The Green Bay Packers beat the Buffalo Bills badly on Sunday

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Six of those 22 points came on long field goals, and McCarthy seemed to settle for another long field goal attempt on the first drive, though Jamaal Williams was unable to gain sufficient http://www.packersauthorizedshops.com/authentic-clay-matthews-jersey yardage on a third-down play to try it.McCarthy settles a lot, and that’s becoming big problem because it costs the team possessions. There are two major philosophies about picking up first downs. The first, older philosophy captures the NFL standard for most of the 1980s and 90s, which holds that first and second downs are to be used to make 3rd down easier.A few four-yards runs on the early downs will give the team flexibility to either run or pass on 3rd and short, making for an easy conversion. The new philosophy holds that offenses are now so good (and defenses so restrained) that it’s more efficient to give yourself as many opportunities as possible to gain ten yards on an individual passing play, and that the vast majority of the time, any quarterback will complete a 10-yard pass before they are forced to punt.While you do need to run sometimes, just to prove that you might, the latter philosophy is far closer to optimal. We know that, on first down Blake Martinez Jersey , a successful play must pick up at least 4 yards, and in reality that number is probably closer to 5. Your subsequent 2nd and 3rd down plays are really only successful if they pick up the first down, which means that if your first down play fails and leaves you with six yards to go or more, running is almost always a bad idea because runs don’t generally pick up big yardage. Smart teams know this.For instance, let’s look at the Rams, who are currently the cream of the crop in terms of football smarts. On 2nd or 3rd down, with 6 yards or more to go, and when the game is within one score, the Rams have passed 87% of the time. They have only run in this situation four times all season. It’s just not something they do. In the aggregate, their plays have been successful 52% of the time, while their passing plays have been successful 60% of the time. The Packers, on the other hand Youth Kenny Clark Jersey , still strive for balance in these scenarios. They have passed only 68% of the time and run 32% of the time. Those runs have only succeeded 1/3 of the time, and overall in these situations, the Packers only succeed 38% of the time. We tend to focus on 3rd down efficiency, but the Packers are basically pissing away plays and drives every time they do this. Despite the fact that the Packers have an all-time great quarterback, only seven teams pass less than the Packers in this situation, which is insane. On their first drive against the Bills, the Packers faced 2nd and 10 from the Buffalo 40-yard line. Either McCarthy or Rodgers called a run to Jamaal Williams, the worst Packer runner, that lost a yard. Incredibly, on 3rd and 11, they went back to the same well, and Williams was stoned for no gain. Even if Williams hadn’t been completely stuffed http://www.packersauthorizedshops.com/authentic-mason-crosby-jersey , the best case scenario for those play calls was a slightly shorter but still long field goal attempt, which is hardly an ideal outcome. It is these pointless plays and drives that seems designed specifically to not score, which cause the offense such problems. The Packers then did this again in the 3rd quarter when up 19-0. The team faced 3rd and 10 and called a run to Ty Montgomery, which was stuffed for a loss of one. The Packers were forced to punt from their own 18, and the defense was fortunate to preserve the shutout.The fact of the matter is that smart teams don’t operate this way. They pass more frequently and with more success when a first down is still in doubt. The actual plays that were called against the Bills were not half bad, and the second drive of the game — which resulted in a touchdown — was a thing of beauty. But the problems with the offense are deeper than individual play design. They show a fundamental lack of football understanding. McCarthy’s focus on execution has always been about the trees, but much of the rest of the NFL now runs a hyper-efficient forest, and Mike just doesn’t see it.Tuesday Cheese Curds: Packers have their third starting receiver in Geronimo Allison There is a lot to take from the first game of the 2018 regular season for the Green Bay Packers.Aaron Rodgers isn’t human (not exactly breaking news), the new offense looks similar to the old offense and the defense could very well be good (rough first drive aside).There is one other storyline heading into the season that has already begun to play out: who will emerge at wide receiver with the departure of Jordy Nelson?If you thought one of the three rookie receivers, that would incorrect although there are still 15 games to go.Instead, the answer is Geronimo Allison.While he won’t be targeted as frequently as Davante Adams or Randall Cobb, he showed the ability to get open and make the tough catches sometimes required in the Green Bay offense.His nice five-catch Bryan Bulaga Jersey , 69-yard performance against the Bears was punctuated by a great catch on a 39-yard touchdown pass from Rodgers.The then undrafted rookie earned the trust of his quarterback in 2016 and after a rough sophomore season, he seems to have begun to blossom as a genuine third receiver.On that touchdown catch Allison was able to separate, slap Kyle Fuller’s hands away and then go up and make the catch.That’s growth right there.You can read more on Allison’s performance and praise continues to come Rodgers’ way from all corners of sport in today’s cheese curds.Geronimo Allison emerging as genuine weapon for the Packers—PackersNews.comAllison is tall and possesses some decent speed. Throw in Rodgers’ legendary accuracy and you have a potent pairing. The potential Allison has should continue to be tapped by the veteran quarterback as the season goes on.LeBron James, others react to 24-23 comeback win over the Bears—Packers.comFrom one GOAT to another (don’t @ me, Michael Jordan fans), James had praise for Rodgers in the historical comeback. Same goes for The Process in Philadelphia.Packers WR Randall Cobb celebrates big win with newborn son—FOX 6The most adorable social media reaction from the game comes from the veteran receiver. Maybe a future Packer?5 observations from re-watching Bears-Packers, including Mitch Trubisky’s inconsistencies and Matt Nagy’s play-calling—Chicago TribuneMeanwhile in Chicago, it’s a baptism by fire for the rookie head coach and second year quarterback. Matt Navy’s play calling is already under scrutiny. Some honeymoon.Accountability the buzzword — for Clay Matthews and Mike McCarthy — after mistakes against Bears—Wisconsin State JournalClay Matthews and Mike McCarthy were rightfully roasted over social media after a boneheaded penalty that would have ended the game sooner and a poor play call, respectively. To their credit, the linebacker and coach owned their mistakes and will try and learn from them.