The Good, the Bad and the Ugly: Dolphins vs Packers
Aaron hands out the Good, the Bad and the Ugly from the Green Bay Packers Week 13 win over the Miami Dolphins.
By PackerAaron
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Comments (18)
SicSemperTyrannis
November 29, 2024 at 02:40 am
#9: he played PHYSICAL! I saw him dump at least two fins on the ground. Games lost to hamstring injury: 0. Of course I'd prefer if he learned to catch the deep ball over his head this past offseason as well, but of the two weaknesses he focused on the correct priority. Hopefully he can work on this next offseason and get that figured out. Stats do not show his contribution.
Is JL10 playing the best ball of his career? The team as a whole is certainly playing their best of the season, so far. I like seeing these convincing wins!
GPG
rstain99
November 29, 2024 at 09:24 am
The Good: Defense finally came thru, the goal line stand was incredible. I have been the biggest critic of defense in GB for years my wife reminded me of it. This was a great game plan stop the run double the outside receivers very Bill Belichick of Haftley. Miami really has a fast offense thought Tua looked a little gun shy to run (who wouldn't) Blame weather but I think defense played great.
Bad: Wish they could bottle this as Detroit has a balanced attack need to replicate this effort. Worry they can't
Ugly: JA overpaid over hyped too bad the testicular fortitude hasn't taken over send him away for 25 as GB needs tough players not guys that play when they want. That' s my ugly
GregC
November 29, 2024 at 12:53 pm
How do you know that Jaire Alexander is able to play and is choosing not to? What is your source for this information?
Bitternotsour
November 29, 2024 at 01:50 pm
he learned it at the troll academy
rstain99
November 30, 2024 at 08:11 am
yearly sabbatical never lived up to his contract. Check see when he played full 16 games.
packerbackerjim
November 29, 2024 at 05:56 am
Good: As noted by Nags in Gut Reaction, it was a “complete” game by GB.
Bad: Enagbare getting flagged for lining up in the neutral zone. Twice in recent weeks. Needs a vision test.
Ugly: Stupid Bears blowing a chance to possibly beat the Lions in the most stupid Bears way.
mrtundra
November 29, 2024 at 07:41 am
Enagbare had another time when he was lined up in the neutral zone, but didn't get flagged for it. His position coach has to get on top of that!
Esquetoi
November 29, 2024 at 08:11 am
I've noticed the whole line snuggling up way too close. The refs have been lenient. It makes me nervous and not because of the 5 yards. It's a free play so anything good is erased. Tom Landry designed an unstoppable defense based off of DLmen being off the LOS a yard.
Oppy
November 29, 2024 at 12:19 pm
Tom Landry created a dominant RUN defense for a run-first era of football- it was designed specifically to stop Lombardi’s ‘run to daylight’ ground game.
The reason the Flex defense faded away is because teams learned to simply pass on it instead of trying to run the ball when facing it.
Details matter.
NitschkeFromTheGrave
November 29, 2024 at 07:04 am
Looky Here...., Who woke up the Defensive line and Linebackers? Good Job !
Their persuit was excellent and was exciting to watch. They Allowed only 4 of 14 3rd down conversions and Sacked Tua 5 times for a total of -29 yards.
Nice work guys.... No Outstanding work, Now add a click for the Lions Game and you'll give us a shot.
GO PACK GO
Ferrari-Driver
November 29, 2024 at 07:34 am
What I liked Best:
Love played a clean game with no interceptions and 120+ quarterback rating.
Linebackers coming to life.
Solid play by both offensive and defensive lines.
Taking care of business against a "Hot" Team which the Packers and weather cooled off.
Cooperation by mother nature to keep the temperature below freezing
Good game plan by both LaFleur and Hafley
Not so hot:
mental errors with pre-snap penalties.
coverage in the middle of the field which is a favorite target area of the Dolphins.
mrtundra
November 29, 2024 at 07:49 am
Good: Our D stopped their run game. Our D did not let Hill and Waddle beat us. Hats off to Jeff Hafley. LeRoy Butler doing the cooking of the food, for the post game celebration! Our receivers blocking for the run game. Quay looked good, again. X loves him.
Bad: Mental errors, on the line, on both sides of the ball.
Ugly: Miami, and Tua specifically, even thinking they could win in Lambeau!
Doofapotamus
November 29, 2024 at 08:51 am
It's been a long time since I've been here but it's good to be back.
The good: Tucker Kraft's YAC ability, Jordan Love's delivery and decision making, Matt Lafleur's holiday record, the run defense (surprisingly) including Quay Walker, the front 7 got a bit of pressure and Kenny Clark got his first sack of the year, a 4th and goal stop which was MARVELOUS, McManus continues to be golden kicker we've been searching so desperately for and he had a great game in the windy cold, the offensive line's pass blocking and broken tackles. GB has forced a record number of missed tackles over the last 2 weeks and we are LOVING it.
