Pos
Game plan to control clock
Running game and o line
Turnovers
Containing Murray
Neg
Red zone short yardage offense
To many az long td drives in second half
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Anybody that finds a negative in this game needs a punch in the junk.
Per Dr Chao
Tonyan likely ACL. Hill, MCL and more likely.
Injuries aside, there can only be positives. This is a pivotal moment in the season. Home field may be parking it's RV at 1265 soon.
+ All the negative idiots on this site can eat scata
YupâĶ..loved what Aaron said about this team, he loves them all, they got heart, and heâs having the time of his life. This sounds like a great time to be a Packers fan, now if I could just watch them liveâĶâĶ.. ðĪĢ
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I'm looking forward to the local AZ TV sports starting in a few minutes.
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- I really need some sleep but the adrenalin is waning slowly.
The most important takeaway from tonight, yes, perhaps even more important than beating the NFCâs 7-0 undefeated top seed, on the road, on a short week, without our Defensive Coordinator, down two All Pros and three Pro Bowlers, and 10 starters by gameâs end, is what Goldie already alluded to.
In his post game interview with Erin Andrews, Aaron Rodgers said:
âBut our fans, I mean look around. This was unbelievable how much green and gold was out here. Our fans were so loud, and they showed up. And we love âem. I love this football team, and Iâm having so much fun with these guys. And Iâm going to get in there and celebrate now.â
The business side of the game can suck. It can be soul crushing, and I get Aaronâs frustration. But listening to him talk now, heâs a Packer for life. After all the teeth gnashing with the front office, heâs the little kid out there like Favre used to be, without the interceptions.
Since week 2, heâs thrown 17 TD passes and 1 INT. He just beat the best team in football, record wise, with a completely depleted team on both sides of the ball. And heâs having fun.
THAT is music to my ears. The media tried to create a storm where there wasnât one. Rodgers is playing like an MVP, and this might be his most impressive win yet in the regular season. The stats werenât sexy, but he willed this team to victory. He sold his 37 year old body out diving, trying for the end zone. He put everything on the line because he wants to win desperately.
The media and the NFL can shove it. Weâre so lucky to have #12 in Green Bay. Donât ever question this manâs desire, his guts, or his talent. Tom Brady couldnât carry Aaron Rodgersâ jock. Iâm now convinced that Rodgers is the best to ever do it. Not Patrick Mahomes, the new âanointed oneâ, who is struggling, throwing picks left and right. Not Brady, with his 17 top 10 scoring defenses in 20 years covering up so many of his mistakes. Aaron Rodgers. Thereâs not another quarterback in NFL history Iâd take over him. Not Joe Montana. Not Johnny Unitas. Not Dan Marino. Not Peyton Manning. Aaron Rodgers is the (green and) gold standard. And itâs looking more and more like he never plays for another team.
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This defense came to play tonight. With that said, they still have plenty of warts, and can get their weaknesses exposed more often than I'd like, but I'll be damned if they're not stepping up and making plays. Their effort tonight was outstanding!
The offense was just as ready to run the ball down their throats. After a couple of weeks of fairly dismal rushing, the big uglies up front were blocking and creating nice holes. Jones and Dillon ran hard, and it had the desired effect.
Game planning. Some of the play calls seemed questionable, at best, especially in the red zone, but the overall plan was solid and well-executed.
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Injuries. I don't know how many more obstacles the team is going to have to overcome, but FIDO.
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Officiating that had huge implications in this game. It's expected to always have some calls go against you, and the occasional 'phantom' calls pop up, but reversing the Jones TD is on such a different level that it becomes bizarre. I don't know what the agenda is, but it's obvious there is one.
Thank you, Douglas, a thousand times, for putting a permanent end to that shit.
Watched that final play again. The defense was bringing the house. Major blitz. Murray was rushed and I loved it. Love the aggressive call.
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Great win against all odds.
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Game management. Could have easily cost the Packers the game and MLF and AR need to get the burning of timeouts fixed and in a hurry.
We won the LOS for most of the game on both sides of the ball ....that was the game. I was shocked that we were winning almost every one-on-one with our defensive front. Was Cards o-line that bad or have guys like Lowry suddenly figured out how to rush the passer?
The Cardinals had their share of injuries, as well. Watt aside, they had to open with a third-string center (Kenny Clark says "hi"), Hopkins was gimpy as heck and Zaven Collins went out with a shoulder injury in the first quarter. The game was pretty brutal for both teams, physically.
I know he didn't get in. I know they didn't get points. I don't care. I love this fucking play. pic.twitter.com/NL5kyhL1kL
â Aaron Nagler (@AaronNagler) October 29, 2021
+ game plan
+ a win against a previously unbeaten NFC opponent
+ a few more days of rest before a trip to KC
+ contributions from a lot of unheralded guys on both sides of the ball
- Tonyan injury. Oof, sure has the look of a season ender
- game/clock management. I understand they're working pretty far down the bench but, FFS, it's been an issue all year.
- special teams. Hill was just icing on the cake. I mean, come on man. Wish him a speedy and successful recovery.
- goal to go offense. Sure feels like Dillon would have given them a pretty good shot at 6, given one or two of the 8 cracks from inside the 2.
Positives: The defense played it's ass off and they contained Murray
An NFC win always comes in handy later on
Can we all agree that we have one phucking really good HC? Damn he had that team ready to go with missing all of those starters, on a short week with barely any practice, and the DC.
