Official Packers at 49ers Sunday Night Beatdown thread:

[George Cumby]

Hint: Packers are NOT the Hulk.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OZ4AydWIcsc

[CaptainKickass]

Obligatory game day p.....Just kidding!

DAY MAN!

Uh-AhhhhhhAhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh.....

FIGHTER OF THE NIJMAN!!!

Uh-AhhhhhhAhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh.....


PackersWire:
Packers expected to start Yosh Nijman at left tackle vs. Nick Bosa, 49ers

https://packerswire.usatoday.com/2021/09/26/packers-expected-to-start-yosh-nijman-at-left-tackle-vs-nick-bosa-49ers/


Pop culture reference material:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kofR7f7oNnE



MUCH improved far more rocked-out and all around superior cover version of the aforementioned pop culture reference material:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P3HTbS7OPqU

[run pMc]

West coast road game off a short week.
No Bahk, No Elgton, rookies on the OL,
A DL that hasn't been up to the task in run D (and King in the slot?)

None of this bodes well.

SF is banged up too, but who blocks Bosa, Ford and Armstead?

Fred Warner can probably bottle up Aaron Jones.

Not thinking they get a W, but if they play well and put up a good fight that would be encouraging. When MLF's team losses, it's usually by a big margin so who knows.

[RashanGary]

Maybe it’ll be a game controllled by the refs. We’re gonna need something.

[CaptainKickass]

who blocks Bosa?

Did you not read my epic "Nijman Cometh" post above?

:-)

[CaptainKickass]

rushing three means that Janeane Garofalo will have all day to scan the field and even wait for Kevin King to lose his coverage. I can't stand that rushing three

In case anyone needs a primer on the history of the 49'ers quarterback:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Janeane_Garofalo

[wthigoot]

Bronson Kaufusi is a TE now. He used to be an edge rusher.

Activate him and let him play both ways.

[George Cumby]

In case anyone needs a primer on the history of the 49'ers quarterback:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Janeane_Garofalo

She did not age well, but in her younger days, she did it for me.

[texaspackerbacker]

Kevin King is out with "illness". So bad so sad hahahahaha.

[CaptainKickass]

Bronson Kaufusi is a TE now. He used to be an edge rusher. Activate him and let him play both ways.

BRING BLACK FRANKENBACKER™

[CaptainKickass]

Kevin King is out with "illness". So bad so sad hahahahaha.

Yeah.
He's sick of being beaten. Sick of being too slow. Sick of being picked on by opposing QB's...

[Joemailman]

An obvious case of beatendeepitis.

[Fritz]

Bronson Kaufusi is a TE now. He used to be an edge rusher.

Activate him and let him play both ways.

A very LGBTQ+ -friendly post!

[wthigoot]

A very LGBTQ+ -friendly post!

AC. DC. Whatever it takes.


Inactives:


DE Ladarius Hamilton
OG Elgton Jenkins
CB Kevin King
S Vernon Scott

[scharpcheddar]

Sf has GBs number.. maybe not

[George Cumby]

Sf has GBs number.. maybe not

43

[beveaux1]

Money Mace

[Joemailman]

Bosa problematic so far.

[beveaux1]

We won't get shut out.

[beveaux1]

Sullivan with a PD.

[Joemailman]

Decent start so far. Hope Nijman can get it together.

[Anti-Polar Bear]

97 makes so few plays, the rare times he does make a play, the announcers don’t even notice.

[Jaire]

How's the game going, negative Nellies??

[beveaux1]

Adams TD

[Joemailman]

No beatdown so far.

[Harlan Huckleby]

The Pack is back

[Anti-Polar Bear]

Decent start so far. Hope Nijman can get it together.

We’re gonna get it, get it together right now
Gonna get it, get it together somehow
Gonna get it, get it together and flower

Lying in the gutter, aiming for the moon
Trying to empty out the ocean with a spoon
Up and up, up and up

[Anti-Polar Bear]

Music of the Spheres - out Oct 25.

Harlan and I dig Coldplay.

[beveaux1]

3 and out. Is this our defense?

