Prediction for San Fran game

[Harlan Huckleby]

I'm going 14-10 San Fran.

A very ugly game. The good news is the Packer defense is the real deal. The Packer offense not ready.

[bobblehead]

Predictions. Pack plays more actual 3 man front and wist is a tad happier. Our D looks good. Finley has a huge game. Other than finley I swear at the offense a lot, but we still squeak out 20 points. So in conclusion if you combine my post and Harlans, Pack wins 20-14.

[Fritz]

I think the Packer defense will be better than it was last year, but the Packer offensive line will get smoked. And I think it's possible we'll all cry out in pain as MM calls pass after pass because he thinks he sees a weakness in the SF secondary. Lacy gets only eight or ten carries, Starks gets four or five, and the Packers lose 27-20.

But there signs of hope, if the offensive line can get its shit together and nobody gets hurt.

[KalamazooPackerFan]

Alot of anxiety about this game but hope springs eternal at the start of every season and we have more reason for optimism than most teams.........Packers 31, Niners 21.

[Tony Oday]

Packers cruise to a 38-10 win. AR marches the team to four TDs and thugenick gets picked for six.

[Pugger]

I've been doing some thinking (yes, I know - that can be a dangerous thing ) but this O line of ours is almost the same as the one we had in January save the LT and I thought we moved the ball pretty decently against SF until the game got out of hand in the 3rd. I would guess most here think Bak is better than Newhouse. It is a shame David has to face SF in his first regular season game, however. It is darn hard to win on the road on opening Sunday so I think SF is going to win but it won't be the bloodbath a lot of pundits think it will. SF 28, GB 24.

[swede]

I've been doing some thinking (yes, I know - that can be a dangerous thing ) but this O line of ours is almost the same as the one we had in January save the LT and I thought we moved the ball pretty decently against SF until the game got out of hand in the 3rd. I would guess most here think Bak is better than Newhouse. It is a shame David has to face SF in his first regular season game, however. It is darn hard to win on the road on opening Sunday so I think SF is going to win but it won't be the bloodbath a lot of pundits think it will. SF 28, GB 24.

I agree with your o-line assessment, that we are a tad better this time, and that we will lose a close one due to the offense just missing on pass plays and game circumstances being such that we get away from the run game.

By game circumstances I mean that McCarthy will be calling the plays.

That said, who cares if we lose this one at SF. We never play well in the beginning of the season. Be prepared for twelve pre-snap penalties by GB and really bad looking 3 and outs. Look for the team to start the season 2-2 and bundle the collective undies of a freaked out Packer nation until we go on a ten game winning streak that starts with a beat down of the Ravens in game five.

We'll probably lose and look bad doing it. We'll be fine, though. Really fine.

[Fritz]

I agree with your o-line assessment, that we are a tad better this time, and that we will lose a close one due to the offense just missing on pass plays and game circumstances being such that we get away from the run game.

By game circumstances I mean that McCarthy will be calling the plays.

That said, who cares if we lose this one at SF. We never play well in the beginning of the season. Be prepared for twelve pre-snap penalties by GB and really bad looking 3 and outs. Look for the team to start the season 2-2 and bundle the collective undies of a freaked out Packer nation until we go on a ten game winning streak that starts with a beat down of the Ravens in game five.

We'll probably lose and look bad doing it. We'll be fine, though. Really fine.

What is it with MM? He never seems to have his teams prepared very well for the beginning of the season. Except for 2011, I don't think the Packers start off very well, generally.

[swede]

What is it with MM? He never seems to have his teams prepared very well for the beginning of the season. Except for 2011, I don't think the Packers start off very well, generally.

Cue a mutual Patlerization in which Rainman's numbers disprove our theory.

[mmmdk]

Whiners 27 Packers 19

[swede]

Whiners 27 Packers 19

Yeah, what I look for is the chance for the team to come out of the game angry at themselves and ticked off at the 49ers for getting the benefit of bad calls while whining for more. That bodes well for a second matchup.

I would feel bad if the game is close and they are who we thought they were and we let them off the hook.

[MadtownPacker]

Packers 35 - superbowl losers 31 (the no playoffs curse continues)

[Patler]

My prediction is sunny, temperature in the high 70's, winds at 7-10 mph.

[denverYooper]

Packers 35, fortywhiners 30 in a semi-shootout. Rodgers's new best friend is Eddie Lacy.

[pbmax]

I've been doing some thinking (yes, I know - that can be a dangerous thing ) but this O line of ours is almost the same as the one we had in January save the LT and I thought we moved the ball pretty decently against SF until the game got out of hand in the 3rd. I would guess most here think Bak is better than Newhouse. It is a shame David has to face SF in his first regular season game, however. It is darn hard to win on the road on opening Sunday so I think SF is going to win but it won't be the bloodbath a lot of pundits think it will. SF 28, GB 24.

Its possible and yes its much the same line. Sitton will get Justin Smith and handle the twists that he runs with Aldon Smith. Lang (and I am making only an educated guess) really could struggle with E-T stunts as it happened with him at LG with both Clifton and Newhouse.

But Justin is healthy now and was barely that last winter. Bach is unproven and Sitton is on a new side. Barclay is probably better than last year and who knows about Lang. They could be better yes, but I think its going to take time and Week 1 might be too soon.