{"id":11089,"date":"2020-01-20T21:39:33","date_gmt":"2020-01-20T21:39:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kevernacular.com\/?p=11089"},"modified":"2020-01-20T23:06:55","modified_gmt":"2020-01-20T23:06:55","slug":"re-sf-debacle-the-bruised-pack-still-on-ascent-and-above-most-already","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kevernacular.com\/?p=11089","title":{"rendered":"Re: SF debacle: The bruised Pack still ascending, and above most already"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\"\"Packer kick returner-runner-receiver Tyler Ervin. courtesy Getty Images<\/em><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Yeah, I could stomp on the Packers when they’re down, like most are now. But an old die-hard fan\/friend requested “words of solace” from me, so here’s how I responded:<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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John,<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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First a big sigh. Letting the dark winds of disappointment and pain escape a bit more. Whew!<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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I liked the Packers’ apparent poise under duress (see 2nd half rebound) but they should’ve acted more aggressively sooner — on the first drive which ended 3 & out. I would’ve thrown a play-action deep post, on the first play.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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So by the end-of-the-half pick, it was a duck in a shooting barrel.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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OK. I have faith in Gutenkunst, but more in his free agent dealing, so he might find a fast, quick inside LB, maybe another TE.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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The draft class is loaded with wide receiver talent, so someone should stick and help this time, preferably a guy who does 4.4 40 or less.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Here’s a thought nobody’s addressed. Despite his dopey bounce-off-the-face mask muff, I think Tyler Ervin has comparable potential to Niners’ Raheem Mostert, who was mainly a kick returner till coming to SF, and took a long time to bloom. But Ervin I think has even more previous experience as a RB. Check this from Wiki:<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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“In his redshirt senior season of 2015, Ervin rushed for a single-game school record 300 yards against Fresno State (Davante’s school) and for 263 yards against New Mexico.[7][8] In the 2015 Cure Bowl, his final collegiate game, Ervin got his longest career punt return touchdown, for 85 yards in the Spartans’ 27\u201316 win over Georgia State.[9] He finished his senior year with 1,601 rushing yards on 294 carries with 13 touchdowns and 45 receptions for 334 yards with two touchdowns.[1] Along with first-team All-Mountain West Conference, Ervin earned multiple national honors, the Athlon Sports All-American second team and his second straight Sports Illustrated honorable mention All-American title.[1]”<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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The Packers remain a step behind San Fran in scheming as well as team speed. I think they’ll prioritize those gaps in the off-season. They have at least one extra sixth-round pick from the trade to Oakland of KR Trevor Davis. I think the Packers have more room for improvement than SF, and will be better & deeper next year, though maybe not as lucky injury-wise.<\/div>\n
A-Rod sounds quite optimistic, even after a nasty loss. Eliminate the turnovers next time, get a few yourself (they should’ve stripped Mostert at least once — I know they have to touch<\/em> him first (ha), but with all those carries!) and it’s another ballgame. The desperation bomb throw Sherman picked at the end hardly counts, it was incomplete anyway.<\/div>\n
Restrap you’re cheesehead helmet, and buck up. Me too!<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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The grass is always greener, and golden, on the other side.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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