[Anti-Polar Bear]

How's the game going, negative Nellies??

Crumby is part Asian. He should stick to complex mathematical formulas. Leave shitty, inaccurate and sophomoric predictions to nincompoops like Tony O’Day.

[Anti-Polar Bear]

Crumby is part Asian. He should stick to complex mathematical formulas. Leave shitty, inaccurate and sophomoric predictions to nincompoops like Tony O’Day.

Repost, as not to jinx the Packers.

[Joemailman]

3 and out. Is this our defense?

We are Barrying them!

[Joemailman]

Newman needs to get stronger.

[beveaux1]

We need to play Garapola more.

[smuggler]

Sucks to have to punt, but getting a 51 yard punt out of bounds feels pretty good.

[Harlan Huckleby]

Adams good

[Joemailman]

Jaire looked like Nick Collins on that INT.

[Harlan Huckleby]

Music of the Spheres - out Oct 25.

Harlan and I dig Coldplay.

https://c.tenor.com/eqQmv1dMtO0AAAAM/headbang-rock-on.gif

[smuggler]

It was actually a pretty damn good throw by Jimmy G. He just got sniped by Alexander out of nowhere. Kittle had Stokes over the top.

[Harlan Huckleby]

go 4 it

[Harlan Huckleby]

Why did they fucking go for it

[beveaux1]

Snapped it before Rodgers was ready.

[Joemailman]

go 4 it

Happy now?

[Anti-Polar Bear]

Fucking center.

[George Cumby]

Why not run it?

NM.

Erin Rodgers iz GOD.

[beveaux1]

I Think it wasn't supposed to be snapped at all. Try to draw them off and call a TO.

[smuggler]

Timing on the 4th down snap was bad. Cobb was actually open right after the snap on the left, but the first read was on the right and by the time Aaron looked left it was covered up.

[Joemailman]

Barnes might have a concussion.

[Guiness]

That int by Jaire was a thing of beauty!

[beveaux1]

Barnes might have a concussion.

Yep.

[beveaux1]

Defense...again?

[smuggler]

Both teams with a fucked up snap on a critical play.

[Guiness]

Shoulda fair caught that

[Jaire]

SHould'a kicked the field goal. It will be low scoring if San Fran wins.

A score and winding down the clock here will make up for it

[smuggler]

Really terrible spotting in this game, so far. Adams goes out of bounds at the 2 or 3, spotted outside the 4. Probably good for us, realistically.

[Joemailman]

What vision Jones has.

[beveaux1]

I never would have thought our OL would hold up in the 1st half.

[smuggler]

Would be great if the defense would be aggressive and not let the 49ers get a FG or cheap TD to end the half, considering they get the ball to start the 2nd half...

[beveaux1]

STs

[Anti-Polar Bear]

What vision Jones has.

With a hole that big, Fritz coulda scored. Nice block on Bosa by 13.

[FayettevillePacker2021]

17-0 I'll take that for sure

[smuggler]

Would be great if the defense would be aggressive and not let the 49ers get a FG or cheap TD to end the half, considering they get the ball to start the 2nd half...

LOL Sorry boys, looked like I jinxed us.

[Sparkey]

How was that intentional grounding by Garrapalo?

[Harlan Huckleby]

FFS

[red]

thanks special teams

everyone else did their job that half but you just had to shit the bed

[Teamcheez1]

MLF used up all his timeouts and got out coached.

[smuggler]

They kinda fucked us by not calling grounding on Jimmy G. He threw it into the dirt when he was in the grasp and didn't get back to the LOS while in the pocket.

[SkinBasket]

Exactly. That was the FUCKING definition of grounding, but fuckface and dipshit do t have nothing to say about it. Cocksuckers.

[Fritz]

Exactly. That was the FUCKING definition of grounding, but fuckface and dipshit do t have nothing to say about it. Cocksuckers.

Agreed. Those motherfucking, cocksucking sunzabitches.

[Fritz]

With a hole that big, Fritz coulda scored. Nice block on Bosa by 13.

That was a Drew Barrymore-sized hole!

