Re: Are the Packers of recent memory underachievers?
Posted: Sat Aug 09, 2025 9:25 pm
I don't know. The Steelers are the same way. The Steelers are more of a defensive team, less high scoring than the Packers but the defense has been better. But in the playoffs the defense is the side that shows the big decline, the offense is more stable.CSKreager wrote: ↑Sat Aug 09, 2025 12:35 pmMy question though is why don’t those defensive holes get exposed in the regular season? Like what did they do differently in December compared to January?Jay Z wrote: ↑Tue Aug 05, 2025 2:48 pm on the defensive side, during the regular season the opponents' QBs had a quarterback rating of 79.7 which is fourth best. But in the post season, that goes up to 82.2 which is only 12th best. That's twice the fall off of the offense.
Other that the two SB wins I think that's the tale. The defenses are often pretty good in the regular season, but don't take a step forward in the playoffs; in fact, some holes are exposed and mistakes are made.
I suppose it's that defense is more reactive. Unless you're the 1985 Bears most defenses don't dictate the game. They wait until someone exploits flaws, then they fix them. Whereas offense it's more obvious when things aren't working and the corrections are more immediate.
I don't know, it's all just spitballing by me at this level, but I'm just looking at the stats and the point levels and both teams have tended towards mediocrity because the defense doesn't hold its end up more often than not.