More Banjo: vs. Vikings Aftermath

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Don't look now, but Football Outsiders rankings, not including the Vikings game, have the Packers in 6th place.

	TEAM	DVOA	LSTWEK	DAVE	RANK	W-L	ODVOA	ORANK 	DDVOA	DRANK	STDVOA	STRANK
1	CIN	41.7%	1	21.2%	3	3-0	19.2%	5	-21.5%	1	1.0%	13
2	SEA	32.7%	4	23.8%	2	2-1	25.4%	2	-8.9%	8	-1.6%	21
3	DEN	30.3%	3	26.8%	1	2-1	19.7%	4	-11.2%	4	-0.7%	18
4	ATL	26.2%	2	12.6%	5	2-2	26.6%	1	10.9%	27	10.6%	2
5	BAL	21.1%	14	9.0%	7	3-1	16.1%	6	-4.7%	13	0.3%	15
[SIZE=3][B]6	GB	20.8%	17	18.3%	4	2-2	14.8%	8	-1.1%	18	4.9%	5[/B][/SIZE]
7	DET	16.2%	11	5.8%	10	3-1	4.0%	15	-20.6%	2	-8.4%	28
8	ARI	16.1%	12	5.0%	12	3-0	-4.0%	21	-14.4%	3	5.7%	4
9	PHI	10.5%	8	7.9%	8	3-1	-8.3%	22	-7.9%	11	10.9%	1
10	BUF	8.4%	6	3.7%	14	2-2	-10.8%	23	-8.6%	9	10.5%	3
11	NYG	8.3%	28	2.1%	17	2-2	1.0%	18	-11.1%	5	-3.8%	26
12	SD	7.8%	20	9.1%	6	3-1	4.5%	13	-2.5%	15	0.8%	14
13	DAL	7.1%	19	0.5%	19	3-1	12.1%	10	8.3%	23	3.3%	8
14	CHI	6.4%	5	7.6%	9	2-2	4.2%	14	-3.3%	14	-1.2%	20
15	PIT	5.1%	10	4.3%	13	2-2	12.5%	9	10.1%	26	2.7%	10
16	CLE	4.4%	16	-5.4%	22	1-2	20.8%	3	13.4%	29	-3.0%	25

Special Teams still the highest ranked unit on the team. Wow.

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Packer Report @PackerReport 54m54 minutes ago
Doing a story on #Packers having six sacks vs. Minnesota. Second-best game in NFL this season. (continued)

Packer Report @PackerReport 34m34 minutes ago
Food for thought for those who think the #Packers defense is terrible. They are 10th in yards allowed per play.

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Lacy:

While Lacy was indecisive about his t-shirt, he didn’t run indecisively – something he felt like he had been doing before Thursday night.

“When I made my decision, I made it and just got my pad level down and just drove in,” Lacy said. “Whenever I made my decision, I just stuck with it and got my pads north and south versus making a decision.”

At midweek, Lacy acknowledged that he was more comfortable lining up in the backfield with the quarterback is under center, even though he’d actually had more success when Rodgers was in a shotgun formation.

But on Thursday night, all 13 of Lacy’s carries came with Rodgers under center.

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Jason Wilde @jasonjwilde · Oct 3
Per my man @PFF_BryanHall, #Packers C @Linsley71 had a +4.4 run-blocking grade vs. #Vikings. @jsitton71 was +3.3.

Tyler Dunne @TyDunne · Oct 3
The Packers' defensive pressure from all angles --- six sacks, 16 QB hits --- rattles Christian Ponder, keys win. http://www.jsonline.com/sports/packe...277984491.html …

SIXTEEN QB HITS IS A LOT, EVEN AGAINST A DEPLETED TEAM

Tyler Dunne @TyDunne · Oct 2
Nick Perry on his 2-sack game: “I ain’t going nowhere.”

HOW'S THAT FOR ATTITUDE?!

DUNNE: About 10 minutes in real time before Rodgers hit Nelson deep off play action, ex-Packers tight end Tom Crabtree called that exact play on Twitter.

MUST FOLLOW @ITSCRAB ON TWITTER

Wes Hodkiewicz @WesHod · Oct 3
MM: Hopeful Josh Boyd will practice Wednesday. Unsure about Boykin

FORGOT BOYKIN ISN'T EVEN PRACTICING. I DON'T THINK THE INJURY IS COVER

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Wes Hodkiewicz @WesHod · Oct 3
MM: Masthay was excellent. Thought that was one of his best performances in his time here. Tim had a huge night

HE WAS WELL RESTED FROM THE BEARS GAME

Wes Hodkiewicz @WesHod · Oct 3
MM on Peppers INT for TD: He might be working with the offense this week. He's a unique, special athlete. It's great having him here

CLOSER TO NEW TIGHT END

Wes Hodkiewicz @WesHod · Oct 3
MM: I like Thursday night games for number of reasons. You're going to play at least 1. Enjoy the Thanksgiving game. Felt like mini-bye week

ARMY OF ONE

Wes Hodkiewicz @WesHod · Oct 3
MM on Datone Jones: He has an ankle sprain. Not sure if he'll practice Wednesday.