[texaspackerbacker]

Only on the 4th page of posts at halftime? Where are all those damn negativists that thought the Packers were gonna get blown out?

Nijman hasn't been horrible, and the O Line in general has been fairly decent. Rodgers has been Rodgers, and Jones has been Jones, and Adams has been Adams.

The D has been adequate, not great. I'd like to say Stokes was excellent, but he wasn't, just fairly decent, which is extremely much better than Kevin King at his best. I'm still worried about ball control using short passes, but as I have been saying, the Niners' running game is just about nonexistent because of RB injuries.

We should be ahead by more - the special teams fuck up and the failure to score after Alexander's interception, and we should do more of the same and win it in the second half.

I'm not surprised grounding wasn't called. Of course, that was his intent, but that's not how it is called. He had a receiver fairly close, I think, in the short middle. They don't call grounding anymore when the QB throws it at the receiver's feet like they used to.

[Jaire]

Seems like Campbell is making every play

[smuggler]

Campbell isn't a special talent. He's decent. But that seems to be an upgrade over what we've had recently.

[Guiness]

That hurti

[red]

what a complete fucking waste

[Jaire]

Jaire gave up the TD

[smuggler]

Well... now we're in a game. Let's see how the offense responds.

[smuggler]

Hopefully we don't abandon the run...

[HarveyWallbangers]

Why are Garvin and Rivers playing so much? And both at the same time when they are in the game. We get no pass rush with them in the game.

[beveaux1]

Who would have ever thought that losing Barnes would blow up the defense.

[beveaux1]

Adams heard footsteps.

[Teamcheez1]

Easy catch dropped.

[smuggler]

Adams dropped it. Rodgers put it where it had to be...

[beveaux1]

Not a great pass, but catchable.

[HarveyWallbangers]

Adams dropped it. Rodgers put it where it had to be...

Could have been better, and the throw on 2nd down was poor. Should have led him and would have had a first down.

[HarveyWallbangers]

Did both Gary and P Smith get injured? Garvin and Rivers in most plays on the first drive and still in there to start the 2nd drive.

[beveaux1]

Good pass rush.

[beveaux1]

Amari Rodgers hesitates just enough to be below average as a punt returner.

[Guiness]

Amari is not a good punt returner

[HarveyWallbangers]

Put Cobb in there

[beveaux1]

Packers have a pretty good running game.

[smuggler]

Tonyan had Warner dead to rights, but the ball should have been lofted a bit more. Easy call on the DPI, tho.

[Anti-Polar Bear]

Did both Gary and P Smith get injured? Garvin and Rivers in most plays on the first drive and still in there to start the 2nd drive.

Passing rushing is usually 3 men rotation. 53 has a sack, I think. Packers should re-sign Claymaker!

[Guiness]

Warner groping Tonyon there. I've been slapped for less

[red]

great throw and catch

[Jaire]

Great catch by MVS

[smuggler]

Good to see MVS get a little love. Next is a deep pass to the Lizard King.

[beveaux1]

Let's play a little D.

[smuggler]

Counterpoint to Collinsworth: If the 49ers didn't interfere, the Packers would be more successful in the passing game, and there would be more points scored in that way.

[red]

gary with 2 real nice back to back plays

[beveaux1]

Gary looks fresh.

[red]

nooooooooooo

[call_me_ishmael]

I dramatically overestimated this Niners team. What happened to them the past two years?? Last year they were decimated by injury.

[red]

OMG, that is fucking terrible

[Harlan Huckleby]

bullshit

[beveaux1]

This crew is calling DPI against both teams. Even the ticky-tack ones.

[smuggler]

Ticktacky, but I can see what the ref thought he saw. Receiver was already falling down, so in slow motion, it does not look like a pick.

Ball bounced, so the pass to Sanu is going to be incomplete.

[smuggler]

Whoops. Refs botched the call.

[red]

this is some shit right now

[Harlan Huckleby]

I thought the bounce was clear, not a "little movement"

[HarveyWallbangers]

Getting absolutely hosed by the refs right now. Terrible PI call on Stokes and terrible review. Where is this umpire from?

