Scott4Pack wrote: ↑31 Oct 2021 01:39
Pckfn23 wrote: ↑30 Oct 2021 12:20
Scott4Pack wrote: ↑30 Oct 2021 11:33
Depends on who you are talking with and their idea of it. Many use the term to speak down about a QB, like, “he’s nothing special, but just stays out of trouble enough that we can still win.” Rodgers did more than that. He played within the scheme and made very good choices for 60 minutes. Maybe one pass was a potential INT. And the time that he ran the ball toward the goal line, that was a special moment. We need more of those.
This is not a diss or bashing. Rodgers performance wasn't special. He played within the offense, rarely did anything to hurt the team, and made a handful of awesome plays. It was a good game by him. Given the personnel losses he played how he needed to play taking what the defense gave us. Calling that a game manager is not an insult.
Yup. Thanks for putting that into context of how you mean “game manager” in this discussion! You see, when we see you write that, then we understand that you don’t mean it in a negative way on Rodgers. That’s good communication!
Some others won’t mean it that way. They might mean it as if the QB has less talent and is barely getting by with what he has, or he’s in decline, or he’s limited in other ways. But here, we see how you mean it. Thanks.
This whole time I have been excited because the Packers were good enough where they didn't need Rodgers to be Rodgers. Honestly we only needed about 4 throws from him that were somewhat harder throws. The two Cobb TDs, the Tonyan adjustment on the right sideline and the EQSB 4th down play.
Otherwise, the Packers team was able to overcome the non-production from the passing game. We all know why the passing attack wasn't a variable in the game. But the exciting thing is it didn't matter.
I mean name me a last time the Packers defense bailed out Rodgers and the offense because they couldn't put a game away? (okay it actually happened a lot in 2019) but this was very much like a 2010 performance where the offense couldn't seal it and relied on the defense to do it instead.
This game was about defense, our rushing attack and STs. This game was much closer to the 2001 Bears style of winning a game (where defense and STs contribute as many points as the offense) than the usual Packers way of winning. And that isn't a knock on Rodgers, but rather a major kudos to the Green Bay Packers.
Why is this really exciting? Because unlike the 2001 Bears or the 2019 Packers, there is serious hope that the 2021 Packers CAN return to that formidable passing attack that teams fear. A good Oline, Davante Adams, MVS and good spreading around the ball from Rodgers can make this offense score on every drive. The one thing we have seen missing in this 2021 offense is scoring from explosive plays and poor redzone performance.
I think we start seeing more explosive scoring plays in the 2nd half the season and therefore less redzone trips - meaning we only need to score from the redzone 2 times rather than 4 times because the other 2 scores were explosive play TDs (any other scores are just padding at that point). And the game is over by the 4th quarter.
People have been begging for the Packers to not hold Rodgers back for a decade. Well people, the 2021 Packers is the answer to your wants.