Positives and negatives of Falcons game

Positives:

Rodgers

Ripkowski

Negatives

Referees.  Seriously, how many times where there when the referee corrected himself?  Once there was at least one play in between the original call and correcting which player the penalty was on; there was the correction about why Green Bay was challenging 12 men on the field; and the worst was the illegal facemask on the punt return.  Never mind missed penalties.

neg: we lost - said it 1m x - an ugly win is better than a loss

pos: we hung in there, i had that sinking feeling we would find a way to lose the game and it happened

this is the kind of game a playoff team (battered or whatever) wins.

Positive:
Schum wasn't bad for once.  And that punt that bounced around the 3 into the endzone wasn't egregiously his fault.

MichiganPacker posted:

A lot of positives in this, even though there should never any such thing as a good loss. 

Positives

The young CBs held up for the most part

Rodgers was back to an MVP level player

Adams made some great catches

Ripkowski was more than serviceable on his carries

I though the offensive and defensive game plans were well conceived

Special teams played well - punt returns, punting game, etc. 

The new WRs give them an element of speed and quickness they haven't had in a while

 

Negatives

Jordy is a veteran WR making 10 million a year. He has to make that catch at the end. Adams made several tougher ones today. 

Jordy has to get off the field if he can walk to save that timeout. HE was back 2 plays later - he needed to be aware of the situation and get off if at all possible. 

Several guys had chances to end the game on defense. Each would have been great plays - but that's what you need to pull an upset on the road. Gunter and Dix both had good shots on the final drive. 

Except for one series with back to back sacks, there was no pass rush. I know CM3 was out, but its on Daniels, Peppers, etc. to win a matchup more often. The Falcons DL did more often than the Packers DL/OLB.

 

Agree. I wonder if Nelson has been hurting or something. I think he might have had a hit to the head on the play he lingered on the field.

-

Big negative, three losses through 7 games, all in the conference. Tie-breakers not looking good.

Offense one score in the 2nd half.

+ Some young guys got game experience.

+

Lots of individual performances to build on.

-

Attribute the loss more to the second-half offensive failure than the defense. Eight points in this type of game isn't good enough and wasn't.

+++ Aaron Rodgers, Davante Adams, Ladarius Gunter (even though Julio Jones was obviously playing hurt).

++ Trevor Davis

+ MM's offensive game plan.

-Dom going soft in the clutch like he always does. 

+

The people that crap over everything got to crap on things 

The people that crap over anyone that craps on everything got to crap on them 

-

The rest of us that get to read both groups jerking off furiously. 

Raises hand.

I just feel bad for Hank right now.

He's got a mouthful.

+++ Rodgers

--- Wait till next year! (This year is very tough with a 4-3 record and looking mediocre on D right now doesn't bode well for a long playoff run...)

+ Gritty assed effort. Those that could go gave everything they could. 

- A loss is a loss. 

+ The Cubs season might end tonight. 

Blair Kiel posted:

I just feel bad for Hank right now.

He's got a mouthful.

You speak as though he doesn't like it.

Oh yeah....

+ AR is quietly working things out. I mean if   74% completion percentage for 250 and 4 TDs is quietly working things out.

The kids on O played okay. Fun to see Rip and new receivers out there actually doing something and AR trusting them. On D, Ryan probably needed to get a little deeper on his drop for the last Falcon TD. But the way the whole team was pasted together today to get enough bodies to play, I can live with it -- provided the Bears win tomorrow night.  

+++

Offense played well enough to win and yes the injuries suck 

Rodgers loves the ATL 

Davis the rookie 

Duhvante was Davante 

Ripper 

Schum 

--- 

Defense didn't play well and yes the injuries suck 

We have very ordinary coaches 

We are now playing catch up in the NFC playoff standings 

Positives: They competed. 

The offense put up 32 points with no half-back.

AR

Negatives: Deferring on the kick-off and putting your most suspect unit on the field. That was 3 points and time the Packers could have the ball instead of the Falcons. 

Those two inside pressures that get AR sacked on 3rd down. One looked like a blown assignment.

Lots of missed tackles all game and 2 missed opportunities for picks on Atlanta's winning drive.

+ Geronimo, Davis and. White Lightning looked much better than serviceable.

#12 had guys open to throw to in the first half and he hit them

- #12 did not have that as much in the second half...Not sure if Atlanta made adjustments and MM did not but something changed

D the last drive...lots of big knockers hurt but we have seen that before with the regulars in.

Why on the last drive we didn't bring blizes. He scores quickly? Rodgers gets the ball back with time. We succeed, Ryan is on his ass or throws a bad pass.

There was lots to be encouraged by. Rodgers looked more like himself.  WRs other than Nelson and Adams produced. The DBs played their guts out. 

There was lots that looked like the Packers of the last several years that has flaws that Rodgers can cover vs most teams but isn't enough against very good to great teams more often than not. 

I think they are still are the best team in the NFC North. I know there's lots of football left.  I look forward to next week. 

Eff the Cubs. 

-----  Ties by the Redskins, Seahags and Cards will hurt the Packers when it comes to wild card places. 

Too much football left to play to worry about wild card right now.

I expect us to go 13-3. And we WILL beat the Seahawks in Lambeau.

ammo posted:

-----  Ties by the Redskins, Seahags and Cards will hurt the Packers when it comes to wild card places. 

...or it will hurt them, just sayn'.

CAPackFan95 posted:

+

The people that crap over everything got to crap on things 

The people that crap over anyone that craps on everything got to crap on them 

-

The rest of us that get to read both groups jerking off furiously. 

