Doyel: "Packers are dangerous"

[Badgerinmaine]

What a sweet win today--it was on our local Fox station until they paid the Packers the ultimate compliment by switching away to a more competitive game

Loved the article after the game by Gregg Doyel of CBS Sportsline:

http://www.sportsline.com/nfl/story/11111346

[BallHawk]

Nice article and I tend to agree with him. I think we're gonna see a NFC Championship rematch of NY and Green Bay, but with a different result.

And talk about selective statistics.

He threw for 227 yards and two touchdowns Sunday and was nearly perfect, going 23-for-30 with incompletions including a drop, a spike and two throwaways to avoid sacks.

[digitaldean]

Wow, nice article. Thanks for posting it.

The Packers are the best team in the division. If they don't shoot themselves in the foot, they will win the division.

Yes, the run defense is suspect at best. The Bears have been in a funk defensively the past several weeks and the Vikings offense minus Peterson is horrific. (e.g., last 4 Viking possessions - fumble, punt on TB 39 yard line, turned over on downs, fumble).

The Bears running game wasn't stellar. Plus, as the article pointed out from today's game, Hester is not the return force he once was.

Saints - Panthers - Texans - Jaguars - Bears - Lions for GB.
Rams - Vikings - Jags -Saints - Packers - Texans for Chicago
Jags - Bears - Lions - Cards - Falcons - Giants for Minny

Bears have the slightly easier schedule, Minny the hardest, GB's in between.

I see the Packers with a do-able 4-2 mark. Chicago with 4-2. Vikings to 3-3 at best (could be worse if most of their d-line gets suspensions). The key is to the Packers beating the Bears at Soldier Field. That would leave the Packers with the head-to-head tiebreaker (or hope for a common opponent tiebreaker).

[Badgerinmaine]

I like the article, too, though I think you'd get an argument from Carolina and Tampa Bay about the Packers as "2nd best in the NFC" line.

[Jimx29]

There's also not a bit of mention of the Packers ability (?) to do the jekyll/hyde crap nearly every week

[MJZiggy]

LOL...I was actually thinking at halftime how happy I was Dr. Jekyll showed up today...

[Partial]

Best team in the division? How can you all say/think that after the manhandling we took last week? We scored one offensive touchdown last week and were completely dominated for 4 quarters.. my god.

[arcilite]

Best team in the division? How can you all say/think that after the manhandling we took last week? We scored one offensive touchdown last week and were completely dominated for 4 quarters.. my god.

lol

[Brando19]

I like the article, too, though I think you'd get an argument from Carolina and Tampa Bay about the Packers as "2nd best in the NFC" line.

You may get an argument...but that's as far as those two teams would wanna go.

[red]

we're dangerous if we show up every week and play like we did today.

if we show up and play like we did last week, then we're nothing

its frustrating, we gotta ask, why couldn't they get up like that for a few other games this year? we would have a playoff spot almost locked up

[boiga]

Best team in the division? How can you all say/think that after the manhandling we took last week? We scored one offensive touchdown last week and were completely dominated for 4 quarters.. my god.

There's only one difference between this week and last week : the offensive line. This week they protected the QB, protected against blitz, opened gaping holes for Grant and Jackson, and dominated the line of scrimmage. Last week they could do none of those things.

That difference let us dominate the play clock, and let our play makers do what they do. If this shift is permanent, we'll make it deep in the play offs. They've shown they CAN do it. Now we just have to keep it going.

[texaspackerbacker]

Wow, nice article. Thanks for posting it.

The Packers are the best team in the division. If they don't shoot themselves in the foot, they will win the division.

Yes, the run defense is suspect at best. The Bears have been in a funk defensively the past several weeks and the Vikings offense minus Peterson is horrific. (e.g., last 4 Viking possessions - fumble, punt on TB 39 yard line, turned over on downs, fumble).

The Bears running game wasn't stellar. Plus, as the article pointed out from today's game, Hester is not the return force he once was.

Saints - Panthers - Texans - Jaguars - Bears - Lions for GB.
Rams - Vikings - Jags -Saints - Packers - Texans for Chicago
Jags - Bears - Lions - Cards - Falcons - Giants for Minny

Bears have the slightly easier schedule, Minny the hardest, GB's in between.

I see the Packers with a do-able 4-2 mark. Chicago with 4-2. Vikings to 3-3 at best (could be worse if most of their d-line gets suspensions). The key is to the Packers beating the Bears at Soldier Field. That would leave the Packers with the head-to-head tiebreaker (or hope for a common opponent tiebreaker).

I disagree that the Bears schedule is easier.

3 of the opponents are common to both. The Bears have the Vikings and Rams, while the Packers have the Panthers and Lions--one fair team and one rotten team for each--so far, all even.

The Bears other game is against the Packers--while the Packers other game is the Bears. I say, that one is easier for the Packers. With everything else a wash, that head to head game makes the Packers schedule easier.

[Partial]

Best team in the division? How can you all say/think that after the manhandling we took last week? We scored one offensive touchdown last week and were completely dominated for 4 quarters.. my god.

There's only one difference between this week and last week : the offensive line. This week they protected the QB, protected against blitz, opened gaping holes for Grant and Jackson, and dominated the line of scrimmage. Last week they could do none of those things.

That difference let us dominate the play clock, and let our play makers do what they do. If this shift is permanent, we'll make it deep in the play offs. They've shown they CAN do it. Now we just have to keep it going.

Agreed.

[Harlan Huckleby]

The Packers are the best team in the division. If they don't shoot themselves in the foot, they will win the division.

Did you say or think this after last week's Vikings game?

The Vikings hammered the Packers on both lines of scrimmage, GB was only in the game because of interceptions.

I'm not sure there is much difference between the NFC North teams, it's the litte 3, microscopic 1.

[RashanGary]

The Packers are the best team in the division. If they don't shoot themselves in the foot, they will win the division.

Did you say or think this after last week's Vikings game?

The Vikings hammered the Packers on both lines of scrimmage, GB was only in the game because of interceptions.

I'm not sure there is much difference between the NFC North teams, it's the litte 3, microscopic 1.

I agree. I acctually think the Packers and Vikings are a little better than the Bears. The Vikings are very tough at home. It's so loud. The Packers played them and Tennessee close two weeks in a row.

I feel pretty much the same way I felt last week. The Packers are a good team. They're not a SB team, but a good team that has a good chance at the playoffs and should continue to get better as all of these young players grow together. The Packers, IMO, are going to have to continue to strengthen their DL and OL if they want to take the next step. I don't think they're dangerous right now. I just think they're a pretty good team that's really young and has some warts that won't go away this year.