A Breath of Fresh Air for us all (at least this week)

[The Shadow]

All games against Chicago, and Minny for that matter, are must wins.

Yes, Yes, YES!!!!

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I completely degree with this main post.

M3 has lost his magic. He's very predictable now!!!! Sure, this could turn around and I hope it does. I have a hunch he is spending significantly less time on football now that he has two new girls to take care of. Women are needy. If things don't improve, he isn't the answer as the coach imo.

The play calling is so predictable. Rob Demovsky of the same newspaper feels 100% opposite of Mike V. He broke it down on "The Big Show" to the point where you can predict what the Packers are going to do almost completely by the formation and package they're in.

Hate to say it, but theres very little reason for optimism. Teams are getting tape of A-Rod and are figuring out how to shut down his game. QB play started out as a high point, and has gradually worsened despite the running game coming alive. That is the exact opposite of the expected result!!!

The message is out. Our running game isn't going to beat you. Play bend but not break, let them get 4 a carry, and M3 won't let the Pack run the ball enough to beat the other team. Team's are blitzing A-Rod and he hasn't shown that he can handle heat yet.

That artical about A-Rod licking his chops to play the Bears. Give me a break. I suspect Grant has another 80-90 yard day rushing on 16-20 respectable carries, with A-Rod being completely shutdown. They'll pressure him and he'll be taking sacks, throwing the ball away, etc. I don't have the faith in him to beat a quality, fast and hard-hitting defense like the Bears.

We have yet to beat a team with a winning record. Something to consider.

We a finesse team through and through. Except we don't have the high powered offense a finesse team needs to be successful. That's a really bad combination.

[channtheman]

I completely degree with this main post.

M3 has lost his magic. He's very predictable now!!!! Sure, this could turn around and I hope it does. I have a hunch he is spending significantly less time on football now that he has two new girls to take care of. Women are needy. If things don't improve, he isn't the answer as the coach imo.

The play calling is so predictable. Rob Demovsky of the same newspaper feels 100% opposite of Mike V. He broke it down on "The Big Show" to the point where you can predict what the Packers are going to do almost completely by the formation and package they're in.

Hate to say it, but theres very little reason for optimism. Teams are getting tape of A-Rod and are figuring out how to shut down his game. QB play started out as a high point, and has gradually worsened despite the running game coming alive. That is the exact opposite of the expected result!!!

The message is out. Our running game isn't going to beat you. Play bend but not break, let them get 4 a carry, and M3 won't let the Pack run the ball enough to beat the other team. Team's are blitzing A-Rod and he hasn't shown that he can handle heat yet.

We a finesse team through and through. Except we don't have the high powered offense a finesse team needs to be successful. That's a really bad combination.

I was wondering if anybody from a bigger source would ever notice that. I mean, I can correctly call the play 95% of the time. Imagine a team that has actually been studying your offense for the past week.

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I completely degree with this main post.

M3 has lost his magic. He's very predictable now!!!! Sure, this could turn around and I hope it does. I have a hunch he is spending significantly less time on football now that he has two new girls to take care of. Women are needy. If things don't improve, he isn't the answer as the coach imo.

The play calling is so predictable. Rob Demovsky of the same newspaper feels 100% opposite of Mike V. He broke it down on "The Big Show" to the point where you can predict what the Packers are going to do almost completely by the formation and package they're in.

Hate to say it, but theres very little reason for optimism. Teams are getting tape of A-Rod and are figuring out how to shut down his game. QB play started out as a high point, and has gradually worsened despite the running game coming alive. That is the exact opposite of the expected result!!!

The message is out. Our running game isn't going to beat you. Play bend but not break, let them get 4 a carry, and M3 won't let the Pack run the ball enough to beat the other team. Team's are blitzing A-Rod and he hasn't shown that he can handle heat yet.

We a finesse team through and through. Except we don't have the high powered offense a finesse team needs to be successful. That's a really bad combination.

I was wondering if anybody from a bigger source would ever notice that. I mean, I can correctly call the play 95% of the time. Imagine a team that has actually been studying your offense for the past week.

95% is about right. He was giving detailed examples, etc and was very critical of the play calling.

The problem with this bad play calling is we're not physical enough to say "here's what we're going to do.. try and stop us".

[Deputy Nutz]

With 5 losses already the best chance the Packers have is winning the division. With the East and the South being so strong this year, The Packers are going to have to go on one hell of a winning streak over the next two months to be in contention for a Wild Card. The nice thing is that the Division is sort of like a mid-size pile of poop. The large-size pile of poop is the the West.

Anyways, Rodgers simply can't play behind a suspect line at this point in his career, he can't make the correct audibles, and I don't know how much input, or how valued his input is at this point in regards to in game changes.

He is getting eaten alive in the pocket, and although the offensive line has been sub par, he needs to do a better job at locating his receivers in a timely fashion and buying time by moving up, or sliding one way or another in the pocket, he just wants to move out of the pocket.

The running game hasn't been there, but Grant has put up yards the last few weeks. It is just when the Packers need to run they can't do it. Childress claimed that by alignment they knew when the Packers were going to run the ball, especially in the last offensive series. The can't rely on pounding the football to eat clock, and secure the football while gaining yards like at the end of the game last week.

[MJZiggy]

I completely degree with this main post.

M3 has lost his magic. He's very predictable now!!!! Sure, this could turn around and I hope it does. I have a hunch he is spending significantly less time on football now that he has two new girls to take care of. Women are needy. If things don't improve, he isn't the answer as the coach imo.

The play calling is so predictable. Rob Demovsky of the same newspaper feels 100% opposite of Mike V. He broke it down on "The Big Show" to the point where you can predict what the Packers are going to do almost completely by the formation and package they're in.

Hate to say it, but theres very little reason for optimism. Teams are getting tape of A-Rod and are figuring out how to shut down his game. QB play started out as a high point, and has gradually worsened despite the running game coming alive. That is the exact opposite of the expected result!!!

The message is out. Our running game isn't going to beat you. Play bend but not break, let them get 4 a carry, and M3 won't let the Pack run the ball enough to beat the other team. Team's are blitzing A-Rod and he hasn't shown that he can handle heat yet.

That artical about A-Rod licking his chops to play the Bears. Give me a break. I suspect Grant has another 80-90 yard day rushing on 16-20 respectable carries, with A-Rod being completely shutdown. They'll pressure him and he'll be taking sacks, throwing the ball away, etc. I don't have the faith in him to beat a quality, fast and hard-hitting defense like the Bears.

We have yet to beat a team with a winning record. Something to consider.

We a finesse team through and through. Except we don't have the high powered offense a finesse team needs to be successful. That's a really bad combination.

You can't let people have a happy thread for 10 minutes, can you?

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<--- Party Pooper

You can't let people have a happy thread for 10 minutes, can you?

[Pugger]

Until our O line gets its act together and protects AR better (and opens holes for Grant) we're gonna struggle. Most teams know what plays are coming. If the fellas execute the plays correctly the opposition has a hell of time stopping it. But crappy play, missed blocks and penalties are killing us.

[Bossman641]

I'd like to see more rolling pockets personally. I know it cuts down on the size of the field you can realistically throw to, but at least it might give Rodgers some time to actually make a throw.

[cheesner]

All games against Chicago, and Minny for that matter, are must wins.

Yes, Yes, YES!!!!

We lost both games to the bears last year and were still in it till OT in the NFCC.

Unless we meet in the playoffs, it is not a must win.

That being said, this is a very important game both standings wise and also psychologically for this team that appears to be stumbling.