The Good, Bad, and Worse.

[Cat'sGrowl]

To avoid using the traditional post game wrap up, I renamed it.I will also avoid talking Cam, since that will likely be done to death anyways, though most of you tuned out as soon as you read that.

Anyways:

Good:

The OL. Man the OL was good in pass protection. Really good. They held up well. For all Cam's greatness, he IS holding onto the ball too long at times. He's gotta get rid of that thing (only Cam mention, I promise). Oh by the way, that Byron Bell guy? He's gonna be good.

Steve Smith. Yeah. Two straight great games. He's elite.

Brandon LaFell. He should be starting, and there is no question about it. He is blossoming as a young stud. He should be starting, unless the slot guy has a more vital role in the offense than the number two. It did when I rented Madden this year, so I guess it's possible.

The D. They played well, for the most part. I will call out the guys who played like garbage here shortly, but they played very good. Shout out to Sione Fua, who bounced back from an atrocious outing last week and played solid this week.

Jonathan Stewart. He should be starting. Love D-lo, but 34 has got to get his heart back in the game. Stop dancing D-lo, and run. Also, Stewy has 100 receiving yards today, and continued to be great in pass protection.

The Bad:

Naanee. He shouldn't be starting. Understand the guy who I said I wouldn't name again overthrew him a few times, but Naanee offers nothing that LaFell doesn't offer, he has maxed out his ceiling and I'm sick and tired of his name being pronounced a different way every time the announcer says it. It has to end.

ST. Eek. Special Teams was bad bad bad today. Being relieved that your KR and PR just held onto the ball is sad enough. Beyond that the return game was horrid. Coverage on kicks was well enough though, including forcing our only TO.

Jordan Pugh. When this man wakes up tommorow morning, he should be giving me my coffee at Mickey-Ds. Think back to the 4 long passing TD's that have happened against us this year. Every single one was a blown assignment bu Pugh. Sherrod played well. Why even stick Pugh in? What do they see in this guy?

D. Yeah. I know I said they played good. They did. But we have to got force some turnover's, even against the league's best.

Ugly:

The run game. It wasn't there. And it's partially the OL's fault. Remember I grouped them in with the Good? Scroll back up. I said their pass protection was good. Run blocking was another story...that said.. Chud has got to commit to the run even when it isn't working like he would hope. It's a must ESPECIALLY IN THE RED ZONE. Lost out on too many points today because we didn't run the ball in the Red Zone. Oh, and D-lo. Love you buddy, but this isn't Dancing With The Stars. You aren't a scat back. Quit acting like one.

Injuries. On both sides, but especially ours. It was ridiculous.

Clay Matthews. Man is that guy ugly.

Smitty's fumble. Absolutely devastating. Could not believe I saw him do that. He's still elite-but that was careless...and may have cost us the game.

The NFL. Worst officiated game I've seen in some time. Stole two scores from us with phantom calls. I don't complain about the refs often..But I will group this in with the 2007 game against Dallas in Week 16, which was just slightly worse than this, because it cost us a playoff berth.

The loss. For the second straight week we fell one yard short of converting a 4th. This has to end. We have to stop leaving points on the field. We'd be 2-0 if we scored as many as we should, but shoulda could woulda....this has to improve.

ESPN Fantasy Football. Cam and Smitty carried fantasy team this week. Cam played in place of Aaron Rodgers, who I refuse to play because he is on the opposing team-but here's the thing. I've got only a slight lead right now on the opponent because ESPN isn't awarding me the points John Kasay scored today, who was my Kicker in place of Kaeding. Kasay went 3/3 and 3/3 on FG's and XP's, respectively, yet, I have nil from him, and that just pisses me off.

I'm sick of losing. So is this team. I'm ready to annihilate Jax next week. Oh. And see Vick divide the ATL fanbase tonight and humiliate them by exposing all the racial division in the fanbase. That will be fun.

[Cat'sGrowl]

Forgot a thread that doesn't talk about Cam doesn't get much press 'round these parts anymore.

[Dilla]

I would like to see Seyi Ajirotutu in place of Naanee on the field more, honestly. Isn't he supposed to be the same type of receiver that Gettis is? Tall but still has the speed to stretch the field a bit?

[Jangler]

The best thing about these loses is that they don't feel like loses, until that happens that means the team played better than the week before....other than the turnovers.

[Match.com]

The best thing about these loses is that they don't feel like loses, until that happens that means the team played better than the week before....other than the turnovers.

I totally agree...we are actually in positions to win...I can't even remember the last time our offense was able to move the ball so quick...the running game needs to step up...Cam shouldn't be throwing the ball 40+ times a game...I actually think that we might turn the league upside down....

[Davidson Deac II]

To avoid using the traditional post game wrap up, I renamed it.I will also avoid talking Cam, since that will likely be done to death anyways, though most of you tuned out as soon as you read that.

Anyways:

Good:

The OL. Man the OL was good in pass protection. Really good. They held up well. For all Cam's greatness, he IS holding onto the ball too long at times. He's gotta get rid of that thing (only Cam mention, I promise). Oh by the way, that Byron Bell guy? He's gonna be good.

