Brad from Solon Springs, WI
Mike, Ope! Biff really hit you with a big hammer yesterday! If you ever have an autograph booth, I’d love to trade my “Indubitably” t-shirt for a signature. It would look great on my wall!
Honestly, I would be prouder to see this t-shirt on someone’s wall.
Richard from Santa Ana, CA
Did my eyes deceive me, or did Keisean Nixon play more as a boundary CB in the first half? Was that to give the safeties more snaps to evaluate, or was it more because both Jaire Alexander and Carrington Valentine were undressed?
Both. The Packers want to use young safeties occasionally, and in this game they were thin at boundary corner.
Garrett from Rockford, MI
Given MarShawn Lloyd’s unfortunate injuries, AJ Dillon’s early struggles, and Emanuel Wilson’s returning success in the preseason, who do you see as the most likely candidate for the second running back position and why?
This won’t be a popular answer, but I don’t understand the armchair GM’s desire to move on from Dillon. He has experience in all phases and responsibilities of this offense (running, pass catching, protection, two-minute play) and has proven he can perform in the NFL. Has everyone forgotten that he had 1,116 yards from scrimmage and seven TDs in 2021? I’m excited about Wilson’s obvious development and can’t wait to see the full dose of Lloyd’s talent, but neither of them yet brings the complete package to the position that Dillon does. A streak of unblocked short-yardage runs shouldn’t define his 2024.
In my opinion, that’s the main reason why they moved on from Savage and wanted Xavier McKinney so badly. And that’s why Gutey almost completely rebuilt the safety room. We now have several aggressive players at the safety position.
In his column Monday, Ben from Fort Worth, Texas, mentioned similarities between the 1996 Packers team and the 1985 Bears defense. I looked at the quarterbacks the Bears defense went up against. They were not good. I mean, you will literally laugh at the quality of the starters that team went up against.
Come on, man! They had to face Lynn Dickey! (who, by the way, had one of his worst games, throwing three INTs in his first seven passes and was out for the day). I doubt he was devastated that he only faced her once that season. Great trivia question…name the other Packers quarterback that faced the 1985 Bears. The answer is later in this paragraph if you want to stop and think about it for a moment. But enough of the digression. It’s actually a fun comparison when you look at the opposing quarterbacks these two defenses faced. ATMR (WCBW), and this is not a complete list…on one hand, the 1985 Bears saw Theismann, Montana, Marino, and Simms, while the 1996 Packers faced Moon, Aikman, and Bledsoe. On the other hand, the 1985 Bears had Steve DeBerg, Eric Hipple and Tony Eason each on the roster twice, as well as David Archer, Mike Pagel, Dieter Brock and … Jim Zorn from the Green Bay Packers, while the 1996 Packers had Dave Krieg and Elvis Grbac each on the roster twice, as well as Rodney Peete, Stan Humphries, Rick Mirer, Steve Bono, Tony Banks, Bill Musgrave and Scott Mitchell. Mercy.
When I talk about the best throws, I always think of Super Bowl 45. Fourth quarter, third and 10, pack up 21-17. Nelson just dropped a pass, but Rodgers threw it right back and gave him a big gain to the 2. Because of the situation and how crucial this play was, I would choose this throw as the Rushmore of throws.
Sorry, but if it’s not even the best throw in the game, it doesn’t make the list. Others mentioned the sideline throw from Rodgers to Cook in Dallas and the off-balance, physical Hail Mary in Arizona – more examples that just show how difficult it is to narrow down the list.
If the league banned the wedge 15 years ago, what is the rationale for allowing the tush push? Don’t both plays involve one or more players helping the ball carrier get down the field? Both seem unfair to me, but were there more injuries with the wedge?
Yes, due to the high speed of the collisions.
Can you please explain Bo Melton’s drops and what went wrong on those plays? I realize that as fans we only see the end product and not all of the work players do to get to where they are, but does recording drops in a game situation have much impact on a coach’s evaluation of a player for a spot on the roster?
Everything matters. Frankly, one of the drops Melton was charged with looked like a hard mark for what seemed like a very difficult catch. The throw was way behind him. On the other two, neither throw was great, but they were catchable and he knows he has to catch them. What matters now is not that Melton had a tough game, but how he responds to it.