[red]

I thought the bounce was clear, not a "little movement"

both hands were on top of the ball, how does he have control?

[HarveyWallbangers]

Lancaster blows up the play to the FB (Lancaster is playing pretty well), and Lowry stands around doing nothing.

[beveaux1]

D back to its old tricks.

[HarveyWallbangers]

I like Amos, but that was poor effort at the goalline.

[SkinBasket]

Welcome to Biden’s America! I am reminded tonight why I stopped watching this shit product. I guess I could be an NFL Wr if all I have to do is slap a ball to the ground then pick it up on the bounce. Fucking joke. I’m embarrassed I ever thought this shit was real.

[Harlan Huckleby]

That drive was all about bad calls. But shit happens, time for AR to be that great player

[HarveyWallbangers]

D back to its old tricks.

Defense probably would have stopped them twice without poor calls. You knew they'd score a TD after that BS.

[texaspackerbacker]

Get Kevin King to breathe on damned Lowery and Lancaster.

[smuggler]

We were at 91% chance to win after the 2nd down sack. The DPI on Stokes and the blown call on the Sanu catch dropped us more than 10 percentage points. Now we're in a position where, if we do not score a TD, we stand a very real chance of not seeing the ball again and losing this game.

Pressure is on the offense.

[Harlan Huckleby]

Rodgers is looking like Nick Cage with that slicked hair

[Harlan Huckleby]

nasty

[red]

textbook of exactly what the NFL was suppose to be flagging

fix sure as hell seems to be in on this one

[Teamcheez1]

Refs are taking this one away from us.

[SkinBasket]

Holy mother fuck!!!! My point exactly!

[Anti-Polar Bear]

Where’s the flag?

[smuggler]

Adams concussed...

[Harlan Huckleby]

why can't they review targeting? diumb

[Jaire]

Referees are worthless. So many ticky tack calls and flat out wrong calls. How do you miss the Adams call?

[SkinBasket]

I’m sure we’ll get another unofficial apology this week, which will make all the beta males still watching games every week happy

[beveaux1]

The refs are looking for DPI, not helmet to helmet. No DPI on that one. Adams with an injury.

[smuggler]

Gotta suspend Ward for a few games for that hit. Should be ejected. Also, gotta suspend this crew for one game for not protecting the players.

[Harlan Huckleby]

This game now officially sucks. It's too late at night - and the Sabbath to boot - for all this aggravation

[HarveyWallbangers]

Refs totally taking over the game in a bad way.

[texaspackerbacker]

Damn - how can they not call that? Helmet to helmet and late both.

[red]

did mvs just pull a hammy?

[beveaux1]

MVS with a hamstring.

[red]

Gotta suspend Ward for a few games for that hit. Should be ejected. Also, gotta suspend this crew for one game for not protecting the players.

this might be one of the worst crews i've seen in awhile

[HarveyWallbangers]

Rodgers is a frontrunner. We know the offense will go 3nd and out.

[Teamcheez1]

Rodgers three bad throws

[red]

3 quick plays, no time off the clock

no rest for the d

[Harlan Huckleby]

MVS with a hamstring.

and adams with a brain

[beveaux1]

3 long passes. McCarthy offense.

[smuggler]

FUCKING STUPID for them to put Adams back into this game!!!!

[HarveyWallbangers]

When things start going bad, Rodgers folds. He's such a moper. Greatest thrower of a football ever, but I've seen this before. Tom Brady makes that throw to Adams.

[smuggler]

He's not moping, he's trying to remain composed. Get off it.

Worst post I've ever seen from you Harv. Bitch post, man. Get your head outta your ass.

[red]

oh get fucked

[Anti-Polar Bear]

Wtf?!!!

[Jaire]

Four bad/missed calls in a row

[HarveyWallbangers]

WTF

[SkinBasket]

Lol.

[Anti-Polar Bear]

Flagged for touching the Qb?

[HarveyWallbangers]

He's not moping, he's trying to remain composed. Get off it.

