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Originally Posted by milkman
Screens were successful today because the Pack defense had to actually respect Orton's ability to hit the deep balls, including the seam routes over the middle.
The Pack couldn't just line up everyone within 10 yards of the LOS and dare the QB to beat 'em deep.
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you didn't see the same game as me. The screens were successful because the Packers saw on film that we couldn't block the blitz, and that we ALWAYS went max protect. So they came out in the first half firing their linebackers around the ends and into the gaps. Orton took a few shots. But instead of trying to block it, we leaked our running backs into the flats and had our o-line sneak out as lead blockers. Later in the game, they HAD to stop blitzing and cover our backs out of the flat. The last screen we attempted was AFTER the Pack made this adjustment, and we ended up throwing for a 4 yard loss. But Orton had time in the pocket after that.