This sucks, big time but here we go:
The Glass Half Full:
- Mike Daniels: He east OLs alive. Great game.
- K.Clark: Showed up when we needed him. Good game kid.
- Jake Ryan: Very good game in a difficult position, he is good at reading plays.
The Glass Half Empty:
- A.Rodgers: Playing as if he were 39 years old and about to retire. Terrible game. 14 straight games with PR under 100. Incredible!
- M.McCarthy: What a joke, this was a close game and he went for it in 4th and 1 refusing to tie and he did it with Starks!!!
- D.Randall: He can't cover, he can't play CB, he may be a good or very good safety if he switches. Awful night.
- D. Capers: Randall can't cover Diggs so just keep him covering Diggs. I don't care if Cobb has to play CB, just take Randall out!
And as ugly as it was we could have won this one; they had no running game, Bradford at QB and no line.
Originally Posted by: luigis
If the Packers offense was even moderately competent the Packers would have won this game. The score made it seem much closer than it actually was. The Vikings thrashed the Packers. The Vikings are a much better team almost regardless of who plays QB, and Bradford should improve.
The Packers have shitty depth at cornerback, defensive line, inside linebacker. Possibly safety now? The offense has no rhythm. It's just painful to watch the Packers offense these days. There's no excuse for such ineptness. I'm starting to think McCarthy has lost control of this team. Like, not in some horribly dramatic way, but just doesn't have control and can't get the players to buy into his message.
Aaron Rodgers is playing horrible. But to be fair, it would be hard to convince me that some coaches in the NFL couldn't be very successful with Aaron Rodgers. He isn't playing well, but I truly think a very good coach could get him right. Does anyone think Aaron Rodgers wouldn't play well under Bill Bellichick? I bet he'd also be incredibly successful on the Vikings, Cardinals, Bengals, 49'ers, Seahawks, Rams, Broncos, Steelers, and other teams. I'm not absolving Rodgers of anything. He needs to be much better. But I place more of the blame on McCarthy. He is definitely NOT getting the most out of Aaron Rodgers, and that's pathetic. He's also not getting the most out of multiple other players like Lacy, Cook, Abby, and others. That's what a good coach does. I think McCarthy has just gotten incredibly stale, and I don't think it can be fixed without wholesale changes in the paradigm of the team. It wasn't just the lack of Jordy Nelson last season. Something else has happen and it continues.