Worst post I've ever seen from you Harv. Bitch post, man. Get your head outta your ass.

Who asked you. Look at that body language. I've seen it too many times.

[smuggler]

Pussass refs calling that a roughing after letting Davante get domed.

[texaspackerbacker]

After all the shit they call THAT?

[Guiness]

How the hell was that roughing the passer???

[smuggler]

Who asked you. Look at that body language. I've seen it too many times.

You don't want any feedback, then stop being a fucking bitch.

[SkinBasket]

Hahahahahahahahaha!!!!

[red]

whats the flag for?

did we look at the QB wrong?



so you can launch you body head first into a guy to knock him the fuck out, but you can't use your feet?

[Guiness]

And now?

[Harlan Huckleby]

dumb Amos

[SkinBasket]

But this is a real game guys!

[Jaire]

Nice little Karma there

[Guiness]

Tripping? Smh

[SkinBasket]

Totally. Legit. Like the border.

[red]

what flag are they gonna call on that one?

recovering a fumbled against the defense, 15 yard penalty. ejection and automatic TD

[Harlan Huckleby]

taunting - Green Bay

[red]

need a TD here to shove up the refs ass, but they might not let us get one

[SkinBasket]

Guess they couldn’t cover that one up

[red]

But this is a real game guys!

yup, just like the NFL wants

they can control any game at anytime with a well timed shit flag

[red]

3rd and short....

GET THE FUCKING FIRST DOWN AND RUN THE CLOCK!!!!!!

god damn is fat mick still running this team

[call_me_ishmael]

Why throw towards the middle of the field shoulder there? Work the edges. They needed a TD there.

[SkinBasket]

yup, just like the NFL wants

they can control any game at anytime with a well timed shit flag

Honestly I’m really high right now, so I’m being reactionary, but the score right now is GB 27, officials 28, SF -7

[beveaux1]

Not a great throw.

[Teamcheez1]

I don’t like that route. We only need 4 yards.

[call_me_ishmael]

You just know Trey Lance is going to rush for the game winning TD here.

[red]

well call a timeout. 3rd and 4. the play they come up with is for all 3 guys to just run streaks into the endzone

offensive guru my ass

[call_me_ishmael]

Adams looked like he was crying after that. He is probably concussed. Why is he out there? Why not use Cobb a bit here??

[red]

Honestly I’m really high right now, so I’m being reactionary, but the score right now is GB 27, officials 28, SF -7

does it make the game better?

i went with beer tonight, but i got a shit ton of the green

maybe should have gone with that

[Harlan Huckleby]

backwards pass

[red]

wow, no flag?

you sure?

[red]

backwards pass

yeah it was

they were luck it went out

FUCK

[Teamcheez1]

Terrible coverage

[beveaux1]

Adams looked like he was crying after that. He is probably concussed. Why is he out there? Why not use Cobb a bit here??

Cobb is 3 steps too slow, kind of like Driver his last few years.

[smuggler]

Should just let 'em score after that.

[Harlan Huckleby]

yeah it was

they were luck it went out

FUCK

ya, but they spotted ball at original LOS

Time for a strongly worded letter to NFL office

[red]

they gonna call roughing again?

we touched him

[Harlan Huckleby]

Cobb is 3 steps too slow, kind of like Driver his last few years.

I was going to make an old-man-sleepy-aft-9-PM joke but it wasn't right

[Teamcheez1]

Jaire has been beat multiple times tonight.

[red]

weak

but we get the ball

would be nice to have a single fucking time out

[beveaux1]

Jaire has been beat multiple times tonight.

He wasn't beat. It was a great catch.

[Teamcheez1]

Outscored 28-10 to end the game (unless a miracle)

[SkinBasket]

does it make the game better?

i went with beer tonight, but i got a shit ton of the green

maybe should have gone with that

Generally yes, but tonight’s strain has made this seem like a 100 hour water boarding, even when we didn’t get ass fucked, so I wouldn’t recommend it against anyone but the lions

[scharpcheddar]

Lolololol

[red]

that was actually an amazing throw

[Harlan Huckleby]

hits the upright

[red]

fucking al michaels just jinxed him

[Harlan Huckleby]

Packers deserve this win

[red]

YEAH BABY!!!!!!!!

