Packers coach Mike McCarthy: Just win the route or win the play called;

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“So much is made of scheme,” McCarthy said Friday. “Frankly, I think too much is made of scheme. At the end of the day, it’s about running your routes or defending the route or blocking your guy or getting off the block and eventually tackling the guy and getting the football.”

He's right. Do what's asked of you. Lombardi's old saying...you should be able to tell the defense what you're doing and still gain yards.

Originally Posted by: musccy 

He's right. Do what's asked of you. Lombardi's old saying...you should be able to tell the defense what you're doing and still gain yards.

Originally Posted by: musccy 

Please tell me what the WRs or Rodgers were supposed to do in the last 4 plays of the game. Get open against 17 DBs in reduced space? If this shit actually works in practice then our secondary is garbage.

Originally Posted by: luigis 

The 3rd and 4th down plays hit receivers in the hands.

The bigger point is the players aren't executing basic stuff. It was clear Mike McCarthy and Aaron Rodgers were frustrated by Davante on the int, we can name numerous drops, the wrs can't figure out how to run an out pattern. This is about execution.

Originally Posted by: musccy 

The 3rd and 4th down plays hit receivers in the hands.

The bigger point is the players aren't executing basic stuff. It was clear Mike McCarthy and Aaron Rodgers were frustrated by Davante on the int, we can name numerous drops, the wrs can't figure out how to run an out pattern. This is about execution.

Originally Posted by: musccy 

The rest of the guys aren't playing any different than when we were 6-0.

Originally Posted by: nerdmann 

So it's ALL Aaron Rodgers. Yeah, that makes sense. About as much sense as those folks that think that Aaron Rodgers is blameless or that Dom Capers is a championship defensive coordinator.

It's impossible to conclude that Aaron Rodgers is the ONLY one playing differently. Rodgers didn't make the bad snap that led to him losing feeling in his arm for the rest of the game, he's not the one that isn't consistently getting separation on routes, and he didn't drop those passes that hit the receivers in the hands. There is plenty of blame to go around offensively.

Originally Posted by: DoddPower 

Look at how other team's WRs are getting open every play, but if you look at the Packer WRs, they are not getting any separation, which leaves Aaron Rodgers out to dry.
I don't care how good your QB is, if no one is willing to go BEYOND the route to try to give him something to throw to, you can't blame the QB.

Originally Posted by: Cheesey 

If you watched the games, YES. The WRs are NOT getting open.
Had Aaron Rodgers had some bad throws? Yes.
But to act like Cobb, Adams and Jones have been playing well would be ignoring the truth.
Seems that you just want to heap blame on Rodgers and give free passes to the WRs and invisible TEs.
Aaron Rodgers has missed some passes. But to me the majority of the lousy passing game is on the play caller and WRs.
That's my opinion at least.

Originally Posted by: Cheesey 

He's right. Do what's asked of you. Lombardi's old saying...you should be able to tell the defense what you're doing and still gain yards.

Originally Posted by: musccy 

The biggest issue I have with this team is that it never shows up for a full 60. And if fact, they're showing up less and less.

Could Davante catch more balls? Yes. Could RR break a tackle. Theoretically.

But what is DIFFERENT than when we were 6-0? Aaron. He's not right. It also seems to me that he's scapegoating Davante.

Originally Posted by: nerdmann 

Except if it doesn't work for basically 6 weeks straight, expecting it to suddenly start happening is just idiotic.

Originally Posted by: steveishere 

Please tell me what the WRs or Rodgers were supposed to do in the last 4 plays of the game.

Originally Posted by: luigis 

I have never been a Janis fan. But he needs to hit the field. His speed alone will get him, or someone else open. Replace Davante with Janis this week. See what happens.

Originally Posted by: gbguy20 

Davante Adams has a lot more talent than Jeff Janis, but Janis has some break away speed Adams simply does not have. Since they worry about Janis catching the ball and Adams sure as hell hasn't been, I think it's stupid as hell to not trot Janis out on the field. Even Featherstone ended up catching passes with that blazing speed.

You trot Sam Shields and Jeff Janis on the outside with Randall Cobb at slot. That's gotta be good for one good play because what defense is going to expect that? Yeah yea, no defense would expect it cuz it's a dumb idea. Whatever. I would still throw Shields in at WR 5-10 plays a game to stretch a defense.

Originally Posted by: Zero2Cool