Jolly was off for a few years and wasn't in great football shape coming back, Pickett's not football young, Raji's a chunkasaurus and with Worthy and Wilson trying to come back from injury they get worn down. I missed some parts yestay as I was cooking but two things happened whenever I got to watch: Suh (or another Lion) was blowing by Newhouse and Hawk was nowhere to be found in the hole. Jones made a couple of plays but was also washed out a couple of times. Hawk and Newhouse are liabilities on the field and the offensive line in general got no push against Detroit. It also seemed the Packers got a sack or a turnover or were nowhere near Stafford. Things seemed to happen when they pressured him, but it didn't happen nearly enough.
I think this is generally true. Hawk and Jones are supposed to play small and light on the assumption that the DL will occupy the whole OL and TE. But Jolly's groin injury, Pickett's age, and Raji's guts smoke that plan. Wilson also was banged up, and Worthy, D Jones, and Daniels are too small to play that kind of game. The OL turned into jello salad once EDS went down. With no legit backup center, they needed a shift in positions to cover and the OL became a circus. The 2 Bs at OT were already getting beat up, so it was game over.
What is really disappointing is the way so many guys on the defense just quit. They saw the offense was down for the count and rather than trying to pick them up, they gave up. I think this is the "real" pattern that McCarthy was talking about after the Philly game, and we have seen it too many times this year. Worse yet, if the offense dominates the defense lets up. If the offense is stymied, the defense gives up.