Friend: I didn’t see all of today’s Packers game (it was 31-17 when I turned it on), but it was obvious in the second half that Mike McCarthy was trying to lose the game with his play calling, just like Larry has been saying for years. The Chargers couldn’t stop Aaron Rodgers from throwing the ball all day, yet he calls a run to Starks on third and two, and gets stuffed at the line and has to punt. A quick check down and pass to the tight end would have more than put the game on ice.
My response: Exactly! He once again said he’d put the game in the hands of his tired defense that had problems stopping the Chargers and against a very good offense, rather than getting the first down as you said and ending the game. They did hold on, but that’s why they lost the games they did last year, and almost lost others. He also doesn’t tell his players to go down when they intercept at the end, when a fumble can cost them a game that is over. And, he kept blitzing linebackers, who were not getting to Rivers, letting him continue to burn them with passes to the vacated linebacker spots.