O-Line + D-Line = Recipe for disaster

by 3rdigraphix on Nov 8, 2009 9:06 PM CST Comment 7 comments

While I was watching the game today I paid very close attention to two very important things--pass protection by both the offensive line and Tight ends/running backs and how many times our defensive blitzes got home to the opposing QB. To no ones surprise, the Packers were anemic in both areas. Special teams is, well, not very special...I don't think that Slocum will make it through this week--I think he will be canned by mid-week.

Pass Protection: Donald Lee and Ryan Grant were horrendous today when asked to help out and pass protect. Our offensive line is atrocious by themselves, but you would think that when we give them two extra blockers they would at least hold the down the fort for 3 seconds of protection...um, no--not really. Rodgers again was guilty of holding the ball too long on a few occasions, but I would say that 4 of the 6 sacks were on the O-line.

Defensive Blitz Packages: I don't recall a single blitz that got home today by the Packers--not one. When you send the house you need to at least touch the QB. We wonder why we keep giving up big pass plays---how can we expect our corners to cover receivers for 7-plus seconds? Even Charles Woodson would give up big plays when an opposing QB has that much time to throw! TB was getting pressure all day rushing only 4--we couldn't sniff that Rookie QB with even 5 and 6 guys chasing after him!

The McCarthy and Thompson watch has officially started. I'm not one for calling for people's heads as continuity in coaching/GM personnel in the NFL is underrated (as long as leadership is competent that is), but this kind of loss gets people fired--plain and simple. It looks like a over-estimation of talent has combined with them believing their own hype of the preseason.

Oh, by the way...Ahman Green broke more tackles on one run today (3) than Ryan Grant has broken all season. He also become the Packers' all-time leading rusher. This was really the lone bright spot of the day :)

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I agree

the blitzes we ran in preseason left vulnerbility for the occasional big play, but without bliztes, the 3-4 is open up to big plays all the time, not just when the QB avoids the pressure

id rather have a 24 year old (human years) dog that has advanced parkinson’s batting for our team than vlad.

-BoeJouma

by blackoutsox on Nov 8, 2009 9:17 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

Coming home to roost

Pack leadership has just been acting totally ignorant. I think many fans have been fooled or just naive, as in the many hopefuls last week pointing out…we can’t be too bad in defense, we are #3 in the NFC. Stats padded against bad teams like Detroit and the Browns, we are the only franchise totally naked defensively due to Dum Capers. And the O-line gets totally depantsed every week. And now we get to play the team with the star on the helmets. I haven’t been this down on the team since the Sherman days. Seems like the only thing that will make us forget those days is do nothing TT. And I get really tired of the folks saying …“Well, some of those sacks are on Rodgers.” I think our receivers just don’t get separation like we are used to. Losing Finley hurts, because he was beginning to look like the real deal, but the Pack offense only goes as far as screen passes can take it, and check how many screen passes were completed against Tampa. We don’t have the checkdown game to keep a pass rush honest. Team had 11 sacks for the season before playing the Pack. Last week I posted we would win 10 get into the playoffs and 3 man rush ourselves into oblivion. Only an idiot would put this team in the playoffs today. Maybe Benedict Arnold Jane Fonda Quisling Favre saw this coming.

by daldog on Nov 9, 2009 12:39 AM CST reply actions 0 recs

You can't honestly compare your D-line to our O-line

Not to sound cocky, but many people would agree that our O-line is one of the best in the league.

Why do you kill threads????

by Some other guy who does not care on Nov 9, 2009 10:37 AM CST reply actions 0 recs

what do you want for it?

name your price!

id rather have a 24 year old (human years) dog that has advanced parkinson’s batting for our team than vlad.

-BoeJouma

by blackoutsox on Nov 9, 2009 5:28 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Offensive Line Is Offensive!!!

I don’t think I have ever seen an O-Line as bad as this one. Somebody needs to be fired for drafting these bozos. You can’t draft linemen in the 5th, 6th, and 7th rounds and expect them to be good. Does anybody know what the record for sacks is in a 16 game season? I bet the 2009 Packers are closing in on it.

by NC_Packer_Backer on Nov 9, 2009 7:45 PM CST reply actions 0 recs