Redskins Game:
The first playoff game was a nice win. All phases, Offense, Defense & Special Teams played well. And a playoff road win is ALWAYS good! And, of course, a look at the numbers:
Packers 12 Drives - 4 TD's & 2 FG's, 4 Punts, 1 Safety & 1 Fumble
A slow start - Punt, Safety, Punt, & Punt! But, nice finish!
Washington 12 Drives - 2 TD's & 1 FG, 5 Punts & 3 on Downs, 1 Fumble
A fast start & slow finish, give the defense some credit!
Considering, no Bahktari & Shields, a good game for the Pack!
Cardinals Game:
First, give Pack a little credit, after game #1- a 38-8 loss, NICE improvement! But, a loss is
a loss.
Packers 10 Drives - 2 TD's & 2 FG's, 4 Punts, 1 Downs & 1 Interception
Cardinals 11 Drives - 3 TD's & 2 FG's, 3 Punts, 2 Interceptions, 1 End of Half
Another slow start - Punt & Punt, & Punt! Next, two field goals, should have been 2 TD's to make
life easy! And what a finish - HAIL MARY & Jeff Janis! Overtime? Try to explain the Fitzgerald play? Seems to been a Packer theme the last few years! Let another teams best Wide Receiver go crazy & that long pass play? WIDE OPEN, MISSED TACKLES, & game over!
The Packer Buddies, attended 4 games, and the view from the stands was the same as all the games this season. Offense - inconsistent & poor Rodgers body language. Defense - young defensive backs played well, linebacker & defensive line play inconsistent. Special Teams, adequate, but not a lot of BIG plays. So, what do we take away from the 2015 Season?
1 - Aaron Rodgers? He is human! Here is my "sixth coating sense!" After Jordy was injured, panic! And I saw that in his eyes! Frustration! During the season, interviews! Game Day body language. And again, that gut feeling! Offensive line issues added to this! Last year healthy, this year NOT. The ultimate was left tackle, as all QB's, they NEED blind side confidence! Do not get me wrong, I WILL TAKE AARON RODGERS EVEN ON A BAD YEAR! But, HE NEEDS HELP!
2 - Ted Thompson? First, the good. Those young defensive backs! Rookies, Randall & Rollins. NICE YEAR! They are players and we could have something special here! Clinton-Dixx & Hyde, still make plays, but miss tackles! Burnett is the QB on defense, he needs to keep leading. Defensive Line play. Mike Daniels, just signed again and that helps! He IS the leader here. But, we still need an impact player! We DO NOT have a STUD and we need one! I suggest, sign a free agent & spend the money! Does Reggie White ring a bell. With Aaron Rodgers getting a year older the time is NOW to make a 2-3 year run! We cannot afford to draft and develop here!!! SIGN A STUD FREE AGENT PASS RUSHER!!!! And linebacker, still a mess. Barrington back will help. Is Ryan a starter for the future? Peppers a year older, Matthews a year older? Here I would draft & develop! But, Ted needs a DO NOT MISS draft choice & his line backer picks have not been a little, NO A LOT, questionable!
3 - Mike McCarthy? OK, time to look a numbers again!
Pro Football Web Page and Mike McCarthy Wikipedia Page
Year 1 - 2006 - Record 8-8 and Playoffs No
Year 2 - 2007 - Record 13-3 and Playoffs 1-1 NFC North Champ & Loss in NFC Championship
Year 3 - 2008 - Record 6-10 and Playoffs No
Year 4 - 2009 - Record 11-5 and Playoffs 0-1
Year 5 - 2010 - Record 10-6 and Playoffs 4-0 Super Bowl Win
Year 6 - 2011 - Record 15-1 and Playoffs 0-1 NFC North Champ
Year 7 - 2012 - Record 11-5 and Playoffs 1-1 NFC North Champ
Year 8 - 2013 - Record 8-7-1 and Playoffs 0-1 NFC North Champ
Year 9 - 2014 - Record 12-4 and Playoffs 0-1 NFC North Champ & Loss in NFC Championship
Year 10 - 2015 - Record 10-6 and Playoffs 1-1
First, we need to KEEP Mike McCarthy! BUT, he needs to make some changes!
More later, but as a Packer Fan, we are blessed. A great tradition! We have gone from Favre to Rodgers(Just talk to Cleveland Brown fans!) Mike Holmgren to Mike McCarthy! Super Bowls - 4 Total, & 2 last 20 years.
My Goal for the Packers?
TWO MORE SUPER BOWLS NEXT 5 YEARS
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