Bring it, Jerruh!

[denverYooper]

Nice game previews on how each road underdog can win. Breaks my heart, but Tanier is choosing the 'Boys.

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2...road-underdogs

A lot of other people, too. The line's moved a point so far. Dallas is the sexy underdog this weekend.

He forgot the part where Romo throws 2 picks -- one to Burnett to start the game and then one to Hayward near the end of the 3rd quarter.

[KYPack]

To be fair, he didn't say they would succeed in covering him well, just that they could cover him. If they single Dez, he'll got for 10/200. I don't think we will see a repeat of Julio.

I had the ATL game on the DVR. Twice I went back to look at the 2nd half to see where our coverages broke down.

I just couldn't do it & finally deleted that baby.

[denverYooper]

SiriusXM NFL Radio @SiriusXMNFL 29m29 minutes ago
Mike McCarthy on Rodgers/Calf Injury: 1st part of practice today he will be in rehab mode & will practice in team periods. #Packers

[Joemailman]

QB Aaron Rodgers (calf) limited
DE Josh Boyd (knee) limited
CB Davon House (shoulder) limited
TE Brandon Bostick (illness) full
LG Josh Sitton (toe) limited
S Sean Richarson (knee) limited

[Freak Out]

It's a tall order - stop the run first, slow down Bryant, cover Witten and Beasley well.

Who backs up Romo?

[Smidgeon]

Who backs up Romo?

Brandon Weeden?

[woodbuck27]

I had the ATL game on the DVR. Twice I went back to look at the 2nd half to see where our coverages broke down.

I just couldn't do it & finally deleted that baby.

That's like watching the shower scene in Psycho over and over and over and over again !

Eeech ! Eeech !! Eeech !!! Eeech !!!!

[KYPack]

QB Aaron Rodgers (calf) limited
DE Josh Boyd (knee) limited
CB Davon House (shoulder) limited
TE Brandon Bostick (illness) full
LG Josh Sitton (toe) limited
S Sean Richarson (knee) limited

I saw a blurb somewhere that House broke his shoulder blade in early December.

If he plays, he gets some kind of crazy man award.

[smuggler]

Holy shit if that's true. A bad shoulder blade injury is what caused Leroy Butler to finally hang-em-up.

[mraynrand]

Holy shit if that's true. A bad shoulder blade injury is what caused Leroy Butler to finally hang-em-up.

He was 33 and was on the downslide. Team docs told him it "didn't heal properly." I sometimes think that was their way of giving him a convenient reason to retire.

[pittstang5]

One thing the Packers have going for them is that they are not facing a supreme D-line, at least I don't think so. The last three games the Packers played, were against, arguably the better D-lines in the game (Buffalo, Tampa and Detroit). Dallas's D-line doesn't scare me like Detroit and Buffalo do. Rodgers should have time in the pocket and if Dallas blitzes, well, Rodgers has proven he'll make teams pay. The o-line was pretty damn good against Detroit in the last game, opening up some holes for Lacy. They should be able to repeat that, if not be better against Dallas.

Dallas's offense is another story. They have playmakers at key positions - RB, WR & TE. This is what scares me. Dallas can score and score quick. Rattle Romo and I think we'll be ok.

The Packer Defense is going to be fired up. I gotta feeling of all the defensive players, Peppers is gonna have a huge game. He's been in the league for so long - I'm sure he's realized he's closer than ever to getting to the big game. He's gonna be hungry.

[mraynrand]

I think you are outsmarting yourself or breathing your own exhaust or something. Shields, House and Twill can participate in covering Bryant, but all of 'em need help in that coverage. Capers is a flat out expert DC in getting help and creative ways to bring some heat. We will need all of that expertise and execution of Capers schemes to get that guy covered.

House can single up with Bryant? NFW.

What also worries me is how they deploy the help. When you give help in one area, you take help from another spot in the coverage. Witten and Beasley looked great at moving into the voids in coverage. We've got to bring heat on Romo while giving help in the proper windows.

Like Smuggler says below my other post, Julio Jones tore our asses up, so can Bryant. We don't have a corner that can single up Bryant, they all need help from someplace.

Julio really tore up Shields and they pulled him. But he was one week out from a concussion. I really don't know whether that was the issue. House came in and played pretty decent man coverage on Jones. The Packers' error was going with a ton of man coverage and/or bringing safety help way too late. Still don't know where that got messed up.

I'd be OK with House in some single coverage, except that he's coming off a pretty significant injury. So my guess would be that they will give help on Bryant (shade the single safety that way), and man up on Witten, Beasley, etc. (at least underneath). Packers have been living off single safety and a lot of man coverage. Question is whether Dallas will be able to run and pass protect against that defense. If they do, it's a shoot out.

[KYPack]

Julio really tore up Shields and they pulled him. But he was one week out from a concussion. I really don't know whether that was the issue. House came in and played pretty decent man coverage on Jones. The Packers' error was going with a ton of man coverage and/or bringing safety help way too late. Still don't know where that got messed up.

I'd be OK with House in some single coverage, except that he's coming off a pretty significant injury. So my guess would be that they will give help on Bryant (shade the single safety that way), and man up on Witten, Beasley, etc. (at least underneath). Packers have been living off single safety and a lot of man coverage. Question is whether Dallas will be able to run and pass protect against that defense. If they do, it's a shoot out.

The scheme that helped turn the season around has been when Capers went to a cover 3. The CB's show off coverage, but closer to the line and then drop to a deep zone. HaHa in a one high, but shaded to the dominant WR. So the back is 3 DB's, each covering a third of the field. Burnett in the box, covering the underneath and blitzing. HAHa and Burnett have had spectacular seasons, leading the team in tackles. Clay has been rushing the passer and has been brilliant in coverage at the same time. To neutralize the TE in backside digs and hook, Capers has played CMIII in a lurk position. I was going to start a thread about what a great cover backer Clay is. The problem there is that Matthews supplies about 50% of our heat on the QB. We need a couple CMIII's to complete our D. Peppers can also lurk, but when you have him rushing the passer and covering, he tires out.

What does that "4.5 high" thing mean?

Also, did anyone else see something about House having a broken shoulder blade?

If that's true, he might not be ready for OTA's, let alone the Dallas game.

[KYPack]

Well, I guess it is true

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-- Davon House has finally been cleared to return from the fractured right scapula he sustained Dec. 8. Now, the Green Bay Packers cornerback just hopes he has a role on defense.

When House was last seen on the field, he was the only Packers defensive back to have any sort of success against Atlanta Falcons receiver Julio Jones, who caught 11 passes for 259 yards in that December Monday Night Football game at Lambeau Field. House broke up a pair of passes intended for Jones, including one in the end zone -- the play on which he was injured when his shoulder came down on Jones' knee.

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Man, that was a high fastball right by my head. The first I heard House had that serious an injury was yesterday. Guess it was true.

[pbmax]

A fracture can vary widely in size and the area affected. He may be closer to full health that it would seem possible based on Butler's injury. As I recall, Butlers injury was tough because of the location and the chance that something could go spectacularly wrong if he reinsured it. That might not be the case for House.