More Banjo: @ Bears

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Packer Report ‏@PackerReport 3h
McCarthy credits Edgar Bennett, specifically, for telling Boykin to keep running on TD.

Mike Vandermause ‏@MikeVandermause 3h
Rodgers: i felt good, didnt take any major shots. Protection very good. They had plan to stop run.

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Brian Burke ‏@Adv_NFL_Stats 4h
According to the WP calc, break even conversion prob was .47 for the GB 2-pt. Right about actual league average.

Brian Burke ‏@Adv_NFL_Stats 3h
@Adv_NFL_Stats I feel the same way.

Brian Burke ‏@Adv_NFL_Stats 4h
38 sec with 2 timeouts is just enough time for a TD drive. There's a statistical cliff right at 35 sec.

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Mike Vandermause ‏@MikeVandermause 3h
MM: On 4th and 8, Cobb saw guy squat on him, took off.

[woodbuck27]

Packer Report ‏@PackerReport 3h
McCarthy credits Edgar Bennett, specifically, for telling Boykin to keep running on TD.

I wondered who gave Jarrett Boykin the heads up. He looked and looked at it like it was something HOT before scooping that ball up and left for six.

Edgar knew how to run the ball.

[woodbuck27]

Mike Vandermause ‏@MikeVandermause 3h
MM: On 4th and 8, Cobb saw guy squat on him, took off.

I've always done that whenever someone squats for a shit in front of me.

I'm outta there.

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ESPN Stats & Info ‏@ESPNStatsInfo 6m
Cowboys: third team in NFL history to finish exactly .500 in 3 straight seasons (1983-85 Packers and 1996-98 Oilers)

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Soon I am going to need to take a class to read about the Packers:

Charles Franklin ‏@PollsAndVotes 14m
Sleepy time now but first cut of @NYT4thDownBot data thru Wk16: Teams that follow Bot have .02 higher win prob: .483 vs .463, N=3572 4th dn

Charles Franklin ‏@PollsAndVotes 13m
Logit on @NYT4thDownBot data also shows sig pos effect of following Bot on P(win): beta=.200 w/various obvious control vars.


Charles Franklin, a Poli Sci professor at Marquette is a specialist on Polling and Voting and he has been watching the 4th Down Bot at the NY Times with fascination since it appeared.

[denverYooper]

Green Bay is the only NFC team to make the playoffs in each of the last 5 years.

[woodbuck27]

Soon I am going to need to take a class to read about the Packers:

Charles Franklin ‏@PollsAndVotes 14m
Sleepy time now but first cut of @NYT4thDownBot data thru Wk16: Teams that follow Bot have .02 higher win prob: .483 vs .463, N=3572 4th dn

Charles Franklin ‏@PollsAndVotes 13m
Logit on @NYT4thDownBot data also shows sig pos effect of following Bot on P(win): beta=.200 w/various obvious control vars.


Charles Franklin, a Poli Sci professor at Marquette is a specialist on Polling and Voting and he has been watching the 4th Down Bot at the NY Times with fascination since it appeared.

Ohh yea...right on brother.

I'm still at:

6 + 1 = 7 or 6 + 2 = 8 or 6 + miss = 6.

I'm decent at reading bubble charts and graphs and understanding decibles, ratio's and %ages.

I know that at the end of a game if the Packers have a number posted on the scoreboard >>> than that of the bad guys.

My Packers won that game.

[Fritz]

Green Bay is the only NFC team to make the playoffs in each of the last 5 years.

Ted must go. Only one SB win in all that time.

BTW, the offensive line didn't run block very well in the fourth quarter, but they did a nice job of protecting Rodgers. He had more time back there than I've ever seen.

[pbmax]

Bears started with some 2 deep and went back to it based on down and distance, but for the most part they packed the box.

[denverYooper]

Ben Fennell ‏@TheXOsOfLife 44m
Surface stats off playtime v. CHI.. MD Jennings - 46 snaps (8.19 yards per play).. Richardson - 17 snaps (4.88 yards per play)..

I'd be interesting to know how many of those were run plays for Richardson. It looks as though the Packers still like the doctor in passing situations.

[Packers4Glory]

The banjo from chicago is loud with whining and crying.

[pbmax]

So Aaron and Mike had a big bear hug, here is a picture of Ted getting some love and he fully backed McKenzie in MMQB. So I think the leak to Mortenson was Slocum.

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BcsYU0JCQAATcPO.jpg

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MM Monday Presser:

Green Bay Packers ‏@packers 46m
MM: Throw the stats out the window. Love our defense, love our football team. Will take the full game to get it done.

