Farve: 12 TDs / 3 INTs - How to beat him on Sunday?

[RashanGary]

I agree that Brett is more of a rhythm, safe passer. For as much as he gets the "gun slinger" label as a guy who's out there making huge plays, Favres one or two highlight big plays on the whole season are made by Rodgers in every game. Literally, Rodgers throws one or two crazy bombs in just about every game and they're completed!!

I'm realizing this more and more, teh beauty of Favre as a QB is his ability to do the little things well over and over and over. He was never called a "game manager" because he' did make the occasional blunder, but he is a great game manager, the type of guy that leads long, mistake free drives taht really wear you out.

I don't know if I'm so worried about him being in a rythm that I don't want to get up. I'm with ayn rand here, it's probably best to get up, not give away any big plays, stop AP on 1st and 2nd down and then be very deceptive and disaplined on 3rd down (don't show what you are doing until after the snap no matter how hard he makes the count).

The Vikings WILL run the ball with AP. Let's play to stop the run and not give up the big play. Eventually they're run twice in a row, get a holding, whatever. We'll get them in 3rd and long. Then make sure you get off the field some of the time on 3rd down.

Big plays for us on offense and turn overs are going to be the real game breakers. Just not letting them score every time on offense is important too. 3rd down was what killled us last time and I see reason to believe we could be better on 3rd down this time around.

[FritzDontBlitz]

Only one way to beat Favre and Petersen: keep their offense off the field with time consuming drives. There are too many gamebreakers on the Vikings offense to beat them otherwise.

Or, you can foolishly hope your defense can convert 2 4th quarter turnovers into 14 points like the Steelers did.

[Smidgeon]

Only one way to beat Favre and Petersen: keep their offense off the field with time consuming drives. There are too many gamebreakers on the Vikings offense to beat them otherwise.

Or, you can foolishly hope your defense can convert 2 4th quarter turnovers into 14 points like the Steelers did.

Good thing Favre isn't Peyton and GB isn't Miami. If they were, then that time of possession thing still wouldn't work...

[ThunderDan]

Only one way to beat Favre and Petersen: keep their offense off the field with time consuming drives. There are too many gamebreakers on the Vikings offense to beat them otherwise.

Or, you can foolishly hope your defense can convert 2 4th quarter turnovers into 14 points like the Steelers did.

Considering that the PITT D outscored the MINN O, I'm not sure about this. MINN put up 10 points. They did move the ball well with 386 yards.

[Smidgeon]

By the way, what's the over/under for the number of safeties Jared Allen gets against Aaron Rodgers?

[woodbuck27]

Re: Favre's performance Vs the Pittsburg Steelers last Sunday.

It sure looked like his 3rd... 4th Quarter comeback in this still young season was in the bag. His go ahead TD pass late in the game washed out by a lousy officiating call that subsequently set up the ensueing turnover that killed the Vikings.

Favre looked nearly unstoppable in that game and with any luck the Vikings would have owned the Steelers. Time after time his pass's dropped or closely defended, were right on the money and I mean the deep pass's as well as the 20-25 yarder's. Favre's arm looks awesome right now.

A big part of the Packers game plan to stop the Vikings will be to cover Sidney Rice like a blanket. Favre and this young WR have really developed a fine chemistry after such a short time as teammates. Favre has plenty of Vikings to go to. I believe he completed pass's to ten players in the Steeler game.

The plan should be to contain AP and keep him from getting outside. After that it's going to come down to whichever QB ( Rodgers or Favre ) can outshoot the other.

GO PACKERS!

[woodbuck27]

Only one way to beat Favre and Petersen: keep their offense off the field with time consuming drives. There are too many gamebreakers on the Vikings offense to beat them otherwise.

Or, you can foolishly hope your defense can convert 2 4th quarter turnovers into 14 points like the Steelers did.

Yup. That too is very important for MM to fully implement and stay with. MM has to call for more running plays. Grind it out the best he can and keep Favre and AP off the field.

The secret to winning this game will come down to whichever team wins the battle of the clock.

