Running back Aaron Jones‘ breakout game led to a breakthrough
Running back Aaron Jones‘ breakout game led to a breakthrough
in Residenz des Hokage 17.12.2019 08:41von liny195 • Niemand | 27 Beiträge
performance in the red zone for the Green Bay Packers.In Sunday’s 31-12 victory over the Miami Dolphins Ray Nitschke Color Rush Jersey , Jones rushed for a career-high 145 yards and two touchdowns. With Jones taking some of the pressure off quarterback Aaron Rodgers, the Packers scored four touchdowns in four possessions inside the Dolphins 20-yard line.It was Green Bay’s first perfect day with more than one red-zone possession since Week 4 of the 2017 season.“You saw it the other night,” Rodgers said on Tuesday. “Running the football in the red zone has not been a high priority for us, but the abilities that he brings slashing inside can give us some opportunities to run some more of those plays in the red zone.”Their next test comes on Thursday night on the road against the Seattle Seahawks.Situational football — red zone and third down — has been troublesome for Green Bay’s offense all season. Before the Miami game, the Packers ranked sixth in total offense (406.6 yards per game), but were only 14th in scoring (24.0 points per game) because of inconsistencies on third down (17th, 39.4 percent conversion rate) and the red zone (19th, 53.9 percent touchdowns).Against the Dolphins, they gained 377 yards but scored 31 points https://www.thepackersfanshop.com/Reggie-White-Jersey , thanks in large part to their success in the red zone.The threat of the running game gives the Packers (4-4-1) another option as they advance toward the goal line.While Jones scored on runs of 2 and 10 yards, Rodgers threw touchdown passes of 7 and 25 yards to receiver Davante Adams to punctuate the other two red zone possessions. Adams is tied for second in the NFL with nine touchdown receptions. Of those, a league-high eight have come in the red zone. Since the start of the 2016 season, Adams has a league-high 22 red zone touchdown receptions.The closer to the goal line, the less space there is to operate and the more difficult it becomes to throw. Adams’ edge comes from being one of the NFL’s premier route runners.“Because the window is so tight, and he can create enough separation to where he makes that window bigger,” Rodgers said.With the emergence of Jones, the Packers have another weapon to use in their push for a playoff spot in the crowded NFC. Jones missed the first two games of the season with a suspension, then was part of a three-man committee in the backfield before taking over as the starter.In the three weeks since the bye Aaron Rodgers Jersey , Jones has carried 41 times, Jamaal Williams has carried 14 times and Ty Montgomery was traded to the Ravens.“The more carries you get, I feel like the better you’re going to get and the more of a game flow you get in,” Jones said.Entering Thursday, Jones and Williams both have 73 carries. Jones, however, has rushed for 494 yards (compared to 270 for Williams) on a league-best 6.8-yard average. Jones had a 67-yard run in the first quarter against Miami, the team’s longest since receiver Randall Cobb had a 67-yard run in 2013.With Jones’ emergence to join Rodgers and Adams, the Packers hope they have the firepower for back-to-back road tests against Seattle and Minnesota.“It puts the defense in a bind Randall Cobb Color Rush Jersey ,” Adams said. “It puts them to where they’ve got to load up that box and it allows us to have more opportunities outside. If they keep moving the ball like that and slashing and making big plays, it’s pretty tough to figure out what to defend.”NOTES: The Packers held what coach Mike McCarthy described as a “very limited” practice on Tuesday before departing for Seattle in the evening. WR Randall Cobb (hamstring), CB Kevin King (hamstring), S Kentrell Brice (ankle), OLB Nick Perry (knee) were not traveling with the team, though the Packers said their game status would be updated on the final injury report on Wednesday. The Packers have a new head coach and Matt LaFleur is bringing new offensive concepts with him to Green Bay, which has led to a lot of wondering about how quarterback Aaron Rodgers will adjust to the changes on the sideline.While offensive coordinator Nathaniel Hackett said the new offense won’t be completely new, there are going to be differences and teaching old dogs new tricks has a mixed track record of success. Given Rodgers’ sometimes prickly personality, there have been questions about how well that will work this season.Packers president Mark Murphy said on Tuesday that Rodgers “has to embrace” the changes and expressed confidence that the quarterback will do exactly that.“He’s driven https://www.thepackersfanshop.com/Corey-Linsley-Jersey ,” Murphy said, via Rob Demovsky of ESPN.com. “He wants to win championships, and I think he knows that he’s got only so many years left. I’m excited. I think he and Matt, I think that relationship is going to be crucial. He’s the head coach but he’s the play caller.”Rodgers’ only public comments regarding LaFleur’s arrival came from Atlanta during Super Bowl week. He said that change is usually “tough at first,” but that things usually work out for the best. The hope for the new-look Packers is that the tough part is as short as possible.
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