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16 years ago
For a national writer.. seems pretty on mark..


http://msn.foxsports.com/nfl/story/8990392/2008-was-a-total-letdown-for-these-five-teams?MSNHPHMA 

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Robin Williams needs to throw his arms around Aaron Rodgers and tell him "it's not your fault" over and over again until the pain of 2008 subsides.

Rodgers has thrown 25 touchdowns to 13 interceptions and posted a 91.4 QB rating. In the red zone he has thrown 17 TDs and zero picks, posting a 105.5 rating. But there's no getting around the fact that a team that went 13-3 last year with Brett Favre at the helm has 10 losses heading into Week 17.

If it's not Rodgers' fault, who or what is to blame for the Pack's 1-7 record in its last eight games?

The defense has been decimated by injuries, the schedule has been brutal and lady luck has been taunting them on a weekly basis.

Green Bay lost corner Al Harris and defensive end Cullen Jenkins to injuries in September and linebacker Nick Barnett went down in early November, which helps explain how the Pack were strafed for 110 points in one leaky three-game stretch.

On Oct. 19 the Packers beat the Colts to head into their bye week at 4-3. November would feature games at Tennessee, Minnesota and New Orleans. Those three teams are a combined 17-4 at home this season (the Saints also won a "home" game in London).

The Packers lost in OT at Tennessee and by a point in Minny when Mason Crosby's last-second field goal attempt scraped wide.

After the defense was humiliated in the Superdome in a 51-29 loss, the Pack came home to lose a 35-31 heartbreaker to a Carolina team that was in the midst of winning seven out of eight games. Even the Texans, who would beat Green Bay the following week, were in the midst of a four-game winning streak. The Packers just seemed to have a season-long knack for catching everybody at their hottest.

A blocked field goal in Chicago in a game Green Bay dominated led to loss No. 10. That game was a perfect microcosm of the Packers' season. Rodgers played very well in sub-zero conditions. The Packers had 325 total yards to the Bears' 210. The Packers led by 11 in the second half. The Packers lost.


"The oranges are dry; the apples are mealy; and the papayas... I don't know what's going on with the papayas!"
go.pack.go.
16 years ago
Great article, really put the season in sum very well. Can't wait to hear what hazer has to say about that article saying that Rodgers has played well...
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joym13
16 years ago
Seems about right!
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Packers_Finland
16 years ago
"Through 15 losses the Detroit defense has a mere four picks and has allowed an almost incomprehensible 109.3 QB rating on the season. Steve Young is the all-time leader at 96.8. In other words the Lions turn every QB they play into a significantly better quarterback than the NFL's all-time highest-rated passer."

That's just way too funny.
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zombieslayer
16 years ago
Holy smokes! Is Rodgers really that good in the red zone?

Knowing that - it should be our imperative to PASS the ball in the red zone more.
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DGB454
16 years ago

Holy smokes! Is Rodgers really that good in the red zone?

Knowing that - it should be our imperative to PASS the ball in the red zone more.

"zombieslayer" wrote:



I was thinking the same thing. Why do we get so conservative? With our talent at WR and Rodgers playing like he does why would you ever run the ball in the red zone?
go.pack.go.
16 years ago

Holy smokes! Is Rodgers really that good in the red zone?

Knowing that - it should be our imperative to PASS the ball in the red zone more.

"DGB454" wrote:



I was thinking the same thing. Why do we get so conservative? With our talent at WR and Rodgers playing like he does why would you ever run the ball in the red zone?

"zombieslayer" wrote:



Because when we're 1 yard out, we shouldn't HAVE to pass. We should be able to pound it in.
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dfosterf
16 years ago

Holy smokes! Is Rodgers really that good in the red zone?

Knowing that - it should be our imperative to PASS the ball in the red zone more.

"go.pack.go." wrote:



I was thinking the same thing. Why do we get so conservative? With our talent at WR and Rodgers playing like he does why would you ever run the ball in the red zone?

"DGB454" wrote:



Because when we're 1 yard out, we shouldn't HAVE to pass. We should be able to pound it in.

"zombieslayer" wrote:



You mean because we are the Green Bay Packers...with probably the finest traditions in the sport, and possibly all of sports, and because we should still be considered "titans of the tundra" , and because it would be highly reflective of a sophisticated fan base, at least NFL/football-wise? Do you mean because we understand and appreciate the extreme value in having the capacity to shove a football right down your opponent's friggin' throat when everyone on the planet knows precisely what you are going to do, but unfortunately for the poor bastards on the defense, there isn't a GD thing they can do about it? Just looking for a little clarification...
go.pack.go.
16 years ago

Holy smokes! Is Rodgers really that good in the red zone?

Knowing that - it should be our imperative to PASS the ball in the red zone more.

"dfosterf" wrote:



I was thinking the same thing. Why do we get so conservative? With our talent at WR and Rodgers playing like he does why would you ever run the ball in the red zone?

"go.pack.go." wrote:



Because when we're 1 yard out, we shouldn't HAVE to pass. We should be able to pound it in.

"DGB454" wrote:



You mean because we are the Green Bay Packers...with probably the finest traditions in the sport, and possibly all of sports, and because we should still be considered "titans of the tundra" , and because it would be highly reflective of a sophisticated fan base, at least NFL/football-wise? Do you mean because we understand and appreciate the extreme value in having the capacity to shove a football right down your opponent's friggin' throat when everyone on the planet knows precisely what you are going to do, but unfortunately for the poor bastards on the defense, there isn't a GD thing they can do about it? Just looking for a little clarification...

"zombieslayer" wrote:



Pretty much, haha...
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porky88
16 years ago
NFL game are close. If you can't win the close games then something is wrong. I don't think it's Aaron Rodgers, but something is wrong. I hope the front office of the Packers doesn't come to the conclusion that this was a fluke of a year and that the Packers had bad luck. If they do, then I suspect they'll be losing their jobs around this time next year.
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