Eh, who knows. Conversely you could argue that chip is misplaced and as the "best quarterback in the league" he "needs" to prove it every play with a highlight throw.
Maybe it fell off and Mike Daniels picked it up and doesn't want to give it back...
Herschel posted:Eh, who knows. Conversely you could argue that chip is misplaced and as the "best quarterback in the league" he "needs" to prove it every play with a highlight throw.
That quote from him was so telling. To paraphrase.
Anyone one can throw the simple pass. I work on the difficult ones.
That is so Brent like. I don't like it. His fundamentals are so poor now. That was Brent's problem at the end of his GB tenure.
From MMs presser this morning:
"Unfortunately we had the ball on the ground 4 times, but to get it back 3 times is a positive. Shows mindset of your players"
Actually. It shows Minny isn't very good at protecting recoveries or making recoveries. No good spin here Mike. Can't put the ball on the ground 4 times on the road against a division opponent. You're probably going to lose if you do.
Goalline posted:That was Brent's problem for the last 5 years of his GB tenure.
At least when Favre was on the field you could tell he was loving the game and having fun. Rodgers has become mini-Cutler....always looking pissy or apathetic. A leader has to show some positive energy.
His Positive Energy stats are dangerously low. He was 31st in the league (in front of Jay Cutler) in Positive Energy and 32nd in Childlike Enjoyment. I don't have the numbers in front of me for his Belly Fire Index or Perceived Body Language though. I'm guessing both are among league lows as well.
I'm not suggesting he needs to be child-like. But his posture and expressions tell me he is not enjoying the game or is pissed off about something. I have to believe that affects play.
Personally, I think he's just frustrated things aren't clicking yet. Not pissed but frustrated. Who knows though.
Opposed to the offensive juggernaut we saw last season?
Yes I see what you mean. NFL.com's Next Gen stats are capturing this.
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But Rodgers needs to be cautious. If his Belly Fire Index were to exceed his Discharge Quotient, it could result in an explosive situation. It may increase his positive energy but I don't think it would help his expressions or posture.
"But Rodgers needs to be cautious. If his Belly Fire Index were to exceed his Discharge Quotient, it could result in an explosive situation. It may increase his positive energy but I don't think it would help his expressions or posture."
You always have to be careful to monitor the Discharge Quotient. Many years ago when coaching Notre Dame, Ty Willingham had to leave the sidelines mid-game to alleviate the Discharge Quotient. Fortunately he avoided the Najeh Davenport Syndrome.
I'd like to see those "stats" for Bortles
The Discount Double Check Belt is an instant +10 BFI.
El-Ka-Bong posted:
Let's break this clip down.
What we know.
Its late at night. Biscuit guy sleeps in the front room. Room is close to street level based on street light reflection. Mom is watching live horse racing. He knows things. Detectives are fishing. No horses change positions.
So....
This is clearly Dom (Mom. Gambler) talking to Hyde (loner, no where to go, plays 4 positions). I.E. "Knows things Ma" with Mike (detective) looking for answers.
BFI isn't hard analytics.
I am watching a superior coaching job by NE vs Texans. Lots of variety and innovation in BB's playcalling on a short week with a 3rd string QB.
Texans had more yards. Ran more plays. More first downs. More time of possession. More passing 3rd down conversions More rushing 3rd down conversions.
Pats led 1st downs on penalties 0-3 and turnovers 3-0.
Lets relax on the superior coaching angle. Houston shot their own wad.
This study is dated (2001-2007), but would appear to still hold true. A home team that is +3 in turnover differential wins 94% of the time. The Pats also won the average yards gained per pass attempt stat, which is the other biggest predictor of any single game outcome. The silver lining to the Vikes game is that we lost in both of these categories on the road, but still only lost the game by 3 pts. Most teams with similar stats get blown out. IF we can get the passing attack untracked, we still have one of the best teams in the league.
our D is right now strong enough to keep us in games we shouldn't win, like the Viking game.
Watched the Queen game again and it was worse than I remembered. Came away actually thinking Hundley may have given the team a better shot. Respect Zimmer and his defenses but Sunday was just a blown opportunity by the Packers. Only marginally better play from the QB position is all that was needed.
michiganjoe posted:Watched the Queen game again and it was worse than I remembered. Came away actually thinking Hundley may have given the team a better shot. Respect Zimmer and his defenses but Sunday was just a blown opportunity by the Packers. Only marginally better play from the QB position is all that was needed.
Could you even imagine? You have to wonder what is actually going on. It almost seems like MM wants AR to dance around & try to "extend plays", even when not needed.
Seriously doubt McCarthy want's that.
I'm sure he likes that he's not taking sacks, but he's also not playing disciplined football. He's not going through his progressions and seeing the field, he's seeing that his first choice is unavailable and dances out of the pocket to initiate scramble drill.
What do you think of this take on our offense?
You mean the article of the same stuff many of us have been saying?
I think that article has been posted in two other threads.
Anyone start picking through Rodgers garbage yet?
No need, there are piles of trash all around the cans where he's tried to throw stuff away and missed badly. Even the full garbage bags are barely inside the can. He looked apathetic at best about this situation.
I do think Denver provided the "blueprint" for beating the Packers in that they showed the Green Bay receivers were not the type who can get quick separation. In Denver's case, they can bend your edges with Miller/Ware and had Jackson inside while being three-deep in quality corners.
Other teams without that level of talent could still approximate its effect though. When you cut off the quick patterns and leave the safeties over the top, you don't need as dynamic of pass rushers when there's no open target within the first two seconds, by then it becomes a scramble drill and a rusher or two will eventually break free.
It's as if McCarthy still thinks he has Jennings, good-knee Jordy and healthy Cobb rather than Gimpy Jordy, Cobb and DropVante, nor do they adjust route concepts to get guys separation.
Is Rodgers missing open receivers part of that blueprint? His 'timing' issue is more the issue than WRs being open. In the INT at the end of the game, when Rodgers threw the ball, all 3 WRs were open.
So you're saying teh blueprint is have Von Miller, Demarcus Ware, Malik Jackson, Aqib Talib, Chris Harris and Bradley Roby all play at a Pro Bowl level and smother teh offense? Interesting take.
Someone needs to tweet the blueprint to MM and TT.
I'd rather hold their dogs hostage until they fix the offense.
Don't bring Dan Devine into this
ChilliJon posted:I think that article has been posted in two other threads.
Even Goldie posted it already.
Orlando Wolf posted:Anyone start picking through Rodgers garbage yet?
AR tried to throw away his garbage, but it got intercepted.
He doesn't trust Waste Management....
Grave Digger posted:So you're saying teh blueprint is have Von Miller, Demarcus Ware, Malik Jackson, Aqib Talib, Chris Harris and Bradley Roby all play at a Pro Bowl level and smother teh offense? Interesting take.
Maybe you should learn to read, THAT would be interesting.