Packers Game Ball: Packers Lose Another Close One, 17-20

That’s b.s.for losers, man.

It would be nice to have a running game, but that also includes having linemen to block for it as well. A lot of times it seemed like Bjack was getting hit almost immediately after getting the ball.

hamstrings McCarthy’s playcalling. That being said, he still shouldn’t call two QB sneaks. Use the pass a bit more. This Packers team is best when they are spread out.

really there is no reason why they lost this game other than lack of special teams play and running game.

Crap, all they need to do is tackle the returner after the last touchdown on the right side of the 50 yard line.

On the running game, well, if they have a running back who can get that tough yard here and there they are able to seal the deal on the goal line and convert key downs.

I’m sick of seeing people on here DENYING that we need a REAL…….BONIFIED……NFL nrunning back. A guy like Turner, that can get you 2nd or 3rd and short most of the time. And, please shut up about Starks, Starks, Starks. B.S. Nance sucks. 3rd & 1=0 and settle for field goal. BJ..what can I say? He’s a guy that comes in for 1 play to give your REAL back a breather. Grant? Average to death. And, don’t tell me about 1200 yrds. That’s 75 yrds/game on 20-25 carries, people. When was the last time he broke a big run? When was the last time ANY Packer back broke a big run? And, he’s coming off a season ending injury. Good luck with that. I’m really sick of seeing this team lose games because we can’t get 1 or 2 yards when we need it. The D played well for 3 qtrs., then give up 10 in the 4th. Also, does anyone know how many games AR gave us a lead or tying score only to watch the D fail? Mr. Red Flag Mike mysteriously DOESN’T throw the flag today. AR mysteriously DOESN’T cover up at the goal line, something they teach you from PeeWee ball on. On the goal line, we mysteriously forget that Gonzales, who has caught more TD passes than any T.E, is on the field. This team could easily be undefeated right now, except for stupid mistakes at crucial times.
There, I feel better now. Not really.

Yeah, I was surprised they didn’t.

But not that surprised. It’s Green Bay special teams, after all.

… to get a slow track. That field looks pretty bad.

I didn’t see a single mistake out of him, and that wins football games. I’d love for Rodgers to have a Michael Turner, though.

I had the same thoughts… he isn’t flashy, didn’t throw a deep ball, just managed the game.

But having said that, thats ALL the Falcons need. They have a solid D and a good o-line and RB. I would not like Ryan as our starting QB, simply because it’s like watching the Spurs (kinda boring). But I respect that he is doing exactly what the system tells him to do.

Rodgers is the better quarterback. As a Falcons fan, I can and will admit that. He’s elite.

But consider what Ryan was up against: A great pass rush and a very good secondary. For the first time all season, you largely took Roddy White away from him. Great quarterbacks adjust to that, and that’s exactly what he did. Sure, he wasn’t launching any deep balls to take your breath away, but he found the open man all day long, completed 86% of his passes and made no major mistakes.

If that’s what constitutes a ho-hum quarterback, then by god, I’ll take it.

Yea calling a timeout does nothing since it was before the final 2 minutes. Challenge it from the get-go and the Packers win this game.

I think it was nice to see the return of the 5 WR’s. It’s different from the league and we had success with it in 2007. We simply put didn’t execute on 3rd downs as often as we should’ve. Struggled mightily on 3rd and short.

I’m now worried about the Chicago game. Against Philly today they got GREAT pressure with just their front four, letting them drop 7 into coverage. Chicago is clearly a team on the upswing right now, and that game will be anything other than a walk in the park.

I know the loss is a bit raw at the moment, but I didn’t see any awful calls on MM’s part. The play calls were pretty good generally. There was one missed challenge…but that happens in games. It’s just tough because when the game is close sometimes that can be the difference.

As for the confirmation from above…well all coaches have that. And as someone else pointed out that we’ve had the opposite in the Chicago game so I don’t see this as a large problem.

When we boil down this loss it comes out to two parts bad luck and one part horrible special teams. That happens in the season. Really this is still a great team with good to great coaching when you consider the adversity that they have overcome and closeness of all of the losses so far.

your entire first paragraph is wrong. they were in a no huddle so there was no time. even the announcers, who probably see this at the same time as those in the booth, didnt catch it until it was too late.

They got enough stops to keep us in the game. Really it comes down to the fumble and mistakes. The falcons played near error free football. I think we win this game at home…..

Or we could just blame special teams. I mean who didn’t see a special teams fail coming?

The Bears are for real. I’ll give them that. I think we can still make up the games on them with their schedule and ours. It’s not over. The road is a bit tougher now though, especially if the Bears win.

The un-Special Teams have been among the worst in the NFL for Slocums entire career in Green Bay…they’ve probably lost two games this year because of them…

If you want Rodgers to snek then spread out the filed and give him more room. And if you want to go jumbo and tight like that let Kuhn run it from FB, he’s more likely to plow through for a yard or 2, same on the 3rd and 1’s.

and thats just off the top of my head

to let the clock run all the way down to zero before scoring so our special teams/defense don’t give up the loss in the last minute.

The superlatives being thrown Matt Ryan’s way after winning games in the last 60 seconds because the opposing team fucks up and they get a field goal.

who knows? Maybe he was too focused on doing “the belt.”

…you can’t be serious?

RIP

It’s nice to see posts like this from the opponents fans, too bad it takes a loss to make it possible…

Congrats on the win, the Falcons deserved it.

Everyone I interacted with has been classy, and I respect that. Awful good football team you’ve got here.

You guys played a good game too. If it wasn’t for that dumb penalty toward the end, as it’s 11:00 CST here now, they still might be fighting it out. I was nervous about this game for a reason, and Ryan showed it. You guys down south have a great team, and if we can’t, please beat the ever lovin’ blue and orange crap outta Duh Bears in the post season. Good luck to you guys during the rest of the year too.

They still have to play New England and the New York Jets. Unfortunately, both games are in Chicago, and we also have to play the Giants. However, they also play a possibly re-born Viking team in the Mall of America, have to play a presumably revenge-hungry Lions team on the road, and then have to finish out the season in Lambeau.

And I know they beat the Eagles today, but Cutler is taking a lot of hits, which will hopefully trigger another interception binge for ol’ number (pick) 6.