FUCK YOU NFL!!!!!!!

[red]

Packers deserve this win

without a doubt

[scharpcheddar]

It's fucking staged basketball now. This isn't football

[HarveyWallbangers]

I take it back ARod. :) Some beers, some pissed off feelings about the refs, and that sour puss look on ARod's face.

Officiating still sucked, but we overcame it with a victory against a tough team on the road with our two best OL out.

[Jaire]

Should just let 'em score after that.

Nah

Cant give Rodgers thirty seconds with no timeouts.

[Harlan Huckleby]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mCmGEev3AxQ

[Guiness]

You could have won some money off me 2 minutes ago!

[beveaux1]

Great win. I hate SF.

[Teamcheez1]

I love it!!! Gutsy win. Screw the officials who tried to steal this one.

[smuggler]

Did you see that FIRE from Rodgers at the end? HE KNEW Money Man had that shit. WE win. Fuck off REFS!

[HarveyWallbangers]

without a doubt

Without a doubt

[red]

Generally yes, but tonight’s strain has made this seem like a 100 hour water boarding, even when we didn’t get ass fucked, so I wouldn’t recommend it against anyone but the lions

too late

i decided to crossfade the end of the game

[Jaire]

Where's all the nervous Nellies????????

I didn't post anything this week because I was confident they could win, but didn't want to hear it if they lost. That was before I knew Jenkins was out. BIIIIIG game by the oline. Very nice job of Rodgers getting the ball out quick.

[Joemailman]

This win makes up for the loss to Saints. 2-1 with road games against Saints and 49ers looks very good.

[SkinBasket]

I honestly agree. Even as a win, this was not fun or entertaining to watch. It was garbage.

[SkinBasket]

too late

i decided to crossfade the end of the game

I’ll try again tomorrow and watch something with some integrity, like the olympics replays.

[smuggler]

I take it back ARod. :) Some beers, some pissed off feelings about the refs, and that sour puss look on ARod's face.

Officiating still sucked, but we overcame it with a victory against a tough team on the road with our two best OL out.

Fuck yeah, HARV!


Nah

Cant give Rodgers thirty seconds with no timeouts.

YEZZIR!!

[Jaire]

Aside from the refs which evened out in the end. The worst calls on one drive ended in a turnover.

Aside from that, there were some great plays on both sides in this game. Both teams came to play. Both were missing some key pieces to injury.

But the oline and the dline did their jobs. Packers shut down the run game two weeks in a row now (aside from Goff).

This D has potential to be really solid if guys get healthy. They had some good pressure in this game. The secondary was pretty solid against one of the best receiving corps they play this year, maybe the best overall. San Fran has a lot of weapons.

Huge win against one of the best coaches and teams they face this year.

[Joemailman]

More Banjo thread posted.

[call_me_ishmael]

Wow, what an ending. Rodgers with the fuck it I’ll throw picks all day type toss to Adams on first down lol but it certainly worked. Great win, lots of room for improvement. This defense stinks. Stokes is going to be a very good #2

[Jaire]

Wow, what an ending. Rodgers with the fuck it I’ll throw picks all day type toss to Adams on first down lol but it certainly worked. Great win, lots of room for improvement. This defense stinks. Stokes is going to be a very good #2

This is one of the two best offenses they play all year. Jaire got beat a couple of times. Most I've seen him beat in two years. San Fran is for real.

[texaspackerbacker]

Never a doubt hahahaha.

[HarveyWallbangers]

How about Money Mase? Dude has become so clutch in the second half of his career.

[call_me_ishmael]

Rachel Gary looked like ass again.

[HarveyWallbangers]

Rachel Gary looked like ass again.

Hardly. Him and Preston Smith played solidly. Provided pressure and were studs against the 49ers outside zone.

MFL evens his record against Shanahan to 2-2, right? Has to feel good. Give MLF credit. ARod said MLF drew up the first play on the last drive in practice this week.

