It’s been said multiple times before by various media outlets; the Packers wide receivers struggle to get open against press-man or underneath-man coverage. Defensive backs are able to stick with the Packers’ wide receivers like...well, like Lester Hayes would stick to anything. Aaron Rodgers is then forced to hold on to the ball and improvise, waiting for someone to come open. It rarely worked, and the offense has at times looked anemic.
Throughout the week 12 match-up against the Philadelphia Eagles, Jim Schwartz, conductor of Philadelphia’s freight-train-strong top-5 defensive unit, decided not to press the Green Bay receivers like many of his peers have in the past.