OL did a great job I thought and they did a great running the damn ball
Negatives: I don't really have much to say bad on this one but I am not the biggest fan of the soft coverage in the secondary. I get they are trying to keep their receivers in front of them but giving them 10 yard cushions on 3rd and short wont work.
The running game produced but I'd be heaping more praise on 33 and 28 than on the OL. Most of their yards were after contact and from my couch, it looked like there was absolutely no room to run. Jones popped a couple late where he had a lane but otherwise he and Dillon were met at the line or behind it on nearly every play.
I promise I'll have pos's later. I couldn't have been more impressed with this win.
I read everything Vic writes but his "I've never seen a luckier team" shtick is really tired. This was my comment on today's column:
Was GB lucky when the refs overturned a touchdown called on the field without any evidence it wasn't a TD? Was GB lucky to be playing without 7 starters, 3 of which are all-pro's, and without it's first 3 WR's on a short week? Was GB lucky when the refs spotted Murray the 1st down inside 10 on that last drive when he was clearly a yard short? Luck evens out over time. Green not turning for the ball wasn't luck, it was a mental error or communication break down, just like AR and 81 had on the previous drive. Get over it, Vic.
@H5 posted:I know he didn't get in. I know they didn't get points. I don't care. I love this fucking play. pic.twitter.com/NL5kyhL1kL
â Aaron Nagler (@AaronNagler) October 29, 2021
This did not look like a play from a guy who is planning to negotiate his next extension with another team.
Remember one play later in his Packers career when Favre took off and it was clear at about the 5 that he had no chance to get in without selling out and getting hit hard and he threw the ball away about 4 yards past the LOS to avoid the hit and took the penalty? That's not Rodgers.
@TomPeliserro: #Packers rookie RB Kylin Hill suffered a season-ending knee injury last night, per source. Product of a violent collision on a kick return that also left #Cardinals RB Jonathan Ward with a concussion.
No word on Tonyan yet.
AR's run shouldn't have even happened. Not enough there to overturn the Jones TD and the delay of game that moved the ball was inexcusable.
AZ coach said on that Douglas INT that Murray audibled but that the Packer fans were so loud he didnât hear it, hence not knowing he was the target.
This game had it all, a big favorite, a battered underdog, heroes, goats, questionable play calls, questionable ref calls, good plays from both teams, bad plays from both and a outcome that was not decided till the very end.
Iâm in it for the entertainment, what more could we want?
Oh, and our team won!
Packers travel well.
I kept wondering why did Hill take the ball out of the EZ when he was 5 yards deep? Wish he wouldn't have done that,
Hopefully Tonyan isn't serious. Non-Contact injury
+++Our run game kept AZ on their heels; our defensive pressure on Murray was crucial to this victory; solid play from Rasoul Douglas, DeVondre Campbell, Dean Lowry, Our defensive front; MLF's game plan; 7-1, baby! Mini bye to heal up. GO PACK, GO!!! GB fans at AZ!
--- No negatives. We won!
What I was most impressed with about the D last night was their containment of Murray. I expected to see him Vicking himself all over the damn field but not only did them keep him hemmed in, they also got pressure on him. Rashan "AJHawk" Gary sets the tone on the first play from scrimmage for AZ and only by bad luck snags his facemask.
Even the best D's in the league will get boatraced on a drive or two per game but AZ was supposed to be the best scoring D in the league and we put up 31! with half our offense on the couch.
All that said, the last drive the D gave up is still concerning. The most critical plays are the ones you make at crunch time and they put up little resistance on that last drive before the INT. I was having flashbacks to the 2014 NFCCG after how the D nearly dominated the first 55:00 last night. Rosul Douglass totally Rodney Poole'd the ending of that game.
I think our punter, Bazooka Joe, is a game changer. BTW, thatâs his new official nickname
Loved the all out blitz on that last play. You knew a pass was coming as they had no timeouts left. Good to see a DC with a brain realized what we all knew.
Too easy...
-'s The injuries to Hill and Tonyan. See you both next year. 
+'s EVERYTHING ELSE
@MichiganPacker2 posted:This did not look like a play from a guy who is planning to negotiate his next extension with another team.
Knowing how calculated and "3-moves-ahead" AR is, I wouldn't assume any of this equates to him being content with the FO. He knows that the better he plays and the higher he elevates his brand, the better his leverage will be after the season. Enjoying himself and giving everything he has is right in line with that. It would also help keep him in good graces with the fans if he does indeed leave. What would cement his standing in the franchise and it's fanbase more than another ring?
Now maybe if all the recent successful roster moves pencil out to another SB, and he feels those moves were at least partially due to the FO "listening to his concerns", maybe he has a change of heart.
Another big positive- MLF is a really good HC.
Man what a game. So much grit and such a great job by the coaching staff to make a game plan on a short week with so many key players out. Only negative I'll throw out there was red zone playcalling. If MLF has a weakness, it's red zone playcalling. But I think he knows it so hopefully it's something he's working on.
@DH13 posted:Knowing how calculated and "3-moves-ahead" AR is, I wouldn't assume any of this equates to him being content with the FO. He knows that the better he plays and the higher he elevates his brand, the better his leverage will be after the season. Enjoying himself and giving everything he has is right in line with that. It would also help keep him in good graces with the fans if he does indeed leave. What would cement his standing in the franchise and it's fanbase more than another ring?
Now maybe if all the recent successful roster moves pencil out to another SB, and he feels those moves were at least partially due to the FO "listening to his concerns", maybe he has a change of heart.
We'll see how much he wants to win with how he negotiates later this year/early 2022.
GB, regardless of what he may want, is still the best option for him in 2022 and beyond.
