My thoughts on the game:
-Pass Rush: very disappointed with this unit. They put a little pressure on Rodgers early on, but the rush was nonexistant in the 2nd half. Couple that with the fact that the Packers were on their 3rd string left tackle, this is unacceptable.
-Secondary: We got some bad pass interference calls, but no excuses. This unit is beyond banged up and we can expect more of the same if our pass rush doesnt hit home more often, this unit will continue to struggle. Still bothers me how the cornerback position is so ignored by Lynch and Shanahan. We refuse to draft corners. We dont really sign many. Henderson just got traded for peanuts. Its almost as if they are ok with the results here.
-Running game: I hated the way we called run plays yesterday. Its clear Sermon is not a great fit for our running attack (which made the draft pick and trading up to get him so headscratching). Sermon needs to run behind a power formation. I cant wait for Wilson to be back. Also, we need more from our passing attack to help set up the run. We arent going to be successful if our running game is terrible.
-Kittle: Happy he was more involved in the offense. He had 9 targets, which on the surface seems like a good amount but its not enough.
-Aiyuk: Much better performance for him this week. He was on the field all game long. I still feel like we wont see him develop into a top WR until we have a QB who can utilize his strengths.
-Demeco Ryans: My biggest complaint with him is the lack of blitzing. Our front 4 couldnt get to the QB last night, yet we continued to keep rushing the same way. We need to mix in some blitzes. Make the QB uncomfortable. I also would have liked to see more double teaming of Adams, especially late. But the blitzing was my biggest criticism.
-Clock management: I laugh at the people who think Juice should have gone down instead of going into the endzone. His job is to score. The problem was that Jimmy should never have snapped it with 13 seconds left. We had 3 timeouts. Gotta manage the clock better than that. Im sure part of that has to do with Kyle, but this was unacceptable. Also, why the hell did Wish boot the ball into the endzone after the Juice score? Pop it up to the 5 yard line, squib it, do something! Booting it into the endzone was unacceptable.
-QB: *sighs* I thought Jimmy was horrible yesterday. He was useless the entire first half. His passes (even the completions) were incredibly inaccurate. Receivers constantly needing to adjust to errant throws, jumping to catch the ball, diving, etc. The play that was reviewed that all of us in my section thought Sanu dropped was such a pathetic pass. I give Jimmy credit for hanging in there and leading a TD drive at the end of the game, but thats only good enough for me to bump his grade up to around a D+/C-. Either way, that's not good enough.
-Trey: I'd love to know how he is doing in practice. Because the stadium LIT UP when he came into the game yesterday. The Packers were confused and you could see them scrambling presnap. I believe if the running game continues to struggle, having Lance in there more to do RPOs, would help a lot. I'm on record saying I want him to play after the bye. To me, it doesnt matter if Jimmy is more seasoned, knows the playbook better, etc. if this is the kind of performance we are going to get. The kid needs experience. Hope he is in there sooner than later so his lumps happen sooner than later.