Comments on: Think about it – what’s our best short yardage play?

By: DaveK

DaveK — Thu, 02 Dec 2010 02:16:14 +0000

You should be able to run the ball for a yard when the other teams know you are running. You can have 5-6 different run plays that will get you 2-3 yards. Did you see Turner walk into the end zone off the edge when the Packers defense sold out to stop the inside run? Very disappointing this team doesn’t have a RB and/or a line that can convert a big 3 and 1 or goal line push. It cost them a game against a good team. That being said, maybe you are correct and they should just stop trying. Spread him out and trust Rodgers to get with his feet or this arm.

By: jimthepackertfan

jimthepackertfan — Wed, 01 Dec 2010 00:02:54 +0000

i could not agree more. i have been saying this for weeks, every short yardage we take are recievers out bunch it up, pretty much tell them we are running and get little to nothing. if we had larry allen and nate newton on our line i would have no problem saying were running, stop us but we dont. are line is not bad but not overpowering so we need to put them in situation to there strength which is obvious it is not straight ahead power running. i have been saying for weeks spread it out, taking minimum 4 men out of the box on defense. i am not saying dont run either. i think if we spread out we regain the threat of pass which would give us much more room to run. it is scary when are best short yard running option is rodgers. as much as we miss grant if rodgers should go down with an injury that would be 10 fold more of a loss than grant. and please replace the guy who tells mm when to and not to challange a call, or at the very least maybe tell him not to go to the bathroom or go get a beer during live action!!!! he sure as hell was not watching at all on the gonzalz 4th down play. that could have been a real game changer and we do nothing!!!!

By: Bill

Bill — Tue, 30 Nov 2010 23:20:37 +0000

Great idea! Now all you need to do is draw it up and send it into Mike. Otherwise, you just wasted half of your day and half of your brain cells.