Comments on: Five More Thoughts on Packers Season-Ending Loss to 49ers

By: Tramon Williams' Days in Green Bay Look Numbered | Green Bay Packers | Total Packers

Thu, 17 Jan 2013 14:01:32 +0000

[...] the end of the season, Sam Shields was far and away the Packers best cornerback. Not only did he make plays in the passing game, Shields was the secondary’s best tackler. [...]

By: Iltarion

Iltarion — Wed, 16 Jan 2013 02:38:47 +0000

Homophobes are cool and funny.

By: GBslacker

GBslacker — Tue, 15 Jan 2013 18:49:48 +0000

The Packers don’t tackle well.

IMO, this is coaching.

Hawk is one of the worst, but TWilliams, Burnett, Shields, Jones, Jennings exhibit poor technique — trying to tackle high, without taking out, or wrapping up, the legs. So many times this leads to a runner churning for extra yards, extra first downs, and a score — and it also wears out the defense.

Are they afraid of injury? a la Collins or Woodson?

Are they ceding yards, thinking they’ll eventually get an interception?

Even the defensive line tends to stand up a runner, instead of putting him on the ground — maybe in hopes the whistle is blown?

In addition to bad technique, I’ve seen the defense stand around when it looks like a play is contained — I’ve seen these same plays pushed for extra yards when the opponent’s oLine comes to help. I’ve seen that much more than the Packer’s D swarming to a standstill, and pushing the pile back.

I’ve read in the summer, that they can’t risk tackling in training camp, for fear of injury. I guess I have a different mindset: you can’t risk NOT tackling, for fear of not doing it well during the season.

By: Mike R

Mike R — Tue, 15 Jan 2013 18:28:42 +0000

The Iltarion imitator cracks me up. Funny shit!

By: mxz600

mxz600 — Tue, 15 Jan 2013 17:19:15 +0000

Monty…Simply because Rodgers was only sacked once, does not mean the O line played well. The O line got pushed back all game. How many times was Rodgers hit? hurried? Had to thrown to soon?………Saying they had only 1 sack as proof the O line played well, is foolish.

By: Doug

Doug — Tue, 15 Jan 2013 15:43:37 +0000

He wasn't fair catching it. I believe he was going to try to return it. But yeah, that was the moment everyone who said "don't but Cobb back there" should have been afraid of. And it hurt us...badly.

brad: Oh, and what about that muff by the packers early in the game when they were up by 7 and gave the niners an easy tie. Why the fuck would anyone try to fair catch a ball inside the 10 yd line? Stupid, stupid, stupid!! To me, that was the turning point in the game…

By: brad

brad — Tue, 15 Jan 2013 01:43:04 +0000

One final thought, what once was a great offense, with many passing plays on first and second down, has turned into, not that much unlike the offense of Forrest Gregg (run, run, pass, punt). This needs to change, or the coach needs to be changed, something different needs to happen.

By: brad

brad — Tue, 15 Jan 2013 01:24:07 +0000

Oh, and what about that muff by the packers early in the game when they were up by 7 and gave the niners an easy tie. Why the fuck would anyone try to fair catch a ball inside the 10 yd line? Stupid, stupid, stupid!! To me, that was the turning point in the game…

By: brad

brad — Tue, 15 Jan 2013 01:18:39 +0000

Did the Rodgers throw even one bomb? I don’t remember if he did, but it used to be several every game…

By: peter

peter — Tue, 15 Jan 2013 00:44:11 +0000

I think the chip on Rodgers is there but McCarthy thought they were the 96 packers and decided to run the ball for the first half never allowing Rodgers to get a rhythm. By the 2nd half when they allowed him to throw the def had a fork in them and the game was more or less over.