Game 2: Lions @ Packers - Monday, September 20th 7:15pm

[SeaBass]

I thought Cepheus pushed off on King on that long pass but my intention isn't to make excuses for King's either.

[adambr2]

Joe Barry has so far seen the Detroit Lions and a Brees'less Saints offense that was absolutely shut down in their only other game. Imagine what his defense will look like when it goes up against a competent offense.

[PinaMadness]

Nice answer.

[adambr2]

Paying King any amount of money at all, and justifiying it by saying he's a "placeholder" for Stokes is a brutal, awful misallocation of resources for a team that was already tight under the cap.

 

To be fair, King seems to be regressing. There was a time when his biggest problem was not being able to stay on the field. Now, he’s getting toasted left and right.

 

I am not sure King would make a 53 man roster if he were released tomorrow. I think he'd wind up on a practice squad in Buffalo.

[yourout]

I long for the days when Monday night football actually had decent guys calling the game.

This is terrible.

[PinaMadness]

I long for the days when Monday night football actually had decent guys calling the game.

This is terrible.

Any way we can get BA to call this game at the same time?

[yourout]

Worst set of MLBs in football.

[homer]

Does anyone have any hope that the Packers can stop a short yardage run up the middle when Lancaster and Lowry in there?

[SeaBass]

Can King play linebacker?

[OldSchoolSnapper]

Lowry has been one of the most disappointing signings of the last decade.

[PinaMadness]

Does anyone have any hope that the Packers can stop a short yardage run up the middle when Lancaster and Lowry in there?

There's a reason I started my Lions running backs this week in fantasy.

[yourout]

Does anyone have any hope that the Packers can stop a short yardage run up the middle when Lancaster and Lowry in there?

 

They both got blasted off the line on the 3rd down run. If nothing else just lay down.

[DuWayne Steurer]

Does anyone have any hope that the Packers can stop a short yardage run up the middle when Lancaster and Lowry in there?

 

The entire middle of this defense should just be referred to as The Soft Underbelly.

[PeaveyFury]

I long for the days when Monday night football actually had decent guys calling the game.

This is terrible.

 

No kidding. My wife wasn’t into the Manning thing, but I’m thoroughly disappointed by the ‘regular’ booth.

[homer]

Does anyone have any hope that the Packers can stop a short yardage run up the middle when Lancaster and Lowry in there?

 

To wit:

[Fear The Chorizo]

Is it weird for me to think that the Packers' defense is actually worse having a lockdown, all-pro corner on one side of the field, because it leads to defenses always looking at whomever is being "covered" by King on the other side or Sullivan in the slot?

[DuWayne Steurer]

That's an incomplete pass.

[adambr2]

So if that's a forward pass why is it not grounding? Desperation release and zero receiver in the area.

 

EDIT: Nevermind. Good call.

[DuWayne Steurer]

So if that's a forward pass why is it not grounding? Desperation release and zero receiver in the area.

 

ask and receive.

[PeaveyFury]

Does anyone have any hope that the Packers can stop a short yardage run up the middle when Lancaster and Lowry in there?

 

To wit:

 

My goodness i can’t believe that’s real.

[SeaBass]

So if that's a forward pass why is it not grounding? Desperation release and zero receiver in the area.

 

EDIT: Nevermind. Good call.

I disagree but I'll take it.

[homer]

Does anyone have any hope that the Packers can stop a short yardage run up the middle when Lancaster and Lowry in there?

 

To wit:

 

My goodness i can’t believe that’s real.

 

Honestly a street free agent would be better. Why is he even in the league?

[adambr2]

So if that's a forward pass why is it not grounding? Desperation release and zero receiver in the area.

 

ask and receive.

 

I mean to me the MNF commentators are wrong. It's a classic grounding. Yes there's a receiver 20 yards down the field that you can construe as an intended receiver. Literally pretty much every grounding situation ever involves pressure that affects a throw. If you're going to just assume that the throw gets there without the pressure then it kind of defeats the purpose of the rule.

[nodakfan17]

Does anyone have any hope that the Packers can stop a short yardage run up the middle when Lancaster and Lowry in there?

No.

[DuWayne Steurer]

So if that's a forward pass why is it not grounding? Desperation release and zero receiver in the area.

 

ask and receive.

 

I mean to me the MNF commentators are wrong. It's a classic grounding. Yes there's a receiver 20 yards down the field that you can construe as an intended receiver. Literally pretty much every grounding situation ever involves pressure that affects a throw. If you're going to just assume that the throw gets there without the pressure then it kind of defeats the purpose of the rule.

 

Yeah, I don't get the "he meant to throw it way downfield". So what? He didn't. the ref's job isn't to determine intent. By rule what occurred was intentional grounding.