Much of Jordy's time in the slot this season was due to Cobb being unavailable or limited.
That's my point. Jordy, former QB/safety/RB/PR/KR, now WR/Slot, just like Cobbie.
Swiss Army Knives rule.
Also, H5, Jordy is a nightmare for most slot corners because he runs routes as well as any slot guy and just out beefs the smurfs who have come to dominate that position. Jordy is one darn fine player, period.
Good term, ILCuqui! "Swiss Army Knife" types. Exactly. Maybe TT's version of Best Player Available ?
YATittle posted:haha. mid season. one game left. I see what you did there.
15 games down, five left. Start of the fourth quarter.
Gute took a lot of shit from some fans not signing Bulaga and letting him walk this offseason. For those not following:
From CBS Sports, where Bulaga missed yet another game last week...
“So far this season, Bulaga has only logged 100 percent of the offensive snaps in one game. He was limited to workloads of 10 percent and 44 percent in his other two appearances of 2020.”
@packerboi posted:Gute took a lot of shit from some fans not signing Bulaga and letting him walk this offseason. For those not following:
From CBS Sports, where Bulaga missed yet another game last week...
“So far this season, Bulaga has only logged 100 percent of the offensive snaps in one game. He was limited to workloads of 10 percent and 44 percent in his other two appearances of 2020.”
Shades of Marco Rivera to the Cowboys in 2005.
Bulaga held up fairly well the last two years, but had missed all or large parts of 3 seasons while with the Packers. I was fine with letting Bulaga go, but had hoped they'd use the savings to shore up some other areas (WR and ILB).
1 years too soon, rather than 1 year too late.
Gutey FTW!
@packerboi posted:Gute took a lot of shit from some fans not signing Bulaga and letting him walk this offseason. For those not following:
From CBS Sports, where Bulaga missed yet another game last week...
“So far this season, Bulaga has only logged 100 percent of the offensive snaps in one game. He was limited to workloads of 10 percent and 44 percent in his other two appearances of 2020.”
That was the most frustrating thing about Bulaga as he got older. He might start a game for you, but when you need him out there to finish a game, his body often wouldn’t let him. It’s not his fault, but better that someone else is paying him instead of the Pack.
And sadly, it’s the dreaded “back problems” he’s having now at this stage of his career. On the wrong side of 30, for big guys like Bulaga those issues almost never turn out well.
IIRC, that’s what killed Earl Dotsons career. He just couldn’t take the back pain any longer.
Seems there's always a team willing to overpay and that's what happened to Bulaga (Cobb as well with the Texans).
Much of the angst was over not having an apparent serviceable replacement at RT. Really think MLF is much better than the previous coach at designing gameplans tailored to the strength and weaknesses of the available players.
@michiganjoe posted:Seems there's always a team willing to overpay and that's what happened to Bulaga (Cobb as well with the Texans).
Much of the angst was over not having an apparent serviceable replacement at RT. Really think MLF is much better than the previous coach at designing gameplans tailored to the strength and weaknesses of the available players.
I think it's easier for a coach to scheme to mask deficiencies on the offensive side of the ball (with the exception of QB). If you have a superstar QB, you can design a game plan to get the ball out faster if your pass protection is getting overrun, help out with a TE or a back on an edge rusher, etc. As long as the center of your line isn't getting pushed back immediately, you have a chance. It opens up the playbook a lot if your tackles hold up one on one, but you can still do some things even if your tackles are struggling. The offense dictates the action.
On defense, it's harder to hide a player with big deficiencies. A good offensive coach will make you pay. Whether it's Davante Adams shredding the Texans this past week, or Aaron Jones completely dominating the Chiefs last year, a good coach finds the mismatch and exploits it. (Unless you are MM, then you just do what you do).
Yes! The NFL has evolved into much more "match-up" scheming. Much like when the NBA didn't allow help defense, the offense morphed into "isolation" basketball, this is why during that time I would hear football coaches say that the game had turned into "basketball on grass". Not only do you see it with receivers, but also with tacklers and blockers. When Aaron Jones came into the league, DC's started to make him block LBers weighing 30-50 more pounds with a full head of steam. If this resulted in an injury which puts him out of the game, which I believe at least once it did, it is a win for the defense. OC's would try to force Kevin King to tackle, knowing he had a history of shoulder injuries. Same thing goes happens on offensive and defensive lines, trying to get favorable matchups. I would LOVE to sit in on a whole week of coaches meetings / practices to witness all that goes into it. As a young coach I had an opportunity to do this with basketball, but that level of sophistication doesn't come close to the scheming in football.
Pro-personnel decisions by Grute have been very good overall. Zadarius, Preston, Turner, Lazard, Amos, Ha-Ha, Bulaga, Marcedes, etc....
Drafting seems another story... so far.
The best moves he's made have been the ones he hasn't made. I appreciate him being willing to 1) move on from mistakes 2) admit his mistakes by dipping into UFA to cover and 3) making tough calls.
Remember him at his introductory Press Conference. Said he would explore all avenues to make the team better(unlike his predecessor) .
That has been his MO. Like it !!!!
Can believe he got a fourth rounder for Ha-ha????
@Packdog posted:Pro-personnel decisions by Grute have been very good overall. Zadarius, Preston, Turner, Lazard, Amos, Ha-Ha, Bulaga, Marcedes, etc....
Drafting seems another story... so far.
For the 2020 draft, a lot depends on what eventually happens with Jordan Love. If he's just a replacement-level QB in 3-4 years, then the 2020 draft will go down as one of the biggest wasted opportunities to get a good, but not great, team over the hump in recent memory. There has been virtually no contribution from this draft class (Kamal Martin has the best shot over the rest of the season). Nothing will ever be worse than 2015, but this could be in the conversation after that.
The 2019 draft yielded on Pro Bowl level guy (Jenkins), two guys that may still be OK (Gary and Savage), and not much else. That's still an OK draft.
The 2018 draft yielded a superstar shutdown CB (Alexander) and then a bunch of guys that might as well be UDFAs. The 10 other picks yielded a punter, a long-snapper, and guys that you are looking to replace. If they had gotten anything else out of this draft, they'd be in great shape at WR (MVS, J'Mon Moore, and ESB) and have a lot more defensive depth (Burks and Josh Jackson).
@MichiganPacker2 posted:The 2018 draft yielded a superstar shutdown CB (Alexander)
Don't forget the 2018 draft also yielded an EXTRA first round pick in 2019 in addition to that shutdown CB. That's how they got Savage in 2019.
It's tough to draft All-Pro players or even starters/ST contributors in every round. Just ask the other 31 teams.
Damn right it is tough, but if you suck at it, you end up on this end of the keyboard at X4
The other side of my keyboard is mostly snack crumbs.
This topic keeps moving to the top and every time it makes me think the Packers made a trade for them this year.
If an over-hanging traffic light fell into an intersection, that would be the definition of a "shut down corner". And the best part is that it did not cost the Packers a single draft pick.