+/- Steelers Packers

+ Actually looked like an NFL offense today.

- Still looked like a Barry defense.

Difference between the Steelers and the Packers is the Steelers know how to win close games and the Packers do not.

+

Jordan Love had another nice game. Again, stats won't show it but he did fine.

I thought the OL against a very good Steelers DL played pretty well, including Walker.

AJ Dillon with another solid game.

-

Christian Watson needs to be demoted behind Wicks now. 4 of Love's INT's are throws to Watson where his piss poor effort played a role in allowing the pick.

Joe Barry can't stop the run and gets exposed again. He's a bad DC and these 4 games will have it on full display.

Officiating once again blows a huge call. That was a lateral pass and should have been a Gary TD. Completely different game if they call it correctly.

Saw some flashes this week at least from JL  Then also saw much of the same ole JL

Zero expectations for the defense continue to hit the mark.

Tiny hands Pickett at least takes care of the foosball.  At least today he did.  

Prob better off with the L because the great Gutendumdum will nail that top 5 pick.

How has DeGuara been able to keep a spot on the roster. . He fucks up comparable to Amari and they at least cut bait on him.

This TEAM needs a complete overhaul Top to bottom.

@packerboi posted:

Christian Watson needs to be demoted behind Wicks now. 4 of Love's INT's are throws to Watson where his piss poor effort played a role in allowing the pick.

5 actually.  The last play was to Watson.

Love played pretty well except for a poor decision on the first pick. Watson had no advantage right from the LOS, should not have thrown it there.

O-line played well! Pretty good protection and decent run blocking

DBs were okay, didn't get exposed

Run defense was bad, but again, I don't know why we didn't play more Bear front (3 interior d-lineman) to stop it and make Pickett beat us.

STs overall were not good.

+ Flashes of improvement.

- Not enough, nor any consistency.

- Receivers don't appear to run anything crisply.

- Also can't gain much draft position this week even with the loss.

Solid 6 Seed.  Need more help

I thought the Db's played fairly well considering nobody knows who's even playing except for

and

Another positive:  Blair will have sweet dreams tonight!

+The Packers looked better than I thought they would.

@bvan posted:

+The Packers looked better than I thought they would.

Playing an equally mediocre team.

@Iowacheese posted:

Solid 6 Seed.  Need more help

Get ready for

Yes! This team needs more KOOL-AID!!!

@vitaflo posted:

Difference between the Steelers and the Packers is the Steelers know how to win close games and the Packers do not.

Starts with the head coach.

Watson is horrible. Has no clue what it means to

play in the NFL

- Deguara zero effort results in blocked PAT

+ Deguara zero effort results in him finally getting benched?

To paraphrase Joni Michell

I've looked at Love from both sides now
From up and down and still somehow
It's Love illusions I recall
I really don't know Love at all

The clock is ticking on him. I would think management needs to see

some consistency soon.  Decisions need to be made.

@Herschel posted:

Get ready for

We have to get above the Bears 2nd pick.

- I predicted 24 fo Steelers.....Alas....I was Rong.

- Ammo predicted 27 for Packers ...Alas he was Rong.

+ Something tells me they're not going to finish 3-14 (Is this a negative??)

Packers: out-gained the Steelers; were -2 in turnovers; had a PAT blocked; and a fumble-six called back.

4 plays.

Can’t wait for the 2nd coming  of Mertz

Loss and interceptions aside I was more comfortable with Love’s performance today than probably any game this season. He made some NFL throws against a tough defense and kept the Pack in the game until the last play.

Sconnie fans waxing nostalgic for Graham Mertz.  And Paul Chryst. And Bret Bulimia

+ Love looked better again,

- till he didn’t.

-  33 does not look the same and his boneheaded play was inexcusable for a vet,

- Degura

All in all they are progressing.  Need much better blockers, without that everything looks worse.

Forgot the negative of Jones not getting OOB, cost us 20 seconds there and 2-3 more chances

- Packers closing in on the NFC Norris cellar.

He threw 2 INT’s.  2.            The thing I absolutely loved about #12.......He hated throwing int’s, and didn’t.

@YATittle posted:

Watson is horrible. Has no clue what it means to

play in the NFL

watson’s specialty is falling backwards, arms flailing erratically as the ball bounces off his hands.  and then he limps to the sideline

@vitaflo posted:

Difference between the Steelers and the Packers is the Steelers Mike Tomlin knows how to win close games and the Packers Matt LaFleur does not.

Tomlin is a much better coach than MLF.

@FLPACKER posted:

Forgot the negative of Jones not getting OOB, cost us 20 seconds there and 2-3 more chances

One of the dumbest plays you'll ever see. You'd be upset at a high school kid for doing that.

@Iowacheese posted:

Sconnie fans waxing nostalgic for Graham Mertz.  And Paul Chryst. And Bret Bulimia

You forgot Mike Budenholzer, the guy who actually won a title.

@MichiganPacker posted:

You forgot Mike Budenholzer, the guy who actually won a title.

The team he coached won a title.

@Brewcrew posted:

Loss and interceptions aside I was more comfortable with Love’s performance today than probably any game this season. He made some NFL throws against a tough defense and kept the Pack in the game until the last play.

He made plays throughout that kept them in the game. He converted some nice 3rd and 4th downs. He had a few plays I'm sure he would want back. It seems this team consistently lacks one thing or another. Jones sucked today. Barry sucked just enough to earn a close defeat. Run defense is the typical garbage we've seen for years. They were in the game until the end, and they competed with a very average team in their house. We've seen a lot worse than today.

@Pikes Peak posted:

The team he coached won a title.

Fair point, but he was the one making the decisions. He is a much better head coach in his sport than MLF, MM, Paul Chryst, or whoever the Brewers are going to hire now.

@Jessie Clark posted:

watson’s specialty is falling backwards, arms flailing erratically as the ball bounces off his hands.  and then he limps to the sideline

You just gave his HOF induction speech.

Yup, they should have kept him.   He made some questionable moves but all in all a solid coach.

@artis posted:

Barry sucked just enough to earn a close defeat.

That's actually the title of his defensive scheme.

@Pikes Peak posted:

Yup, they should have kept him.   He made some questionable moves but all in all a solid coach.

Yes. You don't fire a guy who won a title two years before unless you have a clear upgrade. Griffin is not an upgrade.

Bud basically got fired for the last 5 seconds of regulation in the Heat elimination game. He got baited into taking Lopez out on the Butler lob and then forgot to call timeout with 1.0 left after that. Both were idiotic and indefensible.

A lot of parallels with MM. Stuck with a system and didn't adjust.

@Goldie posted:

He threw 2 INT’s.  2.            The thing I absolutely loved about #12.......He hated throwing int’s, and didn’t.

Rodgers threw 13 his first year as a starter.

I actually think the Packers played to expectations today - at least they looked like an NFL team.  They just aren't good enough, and not coached well enough, to overcome a major fuck job by the refs and the ST getting another blocked extra point.  Bitchsaccia can go along with the rest of the staff.

That blown call by the refs needs to receive a former complaint by the team to the NFL head of referees (whatever it's called).  That was a horrible call, and an obvious lateral returned for a TD, and a play blown dead way too early.  Not that it's going to help the Packers, but it goes toward this crew not being a part of the offseason.  That was bush league along with their ticky tacky PI calls.