Statistics are great for those people who can’t understand what’s going on in front of them. Ben Baldwin is likely this type of individual.
I don’t need statistics to tell me that 12 has been fantastic the last two games.
Originally Posted by: KRK
If one understands football, Baldwin’s stats match reality EXACTLY. Problem for typical fans comes from only being able to process Rodgers’ play thru results; and when a play fails, the idolizers look for others to blame.
The world was informed right in this forum that Rodgers’ decision making tanked the bye week of 2015, coinciding with Rodgers’ excommunicating his family from his life. Hobbled the last half of ’16; Rodgers seemingly returned; but as his ankle healed Doppleganger returned and Rodgers has not been seen since.
To understand Doppleganger only one play needs to be viewed: the TD pass to Lizard. 3rd and 5 on Det 31, 2 scores down and it is nowhere near panic time for nonchockers.
NOW LOOK AT THE DAMN PLAY and learn:
Read 1 is MVS on a shallow cross left to right.
Read 2a and 2b is Kumerow and Graham running a shallow and deep slant, respectively, from right to left. Given Det’s defensive alignment, pre-snap this is the place anticipated to go!!!
Lizard’s [Left] responsibility is to go deep to clear out the left side for the parallel slants of read 2a/2b [Rodgers should be on alert for deep throw to Lizard if there's a blown coverage, which did NOT occur].
Kumerow is WIDE OPEN by 6 yards short left. EASY throw, EASY first and WR gets 10+ YAC.
But, Rodgers threw into blanket coverage. It took an amazing throw to even have a chance; but still the DB had a chance to make an exceptional play leaving Crosby w/ a 48-yard FG attempt. Securing the first is what an elite QB would have done. Rodgers panicked and/or at the expense of the team, he was turning his lobby efforts for Lizard into a self-fulfilling prophecy.
This is exactly how Cutler played [Though Cutler couldn’t have made that unbelievable throw in his dreams]. Dozens of bad decisions that resulted in a handful of plays that look great to the fan, but those same bad decisions end multiple drives in a game. Last 2 drives stopped on downs because of Rodgers’ decision making [Bailed out by one ref on the take-Flowers was doing that all game].
Shepard’s INT was a similar bad decision: Rodgers was looking off the safety for too long trying to get the ball to Graham for the TD, instead of focusing on the 1st. Rodgers knew he had to get the TD stat there or the glory goes to a RB. Shepard was WIDE OPEN, but Rodgers got to Shepard’s read late, threw behind Shepard; opening up the door for disaster. If Rodgers just went thru his damn progressions he’d have hit Shepard in the chest, leaving 1st and G on the 1 or 2. Shamefully, Rodgers may also have been consciously depriving Shepard of success to prove Lizard should get more snaps.
Baldwin is correct, Rodgers is not elite; he’s much closer to being just an ass, who makes an occasional play that no one else can make. Don't be fooled by the glitz.