I agree with most everything you've said here, but I'll comment on a few I disagree with or add some notes on a few:
3. The Packers O-Line aren't super highly performing in run blocking (22nd in Run Block Win Rate, 15th in Run Stuff Rate) but they're a top 5ish pass blocking unit (which is good because Jordan Love still sucks under pressure). I bring this up, because it'll relate to my comment on #15...
10. I think the thing that's most annoying in this regards is this: We were a top 10 offense in 2022. Just outside top 10 in 2023. Nobody thinks we've had a good offensive line. Our run game production was near the bottom of the league both years.
So, what exactly do these people attribute our offense being good to? You can ignore every single QB stat in the world. Our offense was good and there is literally nothing else you can point at to explain why.
2024, yeah, we are struggling on offense. Completely ok with that assessment. But I'm sorry, you're going to need a lot more than a couple of cherry-picked plays to make me think the guys who has led back-to-back seasons of successful offense is the problem and not the brand-new unproven OC who has zero NFL experience whatsoever.
13. Speaking of that unproven OC, this was the first game where I started to be on the 'don't invite him back next year' train. I've taken a step back from that ledge, but, yeah... this guy needs to show me something against Minnesota.
15. So, the Packers O-Line aren't great at run blocking, but ran basically at will in the first quarter. The previous two weeks, despite how good we looked OVERALL on defense, we struggled out the gate against the other team's first drives. This is now a three game pattern. Macdonald is adjusting well, obviously, but with how little I trust Grubb once we fall behind, he's got to figure out what he's doing wrong with his opening defensive script.
17. I still think this defense is a really good one. We can smack talk Kyler Murray all we want (and trust me, I enjoy it), but the Cards are still a top 10* offense at this point in the season. Between them, Lions, Bills, and now Packers, that's 5 games against top 10 offenses.
I would say 5 games is a pretty legit number, and yet our defense still ranks top 10. So, to me, we have a legit defense that also has some issues that have prevented us from cracking the top 5.
Seahawks are a very comparable team to the Broncos and Chargers. A good team, sitting just outside the top 10, carried mostly by their defense. Unfortunately, we ran into a legit top 5 team in Green Bay and instead of rising to the challenge that game presented, we stumbled out of the gate. When you are what we are, you really can't afford to dig yourself a hole against a team like the Packers.
Fortunately, we get another shot against another top 5 team this coming Sunday, which is another opportunity to raise our game up. Hopefully, Geno is able to go, Mike Mac re-examines his opening gameplan on defense, and Grubb started that long look in the mirror on Monday morning instead of waiting for the offseason.
Cheers!
* Top 10 as measured by Offensive Efficiency