READ ELSEWHERE ITS DIFFERENT ANKLE THAN LAST YEAR. CHEESEHEAD TV SAYS RIGHT ANKLE THIS YEAR. JSONLINE HAD INJURED ANKLE ON LEFT LAST YEAR (HE ACTUALLY HURT IT TWICE IN CAMP).

Wes Hodkiewicz @WesHod · Oct 3
MM: Players are off until Monday. We'll start corrections then on last two games and get head-start on Miami

Wes Hodkiewicz @WesHod · Oct 3
Luther Robinson received a two-year, non-guaranteed deal with #Packers upon promotion from practice squad. CB Rolle got 3 years with #Texans

HE EARNED THIS YEAR'S CHECK ALREADY

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Don't look now, but Football Outsiders rankings, not including the Vikings game, have the Packers in 6th place.

	TEAM	DVOA	LSTWEK	DAVE	RANK	W-L	ODVOA	ORANK 	DDVOA	DRANK	STDVOA	STRANK
1	CIN	41.7%	1	21.2%	3	3-0	19.2%	5	-21.5%	1	1.0%	13
2	SEA	32.7%	4	23.8%	2	2-1	25.4%	2	-8.9%	8	-1.6%	21
3	DEN	30.3%	3	26.8%	1	2-1	19.7%	4	-11.2%	4	-0.7%	18
4	ATL	26.2%	2	12.6%	5	2-2	26.6%	1	10.9%	27	10.6%	2
5	BAL	21.1%	14	9.0%	7	3-1	16.1%	6	-4.7%	13	0.3%	15
[SIZE=3][B]6	GB	20.8%	17	18.3%	4	2-2	14.8%	8	-1.1%	18	4.9%	5[/B][/SIZE]
7	DET	16.2%	11	5.8%	10	3-1	4.0%	15	-20.6%	2	-8.4%	28
8	ARI	16.1%	12	5.0%	12	3-0	-4.0%	21	-14.4%	3	5.7%	4
9	PHI	10.5%	8	7.9%	8	3-1	-8.3%	22	-7.9%	11	10.9%	1
10	BUF	8.4%	6	3.7%	14	2-2	-10.8%	23	-8.6%	9	10.5%	3
11	NYG	8.3%	28	2.1%	17	2-2	1.0%	18	-11.1%	5	-3.8%	26
12	SD	7.8%	20	9.1%	6	3-1	4.5%	13	-2.5%	15	0.8%	14
13	DAL	7.1%	19	0.5%	19	3-1	12.1%	10	8.3%	23	3.3%	8
14	CHI	6.4%	5	7.6%	9	2-2	4.2%	14	-3.3%	14	-1.2%	20
15	PIT	5.1%	10	4.3%	13	2-2	12.5%	9	10.1%	26	2.7%	10
16	CLE	4.4%	16	-5.4%	22	1-2	20.8%	3	13.4%	29	-3.0%	25

Special Teams still the highest ranked unit on the team. Wow.

The fact that Atlanta is ranked fourth according to this thing causes me to feel slightly less satisfied with the Packers #6 ranking.

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The fact that Atlanta is ranked fourth according to this thing causes me to feel slightly less satisfied with the Packers #6 ranking.

Yeah, they are only using partial opponent adjustments now and so some strange things can happen. Though Atlanta does have a League leading O and 2nd ranked ST.

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On Rodgers release: http://www.jsonline.com/sports/packe...278143561.html

"He's already dealing with probably the best release, so it's very natural for him."

And yet, many times, it's impossible for him to even get his fingers on the laces.

Rodgers sits down in his locker to explain. The 2011 NFL MVP actually practices throwing with a beach-ball flat grip. Every tenth of a second is crucial. On Sundays, often, he doesn't have time to put his fingers on the laces. So Rodgers practices in "imperfect environments."

And this makes some sense as I have noticed some of Rodgers ball have a wiggle and some are a clean spiral. I wonder if the laces make the difference.

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Laces definitely give you a better grip ane control of the ball. I would think a guy's best fastball requires the laces.

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I don't want to alarm anyone, but the Packers are tied for the Division lead with the improved Lions and one game ahead of the improved Bears.

[Joemailman]

I don't want to alarm anyone, but the Packers are tied for the Division lead with the improved Lions and one game ahead of the improved Bears.

Why do we get stuck cheering for the same old Packers?

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Why do we get stuck cheering for the same old Packers?

I am already sick of another playoffs. It'll just end with a loss like the other 16 times. Only 13 of their playoff appearances ended in a championships.

[George Cumby]

I am already sick of another playoffs. It'll just end with a loss like the other 16 times. Only 13 of their playoff appearances ended in a championships.

Bunch a' lame-o underachievers.

[Rutnstrut]

PLAYOFFS, PLAYOFFS!!! Let's not get ahead of ourselves here guys, two wins in a row doesn't mean they are SB bound.

[Tony Oday]

PLAYOFFS, PLAYOFFS!!! Let's not get ahead of ourselves here guys, two wins in a row doesn't mean they are SB bound.

Brad Jones is out that is a win in the playoffs already!