Terrible effort. Only a few guys looked into the game (and none played offensive line or LB). Joseph is clearly hurt and it shows. He may our most irreplacable defender. Without him at full strength we pay for the blitzing more and our lack of a true edge rusher shows up when we can't blitz.
The offense looked bad all game. I thought the officiating was brutal against our defense, but our offense blew this one on their own. It was also disturbing to see Capers have our number for a game. He just sat up their in the booth with his bad comb over dialing up a perfect game.
GB played out of their minds and the game meant far more to their season. They were frustrated, felt overlooked, and they came to play.
Calling 5 straight passing plays to open the game may have outsmarted ourselves. We never had the ball enough to make the running game good. Not to mention a smart DC will copy this gameplan. Take chances on early downs to try to put us behind schedule rather than taking body blows all night.
A terrible effort all around. I just have to tell myself we are 5-1 right now though and I am much happier. All that matters in the end is the record and we are in a better place than anyone in the AFC. We need to win next week to stay there.
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10-14-2012, 11:50 PM
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