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News » Green Bay Packers Inside Slant 2008-11-05


Green Bay Packers Inside Slant 2008-11-05


Green Bay Packers Inside Slant 2008-11-05
Aaron Rodgers was hard on himself after the Packers squandered a golden opportunity to knock off the Tennessee Titans, the league's only unbeaten team, on the road Sunday.


Green Bay coach Mike McCarthy didn't cut his first-year starting quarterback any slack in his critical review Monday of the film from the Packers' 19-16 overtime loss.

True to what Rodgers experienced for himself, McCarthy said the performance by the offense was littered with several "minus decisions."

Although receivers Donald Driver and Greg Jennings had a handful of substantial run-and-catch gains in the game, Rodgers was mostly ineffective in the passing game.

He completed only 22 of his season-high 41 passes for 314 yards with just one touchdown. Rodgers was to blame for turnovers in back-to-back series in the third quarter, the first on an interception into double coverage on a downfield heave to Jennings in the end zone and the second on a fumble when he was sacked in Titans territory.

"I take this one on myself," Rodgers said. "The two turnovers, you just can't have. It takes points off the board for you and gives them points. I'm very disappointed.

"I just did not throw the ball as well as I wanted to, and I'm disappointed about that."

Even when the offense did make inroads against Tennessee's vaunted defense, the Packers came through with a touchdown only once in four trips in the red zone. They had to settle for three Mason Crosby field goals.

"Disappointed offensively with the red-zone production," McCarthy said. "We had a number of minus decisions down there. We need to do a better job of taking what the defense gives us, staying within the offense. Our decision-making was poor as a whole in the red zone, and it factored in the outcome in a number of those series."

Rodgers also was 0-for-2 in trying to convert fourth-down plays on the Tennessee side of the 50 in the first half with passes.

McCarthy said Rodgers was at fault on the turnover-causing coverage sack in the pocket by defensive end Jacob Ford. The Packers went with a five-receiver, empty-backfield formation, and Rodgers should have thrown the football away when center Scott Wells lost containment on Ford.

The Titans, who didn't capitalize on the earlier interception by safety Chris Hope, came away with a field goal after the fumble to extend their lead to 16-10.



Author:Fox Sports
Author's Website:http://www.foxsports.com
Added: November 5, 2008

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