The loss to the Vikings is just another prime example of why McCarthy should never have made changes in his coaching staff. I have been saying all year, even when they were 6-0 the offense was not the same with Bennett as their offensive coordinator. It’s too late to change things back to the way it was last year but if Murphy don’t step in and make Thompson and McCarthy accountable for their mistake this offense will be doomed again next season. Van Pelt is obviously no WR coach by the way they have struggled this year so Bennett needs to be demoted back to be their coach again because he definitely is no OC!
The defense once again kept the game close but Rodgers played like rookie QB which is surprising for a two time MVP. Everyone wants to blame the receivers for not getting open or the O line for not blocking and they’re partially to blame but no one wants to admit Rodgers is not playing like he normally does. Watch him closely this year and do it without blinders on and you will see he is half the QB he’s been in years past. Not only has he missed passes he normally makes but his reads on defenses have been off as well. Ever since he started his hard count to draw teams offsides he seems to have lost the concentration for reading the D and making adjustments at the line for the play called. He needs to read and adjust or just go ahead and get the play off instead of all this trickery BS which teams have figured out and is not working anyway!
I hate to say this but Washington is playing their best football which is a hell of a lot better than the Packers right now so this game could be a one and done. Personally I think they would have been better off winning this game and playing the Vikings again but it didn’t work out. On a high note the Packers home field advantage this year was on vacation and they play better on the road so maybe losing was a blessing in disguise. Now they will have to play road games to make it to the big dance unless Seattle beats the Vikings and Carolina and the Pack beats Washington and Arizona then they would play a home game against the Hawks for the NFC title. Think about that, while it would be great to exact revenge on the Seahawks in a title game it would be played in Lambeau where they can’t seem to win this year! Bottom line they better start playing offense if they want to prove they’re a championship team on whatever field they step on. Notice I said playing offense and not playing offense better? That’s because they have not played offense this year at all, defense is the only reason this team has won any game this season!
Eddie and James have been off and on with the run game so maybe a spark is needed there as well so why not play Crockett and see what he can do? I don’t mean a few carries either I mean let him get 20 plus carries! Same with the receivers I am so tired of Adams running slow routes and dropping the ball so play Abby and Janis and Rodgers need to look their way and maybe they can be the spark this team needs!
In my opinion even if the Pack wins the SB this year some changes need to be made with the OC and WR coaches and they will also need to address the O line and TE spot in the draft this year! R. Rodgers is reliable with his hands but he has to be the slowest TE in the league! Since Q’s return his name has not come up once so he is pretty much done after this season.
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You forgot to mention clock management. That has been horrible this year.
This all started after Denver? Any ideas why?
They may have won up until Denver, but the offense was sputtering long before Denver. The 3 games before Denver were no score festival either.
Denver showed the rest of the league how to beat us. We have no deep threat, so cover the middle of the field and pressure the line and QB. When Rodgers is pressured he makes poor decisions and no viable consistent deep or otherwise that pretty much takes away all of our offense. Consistency with RB play was also an issue. Rodgers can’t throw 100% of the time. RB’s need to assist. Definite changes need to happen across the board coaches, players and attitudes or 2016 will be a repeat of the debacle 2015 season.
Denver didn’t have to stack the line to stop the run, so they plenty of help to stop the pass, and their secondary is great at the press. Every team since has done the same thing.
This is an accountability issue as much as it is a performance issue. Lets look at facts. Receivers can’t get open and when they do they have been drop prone.
Poor tackling from the secondary.. 119.3 yds per game in YAC allowed…25th in the NFL.
Run Run pass is so predictable it is almost funny. Either we dont have the players to stop the free fall or we dont have coaches to adapt. It is up to Murphy and Thompson to fix this. Packer fans deserve some urgency from the front office.
I absolutely agree about Rodgers being half the QB he’s been in the past. No one wants to blame Rodgers, but he’s a big reason for what’s going on.
His game is down this year, but he is far from the problem. Right now Green Bay couldn’t beat Iowa now matter who played QB. This year has been a perfect storm of problems. As Hayes said, too much trickery… our offense relies too much on snap counts and catching the defense in a sub. Quit being cute and start relying on fundamental football.