Packer Report ‏@PackerReport 48m
"No feel" for Clay on his comeback. Hasn't talked to him. So, no update. "Right now, he's out for this week."

Tyler Dunne ‏@TyDunne 49m
MM on final drive. I don't know one better. ...This was for all the marbles. Aaron hadn't played in 8 weeks. Finest one I've been a part of.

Green Bay Packers ‏@packers 50m
MM: Love fact they wanted to go for it. They were right. Only one timeout left. May have regretted decision if punted.

Green Bay Packers ‏@packers 53m
MM: Lacy came out of game better than past weeks. 7-day work week is preferable for injuries and team routine.

Packer Report ‏@PackerReport 54m
"Back to business" McCarthy said. Got to enjoy win until midnight. Fun locker room and plane ride home.

Green Bay Packers ‏@packers 46m
MM: Brad Jones just wasn't ready to play yesterday. Haven't watched defensive tape to evaluate yet.

Packer Report ‏@PackerReport 46m
MM watched the Week 1 game and the playoff game this morning. Worthwhile to study matchups, even as teams have changed.

Jason Wilde ‏@jasonjwilde 46m
McCarthy on how #Packers are winning: "Being behind at halftime and the third quarter, that's by design." [Followed by silly face.]

Mike Vandermause ‏@MikeVandermause 45m
MM: Anything in life, when you earn it, it feels better. There's an importance in earning everything. Very rewarding.

Mike Vandermause ‏@MikeVandermause 44m
MM: Jordy Nelson is perfect picture of how you want offense to play. He prepares same way Monday through Saturday.

Mike Vandermause ‏@MikeVandermause 43m
MM: Rodgers had some throws early that weren't exactly where he wanted to be, which is hard for him because he's so accurate.

Mike Vandermause ‏@MikeVandermause 42m
MM: Rodgers got more comfortable in second half. They were aggressive, glad they were, when aggressive vs. Aaron there is opp for big plays.

Packer Report ‏@PackerReport 42m
MM says this was Rodgers' "finest hour as a Green Bay Packer."

Mike Vandermause ‏@MikeVandermause 46m
MM: The way we win games, our identity has changed. We play differently than we did earlier in year.

Mike Vandermause ‏@MikeVandermause 42m
MM: Dom Capers is as competitive as anybody on our football team. You can see it and hear it on game day.

Mike Vandermause ‏@MikeVandermause 41m
MM: We know we have to play these guys a little different than we did last time, when issue was third down production.

Mike Vandermause ‏@MikeVandermause 41m
MM: We're a much better running team today than we were in Week 1. That was Lacy's first game, he was very nervous. He is playing much bettr

[woodbuck27]

So Aaron and Mike had a big bear hug, here is a picture of Ted getting some love and he fully backed McKenzie in MMQB. So I think the leak to Mortenson was Slocum.

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BcsYU0JCQAATcPO.jpg

Did Ted Thompson let himself get out for a day!?

If so...I'm pleased to see that.

[Fritz]

MM Monday Presser:

Green Bay Packers ‏@packers 46m
MM: Throw the stats out the window. Love our defense, love our football team. Will take the full game to get it done.

Packer Report ‏@PackerReport 48m
"No feel" for Clay on his comeback. Hasn't talked to him. So, no update. "Right now, he's out for this week."

Tyler Dunne ‏@TyDunne 49m
MM on final drive. I don't know one better. ...This was for all the marbles. Aaron hadn't played in 8 weeks. Finest one I've been a part of.

Green Bay Packers ‏@packers 50m
MM: Love fact they wanted to go for it. They were right. Only one timeout left. May have regretted decision if punted.

Green Bay Packers ‏@packers 53m
MM: Lacy came out of game better than past weeks. 7-day work week is preferable for injuries and team routine.

Packer Report ‏@PackerReport 54m
"Back to business" McCarthy said. Got to enjoy win until midnight. Fun locker room and plane ride home.

Green Bay Packers ‏@packers 46m
MM: Brad Jones just wasn't ready to play yesterday. Haven't watched defensive tape to evaluate yet.

Packer Report ‏@PackerReport 46m
MM watched the Week 1 game and the playoff game this morning. Worthwhile to study matchups, even as teams have changed.

Jason Wilde ‏@jasonjwilde 46m
McCarthy on how #Packers are winning: "Being behind at halftime and the third quarter, that's by design." [Followed by silly face.]

Mike Vandermause ‏@MikeVandermause 45m
MM: Anything in life, when you earn it, it feels better. There's an importance in earning everything. Very rewarding.

