What makes the Packers tough to beat?

[gbgary]

chemistry

Good call. The only one i worry about, and it's just a tad, is fin. He made some sort of noise about being used only as a decoy after the first game. I know he has an ego...i just hope he can reel it in a bit and put team first...even if things take a turn for the worse. Tell me i'm just being paranoid.

[ND72]

Honestly, I think the defense is harder to figure out than the offense. I hope you all have noticed that even though Matthews is our LOLB, he has been coming on blitz's from multiple areas. I really liked that the Pack took advantage of the Bills watching Matthews, and used him as a "lead" guy on a blitz, then curled Hawk or Barnett around, many times Hawk especially was in the grill of the QB's face on throws.

A couple things on Matthews I really didn't see from him last year that I'm seeing this year. #1, SPEED. I knew he was quick, but he shows up like a lightning bolt on plays this year. #2, POWER. He used a lot of his quickness & agility last year, but in both games so far this year, I have seen a ton of Matthews using his power to gain leverage.

Besides Matthews, many of you have touched on this, BJ Raji is worth every scent we are paying him and more. He's tough against the run, and he is a very good pass rush from a nose position. He gets a good push on almost every play. Buddy of mine said it best, "McCarthy is all about technique, and Raji hosts the clinic on technique."

Our pass rush has been insane, and I hope it continues. The better that is up front, the less we have to worry about teams picking on Burnett or Shields.

I would love to go on and on for defense, but I need to talk about offense....The amazing thing about GB, we could go out in just a straight Pro-I set, and still force teams to have to choose what they're focused on. Jennings, Driver, and Finley are tough, but Jackson & Kuhn are very good out of the backfield as well so you have to respect that. If we decide to spread the field and go Jennings, Driver, Jones, Nelson, and Finley....holy shit! On Madden, that is 5 wide no huddle let this shit rip for Rodgers! And, lastly...Bulaga looked pretty damn good sunday. I know he wasn't playing Allen from Minny or Peppers from Chicago...but he looked really good, as have Colledge, Wells, and Sitton.

[Jimx29]

We regularly score more points than the other team. In situations where we don't, we often score a lot of points anyway.

Thank you John Madden

[pbmax]

What makes the Packers tough to beat?

The GM.

Definitely the GM.

You forgot the team's pad level.

[pbmax]

I would love to go on and on for defense, but I need to talk about offense....The amazing thing about GB, we could go out in just a straight Pro-I set, and still force teams to have to choose what they're focused on. Jennings, Driver, and Finley are tough, but Jackson & Kuhn are very good out of the backfield as well so you have to respect that....

I wonder if McCarthy will run more passes to the backs out of a 2 RB formation. He has two backs (Jackson and apparently Q Johnson) who can catch out of the backfield. Johnson has not done it enough to be reliable, but it looks like he might be if given a chance. He had a good catch and run versus the Bills.

Its been so long since I have seen it, I wonder if D coordinators figured out that flooded zone problem years ago. Holmgren used to screen instead of it. McCarthy has never had the pass catching backs except 1 1/2 years of Ahman Green, then Jackson.

[Pugger]

Will Neal be back for the bare game on Monday?

[Gunakor]

chemistry

Absolutely.

[steve823]

Honestly, I think the defense is harder to figure out than the offense. I hope you all have noticed that even though Matthews is our LOLB, he has been coming on blitz's from multiple areas. I really liked that the Pack took advantage of the Bills watching Matthews, and used him as a "lead" guy on a blitz, then curled Hawk or Barnett around, many times Hawk especially was in the grill of the QB's face on throws.

A couple things on Matthews I really didn't see from him last year that I'm seeing this year. #1, SPEED. I knew he was quick, but he shows up like a lightning bolt on plays this year. #2, POWER. He used a lot of his quickness & agility last year, but in both games so far this year, I have seen a ton of Matthews using his power to gain leverage.

Besides Matthews, many of you have touched on this, BJ Raji is worth every scent we are paying him and more. He's tough against the run, and he is a very good pass rush from a nose position. He gets a good push on almost every play. Buddy of mine said it best, "McCarthy is all about technique, and Raji hosts the clinic on technique."

Our pass rush has been insane, and I hope it continues. The better that is up front, the less we have to worry about teams picking on Burnett or Shields.

I would love to go on and on for defense, but I need to talk about offense....The amazing thing about GB, we could go out in just a straight Pro-I set, and still force teams to have to choose what they're focused on. Jennings, Driver, and Finley are tough, but Jackson & Kuhn are very good out of the backfield as well so you have to respect that. If we decide to spread the field and go Jennings, Driver, Jones, Nelson, and Finley....holy shit! On Madden, that is 5 wide no huddle let this shit rip for Rodgers! And, lastly...Bulaga looked pretty damn good sunday. I know he wasn't playing Allen from Minny or Peppers from Chicago...but he looked really good, as have Colledge, Wells, and Sitton.

Hopefully Bulaga will start again, since I DO NOT want a injured Clifton going against Peppers. Also, it will be a good test for Bulaga to go against Peppers, it'll help us see where he is at in terms of being ready to start for us.

[Joemailman]

Will Neal be back for the bare game on Monday?

Won't know for a couple of days, but I'd say the chances are pretty good. Sounded like he was pretty close to making it back last week.

[hoosier]

I think it's the fact that we keep winning our games, but that's just me.

In the spirit of this answer, I would say: being the Bills.

[mngolf19]

I'd say the Packers are solid across all 3 areas, something that hasn't been true in recent years. And they have some stars on both sides of the ball. Those factors make them tough to beat every week.

[Tony Oday]

The fans. Without us they would suck. I mean all the advice we give them during the game. Example: "DONT FUMBLE THE PUNT!!!" "RUN FASTER!!!!" "Damn it why didnt you catch the ball?" "F*CK AR HE WAS OPEN!!!"

Without all those and many more tidbits we would just be the Raiders

[mmmdk]

The love & knowledge of football in all of Wisconsin; the history and professionalism of Packers org. The down to earth, yet, determined demeanor that surrounds the Packers & the fans. The fact that there are just fewer jackasses around tells a bunch. Don't ever screw this up!

[hoosier]

I'd say the Packers are solid across all 3 areas, something that hasn't been true in recent years. And they have some stars on both sides of the ball. Those factors make them tough to beat every week.

Homer.