After the Packers early struggles there were whispers around the GB locker room that Philbin and his ability to adjust in game was dearly missed. This got me thinking. If he is that good at making adjustments between possessions, how good is he with significant time to prepare for defenses he has already seen or has extra time (bye week) to prepare for. I went back 3 seasons and found this...
After a bye, the Packers were 3-0 and averaged 34 ppg.
The 2nd time in a season he saw a defense??
8-1 and averaged 31 ppg in those victories. As opposed to averaging 25 in the 1st meetings.
I understand they have an all world QB in GB, an abundance of talent at WR and a pretty good coach in Sherman. But we all heard it from the horses mouth that Philbin played a huge role on the offensive side of the ball. But I also believe our soft spoken geek of a coach will put our offense in a great position to succeed.
Phins 27-13
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Sounds good to me FinO...last nite I had dinner with two Harvard honor grads, we talked genetics, philosophy, intellectual diversity and capacity, it was fascinating..maybe intellect plays a role here with this extra time and film..
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I think it also speaks to Mike Sherman and Kevin Coyle's ability to adjust.
Game to game, half to half, this trio is showing itself to be very capable. We are very fortunate. And it's likely we'll get at least another season out of them. Not to mention the rest of the staff is comprised of a lot of young guys. So we have a very good chance of keeping the band together while the foundation is being being built.Fin-Omenal likes this. -
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Seriously, I love the enthusiasm, but I'm not convinced this team has the talent to win consistently this year. We have too many guys starting to show that they can be consistent for them to all hit at the same time. I think that this team is very capable of beating the jests, but that's more a testament of how bad they are than how great we are. For us to beat them, unfortunately, we have to have a near perfect game...we'll see, but I just don't have the same confidence as many do.
To your point about Philbin and his staff, I think they bring exactly what this team needed...they've grounded everyone and have them playing well...together. I also have been impressed with in-game and in between half adjustments this team makes, something we haven't seen since Shues was here... It'll be very interesting how we play them.
On the other hand, and this really hurts to say, but I have to give props to Rexy for taking all the press off of his team's demise this entire year by dredging up the Bush/Revis/Landry thing... What a stroke of brilliance on his part... Now if Pouncey and Bush and etc would shut up and play their best now, I'll be very happy...but if they are still worrying about getting even instead of just beating them, we could be in for a long day...dolfan7171 likes this. -
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Philbin is Harvard esk
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My grandfather went to Yale, so screw you guys.
Sure, I'm currently enrolled at Whats-a-matta U...
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and Rex Ryan's my Mythology teacher...
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After a bye on the road without your starting QB?
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I'm not sure "adjusting" is the right praise. We get out to fast starts, and then the games become a nail biter. I will say, I used to bank on post bi-week losses with Sparano, but was confident this past week.
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