Official 49er Playoff Week Discussion Thread

[Smeefers]

So I just looked at the highlights from the 49ers game. Man we looked good. Watching finley jump 8 yards over a dude to get in the endzone makes me miss him. Rodgers looked sharp as hell. Mathews was a beast, even with the stupid penalty. When we're healthy, we're a fearsome team. I highly suggest a look.

As for the average team thing - average teams don't even sniff the play offs. We've done it for years. Its a factually inaccurate statement.

[wist43]

Again, I just can't accept that statement as anything credible. We lost one game, but we were exposed. Funny how KC couldn't expose themselves at a nudist convention that year, yet they exposed the team no one else could all year. Most teams get "exposed" at least 4-5 times a year.

The Chiefs are a very physical team. They didn't win a lot of games, but against us they simply beat us up physically and even though we were undefeated, and they weren't winning anything, they walked off that field having kicked our asses.

Bobble, our defense set an all-time league worst pass defense record that year!!! As in WORST EVER!!! We may have gone 15-2, but it was all offense, and when push came to shove, we got shoved all over the field. First by KC, and then by the Giants in the playoffs.

[Bossman641]

What's that, 5 straight years in the playoffs with a SB win along the way? Yes, very "average"

Sometimes I wonder what some posters here would do if they cheered for a true average team

[denverYooper]

Bulletin Board material from Anthony Davis.

Tom Silverstein @TomSilverstein 20m

RT @AnthonyDavis76: Nature Boy Ric Flair flew into this shit hole to show us some love. pic.twitter.com/LRZKsmNnoZ

Do most of those guys even know who Rick Flair is? Dude's getting old. They going to bring in Tom Jones next?

[Bossman641]

Bulletin Board material from Anthony Davis.

Tom Silverstein @TomSilverstein 20m

RT @AnthonyDavis76: Nature Boy Ric Flair flew into this shit hole to show us some love. pic.twitter.com/LRZKsmNnoZ

Do most of those guys even know who Rick Flair is? Dude's getting old. They going to bring in Tom Jones next?

Ha, I was just seeing the same thing. Are any of the other Four Horsemen available?

[smuggler]

I'm not really worried about the read-option as much in this game. The Packers made it clear that the first player to get crunched on those plays will always be Kaepernick, and the NFL announced that he would not have QB protections in those situations. The 49ers avoided it in the opener largely for that reason.

I'm more concerned with stopping Gore, Davis, and Boldin in that order.

[woodbuck27]

I'm not really worried about the read-option as much in this game. The Packers made it clear that the first player to get crunched on those plays will always be Kaepernick, and the NFL announced that he would not have QB protections in those situations. The 49ers avoided it in the opener largely for that reason.

I'm more concerned with stopping Gore, Davis, and Boldin in that order.

Exactly. They're the primary threats.

[wist43]

What's that, 5 straight years in the playoffs with a SB win along the way? Yes, very "average"

Sometimes I wonder what some posters here would do if they cheered for a true average team

Well, you got me there... to be sure, we're better than "average". I do admit that I'm measuring against an elevated scale.

I'm measuring against the emblem that is on the side of our helmets "G", which doesn't stand for Green Bay, it stands for "Greatness".

[wist43]

I'm not really worried about the read-option as much in this game. The Packers made it clear that the first player to get crunched on those plays will always be Kaepernick, and the NFL announced that he would not have QB protections in those situations. The 49ers avoided it in the opener largely for that reason.

I'm more concerned with stopping Gore, Davis, and Boldin in that order.

I agree.

[woodbuck27]

What's that, 5 straight years in the playoffs with a SB win along the way? Yes, very "average"

Sometimes I wonder what some posters here would do if they cheered for a true average team

Going into todays playoff game and the Mike McCarthy Era !:

The Green Bay Packers are six wins and four loss's (6-4) and 1 World Championship.

Vince Lombardi (9-1 in the playoffs) and 5 World Championships.

Mike Holmgren did better than Mike McCarthy has done with back to back Super Bowl appearances, one World Championship and a 9-5 record (.643) in the playoffs.

