NCF wrote: ↑20 Jul 2022 11:36
Acrobat wrote: ↑20 Jul 2022 11:22
Yoop wrote: ↑20 Jul 2022 10:43
It wasn't just Collins or the defenses, we couldn't over come cover two coverage, we didn't have a running attack,so pass rushers didn't have to worry about us running, no short up tempo schemes, Rodgers had to sit and wait for the deep routes to open, which they rarely did, and the Giants pass rush was to good, he had to scramble or take the sack, we had a one dimensional offense.
Right, but you could argue that 2 of the Giants' TD's may not have happened if we had one of the best safeties in Packers history back there. Could have completely changed the course of that game and not forced the Packers to be so one dimensional in the 2nd half.
The Packers put 38 on that same defense in their house a few weeks prior. They were easily capable of overcoming the Giants defense, they just didn't execute worth a damn.
what went wrong with KC a month earlier? as I remember same thing I just described that happened against NY, we couldn't run, we had no short game and KC took away the deep pass, and Rodgers rarely had time to extend plays, sure some other stuff went wrong, such as a drop, a fumble, or another particular, that was a cinderela offense, take away the deep pass ( which was hard to do ) and there wasn't much else.
The Giants dominated us, took a que from KC, brought heat and played solid coverage, and held us to 20 points, heres some thing that supports my opinion.
bleacher report wouldn't allow the link, so I brought the article.
The New York Giants just assured that the 2011 Green Bay Packers will occupy the annals of history as one of the NFL's most overrated teams.
The Giants dismantled the Packers in every phase of the game as they invaded Lambeau Field and left triumphantly with a 37-20 victory.
New York's hard-nosed and vastly improved defense never allowed Aaron Rodgers and the Packers offense to get on track.
The Giants applied ample pressure on Rodgers throughout the game and finished with four sacks. When they didn't apply pressure, they did a solid job of hanging with their man in coverage.
Green Bay also did not do themselves any favors, as any hope their prolific passing attack had of resembling the unit that spent the regular season destroying defenses was doomed by multiple dropped passes.
And all of that proved to be enough disruption to cripple this one-dimensional Packers team. For all the hype and air of invincibility surrounding this Green Bay squad, they were fatally flawed.
Green Bay's Fatal Flaws
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The offense relied almost solely on the passing game, yet they weren't all that great at protecting the passer. They finished the season ranked 22nd in sacks allowed percentage. That is an ominous sign for a team that employs very little running game.
Combine this with the fact that they were horrible on defense, and you have the makings of a team that was doomed for postseason failure.
Green Bay finished 32nd in overall defense, and they were at, or near, the bottom in most defensive statistical categories. The one they excelled in was creating turnovers—second in the NFL in this regard.
While that is all well and good in the regular season, defenses can't slide by in the postseason on turnovers alone. The competition is too good.
Ultimately, this team entered the postseason as heavy favorites, and they were ousted after one game. They should have never been favorites in the first place. It takes way more balance than the Packers possessed to win in the postseason.
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