The Game

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Are you guys ready for this upcoming game? I don't even need to write a paragraph to explain the battle of epic proportions. This game is the biggest game of TT's tenure imo.

If we lose, we're two games back in the division. If we win, we're on top of the division.

[Brando19]

I believe the NFC Championship game was TT's biggest game. I believe this upcoming game is the second biggest. He had better have a team ready to beat Favre twice this year or his face will be all over Sportscenter.

[MJZiggy]

Nah. They won't bother with TT. I'm looking at it like this: it was several years before Favre put in a decent performance against Mike Holmgren. He'd get himself all hyped up for it and come out wild and unfocused. Here's hoping that hatred and respect garner the same reaction.

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Gary Ellerson and LeRoy Butler have both outright said on WSSP that they expect we'll finally get the truth about what happened out this week. They both have said the story that they've heard is very different than what has been publicly known so far.

That's exciting, but it's going to be a media frenzy. I'm not going anywhere near sports radio or sports center this week as you know it's going to be 24/7 Favre-Packers watch.

Without a doubt I think this game is bigger than the conference championship. At least in the court of public opinion. If ARod wins these games and looks great, than TT will be a hero. If Favre goes off (he likely will) and chucks 3 TDs while winning 28 -10, Teets will look awfully bad and get a hounding from the media.

Drama aside, this game is a divisional game with huge playoff ramifications. Beat your biggest rival on the road goes a long distance towards getting to the playoffs. Lose this game and you're two games back with a tie breaker going to the rival. Very tough to overcome that.

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Gary Ellerson and LeRoy Butler have both outright said on WSSP that they expect we'll finally get the truth about what happened out this week. They both have said the story that they've heard is very different than what has been publicly known so far.

Game week? There is no way T2 is talking. So you must believe Brett is ready for Greta 2.

And after Greta 1, what do they think is left to say?

[PackerTimer]

I'm not expecting to win this game. I was particularly expecting to win it before Favre joined the Vikings. Minny's a tough game, I would expect them to hold serve at home. Hopefully the Packers would turn around and do the same thing in a few weeks. It's too early to call it a must win game, way too much football to play.

That being said, I guess it is fairly important in public opinion for those who still want to continue to dwell on the whole mess from two years ago like you know ESPN will. So, yeah it might be important in regards to public opinion, I just don't think TT cares all that much about that part of it.

[digitaldean]

I believe the NFC Championship game was TT's biggest game. I believe this upcoming game is the second biggest. He had better have a team ready to beat Favre twice this year or his face will be all over Sportscenter.

It is already. Berman, TJ and even grudingly Dilfer are gushing over Favre.

It was a great throw, I have to admit. But even Favre admitted that it Lewis made a better effort to catch it since he said he just chucked it.

SF missed Gore immensely today. If they had him, they could've controlled the game more. They did blow the coverage. They had more defenders between the line of scrimmage and the endzone than actually IN the endzone.

But I digress.

We will need to be much more balanced and consistent on both sides for us to have a better chance next Monday.

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Gary Ellerson and LeRoy Butler have both outright said on WSSP that they expect we'll finally get the truth about what happened out this week. They both have said the story that they've heard is very different than what has been publicly known so far.

Game week? There is no way T2 is talking. So you must believe Brett is ready for Greta 2.

And after Greta 1, what do they think is left to say?

Dunno, but the former players have alluded to that Brett got F'd without outright saying it. They both have talked in circles around the issue, which says they're either:

A) full of it

- or -

B) brotherhood secrets


I think Greta 2.0 could very well happen, but I also could see Chilly putting the kabosh on that as they're 3 and oh and playing great ball. No need to mess with the chi.

That said, no doubt this is the biggest game the Packers have had in years. I suspect this will be the most viewed event in the history of ESPN and probably have the highest rating of any MNF game since they went to cable.

I think the game planning on both sides will be surprising in the sense they try to take the ball out of both QBs hands. Emotions are going to be running wild and in a big game like that better to hand it off (especially to an AP) than it is to wing it around when your QB has jitters.

I suspect Caper's has kept more than a few blitzes hidden in prep for this game for the following reasons:
a. Biggest game of the season so far
b. Didn't want to overwhelm the players early
c. Opposition didn't have tape initially, now they do, time to bring out more new stuff
d. Teets gives him the old wink/nudge one-two telling him to hit the player and hit him hard


I suspect we're going to have a hard time running the "Big play" offense we have so far this year for the following reasons:

a. Clifton could barely handle Allen in the second game last year
b. Colledge has been a proverbial turnstyle against average ends. Allen is spectacular.
c. Expect to see a lot of double tight sets to help on Allen.
d. ARod jitters

Thoughts?

[denverYooper]

Packers will win this game.

[Tony Oday]

There is nothing that the last 10 games for Favre have shown he is going to go off. If we hold AP to under 100 then we win.

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Well, I'm hoping they can stop the run without the Big Okie formation, because I have a hunch Favre will pick us apart if we're putting 8 in the box. That said, I'm not confident 8 is enough to stop Peterson after an off week for him.

I hope the entire starting unit on D is working some overtime this week and going over everything with Martin to make sure he's up to speed.

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Dunno, but the former players have alluded to that Brett got F'd without outright saying it. They both have talked in circles around the issue, which says they're either:

A) full of it

- or -

B) brotherhood secrets

Does Favre even know Ellerson? And is LeRoy in the inner circle?

Butler talks out his backside sometimes, I would be surprised if whatever they think will be new information will be either 1) new or 2) true.

Brett was still trying to explain how the first aborted comeback never got to the point of the Packers scheduling flights. I think he and the Pack are basically arguing over who was more wrong at this point.

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By brotherhood I meant NFL players. I'm sure there is an unspoken thing there. I bet a lot of the Packers know what happened, for example. I wasn't referring to Favre being close with either of them. LeRoy and Gerry both seem to dislike Favre a great deal. The way they talk about him is the way people talk about "Manny being Manny"

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I suspect we're going to have a hard time running the "Big play" offense we have so far this year for the following reasons:

a. Clifton could barely handle Allen in the second game last year
b. Colledge has been a proverbial turnstyle against average ends. Allen is spectacular.
c. Expect to see a lot of double tight sets to help on Allen.
d. ARod jitters

Thoughts?

Rodgers did not look jittery today. Off target deep early, but no jitters. If Clifton were to play, I would expect better. He had knee, shoulder and thumb injuries last year by that second game. It would be a boost if the Packers were sandbagging it and Clifton was ready to play.

Colledge will have trouble if at LT and he will get help.

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I suspect we're going to have a hard time running the "Big play" offense we have so far this year for the following reasons:

a. Clifton could barely handle Allen in the second game last year
b. Colledge has been a proverbial turnstyle against average ends. Allen is spectacular.
c. Expect to see a lot of double tight sets to help on Allen.
d. ARod jitters

Thoughts?

Rodgers did not look jittery today. Off target deep early, but no jitters. If Clifton were to play, I would expect better. He had knee, shoulder and thumb injuries last year by that second game. It would be a boost if the Packers were sandbagging it and Clifton was ready to play.

Colledge will have trouble if at LT and he will get help.

No jitters today. I agree. Next week there will be jitters. He's gotta play his mentor and the legend he is replacing. He knows he will be ripped all over the media for a week if he has a poor game. Lots of pressure this week.

Agree I predict a lot of double tight and running next week. Not saying the running will be successful, but I think MM sticks with it and attempts to establish it this week. Take the ball out of the QBs hands.