Steve Smith. Yeah. Two straight great games. He's elite.

Brandon LaFell. He should be starting, and there is no question about it. He is blossoming as a young stud. He should be starting, unless the slot guy has a more vital role in the offense than the number two. It did when I rented Madden this year, so I guess it's possible.

The D. They played well, for the most part. I will call out the guys who played like garbage here shortly, but they played very good. Shout out to Sione Fua, who bounced back from an atrocious outing last week and played solid this week.

Jonathan Stewart. He should be starting. Love D-lo, but 34 has got to get his heart back in the game. Stop dancing D-lo, and run. Also, Stewy has 100 receiving yards today, and continued to be great in pass protection.

The Bad:

Naanee. He shouldn't be starting. Understand the guy who I said I wouldn't name again overthrew him a few times, but Naanee offers nothing that LaFell doesn't offer, he has maxed out his ceiling and I'm sick and tired of his name being pronounced a different way every time the announcer says it. It has to end.

ST. Eek. Special Teams was bad bad bad today. Being relieved that your KR and PR just held onto the ball is sad enough. Beyond that the return game was horrid. Coverage on kicks was well enough though, including forcing our only TO.

Jordan Pugh. When this man wakes up tommorow morning, he should be giving me my coffee at Mickey-Ds. Think back to the 4 long passing TD's that have happened against us this year. Every single one was a blown assignment bu Pugh. Sherrod played well. Why even stick Pugh in? What do they see in this guy?

D. Yeah. I know I said they played good. They did. But we have to got force some turnover's, even against the league's best.

Ugly:

The run game. It wasn't there. And it's partially the OL's fault. Remember I grouped them in with the Good? Scroll back up. I said their pass protection was good. Run blocking was another story...that said.. Chud has got to commit to the run even when it isn't working like he would hope. It's a must ESPECIALLY IN THE RED ZONE. Lost out on too many points today because we didn't run the ball in the Red Zone. Oh, and D-lo. Love you buddy, but this isn't Dancing With The Stars. You aren't a scat back. Quit acting like one.

Injuries. On both sides, but especially ours. It was ridiculous.

Clay Matthews. Man is that guy ugly.

Smitty's fumble. Absolutely devastating. Could not believe I saw him do that. He's still elite-but that was careless...and may have cost us the game.

The NFL. Worst officiated game I've seen in some time. Stole two scores from us with phantom calls. I don't complain about the refs often..But I will group this in with the 2007 game against Dallas in Week 16, which was just slightly worse than this, because it cost us a playoff berth.

The loss. For the second straight week we fell one yard short of converting a 4th. This has to end. We have to stop leaving points on the field. We'd be 2-0 if we scored as many as we should, but shoulda could woulda....this has to improve.

ESPN Fantasy Football. Cam and Smitty carried fantasy team this week. Cam played in place of Aaron Rodgers, who I refuse to play because he is on the opposing team-but here's the thing. I've got only a slight lead right now on the opponent because ESPN isn't awarding me the points John Kasay scored today, who was my Kicker in place of Kaeding. Kasay went 3/3 and 3/3 on FG's and XP's, respectively, yet, I have nil from him, and that just pisses me off.

I'm sick of losing. So is this team. I'm ready to annihilate Jax next week. Oh. And see Vick divide the ATL fanbase tonight and humiliate them by exposing all the racial division in the fanbase. That will be fun.

Overall, the defense played pretty well. But for the second week in a row, they ran up the middle fairly easily.

[jtnc]

Pugh was horrible

[dugbug]

You didn't like the ST? Didn't they create that forced fumble on GBay's first posession? I want to say it was Godfrey.

Gotta give props to the kickoff and punt coverage units as GBay is very good in that area and they went after them.

[jamos14]

He ran into his own player, that's what caused the fumble. Heads up play to recover it though!

[Davidson Deac II]

If memory serves, the Packer player ran into his own player and fumbled. We didn't touch him. We didn't force it.

Special teams play was ok, nothing to write home about though.

[rico6]

We looked good, but the rookie playcalling has to get better in the redzone.

That's inexcusable.

[natty]

The best thing about these loses is that they don't feel like loses, until that happens that means the team played better than the week before....other than the turnovers.

Yeah I hear ya, but that's over now. I assure you a loss next week would feel like a kick in the nuts.

[beckersteen]

You're going to make a Good, Bad, Ugly topic and purposely avoid Cam?

[ncsfinest21]

Also like to mention red zone offense. We need to really focus on the run this week and finding ways to get Deangelo and J-Stew some yards. and building their confidence back up. The havent even reached 100 yards combined yet. We also need to design more run plays for 3rd and 1 situations which really shouldnt be that hard whether its hb dive or power o or iso. There is no reason to pass on 3rd and 1 on the 2 yd line. Im pretty sure DeAngelo and J-Stew are pissed we didnt use them for a 1 yd gain instead we get sacked and pushed to 4th and 4 and dont make it. Chud is good but he has to find ways to use DeAngelo and J-Stew to get the ball and be more part of this team.