Does the Cheese Stink?

By JEFFREY BATTLE

So I haven’t shown much emotion about what I write yet in The Roundtable, but I am about to go on a rant. When it comes to watching football, there is no one more passionate about the Green Bay Packers than I am. I mean, my goodness, do I need to say more when I dress up every single Packers game in unwashed gear and sit my fatass down through thick and thin? So the bad game, the thing, happened pretty quickly this season, and well, I want to talk about that because what the hell happened? Basically, it boiled down to a couple of issues. Here is my list:

1. Offensive line

So what happened to that O-line? Well, they got embarrassed, that’s all. The Packers’ starting LT, Rasheed Walker, stated earlier that week that he thought that they could go undefeated this season. In that game, he posted a staggering PFF grade of 34.1. Congratulations, Rasheed, on making the Packers’ game plan really work! For reference, by the way, PFF is an analytical tool that all teams use, to an extent, to measure how well a player plays on that play, game, or season. A usual player will measure around a 55-65 grade within PFF’s system, and well, Rasheed Walker did an abysmal job. He wasn’t alone on this, though. All starting offensive linemen posted a grade that was greater than 45 on PFF.  The rest posted these grades: Jordan Morgan 40.7, Aaron Banks 40.9, Anthony Belton 41.6, and Elgton Jenkins 44.6. We had all starting five and even our sixth OL, who is a rookie, post worse grades than anyone should see. Oh, and also Josh Jacobs, our starting RB, is having a contact rate of 92% of the time. So for every yard Josh Jacobs has earned, there is a 92% chance that yard came after a contact or attempted tackle. So they all sucked, and I will admit it. Myles Garrett is, as well, a fucking monster at the defensive end position. He is the best player of all time I have seen in terms of athleticism. That defensive line was by far their best point all day. 

2. Playcalling/Coaching

Matt Lafleur and Rich Bissacia were horrendous for the past two Sundays since this article was written. Matt couldn’t call anything that he wanted to call (shoutout reason #1), and well, that playcalling shrank immediately. The Packers this season wanted to, and have taken a bunch of shots deep down the field, and made sure that they could continue doing that this game. I mean, this game boiled down to the lack of adjustments and the OL for this offense. Jordan Love had five sacks on him, and there were two times that the Packers had to call a timeout before a delay of the game. Jordan Love had one bad play, which led to both sides of the argument of him being bad and the playcalling being bad. It’s a 50/50 where I think Jordan needs to make a good check at the line of scrimmage, but why did we call trips left with a triple slant call, when we are just looking at one player? I don’t know anymore and can’t think of anything that would make me call that. So that’s my rant on that coaching, and now Rich Bissacia. We have led the league in most special team mistakes since you have been here. What are we doing? Like, what are you thinking when you coach? I am sorry, it is time for you to go. 

Those are the two reasons that I have for the Packers’ loss in that game. Next game is Dallas, and I can see how we lose, but we are too good to lose. That defense is special, and I think that if we work on making sure we get the ball out quickly and efficiently, it can work.

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