OFFICIAL GREEN BAY PACKERS VS KANSAS CITY CHIEFS GAMEDAY THREAD

[Joemailman]

Last season after week 15 I said Packers would win the SB (also due to my daughter helping me predict this) ; after week 15 this season I say we lose to the Saints in the playoffs.

This loss had nothing to do with Jennings being injured. Injuries came early last season, this season late.

Lady fortuna has left us & our high octane offense can't function without an O-line plus some sort of help from our defense.

Still love my though

I'm not so worried about the injuries. I don't think Bulaga's injury is serious. Clifton should be back. Jennings will be back. Starks will be back. Bishop should be back.

[Bretsky]

Bastard! Does he have a dog?

I felt like I was losing my edge and formally asked for a week off on my whammy job but you @ssholes said no
In summary, it's all your fault and had you given me the week off on the GD thread last week we'd have won this week and then went on to 19-0

[Bretsky]

That's right, Bretsky's whammy dies because he predicted if the Pack won, they were going undefeated!

To be honest, they were. We were not going to lose at home.
Now, if we get HF MM can actually rest some starters

[Joemailman]

Great run B. Who's starting the Game Day Thread next week?

[Upnorth]

So am I the only one who thought our d played well, the way its built too? My disappointment was no turnovers, but they minimized points. If our o would have gotten the lead like they should have we would have gotten our picks. Our d and st did well, our o was poor, especially oline prior to injuries. I think the early bs off pi calls on nelson threw them of a bit, but that might be an excuse.

[Rutnstrut]

It's been so long I'd forgotten how badly people come unhinged when the Packers lose.

Unhinged? Hardly, just beaing a realist and not drunk on the Kool-aid. With this D they will lose their first playoff game.

[sheepshead]

In an odd way, I am in a way, pleased. The Packers needed a wakeup call; the perfect season mania just added pressure.
This flat performance could have shown up in a playoff game. Better now than then!
Now, McCarthy has a motivating tool to use as they near the playoffs : "See? This is what happens when we get overconfident."
The Packer's boiler room needed a bit of stoking - and this has to put some fire in their bellies. I'd love to see them come out against the Bears ready to show this performance was just a fluke.
Time to regain the eye of the tiger.

Im in touch with some of this. I didnt like the perfect season discussions at all. If it happened, talk about it whens it over. We need to stay healthy. Period.

[Rutnstrut]

In an odd way, I am in a way, pleased. The Packers needed a wakeup call; the perfect season mania just added pressure.
This flat performance could have shown up in a playoff game. Better now than then!
Now, McCarthy has a motivating tool to use as they near the playoffs : "See? This is what happens when we get overconfident."
The Packer's boiler room needed a bit of stoking - and this has to put some fire in their bellies. I'd love to see them come out against the Bears ready to show this performance was just a fluke.
Time to regain the eye of the tiger.

I agree 100%

[mmmdk]

So am I the only one who thought our d played well, the way its built too? My disappointment was no turnovers, but they minimized points. If our o would have gotten the lead like they should have we would have gotten our picks. Our d and st did well, our o was poor, especially oline prior to injuries. I think the early bs off pi calls on nelson threw them of a bit, but that might be an excuse.

Defense didn't lose this game for us, that's for sure! But our D is a gambling Las Vegas defense that can't put pressure on QBs and are getting worse at stopping the run.

[mmmdk]

In an odd way, I am in a way, pleased. The Packers needed a wakeup call; the perfect season mania just added pressure.
This flat performance could have shown up in a playoff game. Better now than then!
Now, McCarthy has a motivating tool to use as they near the playoffs : "See? This is what happens when we get overconfident."
The Packer's boiler room needed a bit of stoking - and this has to put some fire in their bellies. I'd love to see them come out against the Bears ready to show this performance was just a fluke.
Time to regain the eye of the tiger.

Good point! You might be right there, Shadow.

[mr_blonde]

Well, I think the blueprint has been laid out on how to at least slow the Packers offense down.

Play nine or even ten in the box but only rush four or five and try to confuse Rodgers with coverages the best you can. Hopefully, you can get the Packers receivers to drop four, five or six passes and there you go .....
And when you are on offense .... DON'T TURN THE BALL OVER.

Offensively, Rodgers needs to get rid of the ball quicker. More short routes to soften up the defense, then hit them with the big play. Every offensive play doesn't have to consist of four verticals ....

That being said, the critical problem with this team is that the defense is an absolute mess. If they can't generate turnovers, they are pathetic. They are what they are and I don't believe Capers and the defensive assistants have any answers .... a better team today would have scored 30+ on the Packers D today.

Unfortunately, I think at some point in the playoffs the Packers offense will not be able to put up 35+ and the defense's ineptness will bring about the ultimate downfall of this team.

[Fosco33]

Nice run, B.

[gbpackfan]

How come the defense gets beat on the same plays time and time again? Screens, playaction, runs to the outside. No corrections, no awareness. And receiverst that are WIDE OPEN time and time again. Brees is going to shred this D. No, the sky is not falling. But we now know, more than ever, that if our offense is 100% on, we'll have no chance to hang with good teams.

[Fosco33]

I'm ok with a loss. Takes the pressure off significantly and clearly identified areas of improvement. Couldn't see it on tv - but KC secondary must've blanked our receivers as Arod held onto the ball many times on 3rd/4th options.

Don't know why in god's name M3 didn't challenge the touchback. I had the entire bar screaming for it...

Defense was pathetic. Did the Chiefs even punt? Sure - holding them under 20 and great red zone defense - but wow - made Orton look like he played for the Bears again.

Drops. Drops and more drops.

Arod sure gets frustrated with the drops. He then became less effective in accurate passes until the last drive.

I, for one, loved the onside attempt. Defense hadn't done much except on rush defense and thought it'd be the adrenalin shot needed. Others disagree. Showed me that M3 wanted it.

Have to give it to KC. They're D played their asses off. And Pack just played flat and had way to many mistakes.

Fuck it. We don't play away from Lambeau for awhile.

[Rutnstrut]

Rodgers looked like he did a few years ago, when he held on to the ball waaay to long.