Broncos beat the Packers 34-26

My thoughts (Again - watching the game through shout and ESPN Gamecast because I was working):

Things I didn't like:

1) And, this is huge. Once again, Somebody wrote in that the Pack was less enthusiastic and fired up then our opponent early. I just don't get it. It's every freakin' game.

2) Idiotic play. Far too frequently, the Pack plays like football mental midgets.

3) For most of the game. McKinney our safety was our leading tackler. Having a safety as a leading tackler doesn't sound like good defense. And, it's not the first time this has happened.

4) The intestinal fortitude of our guys. Lots of injuries to key players. Why the hell aren't guys stepping up? These are golden opportunities to become starters and stars and earn kabillions. What the hell is the matter with our guys? It sounds more like our defense curled into a fetal position after Parsons injury than even tried to go on the warpath. What the hell? Where is Gary? Where is the mystical LVN?

Things that are survivable:

1) Love is good - frequently very good - sometimes great. Unfortunately, we need consistent greatness. I know today wasn't all on him. But we do need more from him - we just do. He's going to have to be the stud we paid him to be next week.

2) Offensive strategy and/or execution. We need better. I think the hounds need to be unleashed more. And, they need to perform.

Playoffs - Surprisingly all is not lost:

* The Buccaneers or the Panthers can get to 10 wins - But both can't. One will win the NFC South. They play each other twice. But, only one can get to 10 wins. So that probably keeps the team that does not win the South from leapfrogging us in the playoffs.

* So, the Lions are probably the only team that can knock us out. They still have a legit chance of getting 11 wins. They host the Steelers, then travel to the Vikings and Bears.

I still think we need 11 wins. As everybody knows, we travel to the Bears next Saturday, host the Ravens the following Saturday, and travel to Minnesota. We need 2 more wins.

If we make the playoffs, we're probably playing the Bears.
 
Tough loss with a bad back-drop of multiple serious injuries. They'll likely still make the playoffs but the thought of a deep run is now gone. Time to buckle down and play out the rest of the season as best you can and see if you can get things fixed for next year.
 
Keg Man said:
* The Buccaneers or the Panthers can get to 10 wins - But both can't. One will win the NFC South. They play each other twice. But, only one can get to 10 wins. So that probably keeps the team that does not win the South from leapfrogging us in the playoffs.

* So, the Lions are probably the only team that can knock us out. They still have a legit chance of getting 11 wins. They host the Steelers, then travel to the Vikings and Bears.

I still think we need 11 wins. As everybody knows, we travel to the Bears next Saturday, host the Ravens the following Saturday, and travel to Minnesota. We need 2 more wins.

If we make the playoffs, we're probably playing the Bears.
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if we lose two of the next three, and the bears also lose two of the next three, then we probably squeak in as the 7th seed and play the eagles in the wildcard round. if chicago wins two of the next three and we lose all three, we're probably still the 7th seed and we play the bears in the wild card round.

you can play around with the scenarios here: https://www.espn.com/nfl/playoffs/machine
 
Looking at the above post by RP.

Our offensive line allowed the Broncos to perform 28.89% better than they had all season. That's almost 1/3 better. That's atrocious. I understand Tom got hurt. But that's just damn unacceptable. Even with all of our other holes, the offensive line is the weak damn link in this team.

It's not going to improve. They are NOT miraculously going to find balls and a backbone. So, the offensive strategy has to be adjusted to account for the lack of ability.

Mr. LaFleur, it's on you. You have to adjust. Find a way. do it - dammit!

Go Pack Go!!!!!
 
Keg Man said:
Mr. LaFleur, it's on you. You have to adjust. Find a way. do it - dammit!
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I disagree...............both the OL and CB problems were known issues, and Gute continues to sidestep and fix them, holding out hope that some of his crummy picks get better... fails to add supporting players, plagued Rodgers here.... now Love is in the same boat.
MLF's win record speaks for itself, but he can't win an SB unless they give him some better players at key positions.....
 
Mark87 said:
I disagree...............both the OL and CB problems were known issues, and Gute continues to sidestep and fix them, holding out hope that some of his crummy picks get better... fails to add supporting players, plagued Rodgers here.... now Love is in the same boat.
MLF's win record speaks for itself, but he can't win an SB unless they give him some better players at key positions.....
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I'm not indicting LaFleur. I'm challenging him to work around what Gute has given him. Because what Gute has given him, is not going to miraculously turn into starting NFL offensive linemen - it just isn't.

LaFleur's stuck with who Gute brings in who aren't doing the job - or at the very best aren't doing it very well. Love and LaFleur are stuck.

But, because the offensive line isn't working. Something has to change. The offensive lineman aren't going to change. So something else has to. It has to be the offensive strategy to implement some strategy that compensates for the wink link offensive line. It has to happen.

LaFleur can do it. And, it is on him - well because he's the coach. He has to find a way. He can do it.

And, you're damn right. this is on the General Manager and his team for acquiring players. How they don't see you don't get a franchise quarterback and not protect him is beyond me. How they don't see the weak link to this team is beyond me.

I acknowledge it's hard to fill a team. You can't have the best at everything. But, holy cow. How do you give Love all that money and not get an offensive line in front of him. With a decent offensive line, the Pack wouldn't be perfect, but it would be better at moving the ball and controlling the game which may minimize other problem areas.
 
Keg Man said:
Looking at the above post by RP.

Our offensive line allowed the Broncos to perform 28.89% better than they had all season. That's almost 1/3 better. That's atrocious. I understand Tom got hurt. But that's just damn unacceptable. Even with all of our other holes, the offensive line is the weak damn link in this team.

It's not going to improve. They are NOT miraculously going to find balls and a backbone. So, the offensive strategy has to be adjusted to account for the lack of ability.

Mr. LaFleur, it's on you. You have to adjust. Find a way. do it - dammit!

Go Pack Go!!!!!
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I think Denver had a plan around their defense against us. They started the pre-game scuffle, and then on our first possession, I thought they played a little dirty and got in some cheap shots. And with the altitude, that early play and made us work hard in H1 for everything; and by H2 the OL got worn down and out of breath.
 
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