Kevin King did not have his best game on Sunday. The Packers cornerback, who played after questioning a back injury, conceded a 39-year-old point from Scotty Miller in the penultimate game of the first half and scored a penalty for defensive interference on Let Tyler Johnson pull. fourth term.
But King does not bear as much responsibility as defense coordinator Mike Pettine for the game before halftime, which is honestly overshadowed by the last 2 1/2 minutes of the game.
The day after one of the most disappointing losses in the Packers’ long history, tire tracks are everywhere, including the bottom of Pettine’s back.
Matt LaFleur’s remarks immediately after the match raise the question of whether Pettine’s future is already decided.
“It was human cover. “Definitely not the right call for the situation, and you can not do such things against a good football team and expect to win,” said LaFleur, via Jason Wilde. Wisconsin State Journal. ‘If you look at it, there were 120 on either side of the ball, plus all the special teams. There were many plays in that match that could be made that could have changed the outcome of the match.
‘But the ones that really hurt us the most were to play, and then come out to start the second half, [Aaron Jones] had the trick and they scored to make it 28-10. That was really the big difference in the football game. You just can not do those things.
‘I blame us as coaches for putting our guys in that situation. It is inexcusable. It should not have happened. We must therefore look at it, do self-reflection and try to figure out ways in which it can not happen again. ”
The Bucs were ready to strike out on the fourth and fourth points of the Green Bay 45 before reconsidering it after a timeout. They picked up for the first time on a throw from Tom Brady to Leonard Fournette to 39th place and called their last timeout with eight seconds left.
Brady saw Miller get a step on King, which was one-on-one coverage, leading to an attack with one second left in the half and a 21-10 lead.
Hall of Fame coach Tony Dungy was one of the critics of the Packers ‘coverage of the situation and wrote:’ It could be the worst defensive design I have never seen with 8 seconds and no timeout left. Green Bay – I’m not sure how to play man-to-man technique [not] just play zone and protect the sideline and the end zone? Unbelievable. ”
Pettine’s mistake could cost him his job.
Mike Pettine under shot after Bucs attack before half-time originally appeared on Pro Football Talk