So you're saying being a continuous negative nelly for years, you are happy they lost because finally you were right.  

Nothing else positive to say?

And your minus is that you had to read the trolling that you participate in?

Seriously?!?

I don't even know how to describe how clueless that is... you did it yourself.

+++ Goldie got to enjoy whatever was on the Lifetime Channel.

We could be very dangerous if we can get into the playoffs. 

+

AR looked like himself!

Receivers got some separation

DBs did well with what we had

-

2 curious calls. On Falcons first drive they had an illegal formation penalty on an incomplete pass. Decline the penalty & it is 3rd & 10, accept it and it is 2nd & 15. MM accepted. My thinking was "why do you want to give their passing game one more play vs. our secondary" . They converted and kicked FG on that drive. May have made it anyways, but I questioned the reasoning there. The other was having LB  Jake Ryan covering WR Sanu into the end zone on Falcons final score. 

PackerPatrick posted:

MichiganPacker posted:

A lot of positives in this, even though there should never any such thing as a good loss. 

Positives

The young CBs held up for the most part

Rodgers was back to an MVP level player

Adams made some great catches

Ripkowski was more than serviceable on his carries

I though the offensive and defensive game plans were well conceived

Special teams played well - punt returns, punting game, etc. 

The new WRs give them an element of speed and quickness they haven't had in a while

 

Negatives

Jordy is a veteran WR making 10 million a year. He has to make that catch at the end. Adams made several tougher ones today. 

Jordy has to get off the field if he can walk to save that timeout. HE was back 2 plays later - he needed to be aware of the situation and get off if at all possible. 

Several guys had chances to end the game on defense. Each would have been great plays - but that's what you need to pull an upset on the road. Gunter and Dix both had good shots on the final drive. 

Except for one series with back to back sacks, there was no pass rush. I know CM3 was out, but its on Daniels, Peppers, etc. to win a matchup more often. The Falcons DL did more often than the Packers DL/OLB.

 

Agree. I wonder if Nelson has been hurting or something. I think he might have had a hit to the head on the play he lingered on the field.

Jordy could have cost us a first down if it weren't for Atlanta having 12 men on the field. He caught the pass for the first down and went backwards to avoid a defender who ended up tackling him short of the first down. 

ChilliJon posted:

Oh yeah....

+ AR is quietly working things out. I mean if   74% completion percentage for 250 and 4 TDs is quietly working things out.

I think we all agree that Rodgers could have played better during the first few games of the year. With all that, here's his projected stats for a full season based on the first 7 games. 

39 TDs

9 interceptions

4006 yards

Those of us that lived through Wright, Dilweg, Tomczak, etc. would have killed for half of that. 

Cavetoad posted

So you're saying being a continuous negative nelly for years, you are happy they lost because finally you were right.  

Nothing else positive to say?

And your minus is that you had to read the trolling that you participate in?

Seriously?!?

I don't even know how to describe how clueless that is... you did it yourself.

You're precious. 

2 things.  I hate it, but I agree with Aikman, the receivers seem to have no broken play awareness.  Adams route on the last play was ****, but aside from that, it is as if there is no plan for who comes back to the ball, who crosses, and who goes deep.  

Second, Dom Capers sucks.  

FLPACKER posted:

We could be very dangerous if we can get into the playoffs. 

+

AR looked like himself!

Receivers got some separation

DBs did well with what we had

 

-

2 curious calls. On Falcons first drive they had an illegal formation penalty on an incomplete pass. Decline the penalty & it is 3rd & 10, accept it and it is 2nd & 15. MM accepted. My thinking was "why do you want to give their passing game one more play vs. our secondary" . They converted and kicked FG on that drive. May have made it anyways, but I questioned the reasoning there. The other was having LB  Jake Ryan covering WR Sanu into the end zone on Falcons final score. 

 

Where was the over the top help in the end zone on the play where Ryan failed to cover Sanu? 

Doubled up on the one legged Julio?

+ Rodgers, especially accuracy and decisions

+ Adams

El-Ka-Bong posted:

2 things.  I hate it, but I agree with Aikman, the receivers seem to have no broken play awareness.  Adams route on the last play was ****, but aside from that, it is as if there is no plan for who comes back to the ball, who crosses, and who goes deep.  

Second, Dom Capers sucks.  

This made Geronimo's TD stand out. Impressive to see a practice squad kid recognize what he needed to do. 

Positives: ARod, Allison, Adams, Trevor Davis, Gunter, Ripper and Lang

Negatives: it's a loss, JRyan covering a WR, Atlanta, seemingly always getting 9 yards/catch on 1st down, inconsistent pressure on MRyan, missed opportunities for turnovers.

Illinois students are jeenyus. 

mrtundra posted:

FLPACKER posted:

We could be very dangerous if we can get into the playoffs. 

+

AR looked like himself!

Receivers got some separation

DBs did well with what we had

 

-

2 curious calls. On Falcons first drive they had an illegal formation penalty on an incomplete pass. Decline the penalty & it is 3rd & 10, accept it and it is 2nd & 15. MM accepted. My thinking was "why do you want to give their passing game one more play vs. our secondary" . They converted and kicked FG on that drive. May have made it anyways, but I questioned the reasoning there. The other was having LB  Jake Ryan covering WR Sanu into the end zone on Falcons final score. 

 

Where was the over the top help in the end zone on the play where Ryan failed to cover Sanu? 

Jake couldn't handle his own girlfriend. He allowed a transfer student from China to get three sheets and wreck an automobile. And he gave a Bentley to Farmer Ted. He's clearly not covering a WR alone with that kind of HS resume. 

But Jake ended up choosing the right girl.