Stop running Lacey east & west. Run him between the tackles, he doesn’t have the speed to make the corner or the move to cut it if he did. Let him run through people. Our hobbled lineman don’t posses the skills to effectively pull anyway.
Part ways with Devante Adams… he’s nothing more than what Jermichel Finley was… smoke and mirrors labeled as “star potential”. Start Janis at #2 or 3. He at least has the speed to make the secondary respect him deep.
Replace the strength and conditioning coach. Each year we lose several players to pulled hamstrings and high ankle sprains. These are injuries that can be prevented.
Replace the WR coach and the OL coach. If the onfield play issues in these areas (lack of separation, dropped balls and missed blocks) haven’t been resolved by now, then the problem is poor coaching.
You are right..how do you get the message to t t and others
Rogers missed Jones in the end zone when he threw the interception at the end of the game. Rogers is missing as many throws as the receivers are dropping throws. He is making bad reads. The Packers problems started when th3e played San Diego. They have not been the same since San Diego showed the resty of the league how to pressure Rogers in the pocket.
I really feel whoever written this is my double ganger lol. 100% correct. Defense has been great this year considering all the time they been on the field and offense always punting. I’m glad we lost the division. This team needs a moment of reprieve. Just to catch their breath. And a tad bit easier schedule next year (no I’m not saying let’s take the easy road) but just because Nelson and Montgomery is out doesn’t explain such a drop. And for lacy to come in the season overweight knowingly he has a little asthma issue is inexcusable. Our WR NEED conditioning they look so slow!! What happen is everyone including analyst, fans and opponents TRUSTED greenbay to get back on track just TRUSTED them. Giving our boys the WE’ll get it right next time mentality! LETS FIX THIS for next season. It was a slap in the face to realize teams are getting better than us…dominantly.
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It’s the stupid play calling…..it contains no aggressiveness, no deception,no surprises ! Been going on for ever, the game plan is the same every week, the whole league has figured us out and Mc Carthy has done nothing to change it. Did you see a screen pass, or a quick slant over the middle, or a 3-4 yard pass play no. Somebody please do something it can’t get any worse! Amen!!!
Sure did. A 1 yard down and “out” to Richard Rodgers with 15 seconds left in the game. Couldn’t have been more ill advised no matter who called it, threw it or caught it… Yikes!
It’s deeper the position coaches its Ted Thompson and mark Murphy’s fault unless gb gets rid of those two this will be the result we’re digressing back to the late 70’s and 80’s teams had the best qb in there history and blew there chance of a dynasty
“Unless Seattle beats Minnesota & Arizona” So 6 plays 2, if they beat 3? You might want to edit that a little bit, jeff.
Yeah It was worded wrong I meant to say if Seattle beats the Vikings and Carolina and the Pack beats Washington and Arizona then they will host the Hawks at home…I asked the boss of the site to edit it all I can do is post for review and he edits and puts it on the site but Thanks for the heads up..Go Pack
I am confused…not angry not gonna talk smack! Just confused how a great team just falls apart? the last time the Pack lost to all three division rivals I was drinking in a minor bar! Sure they won ten games…and that’s great some teams would love to win ten games! But there’s no fire no…no…nothing just the every game after speech “we didn’t play our game we need to do better we need to be better and yada-yada”…No I am a Packer fan forever and always and I’m just plain confused?? I look at the paper or net every week seems other teams are doing something hiring firing changing coaches or what ever? but the Packers are quiet it’s like they just do not do anything? I thought after the gusty performance The Badgers gave it might inspire them to pick it up? We have all these young players that just sit! what’s the difference if your losing give them a chance play them other teams do! I didn’t even watch the game last night…I felt they were going to lose this one. So like I said…I am just confused.why they are playing this way?
