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Well one thing bearing mentioning is that Stafford has been a starter for a similar enough number of games (120 vs 141) and has had 7 one hundred yard rushers ever... the last being in 2013. This season we also pick up a full extra yard per carry than them. I also think we have a good bunch of WRs for making the tough catches, but the timing and placement has been so bad with Hundley... I've lost count of the plays where he never even considers anyone who is not the #1 option and have seen some where he doesn't even seem to look to them. I had high hopes and I hate to say it, but the guy doesn't look like someone who even belongs in the league at all - it's just not there between the ears for him, both pre and post snap. That is so utterly infuriating because I genuinely think even a Josh McCown or Hoyer would be able to give us a lot of help.Brendan Bendar wrote: »A bit off topic, watched the game between the Vikes and the Lions and they looked seriously good teams..
Good tempo, strong running, good QBs, receivers who can catch the difficult catches......
However it does also have to go to coaching and playcalling - McCarthy seems like a lost child out there without Rodgers playing the game better than anyone ever has (just as he did last time we were without Rodgers), and in about every game doesn't look like he's even thought about if we're going to establish a run game early, go with quick passes from Hundley, or do unconventional early to try and get some scores from confusing the defense. The difference at QB intelligence is big, but the Jets and Vikings are making an absolute show of us in this sense
The defense has weirdly given me hope this year, the likes of Martinez, Clark and Josh Jones have been hugely impressive in particular and we've done well in first halves for the most part. With Rodgers under centre and the defense playing like that, I genuinely think we'd have had big half time leads in most of our games over the last 6 weeks or so. But they're gassing and gassing badly, and I can't really blame them when the offense is just 3-and-out, 3-and-out, 3-and-out, 60yd drive ending in a turnover, 3-and-out, 3-and-out over and over and over again. That has a huge mental impact on a defense, just look over at Denver recently.
I'm more happy with Capers than in recent years but he still needs to be gone to be honest, the lack of a pass rush is... nothing. It's nothing. I feel nothing over it. I expect it. We all do. We all know what is coming - nothing. Nearly every time. We've got Nick Perry who looks to have put it all together last year, Daniels who is a beast on the line for us for year, Clark who is a havoc machine, and then Brooks and CMIII who are both over the hill but can still make plays and offer impact... and Martinez does a great job creating more havoc and blitzing in with deranged intensity like Des Bishop used to for us years ago. But yet nothing.
My issue there and with Capers generally is he just does not seem to trust anyone on defense, it might be an age thing but if you're not long established he's not having any faith in you it seems. We've got an lot athleticism in our defense recently, but he's playing like we're a wily, veteran unit who rely on smarts and experience rather than range and dynamicism. And it's hurting us, badly... this has been a running theme for years, and you just have to look at guys like Caey Hayward (had some money on the Chargers with a mate last week, who could not stop commenting on "how class is this Hayward lad!?") - mad fact, since leaving GB Hayward had more INTs than our entire CB corps combined. Micah Hyde is also playing lights out in Buffalo and has more INTs than all of our CBs combined this year. Remember that both of those guys struggled to even get a starting role in GB. Every single person here knows well that they would not look a fraction of the players' they do now were they still in GB.
I want to keep an eye on Vince Biegel, he's barely got any play due to injuries but I've kind of liked him so far. That said, I wanted us to go for Carl Lawson instead who offers more pass rush and is currently on 5.5 sacks which would be only 1.5 behind Nicky Perry for most on the team.
We could use some help in some areas, maybe an impact player or two (though in the right setup I think we have guys who could explode at the club right now) but for me the issue is coaching and playcalling. Neither appear even nearly up to scratch, and frankly while I've been done with Capers for half a decade I'm fast getting this image in my head when it comes to McCarthy's dependence on Rodgers (even if I've never seen Rodgers in a red blouse):
We're almost guaranteed to not make the playoffs this year, and like last year I don't really mind if we don't. Big changes are needed, said it last year and said if getting rid of Capers meant McCarthy going too then so be it... now I'm leaning towards getting rid of both, regardless.0 -
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