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Well I guess D-line is about to be a real problem.

Choke on that, Campbell. Love cashing in a turnover on downs.

Yeah the defense was deflating for sure. They were not nearly as dominant there as we’ve come to expect. But I suspect the defense’s dominance is quite dependent on game script. Get ahead in the second half and they’re world beaters, but otherwise they may be only average.

Is that just vibes take, because I liked his aggression on offense that half?

We’re in a tough environment against a good and motivated team. Up three at the break, so it could be worse. But the defense had a really rough second quarter.

Maybe. I saw this graph online this week, too, and I can't help thinking about the what ifs here. If Parsons was not here, would opposing offenses play the Packers defense the same way they do now? I think the answer is pretty clearly no. With our limitations at corner (maybe not horrendous, but clearly not a strength), and no Parsons, I think it is plausible teams would hold the ball more and go big play hunting more often. At that point, "quick pressure" would not be as relevant, as Gary and the rest of the pass rush would have more time to get home. We saw this defense work well enough last year with similar personnel (which, in this scenario, would also include Kenny Clark still on the roster) to at least expect average overall results. Now, this isn't to say that we shouldn't expect more pass-rushing juice out of Gary, particularly in overall pressures (I think he is on par or ahead of last year's sack pace, but he should be with Parsons getting all the attention). It should be noted here that Gary graded out quite well in the run game last year, and while I haven't seen a breakdown of his performance in that aspect this season, it stands to reason he is doing some work there since our front is not exactly full of stout run defenders. So it is not as though his contributions are nil, but if you're paying a guy in the top-15 for pass rushers, you'd like to see him be better than 29th in total pressures.

Yeah, I hope not, but hope is pretty much all I have at this point. MLF would really be helped by either much improved line play or one of the ten thousand pass catchers we drafted in the last ten years actually making good on whatever promise they have. I'm not really holding out hope for either of those things, just like I don't expect him to suddenly make all the right in-game decision or dramatically shake up his play calls to accurately reflect his roster's strengths. But he actually did the latter at least once in his career (2023), which at least proves it can happen. Guess we'll see.

I think for Yost and McCarthy, it boils down to their appearance and personalities. They came off as kind of bumbling in the media at times, and that made it easier (especially for casuals) to denounce them as old-fashioned and empty-headed, which was never a fair assessment. I think one can agree with their firing (which I did and still do) while also recognizing that they were solid coaches/managers. Messages just get stale, and both people and organizations need resets.

I watch Nick Sirianni make numerous tactical blunders and remember he got a ring, which makes me something like .02% less mad at Matt LaFleur. Which I guess is something...

If Rodgers' wrist keeps him out next week, then you know the Bears are getting absolutely all the breaks this year.

Took a while to get on brand, but he got there.

Evan Williams, you hero!

And somehow, we’ve scored 27 points again. What a strange year it has been.

There we go. Now, *ahem,* defense…

I keep thinking this offense is capable of gelling and going on a run, but the thing that keeps deflating me is the offensive line. I just don’t think they can become good enough there.

Yeah that’s kind of my point. These are the ones we thought were going to revitalize the receiver room. The issue here is talent scouting.

The Giants are full of a bunch of JAGS at WR and they’re catching everything for their third string journeyman QB, and meanwhile the guys our brain trust genuinely wanted can’t catch a cold.

Winston always gives you chances. We may rue not cashing any in.

Is there a single player on this entire roster you would trust to consistently do their job? Parsons, probably. Maybe Williams for me. Anybody on the offense? Absent Tucker Kraft, we’re down to an awful lot of guys who are just cross your fingers and hope they don’t sabotage you in a critical moment types, it seems.

Ask and you shall receive!

Guess it is moot if we consistently lose on 4th down, and can’t get pressure.

My instinct was to say that going for two and failing once or twice would incur more criticism than missing a couple EXP, but maybe that isn’t true anymore.

Just go for 2, you cowards

Golden can’t buy a TD, but nice job drawing the foul.

Listening on the radio has been bad enough for me today. At least they scored some points this half.