2013 TM93 WK3: Green Bay @ Cincinnati Gameday Thread

Ignoring Tretter?  Injuries plague this team, not your conspiracies.

They're still garbage when Matthews is out. I feel like they probably would have held on if Burnett and Hayward were out there, though. Still really disappointed with every OLB not named Clay Matthews though. Perry is alright in coverage (supposed to be his weakness, oddly enough) and against the run, but he's shown almost no ability rushing the passer outside of a couple impressive plays here and there.

First and goal from the five twice = six points. Too many missed opportunities from the offense coupled by the all-too-frequent collapse from the defense did them in. 

@wingoz: Last time the #Packers forced 6 turnovers and lost? 1955.

From Robert Klemko of Sports Illustrated: Searching for an explanation for Packers' loss? Bengals DE Michael Johnson vs. Packers LT David Bakhtiari = 7 tackles, 1.5 sacks, 4 QB hits

Rookies are going to cost you in tight games. Franklin was fumbling the football as he started to leap.

Veterans can cost you too. Tramon Williams is a shell of what he was 2 years ago.

Nick Perry = Jamal Reynolds. It just depends on when the Packers admit it.

@RobertKlemko

Searching for explanation for Packers loss? Cincy DE Michael Johnson vs. Packers LT David Bakhtiari = 7 tackles, 1.5 sacks, 4 QB hits.

Hall monitor complex?

Conspiracy?????

Remember when the Packers were winning 30-14 and then literally **** in their pants? 

I'm sure you meant to type [an idiot]. Must have been a slip of the finger.

Haven't had a game like this since that one against the Chiefs at Lambeau in 2003.

This is very true.  In a perfect world Tramon would be signed to a renegotiation to his actual value the way some guys receive extensions. 

One thing Rodgers can be nitpicked about over the years is his touch on the short passes.  They're frequently errant.  It was apparent again today.

Ross is a waste of a roster spot.  That muff was as bad as it gets.  

 

Packers just can't compete with the upper echelon teams like the Niners and Bengals.....

Trolling much?

Free Range Asshole, don't forget it.  Enjoy your misery.

The Bengals aren't "upper echelon", the Packers just **** the bed today. They had this one won.

The Packers had crap load of opportunities to win this game.

Rodgers just had a bad game. He's human. And we were reminded of that today.

Who would have known a week 4 bye would have been ideal. But it clearly is. This team will get healthy and get the Lions at home.

This was an AFC loss. I thought the defense gave Rodgers and the offense plenty of opportunities to put this game away. Held the Bengals to under 300 yard of offense.  Bengals had 82 yards rushing. Packers sacked Dalton 4 times. Forced a crap load of T.O's. AJ Green just 46 yards receiving.

99% of time a otherwise stellar Rodgers puts 40+ points on the board with those gifts the defense was giving him.

They need to give Hayward a chance at moving up into Williams's spot once he gets back. Hell, I'd even move him down to dime and give House a shot at being the nickel CB.

Packers are marginal team at best at this point. 10-6, divisional champions. maybe a playoff win. wouldn't expect much more than that......

Spot on   IMO, this game is more on offense than the defense. 

The Bengals weren't going to score again if Matthews stays in the game. Between the opening drive TD and him going out, they were absolutely rolling. Really disappointed with the anemic pass rush from Nick Perry and the rest of the non-Matthews OLBs right now. Perry needs to get it going soon.

James Jones being invisible for two of the three games doesn't help. I still can't get over those 2 first and goals from the 5 yard line. Rodgers had a bad game by his standards, but I don't think he was thrilled with MM's play-calling either. Also, since they started supposedly watching the blows to the head, why are there SO MANY DAMN BLOWS TO THE HEAD THAT AREN'T CALLED??? No call on that blatant shot at Rodgers' knee. The officiating gets worse every year, I swear to God. Lastly, there was an obvious pick on Hawk that wasn't called. It hardly is EVER called any more. I think I would run pick plays all day long until they started calling it.

Maybe the Packers wouldn't have so many injuries if they weren't all a bunch of pussies? 

You're right.  I don't even give them much of a chance in next week's playoff game. 

Imo Tramon's a good player.  Still deserves to be on the field, though he takes some dumb penalties at times.  Just think he should be paid his true value.  He's been stealing money for the past two seasons.  

Injuries were a valid reason for underproduction for a while but he's as healthy as he's going to be and doesn't contribute as much as his contract dictates he should. 

How about this--once we get to 11 wins you agree not to post anymore.  "marginal team"--is that the best you can come up with in your troll attempt.

Ahhhhh. If the niner's lose they're 1-2. What echelon would they be in?

IMHO, Packers are right there with the Bears and Cowboys. 

The D is not that dire Dude!  This loss was on the O!  ...and Ross.

Jesus ****... like there isn't already enough dum on the board we now have an appearance by Catts?

I agree, there are reasons to be optimistic with the defense, but they need to find a way to put together a complete game, with or without the injuries. They've only played well in portions of games so far.

1) While Ross may have potential for a returner, how can anyone trust that guy. He's been asked to handle, what, 15 returns in his career? And already 2-4 total disasters. Just get rid of him.

2) The Bengals are one dirty team. There were about five dirty hits on Rodgers alone

3) The defense needs to be much smarter...two of those personal foul penalties were just stupid (Perry and Williams)

4) Get healthy and don't panic. Yes, they're 1-2, but they still have full set of division games left and they've played tight games against arguably two potential Super Bowl teams shorthanded. 

I think the question needs to be asked: Is it time to move on from MM and TT? I mean really. A loss like this really makes me wonder....

bubleboy789:  Just stop posting.  You might be the dumbest mother fukker on these boards.  Seriously.

We heard you.

I have zero idea what you are talking about, but in this world we all have misery.  Some more than others. But wishing misery upon someone is very low.

I thought it needed to be repeated.  My bad.  

The question needs to be asked....."Is it time for X4 to move on from bubbleboy? Posts like that make me wonder.....

If everyone gets back healthy in two weeks for the Lions at Lambeau, they need to blow those bastards out with a complete game on both sides of the ball. No excuses in that one. It's going to be a long two weeks though. Bye weeks always feel 2x longer when the game before it is a loss.