Oopps, my bad, 
this was the 3rd home game, not the second. Seems weird to have 3 home games in the 1st 4 of the season.
Pistol GB posted:Boiling it down, there's one huge positive and one huge negative.
The biggest positive is Aaron Rodgers is still Aaron Rodgers:
First and foremost, his accuracy was off the charts. Some of the throws were just darts with a flick of the wrist that made you go, "Wow." Even more encouraging than that, his pocket presence was stellar: He stepped up when he could, stepped away when he had to and ran when he had to, all at the exact right time and with zip in his step we haven't seen in a while. Just a superb performance in every way by a master, proving he is still physically and mentally one of the best in the League and going nowhere.
Even the humility after the game was encouraging, when he took the blame for not seeing Shephard open in the back of the end zone. The man is a perfectionist, and when it is the Quarterback and face of the franchise performing like that, there can be no bigger positive. Game Ball.
The biggest negative is the run defense, even more so than injuries, since the problem existed even before the latest spate of players going down. If it doesn't get fixed, it won't matter how great Rodgers plays, the season won't go far. Huge source of concern because there doesn't seem to be an obvious solution.
Rodgers didn't see Shepherd because he was never, ever going to throw it to Shepherd. Some undrafted, camp invitee was never going to see the ball in a critical situation from a HOF QB. I knew it and so did the Philly defense who triple teams MVS and left Shepherd all alone.
Unfortunately that is Rodgers MO. If the guy is new or young he doesn't have to be covered.
Shepherd broke free after the ball was released and AR publicly lamented that he didn't hang onto the ball just a bit longer. Look at the one RPO in the red zone and it's pretty clear that if he gives the ball to Jones he likely scores. Red zone was a complete disaster Thursday night.
Shepherd does not trust AR to get him the ball
ammo posted:Factor in it was a Gold (Milwaukee) crowd, I can see why there were many Eagle fans there. Game gets over at about 11:00, 2 hour plus drive back to Milwaukee and then get up for work on Friday. I don't like it that fans sell tickets to brokers, but I understand.
And how does this timeline work out for Eagles fans? Sorry, I don't buy that excuse. I had a 5 hour drive after the game but I just took Friday off and spent the night in Oshkosh. Probably like many of the Eagles fans.
People are selling their tickets to make a profit, not because the game is inconvenient for them. If the game is simply not a good fit for your schedule you can find 100's of Packer fans more than willing to take them off your hands. You don't sell to a broker.
PackerHawk posted:ammo posted:Factor in it was a Gold (Milwaukee) crowd, I can see why there were many Eagle fans there. Game gets over at about 11:00, 2 hour plus drive back to Milwaukee and then get up for work on Friday. I don't like it that fans sell tickets to brokers, but I understand.
I had a 5 hour drive after the game but I just took Friday off and spent the night in Oshkosh.
Big breakfast at Two Brothers Friday morning?
PackerHawk posted:ammo posted:Factor in it was a Gold (Milwaukee) crowd, I can see why there were many Eagle fans there. Game gets over at about 11:00, 2 hour plus drive back to Milwaukee and then get up for work on Friday. I don't like it that fans sell tickets to brokers, but I understand.
And how does this timeline work out for Eagles fans? Sorry, I don't buy that excuse. I had a 5 hour drive after the game but I just took Friday off and spent the night in Oshkosh. Probably like many of the Eagles fans.
People are selling their tickets to make a profit, not because the game is inconvenient for them. If the game is simply not a good fit for your schedule you can find 100's of Packer fans more than willing to take them off your hands. You don't sell to a broker.
I'm not saying all the fans that sold tickets, but next day at work is a factor for some. And some people are more confident selling to a broker than a private individual. Unfortunately, that is the way it is.
Brak posted:PackerHawk posted:ammo posted:Factor in it was a Gold (Milwaukee) crowd, I can see why there were many Eagle fans there. Game gets over at about 11:00, 2 hour plus drive back to Milwaukee and then get up for work on Friday. I don't like it that fans sell tickets to brokers, but I understand.
I had a 5 hour drive after the game but I just took Friday off and spent the night in Oshkosh.
Big breakfast at Two Brothers Friday morning?
Drove by it, does that count? 
Johnny Z posted:On four downs at the 1-yard line, there is no play type, no offensive approach, nothing... not one thing, that is guaranteed to score a TD.
Disagree - It's called misdirection.
Roll left, fake the handoff & roll back right while you split out a TE to the right (after he fakes the block inside). 99.9% of the time the QB can waltz into the EZ or pass to the TE for an easy score.
That play works 999 times out of 1,000
Matt LaFleur was reflective on the Packers' red-zone problems vs. the Eagles: "Definitely should have tried to run the ball a little more down there." He said he believes that would've "alleviated some of the problems." Packers went 3-for-7 in the red zone last week.
He will learn. I can see the logic, it's hard to take the ball out of Rodgers hands, especially when you're not running well and the defense is so undermanned at CB, but it was a mistake.
