Packers made a lot of mistakes and only lose by 2 pts. I’m wondering what would a mistake-free game will look like.
There’s no such thing. The Vikings were far from mistake-free. But you have to limit the miscues and make fewer than your opponent. That’s the bottom line.
How do you think the packers answer their problems on defense caused by injuries in the secondary? Do we see less man coverage? Some zone blitz stuff ?
I could see varying up the pass-rush plan a bit with some different looks and bluffs, etc. But guys have to win their one-on-ones too, both up front and on the back end.
Did you ever get the chance to see Pete Rose play in person? Sad to hear of his passing, and wondering what your first thought or memory was upon seeing the news.
I never did see Rose play in person but I certainly watched him a ton as a kid. Always loved the way he played the game.
I’ll throw this out there just like last week. Will Xavier McKinney keep his interception streak going this week?
I think my answer last week was I’m not going to bet against him at this point. Not changing that tune now.
I saw the Rams OL is currently ranked worst in the league for pass pro. Is this the week for another sack fest ?
That’s a bit simplistic, but Stafford has been sacked 13 times in four games. He’s going to start getting in a better groove with the receivers he has, though, and he’s often got answers to blitzes with hot reads and such. The Packers have to play this like they played the Titans game. Get a lead, build on it, and then come after him when you know he has to throw.
I think Willis is better then Jordan Love he has won two games for us needed to keep that same momentum to win games.
The defense gave up 65 points in the games the Packers lost, 24 in the games the Packers won.
Seems like the WR group excluding Jayden Reed are off to a slow start. Is that a manifestation of Love missing games? Seems like more drops this year than last.
Yeah, there have been too many catchable balls missed. Also some of the throws could’ve been better. Plenty of blame to go around. Love needing to get his feet under him again is a big part of that, and the chemistry.
If Jordan Love isn’t moving in the pocket as he does when he is 100%, he needs to rest. Malik Willis has proven he can win games, rest Love until is he fully healthy, it isn’t worth the risk.
Jordan Love needs to learn how to perform on a knee that probably won’t be 100% for a while.
How about that perfect passing performance from Goff? Looks like the NFC North has the potential for three powerhouse teams.
It’s shaping up to be a dynamite division. Goff’s performance Monday night was something else. Literally zero mistakes.
This team is very talented, just keep fighting. Everything will be fine.
That’s pretty much how I feel. There’s plenty of talent and they need to play up to it. I think they will. The sooner the better.
Hey Mike, always appreciate you jumping on here. It seemed to me that the Vikings really took their foot off the pedal defensively in the 3rd quarter which helped lead to the Packers coming back into the game. Do you see this “prevent defense” being utilized a bit early in NFL games like that?
I don’t know if it was that so much or Love just settling down and getting the offense moving again. Defenses with a lead in the second half are always guarding against the big play. They don’t want to give up explosives and allow quick scores. The Vikings D didn’t really do that until more midway through the fourth quarter. What got the Packers back in the game really was the strip-sack on the blindside blitz by Keisean Nixon.
What does the Ram defense do well that we should be concerned about?
The unit is struggling statistically. I think opponents are averaging 165 yards per game on the ground. They’ve only generated three takeaways all season. Just seven sacks. The Packers have to keep them struggling.
The Pack remind me a bit of the Brewers this year. Can beat you in a variety of ways and will not lay down for anyone. I’m looking forward to them improving as the season goes along in the areas they are struggling. LaFleur is the right coach/leader to make that happen.
I agree. Not sure I get the comparison with the Brewers, because I can’t say the Packers have proven this year the “variety of ways” thing. But I think they will in time.
Seemed like we had less motion last week. Any word on whether that was because they didn’t want Love turning and twisting this way and that? Or do you think it was because of the speed of Minn.’s defense.
That’s always a situational/opponent/game plan thing according to LaFleur.
Hi Mike, just wanted to say hello from Oktoberfest in Munich,
You’re killin’ me Smalls.
Can the Brewers recover in such a short series? Will need a win today and then a road win.
The whole series is in Milwaukee. Win tonight and then take your chances tomorrow. All you can do.
Lost in all of this with our kicking game is how strong of a start our Punter is having!
There’s been plenty of praise for Daniel Whelan and rightly so. He’s really booming it.
I know it’s Stafford, but this feels like a week where we will see more base defense and attention to the run. Not enough weapons to need to be in nickel all the time?
That’s really dependent on the personnel the Rams use. If they go with 3 WR, then you go nickel unless you want a safety or LB matched up on a WR. If they go 2 WR, then yes, I could see plenty of base.
Why do teams “can” a play at the line of scrimmage and then almost always just run up the middle to gain nothing? If fans know what’s coming next, I’m pretty sure the defense does too.
I’ve seen plenty of plays canned to a play-action pass. Canning a play doesn’t always mean it’s a run.
ATMR this is the most penalized team thru 4 games in ML’s tenure with 34. Problem is it’s not all the rookies. Do they have to sit folks to get their attention?
I don’t think that’s the answer. The right techniques, etc., need to be emphasized in practice to get through this.
Was it a combination of coming off an injury and a good disguising defense that lead to all the INTs? that’s not Love’s MO normally
The Minn LB made a great play on the first INT. The second one was a bad route combo by GB. The third was a bad decision by the QB. There wasn’t one thread to them.
Ball placement was not great to start the game, as Love got more comfortable so did his precision.
Jordan did not look to well with his knee i say let him rest up another 2,3 weeks but still limited practicing.
But then how does Willis get ready to play if that’s your approach? There are only so many reps to go around. When Love is able to play, he plays. This isn’t a difficult concept.