*Packers vs Bears NFC Title Game Thread*

What do you guys think of Lovie Smith? I mean, if he gets his team back to the Superbowl, with different co-ordinators.. pretty impressive.

"Bpk wrote:

What do you guys think of Lovie Smith? I mean, if he gets his team back to the Superbowl, with different co-ordinators.. pretty impressive.

I think he gets it. He knows when he's doing too much or not doing enough IMO.

"Bpk wrote:

Don't understand the use of spot drops enough to help you there, bro.

btw, you'd like Pat Kirwan's book, "Take Your Eye Off The Ball"

Spot dropping is like Cover 2. Having a landmark or a spot to drop to. Pattern reading is matchup zone.

I thought once about buying it but passed. You've read it?

"Bpk wrote:

What do you guys think of Lovie Smith? I mean, if he gets his team back to the Superbowl, with different co-ordinators.. pretty impressive.

I like him, but keep in mind 2 #1's for cutler and 50 million for Peppers he is not exactly building space shuttles out of empty beer cans.

How funny would Henne look doing that strait backpedal like cutler..lol

"Bpk wrote:

Apparently yes, under certain conditions. I think they'll avoid it on kickoffs, unless field position is critical (like an OT drive or something).

Should be fun to keep track of, to me I like the approach of actually threatening the opponent in all 3 phases of the game and on every play.

"Bpk wrote:

What do you guys think of Lovie Smith? I mean, if he gets his team back to the Superbowl, with different co-ordinators.. pretty impressive.

Not a big fan. Way too conservative. Mike Martz was like his sixth choice for OC.

"alen1 wrote:

I think he gets it. He knows when he's doing too much or not doing enough IMO.

Spot dropping is like Cover 2. Having a landmark or a spot to drop to. Pattern reading is matchup zone.

I thought once about buying it but passed. You've read it?

Well, spot dropping it seems a higher chance you'll waste resources as a defender covers dead space with no routes to his side (eg cornerback in flats away from the play on a trips bunch to the opposite side where no routes are coming his way, or an obvious overloaad to run away from the CB's side).

I love Kirwans book because I learn tidbits here and there that I didn't know. You may already know most of it though. Also, you tend more to X's and O's and he only does a very little of that. He does let us know things like keys on a play, technique at positions, etc. I may post some of the stuff I liked in a thread at some point.

Huge sack by urlacher. Took them out of fg range. Stupid of rodgers not to throw it away there

"padre31 wrote:

Should be fun to keep track of, to me I like the approach of actually threatening the opponent in all 3 phases of the game and on every play.

I said, seriously, that Green bays special teams will be a hugefactor today and we are already seeing it. This is very much a field position battle and STs will account for a TD worth of field position by game's end.

"Bpk wrote:

Well, spot dropping it seems a higher chance you'll waste resources as a defender covers dead space with no routes to his side (eg cornerback in flats away from the play).

I love Kirwans book because I learn tidbits here and there that I didn't know. You may already know most of it though. Also, you tend more to X's and O's and he only does a very little of that. He does let us know things like keys on a play, technique at positions, etc. I may post some of the stuff I liked in a thread at some point.

That's the exact complaint of spot dropping.

Interesting.

"adamprez2003 wrote:

Huge sack by urlacher. Took them out of fg range. Stupid of rodgers not to throw it away there

He had to roll out to throw it away. If he throws it away there, its grounding.

Chicago Code commercial. Well, football aside, Chicago beats Green Bay hands down in terms of TV shows set in their city.

"alen1 wrote:

He had to roll out to throw it away. If he throws it away there, its grounding.

just throw it at a receivers feet like cutler just did

Huge chance for the Packers Special Teams if Bears punt from endzone. Packers STs could help win this game with a big return or block.

"Bpk wrote:

Huge chance for the Packers Special Teams if Bears punt from endzone. Packers STs could help win this game with a big return or block.

aaaand Tramon is thinking the same thing and tries TOO hard for the big return, ends up screwing up.

"adamprez2003 wrote:

just throw it at a receivers feet like cutler just did

I may be wrong but I didn't see anyone close to him.

Watching well coached, well played football really makes me see the gap between where we are and where great teams are.

Interesting game so far. Bears defense doing a nice job collapsing pocket now

"adamprez2003 wrote:

Interesting game so far. Bears defense doing a nice job collapsing pocket now

TJ Lang is responsible and so are their fire zones.

"alen1 wrote:

I may be wrong but I didn't see anyone close to him.

I got caught up watching the pocket collapse but I gotta think he had acheckdown option or two in the flats or nearby

Thought he'd pick a hole earlier.

"adamprez2003 wrote:

I got caught up watching the pocket collapse but I gotta think he had acheckdown option or two in the flats or nearby

Possibly.

Grt move by b jax

Wow. This Bears D doesn't look like I thought it would. And Urlacher looking less athletic than I remember him.

Bears Safeties are being exposed.