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The Packers offense was stagnant until the 4th quarter because the offensive line was trash... Penalties, bad reads, blown assignments, no push, getting outworked...
It's easy to say "why can't Hundley play that well the whole game?" but I think Rodgers wouldn't have had much more success than Hundley did behind that offensive line.
...I still can't believe Spriggs - knowing it was a bootleg to his side - double-teamed the DE inside and left the OLB with a free run at Hundley. Did he think there was a back or TE behind him to take the LB? It looked to me like Spriggs never even looked to his right. It's concerning that he may not have the field awareness adequate to play the position.
Spriggs was unimpressive in pre season so its not a shock he is struggling now. He needs to show improvement before he doesn't have a job in the NFL anymore.
The O-line is like the defense. Sometimes they show flashes of being a solid unit and then other times they look like paper mache cut outs of football players. The browns had no respect for Hundleys passing ability and rightfully so. I think Rodgers in would change things. Cleveland knows A Rod can complete a pass more than 10 yards down field.
This, mostly. Rodgers will make Spriggs look like Bulaga.
Rodgers is one of the best ever, but he isn't getting the ball out of his hands with the linebacker in his lap before he turns his head around on a bootleg either.
Going forward, if the offensive line lays another egg like they did against the Browns, this season is over regardless of QB. They have to be one of the best and most disciplined units in the league for this team to have a shot at the playoffs or any success thereafter.
Also don't forget, Cleveland doesn't have a POS defense.
This, mostly. Rodgers will make Spriggs look like Bulaga. This is a line built specifically for pass blocking IMO, which is why every time a RB has a good day he looks like an All-Pro; he has to run like one most weeks.
Yeah, neither does CAR, MIN and whoever we might be lucky enough to meet up with in the playoffs. We are not going to beat those teams if our o-line plays like they did against the Browns.
Regarding that specific Spriggs blunder play I cited, maybe if Rodgers was in, he might have better communicated or adjusted the offensive line's blocking assignments or he might've shifted a blocker to his right to account for the free OLB... Handling it pre-snap is the only way that play is not a sack.
I believe this as well. Im just a fan but IMO, I think that's a huge mistake by MM. I get it, you have Rodgers and want to play to your strengths but when you play defenses that defend the pass well then that's when we see the offense struggle. it becomes even more important in the playoffs because those teams will normally have defenses that will make you earn every yard.
As a Steeler fan, let me say that I would GLADLY have Hundley as a back up in lieu of Landry garbage Jones
Yeah, neither does CAR, MIN and whoever we might be lucky enough to meet up with in the playoffs. We are not going to beat those teams if our o-line plays like they did against the Browns.
Regarding that specific Spriggs blunder play I cited, maybe if Rodgers was in, he might have better communicated or adjusted the offensive line's blocking assignments or he might've shifted a blocker to his right to account for the free OLB... Handling it pre-snap is the only way that play is not a sack.