Comments on: Packers Escape Detroit With Win

By: Ryan

Ryan — Tue, 20 Nov 2012 14:49:09 +0000

I have long defended MM on this blog, but I was a little frustrated with some of the play calling on Sunday. McCarthy admitted it wasn’t his best called game. My biggest frustration was the consistent running plays on 1st down late in the game that gained nothing. It forced to play “from behind” almost every down.

That being said, the defense was really impressive. Just think if Burnett (I think) would have intercepted that pass to Calvin Johnson (which I still don’t quite understand how he didn’t)… A lot of credit has to go TT for having a very talented group of young guys. Also, some credit to Capers who has really turned things around from last year. There are still times when I question how people get so wide open, but the frequency has greatly declined.

Divisional road wins are never easy. This was exactly what the Pack needed. Aaron needs to get back on track, we need to get healthy, and Mason needs to get back to old form. If those 3 things happen this team will be fine.

And hey, we are now in 1st place in the division!

By: DevilDon

DevilDon — Tue, 20 Nov 2012 07:08:43 +0000

No question Bob. If fans were honest I’d bet 90% would say they were nervous about this game without Matthews. Still… they win and the bitches come out.
It’s obvious people just get a kick out of finding fault with others.

By: DevilDon

DevilDon — Tue, 20 Nov 2012 07:05:05 +0000

At least someone gets it. So tired of people complaining about play calling. As though you know… the run didn’t work there – MM should have passed it.
Not how the game works folks.

By: rich

rich — Mon, 19 Nov 2012 20:21:38 +0000

Exactly. Crosby makes those 2 field goals and we have a nice 10 pt win and nobody is saying anything. Tough divisional opp.
Nelson looked rusty as expected. What’s the word on Jennings?
Going to game next week against the Giants. Hopefully both the team & myself get out in one piece. lol.

By: Doug

Doug — Mon, 19 Nov 2012 20:13:00 +0000

geopack: Actually, it’s better if the bears win tonight. We’ll pass them anyway when we beat them in December, but we to pass the niners tonight so we get the bye position.

Say what? Any breathing room we can get is important. So we want the Bears to lose any and all games they can. A loss by a divisional rival is much more beneficial than a loss by another NFC team. And we're already ahead of San Fran because of their tie last week. Win the division and the home game is a done deal. No need to worry about anyone else.

By: PackerBoB

PackerBoB — Mon, 19 Nov 2012 18:54:07 +0000

Escaped with a win, eh. What does that mean? Did the best team NOT win on Sunday? If this was a playoff game would we still say they “escaped with a win”? Or are the expectations so high that anything other than a blowout is a unacceptable.

Winning in the NFL is hard. Despite injuries to some of our top player and Crosby missing multiple file goals we still got the W. The Packers are as good as any team in the NFL and I’ll gladly sit back and watch the them “escape” a few more wins this season.

By: SoTxPhil

SoTxPhil — Mon, 19 Nov 2012 17:28:38 +0000

I had no problem with them going for the 4th and 4 but I believe it was a decision directly related to Crosby’s struggles. McCarthy likely assessed that it was close enough to a 50-50 kick for Crosby (at the moment in time) and so going for it provided more upside. You have to earn your reps on the Packers and Crosby didn’t earn the right to kick a very makeable 49-yard field goal. If Crosby was kicking well, I think MM takes the points there 90% of the time.

I have no problem with MM not going for the FG on 4th down, but I do have a problem with them throwing a 30 yd pass into double coverage rather than calling a play to pick up 5 yds for the first down and keep the sticks moving. Every time Cobb runs the ball from the backfield he has made 5+ yds. Whatever happened to the post pattern that GB teams have run successfully for yrs, are they afraid of getting someone injured?

By: AZ Pack

AZ Pack — Mon, 19 Nov 2012 16:12:10 +0000

We have a great crop of young DB’s! They are going to pave the way for the future and enable us to replace older players such as CWOOD. I hate that we have so many injuries, however it enables our younger guys to get valuable playing experience during the middle of the regular season. Several times you heard both Joe Buck and Ain’tman say that few teams in the NFL have solid back ups that are ready to play up to the level of many starters throughout the league. This is a true testament to both TT and MM for finding and getting players coached up and ready to perform in game action.

GO PACK GO!!

By: Jonathan

Jonathan — Mon, 19 Nov 2012 15:16:20 +0000

“and M.D. Jennings snared his first*, which he returned for a 72-yard touchdown in the third quarter.”

By: ay hombre

ay hombre — Mon, 19 Nov 2012 14:59:27 +0000