Mike Vandermause ‏@MikeVandermause 44m
MM: Jordy Nelson is perfect picture of how you want offense to play. He prepares same way Monday through Saturday.

Mike Vandermause ‏@MikeVandermause 43m
MM: Rodgers had some throws early that weren't exactly where he wanted to be, which is hard for him because he's so accurate.

Mike Vandermause ‏@MikeVandermause 42m
MM: Rodgers got more comfortable in second half. They were aggressive, glad they were, when aggressive vs. Aaron there is opp for big plays.

Packer Report ‏@PackerReport 42m
MM says this was Rodgers' "finest hour as a Green Bay Packer."

Mike Vandermause ‏@MikeVandermause 46m
MM: The way we win games, our identity has changed. We play differently than we did earlier in year.

Mike Vandermause ‏@MikeVandermause 42m
MM: Dom Capers is as competitive as anybody on our football team. You can see it and hear it on game day.

Mike Vandermause ‏@MikeVandermause 41m
MM: We know we have to play these guys a little different than we did last time, when issue was third down production.

Mike Vandermause ‏@MikeVandermause 41m
MM: We're a much better running team today than we were in Week 1. That was Lacy's first game, he was very nervous. He is playing much bettr


Holy cow. Mike's got a huge boner today.

But he loves this defense? Eww. I guess it's a defense only a mother could love...

[woodbuck27]

The banjo from chicago is loud with whining and crying.

as it is used to accompany 'the Bears Lament'.

The lament about how much they miss George Halas and the good Ole Bear Days.

https://encrypted-tbn2.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSExbfmhtL0cINw_eAj60GWfgevTv1vS lotcOcoawot48bVfqKt

[pbmax]

Holy cow. Mike's got a huge boner today.

But he loves this defense? Eww. I guess it's a defense only a mother could love...

If you want a positive trend, its that they are getting stops in the 4th Quarter. So maybe that is the silver lining.

[Fritz]

I've just never seen Mikey Mike gush this much. Wow.

He wants to french kiss this team.

[woodbuck27]

Green Bay Packers ‏@packers 46m
MM: Throw the stats out the window. Love our defense, love our football team. Will take the full game to get it done.

** Whhhaaaaaatttt!

Packer Report ‏@PackerReport 48m
"No feel" for Clay on his comeback. Hasn't talked to him. So, no update. "Right now, he's out for this week."

** It's week to week.

Green Bay Packers ‏@packers 46m
MM: Brad Jones just wasn't ready to play yesterday. Haven't watched defensive tape to evaluate yet.

** When is he ready to play .... Mike?

Jason Wilde ‏@jasonjwilde 46m
McCarthy on how #Packers are winning: "Being behind at halftime and the third quarter, that's by design." [Followed by silly face.]

*Mike's such a serious man. :smile:

Packer Report ‏@PackerReport 42m
MM says this was Rodgers' "finest hour as a Green Bay Packer."

** Without a doubt one of Aaron Rodgers finest clutch throw in his football life? Yet .... looking at it Mike??

Yet ... what Mike !??... No love for NO. 30 John Kuhn?

If Kuhn misses that block on Julius Peppers we may not be such happy Packer fans. MM and Aaron and Randall all need to take John out for a fantastic celebration dinner $$on$$ everyone, not named John.

Mike Vandermause ‏@MikeVandermause 42m
MM: Dom Capers is as competitive as anybody on our football team. You can see it and hear it on game day.

** Mike Mccarthy LOVES Dom Capers ! End of story and any DC change.

Next complaint !? ST's Coach Shawn Slucum ?

https://encrypted-tbn3.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSbPxNn7vD5rWsxR6vuWcj_f_2gqv7e6 67IvXQyqj8C9lICUwYx

Check out his right index finger! Now ....... check out his left hand !

Mike Vandermause ‏@MikeVandermause 41m
MM: We're a much better running team today than we were in Week 1. That was Lacy's first game, he was very nervous. He is playing much bettr

** Ohh Yea ! :bclap:

GO PACKERS....GO PACK GO !

[woodbuck27]

Soon I am going to need to take a class to read about the Packers:

Charles Franklin ‏@PollsAndVotes 14m
Sleepy time now but first cut of @NYT4thDownBot data thru Wk16: Teams that follow Bot have .02 higher win prob: .483 vs .463, N=3572 4th dn

Charles Franklin ‏@PollsAndVotes 13m
Logit on @NYT4thDownBot data also shows sig pos effect of following Bot on P(win): beta=.200 w/various obvious control vars.


