever happened to the running back as a safety valve? whatever happened to the quick pitch?

For a guy with "enough plays for a triple-header", why do we see the same plays every week?

The last several games have made me sick. What is McCarthey doing for f... sake? And Thompson, resigning Montgomery and reaquiring Smith - is that the best he can do? Do you have to be a former Packers player to be aquired? And what's with all the injuries? A soft training camp, poor medical, what? Sorry to babble on - I'll be quiet now.

I wonder if AR's bitching at the refs was just a little misplaced frustration...perhaps with his own playcaller. He is getting the crap kicked out of him by Cameron Wake and bulaga is given no help, they won't call a run, no short routes and too few screens. There was nothing done to nuetralize the assualt he was under.

Have you noticed what the total offensive production has been in the 3rd Q the last 2 games. What the ef is the coaching staff doing at halftime? The 3rd Q has been the least productive period recently for the Pack and this is when adjustments should be made. Is MM just simply incapable of going "off script"? When AR is getting pummelled, it seems slants and a few runs/delays would be just the thing, but the apparently aren't on his clipboard.

What happened to the screen? That was a Packer bread-and-butter play as well. The Packers are a first half team. The current coaching staff does not have the brainpower to adjust. I'm afraid it's just a matter of time for Mike McCarty to kiss the pavement!

Season is far from over, so you don't make a change now, but when it's all said and done, bring me the head of Mike McCarthy..

I'm back for another border battle week with my favorite team to pound on. Don't worry we lost to that Miami team also.. They sure did fool us but any how back to this week. If the Pack could just roll over for us this coming Sunday we both could enjoy the fruits of .500. I know the Pack is ready to loose another one so tell Knuckle head Aaron throw a few ducks to us.

That one slant to GJ would have gone the distance if not for a good defensive play ...... To not call that same play several more times in the game is pure brain-lock on MM's part ..... It's a high percentage call & also keeps AR from getting hit ......

Baffling to say the least.

Packers traded for Smith at Safety. Bigby may well be back. So the secondary is shored up a bit. Hopefully Neal, Pickett and Matthews will be back. Now, all we need is an offensive coordinator to call the plays for MM.

Whatever might get a receiver open, I'm in favor of. The OL might not be great, but there was hardly a down when Rogers didn't have time to throw a pass (or two!).*

All that is needed is an open receiver and a willingness to throw it to him.

Since we supposedly have an elite receiver corp, how hard can this be?

*In the time it took yesterday for Rogers to get hit, Marino would have thrown the pass and had a picnic lunch.

Let's put this all in perspective, this is the week we all been waiting for this game. Last year was exciting but it might have been a coincidence so this year we will finally proof once and for all that when you put cheese on top of your head it will eventually mold into a foul tasting humiliating form that will leave a everlasting impression of how stupid we were to let the backbone of your town leave and play for the purple pride of the NFL.

Blue print to beat the Packers, the opposing defense just schemes to bring pressure and load up against the pass, begging the Packers to beat them with the run. simple- simple - simple.

MM instead of punishing them with a heavy run game (dink and dunk also)goes with his preseason play book with the pass, which just almost works and looks good early, until the offensive line starts to break down against the relentless pass rush, time possession and field position is totally in favor of our opponent, our defense is sucking wind (especially the LBs and defensive linemen), its a close game that we don't have the stamina to win at the end.

I don't have to watch the games anymore, its the same thing every week.

WHAT HAS MM DONE TO CHANGE THINGS TO WIN, BUT TO FORCE THE SAME GAME PLAN EVERY WEEK, getting the same results.

It just brings tears to my eyes to watch this.

Although the defense in over time this week made the stop, they found it within themselves to make it happen, giving A-rod and company a chance to redeem themselves.

Bottom line our defense has to take over, get healthy, and score points to boot. The irony is that the Packer's identity is the defense this year, not the preseason hype about our MVP QB and company.

The slant has been 1 of our bread & butter plays over the years! The year we made it 2 the NFC championship against the Giants, we made a living off the slant. Our recievers had a rediculous amount of yards after catch that season, due 2 the slant! Also, the screen play was always great 2 us. We don't use it enough. An effective screen is 1 of the best ways 2 slow down a pass rush!

Im pissed about the Jordy Nelson drops!!!!!

We saw this last year from McCarthey. We get into a 4-4 hole because of playcalling. The first half of last year we sucked because of all the deep passing, and then when McCarthey finally pulls his head out of his ass and reverts to short passes we actually started winning games. That is how we won last year, with short passes. McCarthey deserves to be fired if he can't adjust his play calling. We would be 5-1 or 6-0 if he knew how to play to A-rod and our receivers strengths.

P.S. - AJ Hawk is horrible.

Good to see Mr. Nagler is finally coming around on my play-calling bitch that I've been saying for weeks.

Can we please get rid of the 5-wide, empty backfield set on what most teams would consider "running downs"? It is so frustrating to watch. I don't care if we "only have" B-Jax and Kuhn at RB, but we need to at least do something to keep the defense honest and let them at least be somewhat worried we might run the damn ball. Our offense is way too predicatable.

I am worried about Aaron Rodgers as a leader. Forget all the dancing in the pocket and indeciseness, etc (all good points). This guy is flat-out uninspiring this year.

He is the leader of the offense. He needs to pull the offense out of its funk. Instead, he seems more interested in turning into Cutler 2.0, constantly complaining about the unfairness of the referee of the day.

What does he do on the sideline? Nothing, but wear that ugly-ass hat and stare, apparently. Why not talk to the receivers or the line?

What does he do after another three and out? Curse to himself, pull off his chinstrap, and trudge dejectedly off the field.

Where is the fire in this guy? Where is the connection with his teammates? Lead, for god's sake!

The problem with Green bay is simple. It's an old story that will always hunt the town of Green bay. Never take a dump in the same yard you play in and when you do expect compost in your face. Yellow will never be more glamorous than Purple.

Not really here nor there, but did Lee play a single snap yesterday? I know he was active, but didn't see him do anything.

The Pack need to get back to clock eating on Offense and WCO balanced between the run and pass, if nothing but to help the defense.

Who needs a slant when you can call a screen to John Kuhn?

The Packers had a 0% success rate on slants yesterday though.

They ran a slant to James Jones that was read by the corner about two seconds before it was thrown and it was nearly picked off.

Slants work when linebackers have to respect the run.

Does anyone else just not have the same reaction to intruding Viking fans as they used to? Now their responses just seem to make me roll my eyes, shake my head at their delusions and move onto reading the next response. I have the same reaction to their QB. Sure, it's fun to make fun of him, but you know what? I couldn't really care less about him anymore. Sure, I'd like to beat him, especially at Lambeau, but he's just another douchebag in purple, now, and we always want to beat them. Congratulations, Dongslinger. Transition complete.