It is no secret we are a pass first team, so if we can't run the ball effectively it becomes more exposed as the season wears on.
"pack93z" wrote:
Does it really? Or have we reached the point where everyone knows we're going to pass but nobody can stop us?
Let's take a look at the Falcons. Arguably the best team in the NFC. Let's just look at the one game we played them.
They knew we can't run. They knew we'd pass. Well, when we passed, we got success. Behold.
Our first drive. We ran. Bad idea. Punt.
Green Bay - 9:22
1st-10, GB11 9:22 A. Rodgers rushed to the right for 6 yard gain
2nd-4, GB17 8:45 B. Jackson rushed to the left for 1 yard gain
3rd-3, GB18 8:04 A. Rodgers rushed up the middle for 2 yard gain
4th-1, GB20 7:16 T. Masthay punt, no return. Green Bay committed 5 yard penalty
Drive 2 - too much rushing. Arguably, had we thrown in more passes, this would have been a TD drive instead of a FG drive.
Green Bay - 4:56
1st-10, GB15 4:56 A. Rodgers passed to G. Jennings to the left for 30 yard gain
1st-10, GB45 4:16 B. Jackson rushed to the left for 1 yard loss. Atlanta committed 15 yard penalty
1st-10, ATL41 3:51 A. Rodgers passed to D. Driver to the right for 17 yard gain
1st-10, ATL24 3:23 B. Jackson rushed to the left for no gain
2nd-10, ATL24 2:48 A. Rodgers rushed to the right for 11 yard gain
1st-10, ATL13 2:14 B. Jackson rushed to the right for 4 yard gain
2nd-6, ATL9 1:33 A. Rodgers rushed to the right for 5 yard gain
3rd-1, ATL4 0:51 D. Nance rushed to the left for no gain
4th-1, ATL4 0:04 M. Crosby kicked a 22-yard field goal
Now this should have been a TD drive. It ended with a fumble into the end zone. Bad luck. Notice though that every single play was a pass play except for Aaron's sneaks.
Green Bay - 13:08
1st-10, GB15 13:08 A. Rodgers passed to B. Swain to the right for 31 yard gain. Atlanta committed 15 yard penalty
1st-10, ATL39 12:44 A. Rodgers passed to J. Nelson down the middle for 6 yard gain
2nd-4, ATL33 12:06 A. Rodgers incomplete pass down the middle
3rd-4, ATL33 11:58 A. Rodgers passed to J. Jones to the right for 9 yard gain
1st-10, ATL24 11:15 A. Rodgers passed to J. Jones to the right for 5 yard gain
2nd-5, ATL19 10:37 A. Rodgers passed to J. Nelson down the middle for 5 yard gain
1st-10, ATL14 9:42 A. Rodgers passed to J. Jones to the right for 8 yard gain
2nd-2, ATL6 8:55 A. Rodgers passed to J. Jones to the right for 4 yard gain
1st-2, ATL2 8:18 A. Rodgers incomplete pass to the left
2nd-2, ATL2 8:15 A. Rodgers rushed to the left for 1 yard gain
3rd-1, ATL1 7:32 A. Rodgers rushed to the left for no gain. A. Rodgers fumbled. M. Peterson recovered fumble
What are we doing wasting a valuable drive with a run? Geez, people. Punt.
Green Bay - 14:49
1st-10, GB32 14:49 A. Rodgers passed to B. Swain to the left for 9 yard gain
2nd-1, GB41 14:21 B. Jackson rushed to the right for 6 yard loss
3rd-7, GB35 13:36 A. Rodgers passed to A. Quarless to the left for 5 yard gain
4th-2, GB40 13:01 T. Masthay punt, no return
Nice 80 yard drive here. Wasted one play with a run though.