Mr. Hayes, you have nailed it!! I’ve been saying this sence week three. I’ve been annoyed with all the commentators constantly putting blame on the receivers and how the O-Line is banged up and still praising A-Rod. I understand he’s one of the greats and I love the guy, but people need to come down to reality. Rodgers hasn’t been there all year. Even on our run from the start, we looked shakey and I knew this was coming. Changes need to be made, I agree!! But these players also need to take it upon themselves to spice things back up. Last night in the 4th quarter during our rally was the most I seen Rodgers run out of the pocket to make time all season. The receivers, besides Jones, is not giving that extra effort to make separation or find a hole at the end of their route. The change with Sitton last night made, I believe, a big difference with the line and in a good way. Lacy has become to relaxed with following the straight path and lost any sort of awareness he had last year. Starks has been a much more reliable back with his ability to fit through the holes and awareness to find the gaps with cutbacks. I do agree that we need to have Crockett pushing for a position. Maybe that will give Lacey the push to create that spark. Its fair to say, our whole offense needs a makeover, starting with receivers. Even though Rodgers has been off and inaccurate, when he is accurate, we drop or can’t hang onto the ball. I remember being excited for the 45yard brakes, now I’m excited when we catch one for 5yards.
That being said, our defense still needs work. They have been what’s helped us win games, but they can’t keep up with the more dominant teams. I have good faith we will come away from Washington with a win, but our defense will not keep teams like Carolina, Arizona, or Seattle to just a touchdown. Our backs play way too loose, giving up the short passes. Our line is great with the run, but putting pressure through the pass is definitely lacking unless we bring in Peppers and Mathews. And speaking of the linebackers, the most important thing we need in the draft is a coverage linebacker. We can’t afford to lose Mathews in coverage when he needs to be applying pressure. I thought Ryan looked good watching him in preseason, but I soon became stunned by his speed, or the lack-there-of. We need work all around, except special teams, which I find is funny, considering….
To come away with any sort of run for the Superbowl, we need to get our head out of our asses and focus on what needs to get done and stop sticking with this everything is gunna be okay crap. Every week I hear, we believe in ourselves, but we need to work on and change some things, yet nothing seems to change….and McCarthy switching back to play calling, which I do believe it should never have left his hands, was not the issue and I believe we all can agree with this.
If there was anything I could say to our boys right now, it would be something I heard Favre say and it has always stuck with me, Y’all are just playing backyard football. Have fun with it. Mistakes are gunna come, no matter what the situation, but you have to drop it and just have fun.
I get that with everything falling down around them, that the frustration is weighing heavy on this team, but 90% of anything is attitude. You can’t win championships when your chin is to your chest.
There is nothing wrong with Rodgers. The O line is so banged up, other players have to step up and change positions. I believe that is no easy task. I am one of the people that think Thompson needs to go. We need someone to be able to fill the positions when a player goes down. Thompson is always looking for the wrong athletes. We don’t need a soccer player to become a football player. Use the draft and get people we need not hopeful that the guy will pan out. With all the injuries why couldn’t we pick up a football player instead of one that was selling cars for months. I am so disappointed with our choices in the draft. Get rid of Thompson and make some draft choices that will help the Green Bay Packers. Stop blaming Rodgers, he doesn’t have any time to throw and if he does throw can the receiver be trusted to make the catch. Just my thoughts!
If the Packers face the Seahawks in the NFC Championship, will be because they won against the Redskins and the Cards, If the Seahawks beat the vikings, they would have to play against the Panthers!
Rodgers is the key problem. He has been a playmaker in the past and hasn’t shown up in the last 6 games. The offensive line is garbage. Receivers are lazy. Here’s one to think about, hire Payton manning as offensive coordinator he knows how to call plays!
I truly believe their lack of place this year goes all the way back to the epic loss in Seattle last year. That will effect their confidence for quite some time including the coaching staff.
I would be less concerned about Rodgers and more concerned with Lacy not being the RB everyone thought he would be. I also would start to question Mathews abilities because he used to effect the other steams offense considerably and now he really only get 1 or 2 plays not to mention how can a middle linebacker not have a single tackle in 2 games??? That would certainly rate as an NFL record. Now that is a lack of effort or ability.