What's going on!?

** Mike McCarthy has by the estimation of some Packerrats Ted Thompson 'the Draft Genius' as his GM.

** Mike McCarthy has arguably the finest player in the NFL in Aaron Rodgers as his offensive leader.

** Mike McCarthy has such an array of weapons on offense for play calling for Aaron Rodgers to target.

** Mike McCarthy has been touted as anywhere from offensive expert to being an offensive genius.

If we actually lost today.

Yet 'just hypothetically', if the San Fran 49ers actually did turn up and defeat the Green Bay Packers!? In that negative result. Wouldn't this then be a pertinent and fair question?

What 'then' is going on?

GO PACKERS...GO PACK GO !

[pbmax]

Well, guess what I just spied on the boob-tube??

The Eagles playing a 3-3 nickel against the Saints, lol...

I haven't been paying too close attention to personnel and formation in this game, but I decided to pay closer attention to the x's and o's a little bit in this game b/c both offenses are supposed to be explosive, but it is a low scoring game.

The Eagles version looks different than the one I would envision for the Packers b/c their personnel are so different from ours, but the concept is the same. They were doing a lot out of it. The 3 down linemen rushing, sending a LB and corner on one down, a LB and a safety on another, just a LB for a 4 man rush on another.

There's a lot you can do with it. I like that personnel grouping a hell of a lot more than the 2-4.

I saw that as well though remember, Ryan plays a hybrid 3-4 that most often looks like a 4-3 because one of his OLB has a hand on the ground. So he takes out a big body on the line to get to that look. The small edge rusher (no idea who it is for the Saints) then is the standard DE.

That said, we will see more base than usual today. And its possible there will be some 3-3 though I don't remember the last time I saw it.

[denverYooper]

What 'then' is going on?

GO PACKERS...GO PACK GO !

Different eras.

And which of the Mikes has done better with the Packers will remain an open question until M3 leaves. If 'hypothetically' M3 wins another superbowl, what then?

[Joemailman]

Going into todays playoff game and the Mike McCarthy Era !:

The Green Bay Packers are six wins and four loss's (6-4) and 1 World Championship.

Vince Lombardi (9-1 in the playoffs) and 5 World Championships.

Mike Holmgren did better than Mike McCarthy has done with back to back Super Bowl appearances, one World Championship and a 9-5 record (.643) in the playoffs.

What's going on!?

** Mike McCarthy has by the estimation of some Packerrats Ted Thompson 'the Draft Genius' as his GM.

** Mike McCarthy has arguably the finest player in the NFL in Aaron Rodgers as his offensive leader.

** Mike McCarthy has such an array of weapons on offense for play calling for Aaron Rodgers to target.

** Mike McCarthy has been touted as anywhere from offensive expert to being an offensive genius.

If we actually lost today.

Yet 'just hypothetically', if the San Fran 49ers actually did turn up and defeat the Green Bay Packers!? In that negative result. Wouldn't this then be a pertinent and fair question?

What 'then' is going on?

GO PACKERS...GO PACK GO !

What would be going on is the defense. When Mike Holmgren won a Super Bowl, the Packers had the NFL's #1 defense. The one year the Packers under MM had an outstanding defense, they won the Super Bowl. You don't necessarily need a great defense to win the Super Bowl, but it's hard to win the Super Bowl with a bad defense.

[woodbuck27]

Different eras.

And which of the Mikes has done better with the Packers will remain an open question until M3 leaves. If 'hypothetically' M3 wins another superbowl, what then?

Then it will be Mike McCarthy trumps Mike Holmgren.

GO PACK GO !

[woodbuck27]

What would be going on is the defense. When Mike Holmgren won a Super Bowl, the Packers had the NFL's #1 defense. The one year the Packers under MM had an outstanding defense, they won the Super Bowl. You don't necessarily need a great defense to win the Super Bowl, but it's hard to win the Super Bowl with a bad defense.

Yes your correct.

Attention:

Ted Thompson and Mike McCarthy and Ted Thompson.

GO PACKERS...GO PACK GO !