The Packers Are Failing Miserably in the 4th Quarter and That's a Massive Problem
By Michael Luciano
Aaron Rodgers and the Green Bay Packers looked like they had this one in the bag after going up 10-0 on the Philadelphia Eagles at home and clicking offensively.
They managed to blow a lead of this size at home for the first time in Rodgers' career, and that was due in large part to their poor play in the fourth quarter.
Aaron Rodgers entered tonight's game with a 58-0-1 career record when leading by 10+ points at any point at home. The Packers led 10-0. The only QB with a longer unbeaten streak in such situations in the Super Bowl Era is Tom Brady (80 straight from 2001-15) h/t @EliasSports pic.twitter.com/1uZoVXzHNZ
— ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) September 27, 2019
Through four games, albeit three wins, the Packers have managed just six points in the fourth quarter. Part of that is on Rodgers, but most of the blame lies with head coach and play-caller Matt LaFleur as well as OC Nathaniel Hackett.
Packers points by quarter, 2019:
— Warren Sharp (@SharpFootball) September 27, 2019
First: 28
Second: 33
Third: 14
Fourth: 6
LaFleur called four straight passing plays from the one-yard line and failed to score on any of them. Rodgers was also intercepted on the two-yard line in the final series of the game. While Aaron Jones was in the middle of pretty rough game, that's still no excuse for LaFleur not even looking his way one in six tries.
Clearly Matt LaFleur is unaware:
— Warren Sharp (@SharpFootball) September 27, 2019
6 PLAYS INSIDE THE 5
6 PASSES
0 POINTS
1 INTERCEPTION
So gross.
BTW:
Success Rates Inside the 5
(2016-2019)
Run: 57% success
Pass: 45% success
By Year:
2019: R: 64%, P: 52%
2018: R: 56%, P: 47%
2017: R: 55%, P: 53%
2016: R: 59%, P: 44% https://t.co/mkch1XT1Ub
LaFleur is succumbing to the disease many young offensive coaches have issues with -- being so confident in their "genius" offense that they eschew basic logic for the sake of looking shrewd The next time they get down to the one-yard line, just QB sneak it or run it up the middle. At least, maybe one time out of six?