Comments on: TiVo Time: Minnesota Vikings http://www.totalpackers.com/2011/11/19/tivo-time-minnesota-vikings-4/ Your Green Bay Packers: Telling It Like It Is Tue, 21 May 2013 21:51:55 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: shawn http://www.totalpackers.com/2011/11/19/tivo-time-minnesota-vikings-4/#comment-32840 shawn Sat, 19 Nov 2011 23:40:06 +0000 http://www.totalpackers.com/?p=11843#comment-32840 Actually, I did consider the fact that covering Packer screens has to be a real conundrum for defenses. The tape keeps showing Rodgers not throwing to the screen guy; so, do you cover the screen guy or focus on the opposite side of the field?

My point is that if throwing defenses off is part of the plan, its working. The screen to Grant was not well covered by the Vikings. In fact, they virtually ignored Grant and double covered Finley.

So, if the defense already doesn’t believe you’ll throw the screen, go ahead and THROW IT. No reason to keep trying to throw the defense off, right?

Lastly, Rodgers has taken a couple big hits on these plays and has almost thrown a couple INTs. So, for simple self-preservation, I would advise Rodgers go back to throwing the screen.

]]> By: Kristofer from Oshkosh http://www.totalpackers.com/2011/11/19/tivo-time-minnesota-vikings-4/#comment-32838 Kristofer from Oshkosh Sat, 19 Nov 2011 23:03:40 +0000 http://www.totalpackers.com/?p=11843#comment-32838 When you talk about how Aaron Rodgers has thrown other directions on screen plays and you say “Coach Mike McCarthy or Tom Clements need to reign their MVP in here.” I think you are insinuating that the only reason he does that is to make a play that Rodgers can see open, but really the target is not open most of the time when the screen is always open. I think this is what you are trying to say, but I think that is an ignorant statement. I would think you want to put a play like that on film a few times a year because you have to keep defenses honest in this league, as you know. Aaron Rodgers knows he is going to score on the next play anyways, why not make the screen work, overall, better for the season. When other teams are watching tape of the packers’ screen plays, they will see that Rodgers doesn’t just go with the easy play everytime, he will look for anyone and everyone else on the field. Keeping the next oppenent honest on screen plays and not overplaying to one side may be the key here. Just a thought.

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