Charles Franklin, a Poli Sci professor at Marquette is a specialist on Polling and Voting and he has been watching the 4th Down Bot at the NY Times with fascination since it appeared.

https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSUvFijs0fUbY9EPxsnc3Q0QoEtdnjKX Lguip48dRRFdG3-U7wM

Teacher...Teacher !...Teacher !!

[bobblehead]

Ted must go. Only one SB win in all that time.

BTW, the offensive line didn't run block very well in the fourth quarter, but they did a nice job of protecting Rodgers. He had more time back there than I've ever seen.

Agree. Those of you who know my theory would have been stunned hearing me beg MM to stop calling running plays on that last drive.

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I was hoping for Starks.

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Holy crap, it was a broken play on protection for 4th and Great:


While Rodgers was busy figuring out where he would go with the ball to exploit the best matchup, Kuhn barked out a late check for the offensive line. “Chilly! Chilly!”

“As usual, the guy making the smart play at the right time,” Rodgers said.

The original protection called for left tackle David Bakhtiari to block down to his right, leaving dangerous end Julius Peppers as the free rusher. Kuhn’s check called for Bakhtiari to stay on Peppers and leave nickel back Isaiah Frey for Kuhn to block on the inside.

The problem? Bakhtiari didn’t hear the call.

“I actually, to be honest, wasn’t aware he was screaming a protection call,” Rodgers said. “But he got us in a good protection call and was coming over to get his responsibility, which was the nickel, who was in the strong side B gap. The left tackle didn’t hear the check. We actually squeezed down.”

http://mmqb.si.com/2013/12/30/aaron-rodgers-john-kuhn-randall-cobb-green-bay-packers/

[Rodgers12]

@RobPienkowski: #Bears @ChrisConte has to be the WORST safety of ALL time. You personally blew the Bears chances of the playoffs!

@AngelicaDones1: @chrisconte why don't you just quit sports and be a professional belly dancer #worstsafetyinamerica

The funny part is Bears fans were tweeting the wrong Chris Conte.

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/chi-chris-conte-bears-twitter-20131230,0,4586511.story

[woodbuck27]

@RobPienkowski: #Bears @ChrisConte has to be the WORST safety of ALL time. You personally blew the Bears chances of the playoffs!

@AngelicaDones1: @chrisconte why don't you just quit sports and be a professional belly dancer #worstsafetyinamerica

The funny part is Bears fans were tweeting the wrong Chris Conte.

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/chi-chris-conte-bears-twitter-20131230,0,4586511.story

Isn't that often the way when we allow ourselves too much frustration?

[Packers4Glory]

as it is used to accompany 'the Bears Lament'.

The lament about how much they miss George Halas and the good Ole Bear Days.

https://encrypted-tbn2.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSExbfmhtL0cINw_eAj60GWfgevTv1vS lotcOcoawot48bVfqKt

and 1985.... So tired of hearing about THAT team. but it's all they got so...



Packer Report ‏@PackerReport 42m
MM says this was Rodgers' "finest hour as a Green Bay Packer."

meh...it was awesome no doubt. But I'll take the super bowl win as his finest hour. He went from draft day slide, to backing up a legend, to taking over for a legend, to getting booed at camp, to winning a super bowl.

This win was just a signature come from behind that was even more impressive because he'd not played for 7 weeks.

[Packers4Glory]

If you want a positive trend, its that they are getting stops in the 4th Quarter. So maybe that is the silver lining.

the positive trend is they are getting some turnovers which were almost nonexistent the first half or more of the season.

[woodbuck27]

and 1985.... So tired of hearing about THAT team. but it's all they got so...




meh...it was awesome no doubt. But I'll take the super bowl win as his finest hour. He went from draft day slide, to backing up a legend, to taking over for a legend, to getting booed at camp, to winning a super bowl.

This win was just a signature come from behind that was even more impressive because he'd not played for 7 weeks.

I'm positive it was absolutely one of the greatest moments in Aaron Rodgers life.

I'll forgive MM for his Irish exuberance. :alc:

[woodbuck27]

the positive trend is they are getting some turnovers which were almost nonexistent the first half or more of the season.

The positive trend is that the improbable is being consistently overcome by a force called destiny.

[Fritz]

Wow. Fourth and eight and a field goal isn't enough to win the game. This....almost....takes the sting out of 4th and 26.

[woodbuck27]

Wow. Fourth and eight and a field goal isn't enough to win the game. This....almost....takes the sting out of 4th and 26.

NO! :-)

[mraynrand]

Wow. Fourth and eight and a field goal isn't enough to win the game. This....almost....takes the sting out of 4th and 26.

