Totally. Honestly, and I know no fan wants to hear this, but with that lead, I think they were doing some evaluating on defense. There were quality reps there for a couple guys. In the NFL, it is trial by fire.

Originally Posted by: DarkaneRules 

From what I recall, the Pack were actually trying too hard to crush the Chiefs. They continued a blitz heavy scheme in the second half until they got burnt one too many times and then backed off. My assumption is the Dom was thinking it worked well in the first half so lets continue with what is working. Credit to the Chiefs for adjusting their offense to get the ball out quick and take advantage of the approach which required the pack to back off on the pass rush.

Originally Posted by: dyeah_gb 

Were we "evaluating players" in January too?

Originally Posted by: nerdmann 

hahahaha How much is too much "trying hard to crush" the other team?

Compensation and Scheming is what Capers does, and if he didn't, we'd have a lot of problems with our D more than what we have now. The fact that the Chiefs came back a little bit toward the end - hardly an implosion - was due on the D side to playing too soft almost a prevent type D - allowing them to march down the field, but to take what was it, 18 or 19 plays to score? And even that wouldn't have happened if not for the poor spot on the 4th down play and no timeouts left to challenge it. Yeah, we continued to blitz - because it was necessary to get pressure on Smith. The other reason for their slight comeback was that Smith suddenly started to play a lot better. The other other aspect, which I didn't like, was overly cautious play calling when we got the ball back running it twice into the line, leaving pressure to convert on 3rd and long. Arguably, when you have Aaron Rodgers, trust him to complete short passes, get first downs, and keep the clock running that way - but that hyper-caution took time off the clock, and we WON - who could ask for more than that?

Originally Posted by: texaspackerbacker