Adams – Nowhere to go if it is the Packers' offensive

GREEN BAY, Wisconsin – Davante Adams was about as optimistic as anyone in Green Bay about the new Packers attack under coach Matt LaFleur.

"Let's hope we come out as if we had been fired for a week 1 at the gun," Adams said before the opening game against the Chicago Bears.

But Aaron Rodgers warned last week that the Packers might take a little longer to find a rhythm in the new system.

It turns out that Rodgers was right.

There was no cannonball – only a thud, with less than 12 yards of offense in the first quarter before Green Bay recovered enough for a 10-3 win over Chicago.

Although Rodgers said on Wednesday that it was not as bad as it looked, it does not mean he and his teammates in attack were happy.

"There is nowhere [to go] but up, "Adams said when asked where the offense was after the opening performance, which included only 2 of the 12 conversions in the third.

Part of the solution might be to get the ball to Adams further, as Rodgers suggested after the match. The Pro Bowl catcher caught only four passes for 36 yards and was central to the Bears' defensive plan.

"I guess I went out and – I did not jump the gun – but I was a bit optimistic, I guess you could say," Adams said. "I do not even like to use optimism because it sounds like some sort of panic, but I was really excited for the offensive, I thought we were going to move the ball a little bit better than us.

"But we have a lot of time, I try not to think about it, as if we had time, because it tends to get people to drag their feet." I'm an urgent guy, I'm not sure. I like going faster and I like to see the results quickly, we go there and we manage things this week in practice to do it and we make sure everything goes as planned. "

The Packers only accumulated 213 yards of offense – less than the Dolphins in the first week – and had 47 yards on 22 attempts to score the second lowest average (2.1) over the weekend. -end of opening.

"I think it was a lot of that front," Rodgers said of the Bears defense. "It's a good front, they really have the point, they have two great guys from the inside, their backers are flying and playing games, their high school is a good tackle also. good work with them We had some good performances in the second half, but we have to start a little faster.We expected at home without the noise of the crowd being a problem, so we will look at the early start in the game this week. "

It may not be easier, even at Lambeau Field, against The Minnesota Vikings team has offered Rodgers a job in the last few seasons. Rodgers has only 4-4-1 in nine starts since Mike Zimmer, a defensive mind, became a Vikings coach in 2014. Rodgers missed the second meet in 2017 and failed to pass. the first encounter of the same season because he broke his collarbone. . But, including for both games, the Packers have not beaten the Vikings since the 16th week of the 2016 season.

While Zimmer told reporters Wednesday that "it's a sleepless week for me" preparing for Rodgers, the Packers have something to keep him awake at night. Rodgers and LaFleur both said they had to increase their attack tempo to keep their defenses out of balance. For Rodgers, that means getting out of the crowd faster.

"We have long calls in the plan – that's how the offense is," Rodgers said. "There are a number of checks for different parts, we call this call, repeat it, and we try to run as quickly as possible." The strong point of this offense and the communication, it is we had a great report on Monday and Tuesday about everything, we made some subtle changes to help with a bit of tempo. "