Pack Lethal:

Growing up a Vikings fan I remember promise just to have my hopes n dreams crushed. It’s why I switched to the Packers cause they could win and were fun to watch. Now it feels like all the disappointments flooding back in. I hope this is the start of a turnaround.

So go back to the fucking Vikings you twat!
Absolutely nobody likes a fair weather fan. You don’t like the heat? Get the hell out aight?

I disagree with some saying we need to be in shotgun every play. Rodgers needs to be under center sometimes to keep defenses honest. For example, Crabtree’s TD on 3rd & 1 would not have been there had it been shotgun formation… Texans would have less likely assumed a run.

Go Pack Go!!

rebelgb:

Cobb, another great TT pick. Oh wait Green, another great TT pick. Im not a TT fanboy but I am a realist. Where are all the anti TT guys now?
Green is good. Really I think he’s good enough that our front office is wondering why the hell they spent any money on Benson.

Well, it’s not like they’re paying Benson all that much. He’s the 22nd highest paid player on the team at $825,000. If nothing else he was providing depth for a position without a go to guy. http://msn.foxsports.com/nfl/team/green-bay-packers/salary/67046?q=green-bay-packers

I agree with what others have said regarding the run. The offense is running the ball more, but that is also theoretically leading to longer possessions which means our D is not where they tend to hurt us the most (on the field). If we don’t get fucked in Seattle and play even below average in the second half in Indy, we’d all be doing backflips over this team.

Having said that though….I’m not opposed to our running the ball 25-35 times a game either. Our ’11 team lit up the scoreboard but that put our D out there a long time too. Gotta find a way to keep them fresher & still be aggressive offensively. McCarthy’s mistake in the past (he showed good discipline last nite) was he either over committed to pass or run depending on the scoreboard. He should make a oath to his Maker that he will never look at the scoreboard again. He’d pass to get the lead then run to burn clock & shorten the game. Guaranteed we’d run on 1st & 2nd down out of offset I or Bone…the throw a safe route on 3rd & long. 9x out of ten that blew up in our face because we dont have the OL to impose our will plus it was predictable. I lost count of how many times we squandered leads & the momentum with that approach.

However, in football logic, that is the correct approach! Except we dont have the personnel to execute it! Which is exactly why PackAttack is 100% correct in his analysis. Thus, I would say it isnt running the football that is wrong….but how & when & what situation & formation we do it out of. Why should we EVER invite teams to put 8 in the box against us in an “obvious run/burn clock situation?” And THAT right there is what is wrong….there is no “obvious run/burn clock situation” with Brady & Belichik….they refuse to be defined & influenced by the situation and refuse to surrender the initiative. Which in turn has always allowed them to run the ball consistently & effectively regardless of who was carrying it. Danny Woodhead? Would he even make our team? Yet he gets it done for them because the Def still sees Brady as a threat.

We have the same potential if not more. Except the other team HAS TO believe we are committed to scoring…..and NOT paying homage to the scoreboard letting it dictate either the run or pass game. McCarthy has been too black & white and predictable in his tactical approach to the game. He needs to be a solid shade of Gray because the League has adjusted to us….they’ve figured us out. Last nite was a preview of what we can be if we change our tactical approach to the game. I hope it sticks.

Green is good. Really I think he’s good enough that our front office is wondering why the hell they spent any money on Benson.

I agree with your other points though, as I usually do.