No problem going for two... tried to get it to a 1 score game. The D played well in the 1st half with the O doing them no favors (3 and outs). Once Flynn came McCarthy likely figured he had limited chances left. He put Flynn in for the offensive spark, but it also provided a bit of a boost for the defense.
I also have no problem with the FG in OT, but I was scratching my head with the calls on the first 3 downs.
Especially when Lacy pounds his way to the 4 and you essentially give up on him after that. Go with what is working and stop trying to trick the defense. They gave Lacy 7 and 8 man boxes all night and he still pounded them.
+ at this rate, we may never draw Aikman and Bush again...we don't have them Thursday do we?
I"m sure we'll have the Buck 'n' Aiky show....it's the only FOX game on Thursday...
CBS has Oakland-Dallas.
Re-watched... big problem with the first half offense.
With 14:22 left in the 4th qtr on Sunday it was 23-7 MIN
GBP goes 80 yards in less than 3 minutes to make it 23-13
MIN has a less than 3 minute drive w/1 first down and punts
GBP (@8:40 left) goes 76 yards in ~5 minutes to make it 23-20
MIN @3:24 goes 3 and out... punts
GBP @2:27 goes 57 yards in less than 2 minutes and kicks FG to tie the game 23-23
Flynn not only gave the offense a spark, but the defense stepped up there. I don't see where the D has quit on Capers. The defense played well in the 1st half vs MIN while the offense did almost nothing. GBPs 1st half drives - Punt, TD, Punt, Punt, Punt, end of half). This is why Rodgers (or any good QB) is so valuable to a team. If you keep putting your defense on the field after short/non-productive drives, eventually they will get run down. On the 5 non-scoring drives for the Packers in the 1st half they gained 75 yards and had the ball for a total of just over 8 minutes (that averages 15 yards and just over 1 and half minutes per drive). On their TD drive they gained 87 yards and held the ball for over 5 minutes.
The last sliver of hope I have for this team is that if they can stay close enough to DET, that the D might wake up (and get healthy) when AR returns and starts playing like they did before he went down. It may be a psychological bugaboo for them knowing the backup QB ain't AR. A guy can hope, right?
Nope. They should have brought in Tolzien to break some more Viking ankles.
Me too, Boris. Vince always took the points after the 1960 Championship game against the Iggles (when he gambled and lost) until the Ice Bowl when the footing for a FG was so lousy.
+ at this rate, we may never draw Aikman and Bush again...we don't have them Thursday do we?
word.
I see your point on the missed extra point, but I still think sending eddie OUTSIDE where he could continue to punk the Vikings secondary would've been a better shot than inside. And if you're going to pass near the goalline, bring Kuhn and TE in to make it look like a run the way the Niners did the other night. Wide open receiver in the end zone....
