season over...

[Pugger]

These are the times that try men's souls.......and Packer fans who just witnessed an asswhoopin'. Is this team really THAT bad without Rodgers or is Rodgers really THAT good? I've read stories of what a great motivational coach MM is and yada yada yada but this year we keep seeing the same shit week in and week out. When's SOMEONE going to be held accountable for the piss pore play? Players, coach, GM, anyone?

The last time we had defensive issues like this MM fired his DC in 2009.

[Pugger]

he's not coming back joe, at least not for another 2 games

I suspect he'll be back for the Atlanta game. Just a gut feeling.

[bobblehead]

I like your optimism, but chances are, the Packers have dug themselves too deep a hole. 5-10-1 sure as heck looks better than, say, 7-8-1 on the draft standing.

Maybe the Packers oughta tank the season. Sometimes you have gotta take a step back to move forward. A top 10 pick in the 1st round (not to mention top 10 picks in subsequent rounds) would mean Ted Thompson might finally land that elusive shutdown corner or hotshot ILB or hard-hittin' safety or the Claymaker's sidekick. Heck, I wouldn't mind drafting a Calvin Johnson clone.

I never got paid to play, but you NEVER could have talked me into tanking a single play. If you got guys on your roster that can be talked into tanking, you need to cut them.

[red]

I suspect he'll be back for the Atlanta game. Just a gut feeling.

have to been paying attention to what a-rod and m3 have been saying this week?

he's not coming back until he's 100% healed. he risks permanent damage if it takes another hit there without it being healed up

[woodbuck27]

I suspect he'll be back for the Atlanta game. Just a gut feeling.

Do you want him back Pugger?

He won't be back until 100% 'medically' cleared.

We don't want him back except for that clearance.

I'm surprized that your posting that even with him back Vs Atlanta the Packers won't make the play off's.

We sit 5-6-1 and 4 W = 9-6-1.

The Lions sit 7-5 >>> and 2 X L and 2 X W = 9 - 7.

In that scenario we trump the Lions.

A huge game for the Bears (6-5) this week @ Minny. Their in the picture as well.

It's NOT over until it's over.

GO PACK GO !

[woodbuck27]

This all day long.

I think Rodgers will be back for Atlanta and I hope he is. Even if he brings a spark back this team needs success soon. There is a cloud of doom over this squad and a couple of wins might be just the elixir we need. They say winning is a habit but losing can be too and we have to nip this in the bud now even tho we are not going to the playoffs.

Wha....

[Guiness]

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[Guiness]

We all knew if Rodgers went down for any length of time it was over....no backup QB and marginal D. Let him heal up and see what happens....you never know if the Bears and Lions will choke out.

We knew that Rodgers going down would cause this team some tough times, but I don't think many of us thought the result would be a winless record over 5 games, with Minnesota and the Giants on the schedule, and Philly wasn't looking too good at that point either.

[denverYooper]

We knew that Rodgers going down would cause this team some tough times, but I don't think many of us thought the result would be a winless record over 5 games, with Minnesota and the Giants on the schedule, and Philly wasn't looking too good at that point either.

Yeah, TBH I thought they could go ~.500 without Rodgers. Boy was I wrong.

[Rodgers12]

I never got paid to play, but you NEVER could have talked me into tanking a single play. If you got guys on your roster that can be talked into tanking, you need to cut them.

Talked into tanking? Perhaps not. Implied tanking? Sure. Coaches do that all the time. They simply bench or IR the majority of players that give them the best chance to win in favor of young, inexperienced backups.

Tolzien sucks but maybe its time to revive the Scott Tolzien Project.

[Old School]

The thought of AR coming back with EDS maybe being out and Marshal Shithouse playing scares the bejeebers out of me. Sticking our necks out for a couple of what could be meaningless W's could jeopardize next year as well. Throwing the face of the franchise to the wolves strikes me as being a fools errand.

[denverYooper]

I'll feel uneasy about Rodgers playing out too, but if he's cleared he's going to go. Don't forget, the defense is going to play things differently with him in the game. He gives them a ton more to think about, especially if Lacy is out there with him.

[Harlan Huckleby]

I'm disappointed that there isn't going to be a Packer game on Sunday. It doesn't seem like Thursday's clash of titans should count as our weekly allotment. Or maybe it is something like the old joke about the bad restaurant, "The food is disgusting, but at least the portions are large."

[red]

this feels like a bye week, and i think the players treated it like one

[woodbuck27]

Rodgers going down really exposed this team. The total ineffectiveness on offense is sickening, I don't know why. Is is game planning? Offensive line? Nelson, Jones and Boykin have played well. Lacy was looking like a OROY candidate. Shouldn't they be able to come up with a way to move the ball and score with that?

At first you don't think the loss of Rodgers affects the D, but then you look at a game like this one - if those Det turnovers result in points, the complexion of the game changes, and if the Pack wins, all is forgiven on the defensive side. We all rave about the 'big plays' they got with the turnovers, and don't worry about the inability to stop a draw on 3rd and 9.

The Pack has some serious thinking to do tomorrow. No point in bringing Rodgers back if he's not 100%. Some are saying he might as well head to the IR, and I think I agree.

Seriously give this post some thought:

Bringing Aaron Rodgers back now and losing on 'D' and ... losing. ie Atlanta

Very well might open up a brand new 'can of worms'.

If I was TT and/or MM. I'd be extremely hesitant about any rush to allowing Aaron Rodgers back behind center.

Such a move opens up the possibility of 'too big a reveal'.

Best advice from this Packer fan:

Keep AR out as the team looks right now.

PACKERS !