I agree with Buckeye and Nerdmann.
All this speculation and talk about what is wrong with the Packers. What is ironic is when they hit a bump in the road like this McCarthy just goes on and stays the course and they ultimately get things turned around.
It's 16 games till the playoffs and every team is going to have to survive a period where they aren't playing the best football. It's not if you will hit a bump in the road. It's when. For us it's now. Rather that than week 14 or 15.
I hear this McCarthy shouldn't call the plays let Rodgers do it. WHAT? Why? The problem is there is breakdowns in execution so what difference does it make who calls the play or what play is called. Nerdmann was spot on about the safety. If you saw that play right after the handoff it was THERE. All Lang has to do is block his guy and it's a 20 yarder. There was nothing wrong with the play.
Another time on 2nd and 2 they give it to Lacy and he has an easy 1st down to the left. I mean he could have turned around and ran backwards for a first down but he unexplainably cuts back outside, gets caught up in a pile, and dropped for a 4 yard loss. They don't convert the 3rd and 6 and another drive down the drain.
They just need to go out and do their job. It's not that they can't. Lang can make that block and Lacy can ram it up inside and make the defense pay. They have done it over and over before.
It's not that they don't have the talent to play much better than they are. The problem is they are not playing up to the level of talent they have. There is no excuse for dropping 5 passes. Rodgers has been off his game a bit too but it's not like these guys have not all shown they are better than what they are right now. This is why Rodgers is saying chill. He knows he has the guys to get it done.
"The train is leaving the station."