Official Falcons Discussion

[woodbuck27]

If there was ever a week where Lacy could run wild again this is it. The Falcons' D is pretty bad. They don't rush the passer very well or stop the run. If MM can get Flynn to play as well as he did against MN for the entire game and Lacy gets yards we have a chance.

Yea their rushing 'D' is somewhat worse that ours:

Atlanta Rushing 'D': 30th allowing 135.4 Y/G Vs Green Bay Rushing 'D': 26th allowing 125.9 Y/G

Last week the Atlanta Falcons played the Buffalo Bills and won. The Bills rushing 'D' is ranked 24th in the NFL.

Atlanta RB Stephen Jackson went 23 carries for 83 yards and 2 TD's.

We just saw what the Green Bay rushing 'not' success was like Vs a solid rushing 'D' or Detroit's 3rd ranked rush 'D'. Detroit has been allowing on average 82.7 Y/G. The Packers managed 24 yards on 15 carries with four Packers sharing that load. Sure the Packers OL had a terrible day.

I want to make this point. In the game Vs Atlanta it seems reasonable to me in analysis to determine that we will be about even on the ground.


Looking at a comparison in the passing game:

Green Bay Vs Atlanta PASSING:

Our passing 'O' is about equal. Atlanta 5th ranked Vs Green Bay - 7th ranked.

Atlanta has the 20th ranked passing 'D allowing an avg. of 247.8 Y/G. Vs Green Bay's 22nd ranked allowing slightly more ... 250.5 Y/G.

So there's not much there either way until you look at the QB position:

Matt Ryan vs Matt Flynn. Matt Ryan Vs Scott Tolzien. I give the edge there to Matt Flynn.

With a healthy Aaron Rodgers we have a good chance of a 'W' in this matchup. Even with Aaron Rodgers being out for a month we have a pickem.

I don't believe that Aaron Rodgers is going to play. There's too much heat on MM and TT now. Using Aaron Rodgers is loaded.

I believe that we won't see Aaron Rodgers unless we see some real chance for the playoffs.

That means a win over Atlanta with a backup QB (Flynn or Tolzien). A Detroit Lion's loss.

PACKERS !

[channtheman]

Detroit is at Philly so definitely a possible loss for them.

[denverYooper]

McGinn's take: http://www.jsonline.com/sports/packe...234354731.html

At this point, even with a December home game against a losing NFCS dome team it's a tossup. The defense has been bad. Maybe the extra time off will help?

It should.

I do think they were probably exhausted in the Detroit game and the offensive ineptitude made it much worse.

[woodbuck27]

Detroit is at Philly so definitely a possible loss for them.

I'd say an excellent chance for the Lions to lose there.

Based on analysis...I'd easily bet that the Lions lose that game if I was a betting man.

I'm merely a Pro Pickem man.

[woodbuck27]

McGinn's take: http://www.jsonline.com/sports/packe...234354731.html

At this point, even with a December home game against a losing NFCS dome team it's a tossup. The defense has been bad. Maybe the extra time off will help?

I say with a backup behind center for our side:

It's a pickem in the eyes of Vegas. Their concern is their $money$. Vegas is unemotional about the teams involved

I write that without actually looking to see how Vegas looks at this matchup. Nor what the experts or fans feel in terms of picking a winner in this game.

OK let me look:

Vegas has it 'Off' right now or on Wed. AM. Vegas is concerned over a definite election by MM >>> QB.

It's still early but 65% of Experts say that the Packers win. A warm weather team playing in Dec. in Green Bay!

PACKERS over Atlanta

[pbmax]

Good grief:

Tyler Dunne @TyDunne 49m
McCarthy on EDS: Twisted his ankle today in practice. Did not complete the practice. See how he is in the morning.

[pbmax]

Jason Wilde @jasonjwilde 1h
#Packers injury report:
Bostick (conc) full
Lattimore (quad) full
Neal (ab) DNP
Perry (foot) lim
EDS (knee/ankle) lim
Wilson (ankle)DNP

plus

Rodgers (upperbody tweak) limited.

[pbmax]

Packer Report @PackerReport 11m
New #Packers RB @KahlilBell32, who played for the Bears, said he lost 500 Twitter followers when he signed with GB.

[woodbuck27]

Good grief:

Tyler Dunne @TyDunne 49m
McCarthy on EDS: Twisted his ankle today in practice. Did not complete the practice. See how he is in the morning.

Stretchers and Wheel Chairs at the ready on the Packer sideline.

Body bags double as wheel chair cushions.

This isn't going to stop.

[woodbuck27]

Packer Report @PackerReport 11m
New #Packers RB @KahlilBell32, who played for the Bears, said he lost 500 Twitter followers when he signed with GB.

and the twitter..ers were twittering off...

" OFF we go... into the wild blue yonder,

Climbing high ... into the sun

Here they come ... zooming to meet our thunder

At 'em boys ....Give 'er the gun! "

[Jimx29]

Flexed again

http://www.packers.com/gameday/gameday-information.html

[Guiness]

Flexed again
http://www.packers.com/gameday/gameday-information.html

No great surprise, I would guess. Before the season, this would have been billed as a premier matchup. Now, well, they have the same number of wins as the Titans and Jaguars.

[ThunderDan]

Flexed again
http://www.packers.com/gameday/gameday-information.html

A friend of mine is pissed. They are bringing a group of 12 guys to the game and they have hotel rooms for Sunday night. Now they don't need them.

[woodbuck27]

No great surprise, I would guess. Before the season, this would have been billed as a premier matchup. Now, well, they have the same number of wins as the Titans and Jaguars.

The scalpers should do well on this game.

[pbmax]

Didn't this happen 3 weeks ago?

EDIT: Google says earliest article about it was Nov 24th.

Which gives me another answer to Patler's question about what it takes to make me happy as a fan:

Early Sunday starts are one side benefit of being mediocre or terrible.