OFFICIAL Gameday Packers beat SF 49ers thread

[Freak Out]

Fire Slocum! Even if Masthay is a badass.

[swede]

I am about as calm as I have ever been following a Packer loss. The team leaves KNOWING they can beat those guys. There will be shake ups and players will be held accountable. We will lose another tough one, probably in Cincinnatti, maybe against the Lions. After that Burnett and Hayward will be back and the team. will. roll.

[pbmax]

How many really tough physical, come from behind games did they have that year. This team is golden when playing with a comfortable lead against mediocre teams. But when facing a really good team they can't cut it. They will still be a good team, best in the North. But they are far from being a gritty, tough, smash mouth team, and imo that's what's needed to dominate in the post season.

This team gets and keeps a lead on good teams all the time. Comebacks are just for people who prefer Choose Your Own Adventure stories. Being more impressed with a come from behind victory than a lead from wire to wire victory is proof humans cannot stand to be satisfied.

Gritty, tough and smash mouth is one way to win. Another would be to not be an idiot and hand San Fran yards and scoring opportunities and just be happy with outscoring them.

Losing twice to the Seachickens and to the Ravens in the Super Bowl doesn't make the 49ers any less tough or good. But it also means no team building tech is perfect.

[pbmax]

I am about as calm as I have ever been following a Packer loss. The team leaves KNOWING they can beat those guys. There will be shake ups and players will be held accountable. We will lose another tough one, probably in Cincinnatti, maybe against the Lions. After that Burnett and Hayward will be back and the team. will. roll.

You and me swede, you and me. And probably Harv and bossman.

But I am a wee bit concerned about Hayward. Burnett would help, no doubt about it. But I would like Hayward back as well.

[packer4life]

Sitton's 3rd holding call was ridiculous. I saw the replay and I was literally scratching my head. No idea what they were calling.

[VegasPackFan]

You and me swede, you and me. And probably Harv and bossman.

But I am a wee bit concerned about Hayward. Burnett would help, no doubt about it. But I would like Hayward back as well.

I'm the same. I feel better about this loss tan almost any in the past.

[Harlan Huckleby]

More discouraging then the decisions to me is the fact he didn't look dynamic on returns.

Yes. It looked like the first time he ever tried returning. Very tentative. Not all that fast.

I would probably give Ross one more game. I don't know why, guess I'm a softy.

[Harlan Huckleby]

Sitton's 3rd holding call was ridiculous. I saw the replay and I was literally scratching my head. No idea what they were calling.

I think it was two holdings and one paw to the face mask, right?

I thought the last holding call against Sitton was marginal, but not a bad call. Sitton was pulling on the guy's shoulder pad. Usually they don't call it, but I can see how the ref saw it as holding. On a slow-mo replay, easy to see it wasn't much.

[Rutnstrut]

Sitton's 3rd holding call was ridiculous. I saw the replay and I was literally scratching my head. No idea what they were calling.

You are correct, no hold there what so ever.

[swede]

What did you think of Neal's play out of the OLB?

I felt that he was doing nothing other than hand-checking and dancing with the OT, but I suppose they were supremely concerned that rushing wide would give Kap a running lane.

[Upnorth]

Neal did nothing, however bacteria was great for first start against smith. Could be a huge find.

[mraynrand]

That was a wonderful, exciting, interesting game. Too bad our guys didn't win. Observations:

Dr. Jennings looked like Mr Hyde
McMillian is a mess - not coming off his receiver to tackle Gore was just mind-bending inexcusable
SF exploited the weaknesses of the Packers to a tee. Find the replacements for injured guys and mercilessly go after them.
Packers D sacrificed a lot in the passing game to defend Kap and the run. It mostly worked out
Packer offense was excellent and horrible at the same time. What was it? 5 three and outs - that's asking for trouble.
Biggest disappointments? No, it's not McMillian and Jennings (we shouldn't expect that much) It was the lack of pressure from D. Jones and Perry.
Bacteria was not bad.
Cannot expect Packer O line to run block against a good d-line looking for the run (but so what; it's not that critical)
Not seeing another pro bowler next to Matthews at this point on defense

Not sure what else, except that to give up as much as the Packers did in TOs, field position, and ToP and be leading late is a very good sign.

All losses are bitter, but there is good reason for optimism

Going to need an injury free year for this team to compete for the championship.

[George Cumby]

Glad to hear folks are sanguine about this one. Didn't see the game but sounds like a fun one to watch.

North said it in another thread: we lose this battle but win the war.

[mraynrand]

Glad to hear folks are sanguine about this one. Didn't see the game but sounds like a fun one to watch.

North said it in another thread: we lose this battle but win the war.

we could, but I suspect the Pack will have to go ouchless the entire season to win it all. They have some pretty bad depth.

[George Cumby]

we could, but I suspect the Pack will have to go ouchless the entire season to win it all. They have some pretty bad depth.

Of particular concern to me is the early bye week. I prefer late byes to heal from a long season of injuries.