Scary good offense -- also, TBSS!

I said it in another thread last night.

Packers have 3 of 4 games in December playing in cold outdoor stadiums. If Starks and Lacy can stay healthy, those will be the games where the running game becomes a thing of beauty and something Rodgers hasn't had the benefit of at that time of year.

RTFB. RTFB. And RTFB.

I didn't like seeing the defense giving up 2 touchdowns in the fourth quarter. They obviously were in cruise mode. I know that the offense was in control, but a couple of 3 and outs would have been bad. We don't need to give up the lead late in the game because of defensive lethargy. 

If that's the biggest thing to bitch about today, then people ought to count their blessings and basically zip it and move on to Bear week.  Giving up too many points when GB is way ahead?  Yep, it was a good night.

Not to mention that cold weather SB site.......

JJSD is right. GB needed the defense once in the second half last night. After their clock killing 8 minute drive to open the 3rd the D handed the offense the ball back after a 3 and out including a sack. By the time Starks crossed the GL early in the 4th for the dagger it was 24 plays to 3 when it was still a game. Even Minny fans know nothing was gained by 140 garbage yards and 14 window dressing points. 

Just a thoroughly enjoyable beat down of the Queens. 

Digression from topic title as I am here gonna refer to the team as a whole.

Barring the unforeseen injury, this team is better than I would have predicted in the following areas.

Offensive line

running back

defensive line

defensive secondary

linebacker (Hawk, Lattimore)

Field goal kicking

wide receiver - yes, better here as well (forgot to include and edited post)

and worse in one area

tight end (Finley injury)

It's crazy.

This is a fantastic team. 

I need some Kool-Aid with the shades Dude!

As I said before, Bacteria made Allen like a ghost. You never noticed he was on the field. No tackles. No sacks. And kept away from Rodgers almost all night. Rodgers also ran to that side and got big gains, so you know Bacteria took Allen or whoever and pushed him way out of his lane.

The picture above is a classic: Rodgers knows just by Jordy's positioning exactly when he's going to be open and then Rodgers pinpoints it rightthere. Both those TDs to Jordy were surgical strikes.

Exactly... Taking the inside lane and opening up a outside lane for the MLB coming on a blitz.   The opposite LB had to come all the way across the field to pick up Nelson and didn't get his head around in time.

http://www.packers.com/media-c...f7-a0d5-7a48fbcbb24e

Bakhtiari doing a good job with his defender, especially compared to Barclay

Well, no wonder they sucked. The Vikings played with 3 defensive linemen.

Vikings rush 4 AND bring a DB and then ask a LB to cover the only healthy starting WR for GB by himself. There's some top notch defensive strategery taking place in Winter Park.

Not bad there was no one within 15 yards of Myles White either. Options are good.

Scarey. Get James Jones and Cobb back - scarier. Finley would be scariest.

Getting all our starting LBs back - scariest plus.

I'm trying to keep the opponents in mind during this run, but can't help but get excited about what's in front of this team.

Beat the Bears Monday!

Bears aren't going to roll over next Monday. Neither are the Eagles or Giants.....Long way to go yet. 

+1

I had no issue with Kuhn getting open and making a big catch on 4th down. Big play in last nights game.

Concur, but those teams don't matter;

They are merely the next speed bumps on the way towards the playoffs. It doesn't matter if they roll over or not, Team 93 is coming to take what they want and there isn't **** they can do about it.

They might as well take Bobby Knights' advice to just lay back and wait till its over. 

bull****....there is a thread on here that already is calling the season and the playoff teams....RIF

I'm talking about halfback on 3rd and 4 or more..  That was 4th and 1 and he was lined up as a fullback.  

Big difference. 

imagine what will happen when Jones and Cobb are back. 

plenty of though opponents left on the schedule but with this offense, I'm much more confident than I was last year.

This comment below is from another thread, but it really fits here too

This is what I mean above when I say the other teams don't matter: GB uses each game to grow and improve the areas that need focus. The other team is almost irrelevant

I like when the team keeps playing; not to embarrass the other team, but to improve.  There's so little hitting in practice that every game snap is important to development, timing, and rhythm.  It's the other team's problem to stop it.  I like developing attitude and confidence.

Barclay clearly hasn't played well the last few.  I would say we wouldn't know if the guy is dealing with an undisclosed injury.  There are issues that don't show up on the injury report.  We've heard stories in the past of guys battling injuries and never complaining (Hawk comes to mind and I know there have been a few others over the last couple years).

I'd also say we don't know how many plays are geared to helping Bakhtiari and leaving more responsibility on Barclay.  Sometimes there's more to the story than what we're privy to.

All that said he could also need to get his head out of his ass and focus.    

So much of it hinges on Lacy staying healthy.  Starks is ok, but Lacy is a load.  In a roundabout way Quarless on the field is a lot better for Lacy than 88. 

One certainty is teams are going to have to start adjusting to slow Lacy down.  I can't wait to see Rodgers getting more work against 1 high. 

The Cowboys can be a difficult opponent in Dallas. 

It's nice when you can threaten teams with 150/yds rushing and the best QB in the NFL. But Lacy is what makes it go. Losing him would be devastating. His running style makes it seem like he'd be prone to injuries. But he's not exactly the type of RB that tacklers want to go low on so that helps. 

When he finishes his runs he has a style of falling forward on the guy that's diving for his legs.  Starks just crashes into people.  Lacy lets guys try to dive at him and then falls on top of them.  I've seen him do it a couple of times.  if you're not at the bottom of a pile I'd imagine you're doing better than the guy who is. Lacy smartly moves his body through the defense from the start of a run to the finish.  Whether he does it consciously or instinctively it's fun as hell to watch (especially with how long it's been since we've had a serious RB).       

Lacy was a steal where we got him in the draft.

4th RB off the board. 

Sht, I was upset when he was not our first pick - LOL!!!!

From Wilde:

In McCarthy's first seven years/112 games as coach, the Packers have rushed for 180+ yards in a game five times. 3 of those 180+ games are in 2013.

You wish, mothertrucker. Fudgepackers are going down, down to Chinatown!

I think Lacy is getting a little too much cred and the guards not enough.  TJ Lang is absolutely dominating this season.  Sitton has been playing just below him but still damn good.  They make EDS look better cause he can easily get to the 2nd level when the guards control the tackles.

Lacy is good steady back with excellent vision, but he isn't the Nigerian Nightmare or Earl Campbell.