Skoldiers - 058 - Lambeau Letdown - a podcast by SB Nation

Around the League
Colts pull out a Victory
Dolphins are bad
49ers are 2-0 and look red hot
Lamar Jackson is Legit
Chiefs put up 28 pts in a single Quarter
Rams thrash Saints
Teddy Bridgewater in for injured Drew Brees, possibly for several weeks
Falcons escape the Eagles
Big Ben Roethlisberger done for year
Drew Brees out for min 6 weeks
The North Face
Detroit pulls out a win over the Chargers in the 4th
Chicago wins a wacky game in Denver
Do they still win if Denver goes for the tie?
Vikings GB Recap
Packer fan at work said that the Packers didn’t win the game, that the Vikings lost it
Game started - GB score - MN missed FG - GB score short field - MIN Fumble - GB score from 33 out
Fan Question 1:
“Was the 21-0 start more the Packers offense or our defense?”It was a combination of all three phases. Defense was playing GB’s WRs wrong, and giving GB short fields on two back to back possessions hurt 
Special Teams Mishaps
Missed FG / Blocked XP
Bobbled Returns
REALLY long XP attempt due to dumb penalty
Is Dan Bailey the best option?
Defensive Downturn
ROUGH first quarter
Playing way to soft on Devante Adams
Blink - Down by 21
Fan question 2:
“How much would have Alexander and Gideon helped in the defensive lapse 1st Quarter?? Thoughts on Meaders and Boyd when our CBs are depleted…”Ben Gedeon less so, although I think we have an easier time stopping the running attack with him.
Mackenzie Alexander’s loss was felt, although I don’t think it was largely detrimental. Jayron Kearse can totally play well in the slot, we just weren’t scheming correctly for what GB was doing
Shutting down GB the final 3 quarters tells me it wasn’t personnel that was responsible, rather calls and scheme
Jayron Kearse and Eric Wilson posted highest defensive grades of the team with 90.6 and 85.4 respectively
Xavier Rhodes isn’t back
Hercules Mafa’ata shines
Erik Kendricks puts on a clinic
Baffling Offense
Dalvin Cook was eating all day
Josh Kline and Brian O’Neill best grades of offense line grades
Garrett Bradbury again struggled
Gooseeggs off Turnovers
Refs were especially horrid
There is never *that* much offensive PI
BAAAAAAAAAAAAAD Kirk Cousins
Several fumbles, interceptions
WHY ARE YOU THROWING THAT? PASS LIVE TO PLAY ANOTHER DOWN JESUS EFFING CHRIST
Chad Beebe is clearly WR3 at this point
Fan question 3:
“Why did the broadcast call beebe a speedster?”He’s shown quickness clearly with his returns, and with the splash play he had on offense turning it upfield. I don’t think he’s super fast, just squirrelly.
In large part, the Vikings beat themselves. Gave up turnovers, failed on special teams, and gave up too much on defense to start the game
Raiders are a team that is really really beatable, and you have to win those games to have a chance. GB isn’t a soft target, and this division WILL be the toughest in the NFL this year
Oakland Predictions
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