Cheesehead
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- Mar 19, 2019
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Bruce from Lakewood, CO
Good morning, gents. As one fan who loves the look of the Packers' offense with Allen Lazard in the lineup, it strikes me as amazing that he has come back this quickly from core injury and surgery. Can you shed some light on his recovery journey and the people involved in overseeing that return? To say nothing of the guts and determination of Lazard himself.
We haven't had a chance to talk to Lazard yet but should get to soon.
Eric from Green Bay, WI
Good morning Mike/Wes! Looking closer at the Colts' defensive rankings I'm not as impressed as I was before looking. They've played the Jets, Bears, and Vikings Week 2 when they were still struggling. They lost to the one-dimensional Browns and gave up 300-plus yards and three TDs to the one-dimensional Lions. This defense can be had. I think the key will be getting Jaire Alexander and Kevin King back hopefully since pass rush will be hard to come by.
I take nothing away from this Indy defense. I saw it shut out the Titans in the second half for a huge division win last Thursday. That said, any defense can be had in the NFL. It'll take sharp execution and clean play, meaning no penalties or turnovers. The Packers are plenty capable.
Geoffrey from Rosemount, MN
He's only a rookie, but Michael Pittman Jr. might be the man to stop on Sunday. I feel like he's got similar size and abilities to Vincent Jackson.
It could be any pass-catcher at any time for the Colts. They have eight players with at least 13 receptions on the season, nobody with more than 33. Rivers will spread it around, including to the backs and tight ends.
Robert from Salem, WI
With the passing of Paul Hornung and reflecting on Lombardi's comment of him being the greatest player he coached, in your lifetime, who would you put as that individual, both league-wide and amongst the Packers?
I've never coached anyone except my daughter's softball team, but as far as players I've seen in person several times who rank as the greatest and most impressive to me, the first half dozen who come to mind are Brett Favre, Aaron Rodgers, Charles Woodson, Adrian Peterson, Larry Fitzgerald and Brian Urlacher.
Al from Green Bay, WI
In the last two home games, Aaron Rodgers has had to deal with high winds. I'm looking forward to a return to pinpoint accuracy that's afforded by a dome game. Do you have any stats (QBR, yards/game, completion percentage, etc.) comparing his outdoor versus indoor games?
I specifically asked Rodgers on Wednesday if, after these last two home games, he's looking forward to a climate-controlled environment, and he said, "I am. I really am." He's played three indoor games this year so far (Minnesota, New Orleans, Houston) and his QB ratings have been 127.5, 124.9 and 132.4. Those are his third-, fourth-, and fifth-best on the season behind the Atlanta (147.5) and San Francisco (147.2) games.
Matt from Waunakee, WI
Rock is using baseball analogies in The Rock Report. What's next, ballet analogies?
From Larry? C'mon now.
Paul from De Pere, WI
Does the pre-snap motion come and go with Tyler Ervin? This appears to be an offense predicated on schemes and matchups each week, not an offense that lines up and takes what it wants. Is that a fair assessment?
Yes, but that's how most offenses are these days. Lining up and taking what you want is the game of yesteryear. Defensive packages are so specialized that certain players can be targeted, forcing offenses to adjust. The hardest thing to take away is a big, power back (Derrick Henry, Dalvin Cook) but very few teams have one in that mold. As for the pre-snap motion, I saw MVS used in that fashion Sunday and Jones has been used previously, too.