The bad: pre-snap penalties, for the second time in two weeks a sack was negated by an offsides by lining up in the neutral zone, the drops strike again with Wicks wide open over the middle of the field which almost led to an interception and even Reed coming out of the backfield, that's the second or third time in recent weeks he's dropped a swing pass that was nearly a fumble, have to clean that up.
The ugly: I think I can speak for everyone when I say I am so beyond done watching these shotgun runs with Jacobs go for less than 2 yards. He ran 19 times for 43 yards and I counted 7 times out of the gun he got stuffed for 1-2 yards, no gain or a loss. Especially on a third and 1 to get stuffed for -3? Lafleur, do us all a favor and delete that play from your playbook unless it's a misdirection play, it hasn't worked all year and it's not working now. Let him run with a full head of steam out of the I formation and run through people like he's been doing for most of the year. Only other ugly for me is the pass defense, I get that it's the dolphins but it was like watching groundhog day, every play it was a deep in or a hook route and GB was simply incapable of doing anything to stop it. Hafley normally makes great adjustments at halftime but he seemed rather disinterested. 37 completions, no incompletions while targeting Smith and if not for a couple overthrows Tua could've had 400+ yards and over a 90% completion percentage. I know it's the dolphins and the combination of Hill, Waddle Smith and Achane are scary, but when you're letting them run uncontested in the middle of the field, you might as well just let them throw deep. Hafley has got to be more aggressive with the cornerbacks and let them play, not let them sit back and wait for these receivers to make a play.
Overview: it was another great game and JORDAN FINALLY GOT HIS TURKEY LEG. The legend LeRoy Butler cooked it too, which made it all that much more special. I've said it for months, Kraft, Reed and Jacobs NEED to get the ball in their hands. GB is dangerous when they're all getting fed. Absolutely MASSIVE game next week against Detroit and I think we definitely have a shot at beating the Lions, GB just has to stay disciplined and keep up the aggression.
On to the next one, GO PACK GO
NickPerry
November 29, 2024 at 02:42 pm
"I know it's the dolphins and the combination of Hill, Waddle Smith and Achane are scary, but when you're letting them run uncontested in the middle of the field, you might as well just let them throw deep."
HUH?
NO, lets NOT let then throw deep. Lets lock that deep shit down and let then eat up the clock between the 20's...Who cares what happens between the 20's? The Packers were ahead 30-11 with 5:02 left in the 4th quarter when they kicked off. Keep them in the middle of the field, MEET at the football, and tackle that ass.... Job DONE
No offense friend but that was hands down the best game the Packers have played this year, and definitely the best 2 games they've played. This is the time of the year you want to start peaking, and the Packers are doing just that.
Starrbrite
November 29, 2024 at 10:22 am
Lining up in the neutral zone is unacceptable.
The 4th down stop was awesome.
The missed PI call on Watson was infuriating—sometimes I wish the officials would just get the hell outa the way.
…I will continue to lobby for more screen plays for Jacobs—and Kraft.
Let’s go Lion hunting.
Go Packers!!!
Since'61
November 29, 2024 at 10:55 am
The Good: Packers OL, no sacks allowed and effective run blocking. DL and Linebacking corps. Great job stopping the run and huge goal line stand in the 4th quarter. Kraft and his YAC. McManus steady kicker.
The Bad: Neutral zone penalties. No excuse for that.
The Ugly: Officials missing a clear DPI call against Watson.
Paackers are playing solid, consistent football for the last few games. They have 7 of their lastt 8 games. Bring on the Lions. Go Pack Go! Thanks, Since '61
mbpacker
November 29, 2024 at 12:08 pm
Good- A win, showing more toughness, Love looking better, more complimentary football, ST's & kicking game, a lot to be thankful for- being a Packer fan rather than, mmm a Bear fan. Butlers turkey and fixings look yum!
Bad- Lining up offside- it's not rocket science men
Ugly- Penalities
joejetson
November 29, 2024 at 01:53 pm
Good- Old time football. Physical, hard-nosed rushing attack. The old "Green Bay is soft" moniker does not describe this team anymore. Josh Jacobs sets the tone. He doesn't need a big hole to get decent yardage between the tackles. Usually he runs through at least one tackle before pushing the pile for another two, three or four yards. That's the difference between Jacobs and Aaron Jones. I loved Jones but Jacobs' ability to get the extra yards after contact keeps GB ahead of the sticks. Very rarely any negative yardage plays. Much more manageable 2nd and 3rd down situations.