Favre did not look good against a very average Lions' D last week, and I think
both teams will struggle mightily with the conditions.JAX 14
GB 10
I see a defensive score for the Fla Cats.
Favre did not look good against the Lions in the first half.the gameplan, based on the wind, was to try and work short passes... coaches thought that'd be smarter than going deep. unfortunately short, soft passes, were being blown way off course.
Favre went in at half and told the coaches "those touch passes are affected too much by the wind.. it's easier for me to put zip on the ball and get it downfield"
1st quarter - 0-3, 0yds
2nd quarter - 3-12, 28yds
3rd quarter - 7-9, 69yds, 1 td
4th quarter - 9-12, 58yds
not stellar numbers but once he told the coaches to give him a chance to throw the ball and play his game.. he really turned it on.
in the conditions they faced Sunday.. i'd say his numbers look pretty good.
Green Bay PackersBY QUARTER: 1st Quarter 2nd Quarter 3rd Quarter 4th Quarter/OT
Targ Rec YD TD | Targ Rec YD TD | Targ Rec YD TD | Targ Rec YD TD
Chatman, A | 0 0 0 0 | 1 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 | 1 0 0 0
Davenport, N | 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 | 1 1 5 0 | 0 0 0 0
Driver, D | 1 0 0 0 | 2 0 0 0 | 3 3 48 1 | 2 1 39 0
Ferguson, R | 0 0 0 0 | 1 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0
Fisher, T | 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 | 1 1 10 0
Franks, B | 0 0 0 0 | 2 1 5 0 | 2 2 15 0 | 2 1 9 0
Green, A | 1 0 0 0 | 1 1 11 0 | 1 0 0 0 | 3 3 7 0
Henderson, W | 0 0 0 0 | 1 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 | 1 1 11 0
Walker, J | 1 0 0 0 | 4 1 12 0 | 1 0 0 0 | 2 2 14 0
Looking over these numbers, I don't see much in the way of completing passes downfield.
Driver had 2 big receptions -- the TD, and a 39 yarder (which I didn't see since I flipped to the Car/StL game.).
Everything else that was completed was between 5-12 yards. That sounds like a short passing game to me.