It's funny, for me the Superbowl win in 2010 erased all those bad memories and regrets. It's like a reset. unfortunately, now I am accumulating new regrets: The Giants loss (hail Mary, Finleydrop/Rodgers-Jennings misses), the niners loss (579!), but still all good because a lot of teams aren't even getting a sniff at the playoffs.

[Packers4Glory]

nothing ever takes the sting of dumb playoff losses that were there for the taking. Those are lost moments in and of themselves.

[woodbuck27]

nothing ever takes the sting of dumb playoff losses that were there for the taking. Those are lost moments in and of themselves.

Their like the smell of a rotten potato in the celler. The taste of that awful scent under your upper lip.

[ThunderDan]

It's funny, for me the Superbowl win in 2010 erased all those bad memories and regrets. It's like a reset. unfortunately, now I am accumulating new regrets: The Giants loss (hail Mary, Finleydrop/Rodgers-Jennings misses), the niners loss (579!), but still all good because a lot of teams aren't even getting a sniff at the playoffs.

579 you say. I almost forgot about that without rbaloha1 posting it every other post and some other shit about killing our families.

[denverYooper]

If you want a positive trend, its that they are getting stops in the 4th Quarter. So maybe that is the silver lining.

This, they're getting more takeaways in the last few games, and it seems lately like they can be successful in third and long if they can get there. Their dime group (Richardson/Bush/Hyde), seems to be aware of where the sticks are.

Problem is, with little pass rush and a run defense that can be had, teams can stay ahead of the sticks for quarters at a time and get a few (often successful) shot plays in.

[woodbuck27]

579 you say. I almost forgot about that without rbaloha1 posting it every other post and some other shit about killing our families.

Holy Crap...all this time and us not knowing:

mraynrand is aka rbaloha1.

https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQMvOImzrXks2EuEF3M-nYrP38W0d5UZezl4XTWmbdC3bG4dMRX

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Shoo shoouuu ... shoot ... Shoot him on sight.

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[denverYooper]

It's funny, for me the Superbowl win in 2010 erased all those bad memories and regrets. It's like a reset. unfortunately, now I am accumulating new regrets: The Giants loss (hail Mary, Finleydrop/Rodgers-Jennings misses), the niners loss (579!), but still all good because a lot of teams aren't even getting a sniff at the playoffs.

The Packers are the only NFC team to make the playoffs each of the last 5 years, 1 of which resulted in a SB. Not too shabby.

The Giants/9ers stuff happens to teams who are there a lot. Brady has had some terrible games some years because he's almost always there and some years good teams just have the recipe to beat the tar out of other good teams. I remember the Pats-Ravens in 2009, Brady just got pasted that game, threw 3 INTs, and the Pats were out of it after the first quarter. Not unlike the Giants game for Green Bay. The next year, they lost to the Jets in a game that wasn't the pasting on the scoreboard, but IIRC, the Jets punished Brady for the whole game.

Then there are the Giants, who seem to either fail miserably in the regular season or then eke in and then tear ass through the playoffs. Now, if we can only get Datone Jones to turn into 2011 JPP for the next month...

[denverYooper]

Jordy was sick on Sunday:

Rob Demovsky ‏@RobDemovsky 5m
Rodgers: "Jordy (Nelson) was throwing up on the bus after the game." All he had was 10 catches for 161 yards.

[Packers4Glory]

Jordy was sick on Sunday:

Rob Demovsky ‏@RobDemovsky 5m
Rodgers: "Jordy (Nelson) was throwing up on the bus after the game." All he had was 10 catches for 161 yards.
Probably from the shot he took 9 yards down the field on the TD pass to Cobb.

[woodbuck27]

Probably from the shot he took 9 yards down the field on the TD pass to Cobb.

Yea two elbows to the upper chest and neck can shake you up really badly.

[bobblehead]

Yea two elbows to the upper chest and neck can shake you up really badly.

But it can NOT draw a flag!

[bobblehead]

@RobPienkowski: #Bears @ChrisConte has to be the WORST safety of ALL time. You personally blew the Bears chances of the playoffs!

@AngelicaDones1: @chrisconte why don't you just quit sports and be a professional belly dancer #worstsafetyinamerica

The funny part is Bears fans were tweeting the wrong Chris Conte.

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/chi-chris-conte-bears-twitter-20131230,0,4586511.story

Ironic because Cris Conte wasn't covering the right guy.

[woodbuck27]

But it can NOT draw a flag!

The officials were like us and experiencing tunnel vision.

All most people saw was Randall Cobb wide open and waiting for the Aaron Rodgers throw.

That followed by a near stumbling step step step for six and the thud of a stunned Bear crowd.