Green Bay - 10:05
1st-10, GB20 10:05 A. Rodgers passed to D. Driver to the left for 9 yard gain
2nd-1, GB29 9:26 B. Jackson rushed to the right for 1 yard loss
3rd-2, GB28 8:38 A. Rodgers passed to G. Jennings to the right for 34 yard gain. G. Jennings fumbled. K. Hall recovered fumble
1st-10, ATL38 8:28 A. Rodgers rushed up the middle for 9 yard gain
2nd-1, ATL29 7:44 A. Rodgers incomplete pass down the middle
3rd-1, ATL29 7:37 A. Rodgers passed to J. Nelson to the left for 28 yard gain
1st-1, ATL1 7:17 A. Rodgers rushed up the middle for 1 yard touchdown. M. Crosby made PAT
This was the only drive in the game where my argument isn't 100% correct. The running worked, the passing failed when it mattered. Kudos to Mike McCarthy for going for it on 4th down though. I like that.
Green Bay - 14:13
1st-10, GB7 14:13 A. Rodgers passed to J. Nelson to the left for 12 yard gain
1st-10, GB19 13:27 A. Rodgers rushed to the right for 10 yard gain
1st-10, GB29 12:43 A. Rodgers rushed up the middle for no gain
2nd-10, GB29 12:02 A. Rodgers passed to J. Kuhn to the left for 9 yard gain
3rd-1, GB38 11:18 B. Jackson rushed to the right for 12 yard gain
1st-10, 50 10:32 B. Jackson rushed to the right for 4 yard gain
2nd-6, ATL46 9:54 A. Rodgers passed to G. Jennings to the right for 5 yard gain
3rd-1, ATL41 9:20 A. Rodgers incomplete pass to the right
4th-1, ATL41 9:15 A. Rodgers incomplete pass down the middle
14 passing plays, 2 rushing plays. That's the kind of balance I want to see. Result - TD. Of course.
Green Bay - 5:54
1st-10, GB10 5:54 B. Jackson rushed to the left for 5 yard gain
2nd-5, GB15 5:30 A. Rodgers passed to A. Quarless to the left for 11 yard gain
1st-10, GB26 5:07 A. Rodgers passed to B. Jackson to the left for no gain
2nd-10, GB26 4:31 Green Bay committed 5 yard penalty
2nd-15, GB21 4:26 A. Rodgers passed to A. Quarless down the middle for 19 yard gain
1st-10, GB40 3:45 B. Jackson rushed to the left for 8 yard gain
2nd-2, GB48 3:17 A. Rodgers rushed to the right for 7 yard gain
1st-10, ATL45 3:13 A. Rodgers incomplete pass to the right
2nd-10, ATL45 3:08 A. Rodgers passed to G. Jennings to the right for 15 yard gain
1st-10, ATL30 2:45 A. Rodgers passed to B. Jackson down the middle for 9 yard gain
2nd-1, ATL21 2:14 A. Rodgers incomplete pass to the left
3rd-1, ATL21 2:11 A. Rodgers incomplete pass to the left
4th-1, ATL21 2:03 A. Rodgers passed to J. Jones down the middle for 18 yard gain
1st-3, ATL3 1:54 A. Rodgers sacked by J. Abraham. A. Rodgers fumbled. A. Rodgers recovered fumble
2nd-6, ATL6 1:52 A. Rodgers incomplete pass to the right
3rd-6, ATL6 1:45 A. Rodgers passed to B. Jackson to the right for 1 yard gain
4th-5, ATL5 1:06 Green Bay committed 5 yard penalty
4th-10, ATL10 0:56 A. Rodgers passed to J. Nelson to the left for 10 yard touchdown. M. Crosby made PAT
So let me reiterate, I'm talking ONLY this game. When we rushed, it was generally a waste of a down. When we went all out pass, it resulted in a TD drive except for that Rodgers' fumble which was just an unfortunate occurrence.
Have we as a team reached the point where EVERYONE knows we're going to pass but there's not a ****** thing they can do to stop it? This was even against the arguably best team in the NFC with the #7 D in the NFL.
My man Donald Driver
(thanks to Pack93z for the pic)
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