Packers 22 Bills 00
SHUTOUT!!!!
22 ZIP 😳👍
NOW THAT’S MORE LIKE
IT!!!! GO PACK GO!!!
This was an email I got from one of our founding members Loren Wolf, now living in Michigan and I couldn’t have said it better myself. The last time the Packers did this to an opponent was the NJ Jets on October 31, 2010.
Maybe it was the throwback jersey’s, maybe it was the extra beers I drank or maybe because it was the Bills. In any event, Sunday’s shutout was a good feeling. This was reason for the defense to celebrate. They held the Bill’s offense to just 145 total yards, SEVEN 3 and out possessions, got 2 INT’s and a fumble recovery, found a way to “Gently Cradle the Quarterback” (formerly known as a sack) 7 times and as Loren noted above, did not allow them to score. Even with Wilkerson going on the IR this week didn’t seem to hurt the DLines who kept pressure on Josh Allen all day and help hold the running backs to 39 yards. The biggest thing however was Clay had a sack and did not get flagged. I know, like many others, I was on the edge of my seating waiting for the infamous yellow flag to come flying at his feet. Thank God Clay’s streak of 3 games with a Roughing the Passer penalty has ended and we can going back to watching and talking football. Our offense on the other hand, was not celebrating the shutout like the defense was. True they did have 423 total yards, 110 of that was from our running backs and the O-Line only allowed 2 sacks. The problem was one of the sacks was a lost fumble on a backside hit on Airron. This week, Air-ron has gone on record stating the pour play of the offense. He didn’t throw any one player or coach under the bus, as a matter of fact, he sighted himself as one of the reasons for concern. He did look more mobile this week, but I wonder if the brace is still affecting his accuracy or can we contribute this to lack of practicing during the week? Then there’s his deep ball accuracy, completing only 3 passes longer than 25 yards. The other problem Airron mentioned was the 3 field goals. Having to settle for 3 so often, is something that doesn’t settle well with him saying right now, they are not a playoff caliber offense. How much has the release of Jordy affected this team? Not so much Jordy as a receiver but it was the way they communicated on the field, a little glance, the twitch of a finger or the tap of a foot and both knew what the other was thinking. Has the lack of practice time together hindered this process with Adams, Allison, Cobb and Graham? The one bright spot has to be the running back trio of Jones, Williams and Montgomery who not only ran hard for 110 yards but contributed 73 passing yards. Still, from a fans point of view, it was a good game and ended in a victory. One has to wonder if the lack of practice time TOGETHER has had an effect on the overall offense. It only gets worse this week as our top 4 receivers and Air-ron didn’t practice this week. Chances are most will play (Allison is in concussion protocol so he is most likely a scratch) but that practice time to learn the little glance, the twitch of a finger or the tap of a foot is still missing. We go this week into Detroit, to a team that looks like they love last place. To a coach that is trying to prove it was him, not Belichek, who was the brains in (“Zippo” page 1) New England but so far has only gotten the pencil in the ear look down. Don’t get me wrong, this game will not be a pushover. The Lyins do have some talent and as I’ve oft times said, a division game is never easy. It will help to have Aaron & Air-ron in the backfield but not sure I want to rely on J’mon Moore, Equanimeous St. Brown (ESB), Marquez Valdes-Scantling (MVS) & Lance Kendricks to carry the load, but then again, maybe this is their time to shine; Sunday will tell us for sure. We will win, to think anything else and you’re Lyin’. Come down to Hall of Fame on Sunday to help me cheer the Pack on. I’ll be the one wearing Packer clothes and like every week
Bleeding Green My Friends
(Packer John)
Just Sayin’
I didn’t get to see the Bills game, but kept up with it through Game Center on the web at NFL.com. Maybe had I seen the game, I would have had a better feeling when the final seconds ticked down. After all, a 22-0 shutout was pretty darn good. Seven sacks were pretty good as well. Another pick by Clinton-Dix was pretty good. And even though this was the first shutout at Lambeau since 2009 when we beat the Lions, at the end of the game, that yes ! ! ! feeling that usually comes after a victory, was just not there. I had these thoughts after the game finished. Rodgers admitted as such during his press conference that the offense was bad. I thought with a new (old) OC, that maybe the play calling would be a little more innovative. I just ain’t seeing it. The offense goes down the field and gets 2 TDs fairly early, and then settles for FGs the rest of the game. It has been said on different forums over the last few years that the Packers won’t put the hammer down and put an opponent away when they are in position to do so. That was the case on Sunday. Now part of the offenses’ vanilla showing on Sunday was some good and bad elements. There was some good running on the part of Aaron Jones. But based on McCarthy’s past, Jones won’t start. I’ve said this before, and I’ll say it again, McCarthy is loyal to his starters to a fault. Jones is the better back right now, but McCarthy won’t turn him loose. I’ll be very surprised if Jones carries the ball 15 times against the Lions. Montgomery needs to be playing in the slot if Cobb can’t go. There were also several drops by the WRs and there was even a defleption. (In case there might be some new members reading the newsletter for the first time, a defleption is a catchable pass that is deflected by the receiver that then turns into an interception, therefore giving the QB an official interception, whereas, it should go against the receiver as an official stat called a defleption.) On a lighter note, Rodgers was moving a little better and we have 2 winnable games coming up in the next two weeks and then a bye when we can get some rest for the players. Meanwhile, as we watched the offense stumble around, the defense was putting on one of their best shows in quite some time. 7 sacks, 2 interceptions, and a general thorn-in-the-side of anything Buffalo tried to do. One of the players that has gotten a lot of heat since the day he was drafted is Kyler Fackrell. Well, 4 tackles and 3 sacks should stop that chatter, at least for a week. And 2 picks, one by one of the rookies was super. Matthews had a half-sack. I am sure the referee was beside himself trying to figure out how to throw a half-flag for a halfpenalty. In general, the Packers played a good game. But I want to see some more offense !!!
Just Sayin’(Jimmy Smith)
GPB Hall Of Fame Report
(Marge 328)
Packers vs. Lyins
Go, Pack, GO!!!
(Kraig Pringle)
