You called it Nerd and I think your observation about turf v. grass is insightful. Would Spriggs got the start if it was turf?
Originally Posted by: Barfarn
Maybe on the left side. Really hard to put him out there right now. At least from what I've seen of him.
Originally Posted by: nerdmann
I don't know what the Packers are thinking, but I think I'd take my chances with Murphy on turf and even on the left side, right now over Spriggs.
Murphy is mainly getting beat in a singular one or two ways, guys are more athletic than him, beating him to the outside or knocking him back, with Rodgers stepping forward and not knowing where Rodgers is (which happens with all mobile QBs) but normally Murphy makes them go the long way around him, there was a consistent/pattern to it. A smart QB/Coach can game plan for that, realizing they're either gonna need to get the ball out a bit quicker or give him help (chip blocking or TE/RB blocking, to that side).
Spriggs on the other hand was being beaten a lot of different ways. And after a player beat him doing it once, he would then over-adjust to stop that from happening again... and said players would then fake that move and do another... or have a second move to it and would catch Spriggs off guard with second effort and change, which included being beaten to outside, the inside, knocked back. And it's not consistent and hard to game plan for.