Predict the Packers win/loss record.
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Nobody got it right last year. :razz:
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Predict the Packers win/loss record.
Poll to follow.
Nobody got it right last year. :razz:
9-8. It will be an exciting, but bumpy ride.
I was wondering if there was gonna be a thing like this? I'll get back to ya'all after I give it some thought.
I went with 7 - 10, though I almost hit the 8 - 9 button. I think the offense is going to be rocky, in large part because I think MLF is slow to adjust to certain problems, and I think Myers starting at center is going to be a problem. The middle of the line's going to get caved in - no room to run, pushing the pocket when Love is trying to pass - and I don't see MLF adjusting until the team's lost a few. Plus you're going to have the young receivers dropping the ball, running the wrong route - the usual learning stuff.
And I still don't trust Joe Barely. With all those damn first round picks, I can still see the Packer defense getting run on, over and over and over.
Yet there will be flashes on offense, and the defense will again straighten up a bit toward the end of the season. So it'll be a fun ride this year, watching how it all plays out sans Rodgers.
I'm gonna go High and say 10 wins, I think we surprise a bit this year
Again this year, I don't see any clear and obvious losses, but they undoubtedly will stumble 3 or 4 times, especially with the young QB(s) and Barry coaching the D. The team is loaded, though.
Will go with my previous prediction, 10-7. 4 game losing streak mid season after hot start. Wild card game probably on the road but winnable. Giants game will be the key to ending up with a good season.
1 at Chicago W 20-17 1-0
2 at Atlanta W 31-20 2-0
3 New Orleans W 21-20 3-0
4 Detroit L 14-28 3-1
5 at Las Vegas W 24-21 4-1
6 Bye
7 at Denver L 12-19 4-2
8 Minnesota W 17-16 5-2
9 LA Rams W 26-17 6-2
10 at Pittsburgh L 16-23 6-3
11 LA Chargers L 24-35 6-4
12 at Detroit L 21-35 6-5
13 Kansas City L 28-42 6-6
14 at NY Giants W 24-23 7-6
15 Tampa Bay W 35-13 8-6
16 at Carolina W 28-26 9-6
17 at Minnesota L 17-10 9-7
18 Chicago W 24-14 10-7
I'm predicting
Packers, Lions, Vikings all at 11+ wins
Bears with 5 wins
10-7. The offense will be roughly equal to last season as Love learns the ropes, but the defense will be improved. This team will be fighting for a playoff berth in December.
Love doesn’t seem to have a quick release at a glance. But in the bits I’ve watched he’s shown some good streaks of consistency.
Mainly I doubt him because great quarterbacks are pretty rare. And I don’t want a decent qb. I want a great one. So just going off of odds, I don’t like his chances.
But I’m still gonna say 10-7. I think he’s got a solid chance to be above average and he’s shown enough to have hope for greatness too.
10-7 there's a lot of talent on this team, but most of it is young.
10-7. Soft schedule this year helps. I think the defense better be fucking awesome or not just Barry, but MiLF for sticking with him have to sweat their jobs.
I dunno
Just got the opportunity to watch the last preseason game
Some good, some middling
Some bad
At this point I'd say we're a .500 ball club, but with 17 games there is no such thing, so 8-8 is not possible
Next iteration is 9-8
But I'm a homer, and willing (hoping) to give a shadow of a doubt
So, 10/7 and a playoff berth
I really hope Jordon Love learns how to put a touch on touch throw's
I dunno
Rough start to the season then gelling late season to rally and finish with a 10-7 record and just miss the playoffs.
Shit I picked 10-7 with some of the worst picking mfers on the Internet!!
I picked 13 -4 as well.
Some key assumptions
1) qb doesn't break his thumb
2) qb doesn't put talented wr in dog house if they drop a ball
3) ol needs to maintain blocks for less time, plus it is improved
3) hype of d from last year materializes this year
4) Amari Rodgers gone and full year Nixon
5) bak Gary and stokes return to form after injuries.
This is a great schedule.
I think Minny's got a good schedule for themselves this year, too.
I do not see a path for Stokes to be a good player in 2023, if ever again.
It's amazing to me that people talk like 10-7 is somehow optimistic.
If it was Rodgers this year, I'd be predicting 15-2 or 16-1. Injuries, of course, ruined last season. As Upnorth said, a great year is contingent on not having that many injuries again. Of course, there's always the Barry factor that could drag things down, but you would think maybe we have so much talent on the D that even he can't fuck it up too bad.
I would think Stokes would eventually get back to 100%, and with Douglas, Valentine, etc. to pair with Alexander, they can take their time with him.
Pros:
Fairly easy schedule
Defense has talent
Offensive line
RBs
Cons:
First year starting QB with rookie backup
No experience at WR
What might be the worst safety tandem in the league.
Even less experience at TE
The Barry factor
Same record as last year would be a high achievement.
I don’t like the early bye.
Semi straightforward road schedule - Steelers and giants will be tough.
Chiefs will be hard.
All road division games will be hard / expect to win one of 3.
Home division games will prob be a toss up - expect to lose one of 3.
I may be pessimistic on the young team but hope it’ll be entertaining. Most first year QBs struggle - so hope our running game, defense and special teams can play pivotal roles and not rely only on Love/WRs and rookie kicker to go win games.
I stand by 7 wins and wont be shocked with 10 wins. North of 10 seems unlikely.
What was I smoking? I think this will be a rough season. Lose a lot of close ones, similar to Rodgers first year. I'm watching hoping to see a young team improve each week and show promise for next year. Probably closer to 6 wins than 10 to be honest. I would be pleasantly surprised if we win this week.
Vincenzo officially goes with a 10-7 season that keeps us short of the Playoffs.
Jordan Love is our future!
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Over 80% think we'll be over .500. Meanwhile the Bears are now favored to win the game.
Bears have been favored all along. The spread has actually gone from 2.5 to 1 in most places.
I keep imagining everything going well and going 10-7. The Doubs and Watson injuries are kind a rude reminder that everything isn’t going to go well. I switch to 7-10.
RG didn't think these through. Poll can't be changed. The internet is forever. He goes down in history as a kool-aid drinker. :satan:
I went 8-9. We don’t have ARod and even if he had a bad year last year, it is hard to believe Love will be better to start the season. Love needs live reps and will get them this year. I look at this year as a stepping stone. We will find out what we have in Love. We will find out if we need to draft a QB next year or if we can grab the piece to build a Superb Owl contending team in 2-4 years.
sticking to 7 and 10 here
Wrong thread.