As I’ve always said, if the Packers come out throwing, they’d have a 40-point lead in every game. They threw on every first down the first 3 drives, and scored 3 TDs. People say you have to run to set up the pass, and I say the Packers shouldn’t do that, as it will just keep them from scoring and keep the opponent in the game. The Saints are a very good team, but as I’ve always said, the Packers’ passing offense can’t be stopped, and they can’t score when they run. They blew an excellent Falcon team out of the playoffs in Atlanta by passing most of the time, and their conservative offense in the other games after getting approximately 14-point leads almost cost them each time.
Two more points I’ve always said, and once again am proven right: 1: Don’t rush 3. The Packers did on third and very long, and Brees had all day to complete the pass. Saints got a FG. They did this on the last drives, too. 2. Make every punt a fair catch. The Packers punted deep, and the Saints returned it.
So, McCarthy ran and thus punted on the last 2 drives, very nearly costing the Packers the game that they led by 15 points late. This is why I say they need to pass on every drive. Just because they sometimes escape with wins is no reason that McCarthy should not be called out on this. He nearly cost them every game last year but the Atlanta game from the Week 17 bear game on by doing this. All 6 losses last year were because of this.