In their 25-24 loss to the Atlanta Falcons on Sunday, the Green Bay Packers did not play particularly well overall.
The team failed to gain any first downs while also allowing Atlanta to score four times despite entering the fourth quarter with a 12-point lead.
Clearly, there was enough blame to go around for the Packers’ inability to secure the victory.
Defensive coordinator Joe Barry and running back AJ Dillon are two of the players who have taken the brunt of the criticism from fans.
Dillon’s poor running and Barry’s defense’s inability to stop the run brought criticism from both sides.
Gilbert Brown, a Packers Hall of Famer, has a very different opinion about Dillon’s performance on Sunday.
On the program Go Dads Go with Gilbert Brown, he attributes Dillon’s performance (15 carries for 55 yards) to the coaching staff and play calls.
Since the game in Atlanta ended, AJ Dillon has received negative feedback on social media.
Despite the fact that this team is young and needs to learn difficult lessons in order to improve, there is a lot of frustration among the fan base.
Gilbert Brown believes the fingers should be pointed in another direction while many people are blaming Dillon.
“You know what, man, you got to breakdown the game.
Many people, including some of these reporters, don’t really understand or watch the game.
You’re just going to stand there and point it out, but you need to analyze the x’s and o’s, if you get what I mean.
“And you’ve got to get on the coaches, too, because you can’t give AJ Dillon the plays that you give Aaron Jones,” the speaker continued. This is a straightforward situation.
You get what I mean?
“You’ve got two inexperienced backs there.
If Aaron Jones is out, you should leave AJ Dillon where he belongs and replace him with one of those backs so he can resume his duties.
In old-school terms, AJ Dillon is a full back.
Then, you need to take a look at our offensive line.
Those on our offensive line are pass blockers.
Their specialty is that.
blocking of passes.
Since there are no run blockers, we must clear obstructions manually.
To complete the task, we’ll use a smokescreen to distract you.
The issue still revolves around Aaron Jones, who is a fantastic running back. Barry Sanders never had an offensive line, so I’m not saying he’s Barry Sanders.
Through his creation, something was created.
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In order to properly discuss Dillon’s performance, two additional factors must be taken into account. First, the coaches—Matt LaFleur in particular—must call plays that are tailored to Dillon rather than counting on him to perform the same functions Jones performs in plays created for Jones.
Second, the offensive line performed appalling run blocking.
Josh Myers had the highest run blocking grade (66.4) of any offensive lineman for the Packers, according to PFF.
Yosh Nijman scored 62 points.
62 points for Elgton Jenkins.
0 points for Jon Runyan.
Rasheed Walker: 53.07.
47.9 for Royce Newman.
Zach Tom: 43.06.
Those grades are notably below average for those who are not familiar with PFF.
Unlike Jones, Dillon is not a finesse back.
Instead of trying to make Dillon and the offensive line into something they are not, LaFleur ought to have created and called better plays that played to his strengths.