- Packer OL undeniably great. Dominant performance today.
- Packer OC stuck with the run as it was working, which we did not
- Offensive game plan overall was perfect, and not at all mind-blowing to anyone who had watched the Rams. Run the ball and get body blows in underneath until the Rams suck up to the line, then strike deep. The TD on Cover 0 was the epitome of this working to a tee.
- Rodgers decisiveness and execution short and intermediate just superior to what Russ has been showing. Rodgers looked in command from start to finish.
- Even when Rodgers had players in his face, he stood tall in the pocket, kept eyes downfield, and could see over the wash to pick up 3rd and longs all game long.
I also give the Rams credit. They stayed in the game, sticking with the run, and Goff was effective in spots.
Pete had to be sick to his stomach watching both the Packers and Rams come in with the game plan Pete is konwn for and wants to have, when Pete's own team wasn't smart enough to stick with the run. I expect the failure to stick with a run game that was effective played a non-trivial role in Schotty's firing, as that's a cardinals sin for any Pete Carroll team.
I could see Pete coming in to the interview saying hey no matter what we must agree on this: if Carson is averaging 4.8 and the team 4.1 on the ground, we should hand the ball off until it stops working. If Schotty pushed back on that at all, then he deserved what he got. The Packers and Rams both adhered to that game plan FFS. If Aaron Rodgers can be coaxed into accepting a run-heavy attack, there's no excuse for us not doing it with Russell I-survive-on-deep-shots Wilson.
The Packers rushed 36 times. And again, yes their OL is fantastic, but Carson averaged 4.8 vs the Rams.