101 YARDS.. CAN HE DO IT

[Pacopete4]

Ryan Grant needs 101 yards to get to 1,000 which would quite an accomlishment

[b bulldog]

I sure hope so. I love Grant as our RB.

[FritzDontBlitz]

I wish M3 would love him a little more. At least love him as much as he loves the 4/5 wide sets.

Grant is a great find, TT's genius trade of the year IMO.

[packinpatland]

I wish M3 would love him a little more. At least love him as much as he loves the 4/5 wide sets....

No kidding.

[Deputy Nutz]

I wish M3 would love him a little more. At least love him as much as he loves the 4/5 wide sets.

Grant is a great find, TT's genius trade of the year IMO.

I wish our offensive line could block consistently enough for our runnning game to work/

[FritzDontBlitz]

I wish M3 would love him a little more. At least love him as much as he loves the 4/5 wide sets.

Grant is a great find, TT's genius trade of the year IMO.

I wish our offensive line could block consistently enough for our runnning game to work/

Good point.

[Packers4Glory]

I doubt it unless he has a big first half. I don't expect him to play all 4 qt and hope to God he doesn't. We need him in the playoffs.

I think this team could run the ball effectively if they stuck to the run a little more.

[cheesner]

Then again, our run game needs all the reps it can get. But perhaps BJ can carry some of the effort in the 2nd half. If Grant is close at half time, I think they leave him in so he can get there.

[Scott Campbell]

Can we not call him BJ? Sanders should forever get that Packer nickname.

[MJZiggy]

I doubt it unless he has a big first half. I don't expect him to play all 4 qt and hope to God he doesn't. We need him in the playoffs.

I think this team could run the ball effectively if they stuck to the run a little more.

If he could get 100 yards yesterday, I gotta believe he can break a long one or two and get it done. Hopefully this time he'll be able to feel his toes while he's doing it. :lol:

[gbgary]

what's the weather supposed to be like on sunday? or is it too far out to predict?

[mission]

hopefully we run only 14 times for over 100 yards like we did against the bears. that'd be awesome -- you know, doing what works... err not doing? i dunno-- M3 is a good leader and im glad hes our coach but definitely a game planning idiot sometimes. being an nfl head coach isnt the position to be making so many "oh hes a young coach" mistakes. i feel like weve been making a lot of excuses for him thus year.

[b bulldog]

iT MIGHT BE DIFFICULT for him at achieve this simply causee MM has shown a reluctantcy to feed him the rock.

[Badgerinmaine]

I think he could, even if he doesn't play the whole game, because he's shown himself capable of big plays like the long TD run against Chicago. I'd love to see it happen.

[Joemailman]

what's the weather supposed to be like on sunday? or is it too far out to predict?

Right now they're saying high of 32 with chance of snow showers.

[mmmdk]

I wish M3 would love him a little more. At least love him as much as he loves the 4/5 wide sets....

No kidding.

C'mon - no one told M3 that Chicago's called the windy city :lol:

[4and12to12and4]

what's the weather supposed to be like on sunday? or is it too far out to predict?

Right now they're saying high of 32 with chance of snow showers.

That will feel like summer compared to the bitter 40 mph winds and cold they dealt with in Chicago. 32 and mild winds will feel like the Bahamas. That's the kind of weather that is PERFECT for playoffs in Green Bay. Just cold enough to make dome or warm weather teams uncomfortable, but not too cold or windy to affect Brett and our offensive scheming. And for those in this thread complaining about M3's love for the 4/5 spread, you might want to reconsider you're thinking. M3's creative gamecalling and offensive scheming is a big reason why we are 12-3. He has done a marvelous job using our strengths on offense and allowing Brett to be successful. Why do you think Brett's having one of the best years of his great career? Because of the play calling. So, keep spreading those defenses out, I love it. It is why we are so successful, and also is partially why Grant has been so successful. We don't want to go back to a more conservative offense, like Sherman gave us, that's why we got our asses kicked Sunday, because we had to play so conservatively. M3 has been a genius in his scheming this year, and I fully expect to continue spreading defenses out again beginning with Detroit. Plus, with their great DT's, we have to.

[Tarlam!]

I wish M3 would love him a little more. At least love him as much as he loves the 4/5 wide sets....

No kidding.

This kid needs to be nourished and not overspent. M3 is aware of it, so should we be. AP was really not thrown onto the shark pool. One of Chilly's better performances as a coach.

[Tarlam!]

iT MIGHT BE DIFFICULT for him at achieve this simply causee MM has shown a reluctantcy to feed him the rock.

See above.

[LL2]

It would be great to have a 1,000 yard rusher in a year when no one thought we would have one.

[Jerry Tagge]

Just have Grant pull off a couple of big runs in the first half and then rest him.

Maybe he can have a 98 yard TD run like Ahman Green did against Denver in 2003.

[Freak Out]

Grant will get it done...as long as M3 calls his number.

[Jerry Tagge]

Grant will get it done...as long as M3 calls his number.
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There, I called it! :mrgreen:

[the_idle_threat]

I suspect he will not get enough carries in this game, with the playoff seeding wrapped up. Running backs get dinged up pretty easily---especially when the blocking is suspect and they're taking hits from defensive linemen rather than defensive backs. I'd rather see him fall short of 1000 this year and come back hungry for it next year, and finish the game healthy. We can all say he got his thousand yards when he has a 100 yard game in our first playoff game. 8-) Meanwhile, there are other running backs on the roster who can use a chance at some carries.

[CaliforniaCheez]

Brett needs 357 yards for his best season ever. 4 TD's to get 30. It would have been nice had he gotten some more of that against the Bears.

[packers11]

Brett needs 357 yards for his best season ever. 4 TD's to get 30. It would have been nice had he gotten some more of that against the Bears.

or cowboys...

[Fritz]

Funny how Grant's long runs seem to come in the sixty-yard range. I guess I'd give him the ball for all three downs every time the Pack got to their own 40 yard line.

[CaliforniaCheez]

Funny how Grant's long runs seem to come in the sixty-yard range. I guess I'd give him the ball for all three downs every time the Pack got to their own 40 yard line.

After a couple of those he can rest.

[Jimx29]

Notebook: Playoffs halt Grant's 1,000-yard hopes

Packers running back, other starters expected to rest in Sunday's game

By Tom Pelissero
tpelisse@greenbaypressgazette.com

The Story (http://www.wisinfo.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2007712280632)

[Charles Woodson]

Notebook: Playoffs halt Grant's 1,000-yard hopes

Packers running back, other starters expected to rest in Sunday's game

By Tom Pelissero
tpelisse@greenbaypressgazette.com

The Story (http://www.wisinfo.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2007712280632)

If he does play then,

http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/rumors/post/Detroit-defense-wants-to-keep-Grant-from-1-000-y?urn=nfl,59433#comments

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Detroit defense wants to keep Grant from 1,000-yard mark

Saturday, Dec 29, 2007 11:11 am EST
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The Detroit Lions defense, one of the league's worst, has set the modest goal of keeping Green Bay Packers tailback Ryan Grant from reaching the 1,000-yard plateau. Ryan needs 101 yards to reach the mark.

"We're definitely going to make sure it doesn't happen," linebacker Ernie Sims said. "We feel like it's all on our shoulders for him not to get that 1,000 yards. Whatever it takes, that's what we're going to have to do."

Source: Detroit Free Press