[ThunderDan]

Re: Favre's performance Vs the Pittsburg Steelers last Sunday.

It sure looked like his 3rd... 4th Quarter comeback in this still young season was in the bag. His go ahead TD pass late in the game washed out by a lousy officiating call that subsequently set up the ensueing turnover that killed the Vikings.

Favre looked nearly unstoppable in that game and with any luck the Vikings would have owned the Steelers. Time after time his pass's dropped or closely defended, were right on the money and I mean the deep pass's as well as the 20-25 yarder's. Favre's arm looks awesome right now.

A big part of the Packers game plan to stop the Vikings will be to cover Sidney Rice like a blanket. Favre and this young WR have really developed a fine chemistry after such a short time as teammates. Favre has plenty of Vikings to go to. I believe he completed pass's to ten players in the Steeler game.

The plan should be to contain AP and keep him from getting outside. After that it's going to come down to whichever QB ( Rodgers or Favre ) can outshoot the other.

GO PACKERS!

From listening to NFL radio they said the NFL upheld the play call on the tripping and that a flag should have been thrown.

As easy as Brett's 3rd 4th Q comeback disappeared, his 2nd 4th Q comeback shouldn't have happened either.

If MINN had lost to BAL would you have blamed BF for not being able to respond? How about for not scoring a TD on the possesion before? Do you blame Flacco who gave BAL the lead with 3:37 left but the BAL D couldn't hold?

[mngolf19]

1. Man coverage on the WR that locks them down all game to free up the SS to hit AP

2. D line...their O line is brutal, not as bad as ours, but we should be shredding Favre with Kamp, Pickett, Raji and Jolly.

3. left side of our O line. We HAVE to stop Allen and the Williams boys...

4. GJ and DD need to go OFF! What I mean by that is take those 5 yard slants to the house.

5. Crosby cannot miss a kick

Vikes OL is brutal???

Oh hell yes they are. McKinnie can only run block...he looks like he moves with cement shoes in pass blocking. Hutch is good both as a drive blocker and pass pro, Sullivan, Herrera and Loadholdt are terrible.

They are one of the highest scoring teams, not near the top in sacks given up, and if I remember correctly gave Favre an hour and a half to stand back there and wait for the WRs to get in the right spot last Packer game. They have a great running game as well, and it's takes blocking even for AD. Saying those guys are terrible is just ridiculous. And if you want to further prove that, how would you rate them vs Pack's OL?

[Tony Oday]

1. Man coverage on the WR that locks them down all game to free up the SS to hit AP

2. D line...their O line is brutal, not as bad as ours, but we should be shredding Favre with Kamp, Pickett, Raji and Jolly.

3. left side of our O line. We HAVE to stop Allen and the Williams boys...

4. GJ and DD need to go OFF! What I mean by that is take those 5 yard slants to the house.

5. Crosby cannot miss a kick

Vikes OL is brutal???

Oh hell yes they are. McKinnie can only run block...he looks like he moves with cement shoes in pass blocking. Hutch is good both as a drive blocker and pass pro, Sullivan, Herrera and Loadholdt are terrible.

They are one of the highest scoring teams, not near the top in sacks given up, and if I remember correctly gave Favre an hour and a half to stand back there and wait for the WRs to get in the right spot last Packer game. They have a great running game as well, and it's takes blocking even for AD. Saying those guys are terrible is just ridiculous. And if you want to further prove that, how would you rate them vs Pack's OL?

Pack OL is not good and we all know that but the Vikes OL can be exploited and it has been shown throughout the season. Watch the games AP gets basically to the line and makes his moves sometimes in the backfield. They are in thebottom halfof theNFL as a unit...we may be the bottom

[The Shadow]

Time for Greg Jennings to have a monster game.
Any news on Finley?

[Maxie the Taxi]

Time for Greg Jennings to have a monster game.
Any news on Finley?

Yesterday McCarthy talked about him playing even though he didn't practice. I think it's a smoke screen, but who knows.