Packers recap: 3 reality checks after Jaguars game in Week 10

GREEN BAY, WISCONSIN - NOVEMBER 15: Aaron Rodgers #12 of the Green Bay Packers celebrates scoring his first running touchdown of the season in the 2nd quarter against the Jacksonville Jaguars at Lambeau Field on November 15, 2020 in Green Bay, Wisconsin. (Photo by Stacy Revere/Getty Images) /

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GREEN BAY, WISCONSIN – NOVEMBER 15: D.J. Chark #17 of the Jacksonville Jaguars is tackled by Darnell Savage #26 of the Green Bay Packers at Lambeau Field on November 15, 2020 in Green Bay, Wisconsin. (Photo by Stacy Revere/Getty Images) /

Reality Check #2: Stop with the three-man rush

The Packers have an equally troubling trend on the other side of the football; a trend they’ve been running for years under multiple defensive coordinators. For whatever reason, defensive coordinator Mike Pettine loves to implement a three-man rush on third-and-goal or other critical situations.

We saw it again in the third quarter against the Jaguars when the Packers had Jacksonville in a favorable situation on third down inside the red zone. However, Pettine called the vaunted three-man rush, and Keelan Cole caught a pass smack dab in the middle of the field for a 12-yard touchdown. The Packers’ pass rush is already non-existent and quarterbacks have all the time in the world when he calls for just three rushers.

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