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Re: Lucky than Good

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Originally Posted by Danno (Post 621268)

Its odd, we gave up 500 yards but it was probably our best defensive effort to date.

Not sure what to read into that one.

The way I see it, is what I call "Barry Sanders Stats". Barry Sanders was probably the all-time most exciting RB to watch, but he wasn't efficient at moving the ball consistently. You'd see his stats after a game, and see 120 yards rushing on 30 attempts, then you look at the runs, and see he had one run of 80 yards, and the other 29 were 1, -1, 2, -1.. etc. (and those were THE most exciting -1 yard running plays you saw in your life)... so the total number was impressive, but the running game was not efficient at consistently moving the ball.

Similarly, the Packers, in 2 passing plays very early in the game (their first 2 drives), got 137 yards. That's roughly 1/3rd of their passing yards in 2 plays. The other 281 yards Rodgers threw for, it took him 26 completions in 37 attempts, which is still very decent by NFL standards, but it is not the dominant performance the 418 total yards suggest.

Re: Lucky than Good

"Giving up 491 yards, 400 in the air, and that's when their qb was hurt after their 1st drive in the 2nd half, doesn't indicate that this defense is any better.

3 consecutive red zone drives all ending with very perplexing playcalling does not mean that this offense is any better."

How does a defense that isn't any better, after giving up a 70 yard touchdown pass on the opening drive keep the Packers from the end zone until the fourth quarter?

How does a defense that isn't any better force Green Bay to kick 2 FGs after they were in the red zone?

And in case you missed it, last night's game was only the THIRD time in NFL HISTORY that neither team punted!

Re: Lucky than Good

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Originally Posted by WhoDat!656 (Post 621401)

Thank you 656, because I was just about to go all CRAZY CAT on some of these guys.

Damn, I expected to walk into a f**kin' early Mardi Gras here -- and what I get is a hospital waiting room.

Ya'll can't even remember how to second line? Really?

I got my machine in straight-up, bat sh*t crazy gear and I haven't even finished all my Kool-Aid, yet. Sumpthin' wrong with summa these folks roun' hea.

Drew Brees has a message for ya'll -- C-H-I-L-L-A-X.

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I work with two Packer fans . They never said a word to me. I think they though it was going to be a cake walk.

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No cake for The Pack. No cake for the Panthers, either.

Re: Lucky than Good

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Originally Posted by xan (Post 621227)

Giving up 491 yards, 400 in the air, and that's when their qb was hurt after their 1st drive in the 2nd half, doesn't indicate that this defense is any better.

3 consecutive red zone drives all ending with very perplexing playcalling does not mean that this offense is any better.

GB was the worst ranked defenses against the run, so we should have had no surprise in success, but I held my breath on so many occasions as passes that should have been defended were actually caught; those passes usually wound up in the wrong hands in weeks past. There was very little separation for our receivers, yet again, and the next few weeks feature pass defenses as good if not better than GB's.

That onside kick was comical, and so, so lucky that we recovered.

And further, when are we going to stop giving 10 yards of space to each receiver?

We were very lucky last night. GB was really good, but not lucky.

Wonder if we can get to the point where we can win without a lot of luck.

Seriously WGAF? We won, and as long as we keep winning,I dont G.A.S. how many yards we give up.