Official Packers vs. Falcons NFC Title Game Discussion Thread

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Freeman Discovered Geronimo!

OK, he just met him at the combine. Story covers all the rest of the irregular fill-ins this season and compares them to 1996. Ty Dunne at helm.

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2688103-who-are-these-guys-aaron-rodgers-is-making-look-like-stars

Free gets a little fast and loose with the extent of his career:

"You have to be detailed," Freeman says. "You have to exact. You can't get a B on Sunday. You have to get an A. Because those two or three questions you may get wrong could be the difference in the game."

He's played with Brett Favre. He's played with Aaron Rodgers.

This run by Rodgers, he admits, is different.

"I've seen Brett Favre come back from that broken thumb [in 2003] and go on a hot streak," Freeman says. "But I've never seen a streak, in all my years, like I'm witnessing right now with Aaron Rodgers. Just the way he's backing up his talk. With 'R-E-L-A-X,' he took care of things a couple years ago. Then he told everybody this year, 'Hey, we just have to run the table.' Then, he backs that up.

"To overcome all these injuries and all those last-minute throws? It's amazing."

Still, Freeman won't say whether '96 Favre or '16 Rodgers is better, because this Packers team isn't in the Super Bowl yet. This Packers team is still two wins away from glory, and it'll take a Freeman streaking down the right sideline for an 81-yard score or a Rison down the middle for a 54-yard score to finish the job.

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Jason Wilde @jasonjwilde

#Packers S Morgan Burnett (quad): "The season's on the line. I have to trust the plan. I'm doing everything to try to get out there."

[Fritz]

That doesn't sound promising.

Julio Jones is saying he'll be out there. Morgan Burnett is saying "we'll see."

[Rutnstrut]

Anyone hear anything about a bunch of the team including Rodgers being ill?

[red]

Anyone hear anything about a bunch of the team including Rodgers being ill?

yup

http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2017/01/20/aaron-rodgers-also-under-the-weather/

[vince]

Yeah Jordy and Crosby are listed on the injury report with illness. I read that Rodgers had/has the flu too but I'd guess that'll pass.

In other NFCC week news, Kyle Shanahan has unofficially been offered the Niners head coaching position, though it can't be official until the Falcons are eliminated from the playoffs. That distraction can only help the Packers I'd say.

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Yes. But some of them were last week (Crosby).

Jason Wilde @jasonjwilde 31m31 minutes ago
Aaron Rodgers is sick. "Rest, fluids, all that stuff. We'll be OK. Jordy had it. Mason had it. I got it. We'll deal with it."

Packer Report @PackerReport 36m36 minutes ago
Rodgers says he's a bit under the weather.



HE IS IN FULL BUTTE MODE, WHICH MEANS HIS IS STILL PISSED AT CAL FOR TEDFORD OR SOMETHING. PACKERS MIGHT SCORE 60

Green Bay Packers @packers 37m37 minutes ago
Rodgers on WR injuries: Obviously we're hopeful that all three will get to play. If not we'll adjust. #GBvsATL

3 TE! JUST LIKE DOLPHINS BEAT THE BROWNS IN 1985 WC GAME

Green Bay Packers @packers 36m36 minutes ago
Rodgers: You make your own opportunities. Nothing's been given to us this year, scratched & clawed for everything. Been a rewarding season.

Packer Report @PackerReport 37m37 minutes ago
Got to start fast and push through their response, Rodgers says of challenges on the road and in a dome.

Greg Bishop @GregBishopSI 36m36 minutes ago
Rodgers on Falcons stadium: it's really loud in there. Whether that's all natural or not remains to be seen.

Aaron Schatz �� �� @FO_ASchatz 35m35 minutes ago
Only twice in DVOA history has a conf champ game had 2 teams with top 5 Off and below-average Def. The other: 1993 DAL 38, SF 21.

Green Bay Packers @packers 35m35 minutes ago
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Rodgers on #GBvsATL: It's exciting. A lot of people wrote us off at 4-6. It's fun to prove those doubters wrong & be here with these guys.

Packer Report @PackerReport 35m35 minutes ago
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"There's no place for mental errors and missed assignments," Rodgers says if the young guys have to play.

Green Bay Packers @packers 34m34 minutes ago
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Rodgers on adversity: I like the challenge. I like when the odds are stacked against you. Always enjoyed that role. #GBvsATL

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[gbgary]

some reporter, from the urinal scented, named michael cohen just said, on the doug gottlieb show, that he thinks Jordy is going to give it a try. that he'll go out there in certain situations.

[Maxie the Taxi]

Cool story on Rodgers: For ultra-competitive Aaron Rodgers, intense approach 'never takes a break'

[Fritz]

And now they're all getting the flu.

Damn.

That may be the one thing that slows Rodgers down.

[Harlan Huckleby]

Jordy is gonna play and play well

Real men stretch out for passes with broken ribs.

[Harlan Huckleby]

Rodgers is going to have Janis, Cobb, Davis, Montgomery, Rodgers and Cook as targets. That will have to be enough. Those guys aren't chopped liver, and ARod is the difference anyway.

edit: Arod plus pass blocking are making this engine go

[RashanGary]

Rodgers is going to have Janis, Cobb, Davis, Montgomery, Rodgers and Cook as targets. That will have to be enough. Those guys aren't chopped liver, and ARod is the difference anyway.

edit: Arod plus pass blocking are making this engine go

I think jordy is gonna play.

[texaspackerbacker]

On the "them" side, of course Julio Jones is gonna play, but based on last week, one quick move and the week of rest goes out the window and he's limping again. Julio Jones limping, though, is better than a lot of other receivers completely healthy.

On the "us" side, Jordy as a decoy is something; Jordy as a part time receiver is excellent given all the others the Packers have. Don't count out Allison. This flu thing is a non-issue, I think - 24 hour flu 2-3 days before the game.

I say again, we beat Dallas, a better team playing better last week than they played most of the season. The Packers lost by 1 point to Atlanta in Atlanta when we were playing like crap. We're gonna win this game, and it isn't gonna be all that close.