Vikings Week

[Pugger]

You aren't gonna find a lot of Packers fans who feel like we win will this game on Sunday. I almost don't want to watch...

[denverYooper]

Pack's going to win. 38-17.

[mraynrand]

Probably the first time in a decade, I am DVRing this one and watching later. There's no way I can put my wife through the experience of watching this game with me. That's how bad I think it will be.

[pbmax]

Probably the first time in a decade, I am DVRing this one and watching later. There's no way I can put my wife through the experience of watching this game with me. That's how bad I think it will be.

They may very well lose. They have only shown small signs of turning it around (end of last two games, first drive versus Detroit), but even in this funk they are still competitive. The Vikings aren't going to run away and hide on offense. Rodgers doesn't set up teams with great field position.

Its not going to be a tire fire.

If this game was home or a week later, I would predict a big upset win. Like versus the Cowboys in 2009 or that Vikings game at home where no one thought the Packers could run ZBS versus the Williams wall and M3 surprised everyone by throwing the kitchen sink at the running game and making it work. Year or two after Jagodzinski left maybe?

They aren't there yet, but its coming. Yooper could be right though, losing at home to a bad Lions team might have closed the door on rescuing the offseason plan for M3.

[Pugger]

Probably the first time in a decade, I am DVRing this one and watching later. There's no way I can put my wife through the experience of watching this game with me. That's how bad I think it will be.

If you think its gonna be bad why record it?

[mraynrand]

If you think its gonna be bad why record it?

probably just habit. I have every game going back to 1995 and a handful before that. Also, just in case...

[pbmax]

M3 PC

Packer Report @PackerReport 1m1 minute ago
McCarthy on Lacy. He'll practice today. "We'll see how he does coming off the groin injury."

Michael Cohen @Michael_Cohen13 18s19 seconds ago
McCarthy said Jared Abbrederis will be out "several weeks" with an injury. Does not have specifics.

INJURED, NOT FAT. OR PERHAPS INJURED AND FAT. WE WON'T HAVE MEDICAL DETAILS ON THAT FOR SEVERAL DAYS UNTIL IAN RAPOPPORT GETS OVER THE EPIC BURN HE RECEIVED TODAY FROM CHRIS BROWN AT SMARTFOOTBALL. SERIOUSLY IT WAS FANTASTIC AND I LIKE IAN. BUT IT SHOWS THE SHALLOW UNDERSTANDING THAT SCOOP REPORTERS OR INFORMATION OR INSIDE GUYS ACTUALLY HAVE ABOUT FOOTBAW. WE NOW RETURN TO OUR REGULAR PROGRAMMING.

Green Bay Packers @packers 6m6 minutes ago
McCarthy: WR Jared Abbrederis (ribs) will be out several weeks.

ARE RIBS CONNECTED TO HAMSTRINGS? ARE CONSUSSIONS?

Packer Report @PackerReport 6m6 minutes ago
On Lacy, MM says Lacy "couldn't open up" on Saturday practice. Hoping he can "open up" this week. Starks will start though.

Weston Hodkiewicz @WesHod 5m5 minutes ago
MM: If you look at production, offensively we haven't been where we'd like. The way we've been challenged is something we have to overcome

SERIOUSLY, HE TOOK THOSE LESSONS FROM ARI FLEISCHER TO HEART

Michael Cohen @Michael_Cohen13 3m3 minutes ago
McCarthy: "To throw the ball 61 times, that's excessive for one game. But you could see the way the game was going."

Packer Report @PackerReport 3m3 minutes ago
MM on lack of running game: It takes a commitment. Throwing 61 times too much. In hindsight, he'd like to rethink that and learn from it.

Weston Hodkiewicz @WesHod 4m4 minutes ago
MM on Vikings: I think what you see is year 2 of the program. They're well coordinated. Defensively, they're very sound.

Packer Report @PackerReport 4m4 minutes ago
MM on Vikings: Schematically challenging. Playing faster on defense and offense. Bridgewater good command at line of scrimmage.

Michael Cohen @Michael_Cohen13 3m3 minutes ago
McCarthy on Aaron Rodgers: "He's banged up. We've got a lot of guys who are banged up."

Weston Hodkiewicz @WesHod 3m3 minutes ago
MM on Rodgers: Hes banged up. Frankly, the way we're practicing today. Longer meetings and walk-throughs is more about coming off last games

Packer Report @PackerReport 21s21 seconds ago
MM says Quarless says he's ready but he's not going to practice today. ... Montgomery hasn't been fully cleared by med. staff.

Michael Cohen @Michael_Cohen13 45s46 seconds ago
McCarthy said rookie WR Ty Montgomery (ankle) has not been "cut all the way loose" by the medical staff. He's not cleared yet.

Weston Hodkiewicz @WesHod 13s14 seconds ago
MM says Micah Hyde is banged up after getting hurt on on-side kick. Quarless told him he's ready to go but won't practice today

Weston Hodkiewicz @WesHod 10s10 seconds ago
MM: Said Montgomery hasn't been medically cleared to return yet. Hopeful he is this week. All of #Packers' KR/PR dealing with injuries

Tom Silverstein @TomSilverstein 6s7 seconds ago
Rookie WR Ty Montgomery was practicing the last 2 weeks but couldn't get medically cleared to play. May get that this week, McCarthy said.

DOUBT THAT MEANS HIS IS FULY PRACTICING. PROBABLY INDIVIDUAL DRILLS OR SIDELINE WORK.

[pbmax]

Ted is such an idiot.

Aaron Wilson @AaronWilson_NFL
Texans awarded quarterback Brandon Weeden off waivers from Cowboys, cut cornerback Jumal Rolle http://blog.chron.com/ultimatetexans...-from-cowboys/ …

[Bretsky]

Because he cut one undrafted free agent to keep another ?

I can think of reasons to argue Ted is an idiot if I wanted, but I think that would be a ways back in the line

[pbmax]

Because he was roundly criticized for giving up on the camp sensation for a player with better athletic ability who had not been as productive. Now that sensation has been booted off a defense that has under performed for long stretches.

But elsewhere ...

Packer Report @PackerReport 21m21 minutes ago
Aaron Rodgers is limited with a sore shoulder. Story and video on the increase in QB hits the last three games: http://www.scout.com/nfl/packers/

Pete Dougherty @PeteDougherty 4h4 hours ago
To be more specific on Rodgers, the injury report in fact said right shoulder.

JSOnline - Packers @js_packers 4h4 hours ago
Rodgers listed as "limited" on injury report with right shoulder injury http://bit.ly/1HZenZe #packers

[yetisnowman]

Kind of amazing 3 weeks ago we had thoughts of of NFC home field. Now we are a loss to Minny away from being 3 back in the division and a tough road to ho to even make the postseason.

[yetisnowman]

Well not exactly 3 back but you get my point.

[Rutnstrut]

To be honest, I have a better feeling about the Viking game than I did about the Lions game. I really felt that they would go into the Detroit game flat, and expecting the Lions to lay down for them. I think they will FINALLY play with a sense of urgency this Sunday. I won't be able to watch the game as I'll be hunting, but I'll have one ear bud in and be listening.

[Cheesehead Craig]

Vikes are 1 pt favorites. We are officially underdogs.

[pbmax]

I don't have ESPN Insider so I can pull quotes or the pics, but here is a look at how the receivers aren't getting open against press man.

Matt Bowen @MattBowen41 24m24 minutes ago
#Packers: Rodgers isn't broken--he just needs some help. 3rd & 17...Press-Man? @ESPNInsider: http://es.pn/1HZiJ7U