[George Cumby]

How about Money Mase? Dude has become so clutch in the second half of his career.

Remember a 'few' years back, he had a slump, some folks were calling to replace him.

Patler, really miss him, btw, was all: "You dumb mutha' fucka's been smokin' too much of that crack rock, yo'." IIRC that was a direct quote.

As was his wont, he was correct.

[Anti-Polar Bear]

Did you not read my epic "Nijman Cometh" post above?

:-)

Word.

[Anti-Polar Bear]

Maybe it’ll be a game controllled by the refs. We’re gonna need something.

Word.

[Anti-Polar Bear]

Remember a 'few' years back, he had a slump, some folks were calling to replace him.

Patler, really miss him, btw, was all: "You dumb mutha' fucka's been smokin' too much of that crack rock, yo'." IIRC that was a direct quote.

As was his wont, he was correct.

Crosby still gets my blood pressure up every time I see him kick a potential game winner. Can’t be good for my back.

[Spaulding]

Remember a 'few' years back, he had a slump, some folks were calling to replace him.

Patler, really miss him, btw, was all: "You dumb mutha' fucka's been smokin' too much of that crack rock, yo'." IIRC that was a direct quote.

As was his wont, he was correct.

Amen! Thompson was steadfast enough to keep him through those few years of inconsistency and it's paid off in aces these last many years. Not to mention he stopped Cannon's kickoff return from scoring and has great speed for a kicker and a willingness to mix it up.

"Pure Gold Jerry, Pure Gold" when it comes to Crosby.

[run pMc]

West coast road game off a short week.
No Bahk, No Elgton, rookies on the OL,
A DL that hasn't been up to the task in run D (and King in the slot?)

None of this bodes well.

SF is banged up too, but who blocks Bosa, Ford and Armstead?

Fred Warner can probably bottle up Aaron Jones.

Not thinking they get a W, but if they play well and put up a good fight that would be encouraging. When MLF's team losses, it's usually by a big margin so who knows.

Happy to eat crow on this one.

[HarveyWallbangers]

Clark, P. Smith, and Gary with 5+ pressures each and good against the run game.

[King Friday]

Rachel Gary looked like ass again.

Your analytical ability is far more deserving of the donkey moniker.

[King Friday]

How about Money Mase? Dude has become so clutch in the second half of his career.

He's been clutch most of his career. He had one bad year in 2012. Green Bay is one of the hardest places in the NFL to kick. He could finish his career in the top ten of scoring all time. He's a beast...there is a reason a guy like Aaron Rodgers pumps his fist when he can clock the ball at the 33 yard line with 3 seconds left.

[King Friday]

As an aside on Mason...he has only missed 3 field goals (30 for 33) and hit all 69 extra points during his career in the postseason. CLUTCH.

[run pMc]

Mason Crosby is expensive but worth it. Ask the Bears or the Vikings how important a good K is. Dude is clutch and that matters for the playoffs.

Also, he tackles way better than JK Scott ever did. I guess playing safety in high school helps.

[Guiness]

Remember a 'few' years back, he had a slump, some folks were calling to replace him.

Patler, really miss him, btw, was all: "You dumb mutha' fucka's been smokin' too much of that crack rock, yo'." IIRC that was a direct quote.

As was his wont, he was correct.

That game against the Lions was such an odd blip. He missed 4 FGs that day I think? Indoors? Something was in the water that day.

[HarveyWallbangers]

He's been clutch most of his career. He had one bad year in 2012. Green Bay is one of the hardest places in the NFL to kick. He could finish his career in the top ten of scoring all time. He's a beast...there is a reason a guy like Aaron Rodgers pumps his fist when he can clock the ball at the 33 yard line with 3 seconds left.

Most of his career? Yes. Not necessarily early. I remember him missing several crucial kicks early. Now, he seems almost automatic from any distance when we really need him.

[texaspackerbacker]

Pressures? What's that old line about only in horseshoes and hand grenades?

[Joemailman]

Pressures? What's that old line about only in horseshoes and hand grenades?

