Official Packers vs. Falcons Discussion Thread

[mraynrand]

I stopped reading after "http://bleacherreport.com"

[pbmax]

I stopped reading after "http://bleacherreport.com"

Nah, that guy Tanier is legit. From Football Outsiders and Sports On Earth. BR have hired some legitimate writers and not just unpaid fan contributors in the last couple of years. Of course, unless you know them by name, its impossible to distinguish, in a Google search, the wheat from the chaff.

[Maxie the Taxi]

It's funny how the Atlanta "homers" (at ESPN, for example) disagree with McGinn's experts. The homers readily admit Atlanta's defense is not good. However, they consider their secondary pretty darn good, especially after Moore's return. They readily admit as well that their pass rush is a joke.

[mraynrand]

Actually, while the Falcons have a semi-pronounced home-road split, they are 5-1 under Mike Smith in outdoor games when the kickoff temperature was below 45 degrees (courtesy Pro Football Reference's Boxscore Finder).

And that would be last year's loss to Matt Flynn

[pbmax]

Injury report (practice participation is an estimation)

Out – ILB Jamari Lattimore (did not participate, ankle), DL Luther Robinson (DNP, calf).

Questionable – CB Sam Shields (DNP, concussion).

Probable – DL Josh Boyd (limited, knee), DL Mike Daniels (limited, back), G T.J. Lang (limited, ankle), OLB Nick Perry (limited, shoulder), G Josh Sitton (limited, toe), OL Lane Taylor (full, probable).

On Sam Shields:

Sam Shields is obviously going through the protocol. The medical staff has told me he still has a chance to play. He'll be given the opportunity to play in the game if everything goes right.

[pbmax]

Wes Hodkiewicz @WesHod · 10h 10 hours ago
MM on Perry: I think he'll be ready for me. Good week of practice. I think the extra day will help him. Clearly better this week

Wes Hodkiewicz @WesHod · 10h 10 hours ago
MM: Luther Robinson hurt his calf in practice. Did scans yesterday. Don't have a time frame

Wes Hodkiewicz @WesHod · 10h 10 hours ago
MM on Shields: Sam Shields is obviously going through the protocol. Medical staff told me he still has a chance to play

Wes Hodkiewicz @WesHod · 10h 10 hours ago
MM on Lattimore possibly going to IR: I don't think we're there

[woodbuck27]

reincarnated!

Yes I stand corrected:

Atlanta WR Julio Jones not Julius Jones.

[smuggler]

Weather for this game is nearly identical to the Pats game. The Patriots these are not. Pack by three scores.

[pbmax]

Packers young players picking up the slack. Notice, however, that the much derided 2012 draft class (Perry, Hayward, Daniels) has as many full time contributors as the more heralded 13 class (Lacy, Bach, Hyde, and Jones part-time probably breaks the tie). 2014 has 4 and 2011 has 2.

http://www.espnwisconsin.com/common/page.php?feed=2&utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter&id=18051&is_corp=1

But more fun is now we know why Lawrence Guy found himself on the street after his second year.

No knuckleheads
Where those young guys are at right now is further toward maturity than many rookies who’ve come through the locker room in recent years. There’s an oft-told story from a few years ago when a major snowstorm hit the Green Bay metroplex and McCarthy dispatched staffers to pick up players who were unaccustomed to driving in snow. When a team representative contacted one young player on his cell phone that morning to offer door-to-door service to Lambeau Field for meetings and practice that day, the player sheepishly had to admit that he wasn’t at home – he was in the dorm room of a female UW-Green Bay student.

[KYPack]

Packers young players picking up the slack. Notice, however, that the much derided 2012 draft class (Perry, Hayward, Daniels) has as many full time contributors as the more heralded 13 class (Lacy, Bach, Hyde, and Jones part-time probably breaks the tie). 2014 has 4 and 2011 has 2.

http://www.espnwisconsin.com/common/page.php?feed=2&utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter&id=18051&is_corp=1

But more fun is now we know why Lawrence Guy found himself on the street after his second year.

That ain't the first time that's happened in Packer football, it won't be the last.

[Joemailman]

That ain't the first time that's happened in Packer football, it won't be the last.

Sounds like something Hornung might have done, although somehow I doubt Lombardi sent staffers to pick up the players because it was snowing.

[KYPack]

Sounds like something Hornung might have done, although somehow I doubt Lombardi sent staffers to pick up the players because it was snowing.

In Paul's day, the girl would've driven the Horn to practice on an Artic Cat.

[pbmax]

In Paul's day, the girl would've driven the Horn to practice on an Artic Cat.

That is class, style and team focused. And people ask how the Packers have survived this long in Green Bay.

Its the service.

[woodbuck27]

In Paul's day, the girl would've driven the Horn to practice on an Artic Cat.

Paul Hornung Ice Fishing...Partying ! Not paying any attention to the time.


Woman in attendance volunteering to get Paul to the Green Bay Packer facility for a practice..

" Paul ? ......... Paul ?? ................................ Paul ?!! "

[Tyrion Lannister]

Do I need to get my eyes checked, or am I seeing boobies? lol