Game 16: Ravens @ Packers - Saturday, Dec. 27th @ 7:00 PM

[adambr2]

Of course we would kick it into the endzone so they get it at the 35 and use no time.

[ReverendBrewmeister]

Malik Willis will be a story to follow wherever he ends up after this season. Making the most of his opportunity in Green Bay. (Just don’t go to Minnesota.)

[HarryDoyle]

Looks like we'll be using a mid round draft pick on a quarterback.

[OldSchoolSnapper]

1 minute ago, ReverendBrewmeister said:

Malik Willis will be a story to follow wherever he ends up after this season. Making the most of his opportunity in Green Bay. (Just don’t go to Minnesota.)

Agreed. People forget he was recruited to play at Auburn and was a projected top 10 pick before falling where he did. There have always been people who thought he was a top talent. 

And Gute must have been one of them. I like Gute, I would be totally fine with retaining him and firing MLF. 

[yourout]

Normally I would be upset about our kicker putting it in the end zone.

But them getting the ball at the 35 is probably better than we can cover it anyways.

 

[adambr2]

Hafley is getting absolutely pantsed today by a backup QB and a struggling Ravens offense.

[yourout]

Comically easy 

[OldSchoolSnapper]

Just now, adambr2 said:

Hafley is getting absolutely pantsed today by a backup QB and a struggling Ravens offense.

I remember when people's solution to LaFleur was Hafley. Looks like another in the long line of Packer DCs who has a promising year and gets people excited before inevitably reverting to Dom Capers. Kinda like what Dom Capers did. 

[HarryDoyle]

Live look in on the Packers defense.

[adambr2]

Just now, OldSchoolSnapper said:

I remember when people's solution to LaFleur was Hafley. Looks like another in the long line of Packer DCs who has a promising year and gets people excited before inevitably reverting to Dom Capers. Kinda like what Dom Capers did. 

Pretty easily to look good when you have Micah Parsons. Getting exposed without him.

[HarryDoyle]

The defense is playing with no pride. Shameful.

[HarveysWBs]

I’ve seen some bad Packers defensive performances in my time. I don’t remember a half that was quite that bad. Maybe against SF in the 2019 playoffs, who also just ran at will. The Packers can always find a surprising way to lose.

But, I don’t care about any of that anymore. Malik looks good, when he’s not being sabotaged by his o-line. Good for him.

[yourout]

Have we had a turnover since Nixon intercepted Williams at the end of the Bear game 3 weeks ago? 

We must be negative six or seven in turnover margin since then not including all the failed fourth downs

[Jopal78]

5 minutes ago, adambr2 said:

Pretty easily to look good when you have Micah Parsons. Getting exposed without him.

They were mediocre at best with Parsons and have collapsed without him as the competition has stiffened. With Parsons the Giants and Cardinals took them to the wire with backup QBs, Carolina gashed them on the ground for 160+ yards and Dallas dropped 40 on them. 

[OldSchoolSnapper]

2 minutes ago, yourout said:

Have we had a turnover since Nixon intercepted Williams at the end of the Bear game 3 weeks ago? 

We must be negative six or seven in turnover margin since then not including all the failed fourth downs

That is the only interception by a cornerback this season. 

[OldSchoolSnapper]

1 minute ago, Jopal78 said:

They were mediocre at best with Parsons and have collapsed without him as the competition has stiffened. With Parsons the Giants and Cardinals took them to the wire with backup QBs, Carolina gashed them on the ground for 160+ yards and Dallas dropped 40 on them. 

They were 8th in scoring defense. Your standards are trapped in like 1999. 

[HarryDoyle]

4 minutes ago, yourout said:

Have we had a turnover since Nixon intercepted Williams at the end of the Bear game 3 weeks ago? 

We must be negative six or seven in turnover margin since then not including all the failed fourth downs

The defense hasn't generated many takeaways all season. A huge drop off from last season.

[yourout]

3 minutes ago, OldSchoolSnapper said:

That is the only interception by a cornerback this season. 

That's astounding.

[Fear The Chorizo]

1 minute ago, HarryDoyle said:

The defense hasn't generated many takeaways all season. A huge drop off from last season.

McKinney has had a very subpar year - he drove the turnovers last season and he cant catch a cold this year

[yourout]

With our substandard offensive line his feet are such a weapon

[homer]

can Willis play defense 

[yourout]

Jacobs is just a shell of himself at this point injury-wise

[OldSchoolSnapper]

One thing I will say about this edition of the Packers is that they NEVER had two facets playing well at the same time. There were weeks the defense looked incredible and the offense would show flashes but they were almost never happening simultaneously. The only times I remember it happening were the 2nd half in Pittsburgh and tragically the Denver game until the moment Watson got hurt. 

As for their defense being mediocre and competition stiffening, 🙄. 

They were 5th in opponent yards per rush. 8th in scoring defense. 6th in opponent yards per game. They were bad in two things all year though: Opponents red zone touchdown % and turnovers. They were 25th and 26th there. Not good.  But saying the unit was mediocre at best is just hyperbole and objectively not true. Anybody can cherry pick 2 or 3 of 15 games and write the story they want, but the facts just don't support it. 

A maddening season, honestly. It'll be forgotten by time, but more than any other it was just decimated by too many significant injuries. I can't remember a season turning as quickly as this one did in Denver. Just too bad. 

[OldSchoolSnapper]

1 minute ago, yourout said:

Jacobs is just a shell of himself at this point injury-wise

I'm as big a fan of Jacobs as anyone. I really like him and his heart, but he should be released this summer. 

[Fear The Chorizo]

4 minutes ago, OldSchoolSnapper said:

I'm as big a fan of Jacobs as anyone. I really like him and his heart, but he should be released this summer. 

At minimum a contract restructuring