Pressure forced Garoppolo's fumble. Pressure forced what should have been intentional grounding on the last drive of the 1st half. Pressure forced an INT by Goff the week before. Lack of pressure made Jameis Winston look like a Pro Bowler in Week 1.

[call_me_ishmael]

Hardly. Him and Preston Smith played solidly. Provided pressure and were studs against the 49ers outside zone.

MFL evens his record against Shanahan to 2-2, right? Has to feel good. Give MLF credit. ARod said MLF drew up the first play on the last drive in practice this week.

Disagree on Gary. Agree on the rest. He did nothing as far as pass rush again. Color me unimpressed that he can hold up against the run. While important it is also tablestakes to play. Nobody is impressed with a #12 pick who is a pretty good run defender.

[call_me_ishmael]

Your analytical ability is far more deserving of the donkey moniker.

Disagree. He bull rushed his way through a single blocker a few times when the bro held the ball too long. Gary didn’t really impress me at all. He is not half the pass rusher Z is IMO.

[run pMc]

I'll take a sack over a pressure, but pressures/hits matter. They get a QB off his usual throwing spot, can impact the throw and possibly force a turnover or 4th down.
Keeping a QB uncomfortable is important part of the pass rush...can get them seeing ghosts. GB had something like 11 pressures and 4 sacks, and I saw Kenny Clark absolutely crush Garropolo once (legal hit). That stuff adds up over 4 quarters.

Justin Fields got sacked, pressured, and hit so much yesterday he's was probably running for his life in his dreams.

[scharpcheddar]

The fact is the GB defense still sucks.
Cute ending and all but SF sucks and so does Pack.

[Joemailman]

Disagree on Gary. Agree on the rest. He did nothing as far as pass rush again. Color me unimpressed that he can hold up against the run. While important it is also tablestakes to play. Nobody is impressed with a #12 pick who is a pretty good run defender.


The pass rush was exceptional. The Packers had four sacks and, according to the official stats, 11 quarterback hits. They had a total of nine hits the first two games. Preston Smith had three hits, and Rashan Gary and Jonathan Garvin had two apiece. According to Pro Football Focus, Kenny Clark had six pressures and Gary and Smith had four each. Clark, by the way, is tied for third among interior defenders with 12 pressures.

Gary also shared a sack with Oren Burks.

[texaspackerbacker]

I'm assuming some of those 15 or whatever "pressures" our guys got were multiple on the same play and/or credited on the few sack plays to guys who didn't get the actual sack but got close.

But hey, they all were a helluva lot better than in the Saints game or even the Lions game. And yeah, pressures are good, although I'm surprised they didn't give Clark credit for a sack on the fumble play. It's a sack if you knock the ball out of the QB's hand, but I guess they said Clark didn't quite touch it before the QB dropped it.

Burks used properly has a place. And that place is blitzing inside. He does that a lot better than Barnes. Unfortunately, he doesn't do much else very well - pass coverage, sideline to sideline run stopping, etc. Hopefully he'll learn and get better, because IMO Barnes is barely ok, and it wouldn't take much to be better than him.

[gbgary]

very entertaining roller-coaster ride last night. defense was much better. their worst opponent was the officiating. ridiculous how they kept SF on the field. offense was terrific in the first half but left points on the field on that 4th and goal play. special teams were good other than that return that spoiled the first half performance. new punter is terrific. mason was money as usual. they ran the ball very well but got away from it, as usual, as the game went along. Rodgers had 3+ quarters of very good play but that stretch in the 4th, when they needed a couple of sustained drives with points and got neither, was so ugly. the 2020 O was so encouraging. this O is looking like the 2019 offense. a mix of Rodgers and MLF's O's. lots of spread and empty again. at least the ball came out quickly. the Det game was nothing special but last nights was better in every way. if they keep targeting 17 at the rate they did last night (18 targets i think it was) they're going to become predictable and they'll lose one of the things that worked so well last season. Rodgers and Money-Mason come through again in the dying seconds reminiscent of the Dal game of a few years ago. this W cancels that unexpected L they got with NO. 2-1 as expected at this point.