I hate runs on 2nd-and-long. Just hate them. The reason is that I

would rather give my all-world quarterback two chances to pick up ten yards with his arm than give him one chance to pick up six-ish yards with his arm on third down. Most quarterbacks Womens Customized Green Bay Packers Jerseys , including Aaron Rodgers, will generally complete one of two passes for about ten yards, given the chance, whereas on a single play, they are 40% likely (or so) to throw incomplete, and let’s not forget sacks. When I see a coach run on 2nd and long, I immediately chalk up the drive as a failure, and while that is not always true, as bad processes can lead to good results, it usually is. To my eye, Mike McCarthy seems to do this a lot, and as I don’t have Mac ranked among the league’s tactical geniuses, I assumed my eyes were probably correct. However, as it turns out, you really shouldn’t trust your eyes. They lie, pretty much constantly.To check this theory I pulled down all of the play by play data for 2018 and sorted for the percentage of runs vs. passes on second and 6 or more, both league wide and for the Packers, Patriots www.packerscheapstore.com , and Rams. I chose second and 6 because gaining four yards on first down is generally accepted as the lowest “successful” play, and because runs generally don’t gain six yards. It is somewhat arbitrary, but it’s easy enough to alter this in the future as necessary.I chose the teams in question both because they either play the Packers shortly, or have just played them, and because they Rams and Pats are generally thought to have the smartest coaches in football.Run vs. Pass on 2nd-and-longTeamRuns 2nd-longPasses 2nd longRun PercentageTeamRuns 2nd-longPasses 2nd longRun PercentageWhat I found is that McCarthy is in fact better at this than just about anyone. I didn’t look at every coach in the league, but at the very least, McCarthy passes at a well above average rate (73%, compared to 66% for the league as a whole) and that Sean McVay is shockingly close to average at 68%. Moreover, Bill Belichick was virtually tied with (though slightly worse than) McCarthy in this regard.McCarthy may seem like he is constantly screwing this up if you watch mostly Packers games, and it’s possible (and I would argue) that he still runs too much, but given what the league does in these situations, it’s hard to label him as anything but progressive. Kudos to Mike McCarthy for not blowing as many 2nd and long plays as his compatriots, even a few of the smart ones.Packers at Raiders, Preseason 2018: Game Time, TV Broadcast, Online Streaming, & More The last time the Green Bay Packers and Oakland Raiders met in the regular season, it was a former Packer’s first game against his old team. History repeats itself this Friday.In 2015 Green Bay Packers T-Shirt , Charles Woodson was going through his final NFL campaign. The future hall of famer played eight seasons in Oakland to start his career before making a move to Green Bay, where he played for seven years. In a Packers uniform, Woodson made four Pro Bowl appearances and earned first-team All-Pro twice, adding a Defensive Player of the Year award in 2009 for good measure. He returned to Oakland in 2013, playing three more years at safety before retiring.This week, it’s Jordy Nelson’s turn to have a reunion of sorts with his old teammates. After ten seasons with the Packers, including his Pro Bowl campaign of 2014 when he finished fourth in the NFL in receiving yards, Nelson was released in March before signing a two-year, $14.2 million contract with the Raiders. Also jumping from Green Bay to Oakland this year are a few assistant coaches who have taken jobs with Jon Gruden’s staff. Edgar Bennett and Mike Trgovac are in Oakland with Nelson, former Packer Jared Cook, and GM Reggie McKenzie to form quite the pipeline of ex-Packers on the West Coast.This week, the reunion takes place in Oakland as the Packers and Raiders play in a late-night preseason contest. Here’s how to tune in.WHO? Green Bay Packers and Oakland RaidersWHEN?Friday, August 24th7:30 PM Pacific Time (10:30 Eastern Time)WHERE?Oakland County ColiseumOakland, CaliforniaHOW?Live TV BroadcastsPackers TV NetworkLead stations: NBC-4 (Milwaukee), NBC-26 (Green Bay), ABC-27 (Madison)Commentators: Kevin Harlan, James LoftonRaiders TV NetworkLead stations: FOX-2 (Bay Area), My 58 (Sacramento) Green Bay Packers Hats , CW-5 (Los Angeles), FOX-5 (Las Vegas), FOX-2 (Honolulu)Commentators: Beth Mowins, Rich Gannon, Matt MillenNFL Network (joined live in progress at 11:00 ET)Online StreamingNFL Game PassNFL Network Online (joined live in progress at 11:00 ET)NFL Network ReplaysSaturday, August 25th, 4:00 AM ETMonday, August 27th, 8:00 PM ETANYTHING ELSE?Recent MeetingsPreseason2016 Week 3: @Packers 20, Raiders 12Regular Season2015 Week 15: Packers 30, @Raiders 20This PreseasonPackersWeek 1: vs. Titans (W, 31-17)Week 2: vs. Steelers (W, 51-34)RaidersWeek 1: vs. Lions (W, 16-10)Week 2: @ Rams (L, 19-15)