Official Packers vs Vikings Gameday Thread, Festivus edition

[denverYooper]

So much for that exciting game-ending FG attempt

I have a little more respect for McCarthy for not bothering with that bullshit.

[pbmax]

I have a little more respect for McCarthy for not bothering with that bullshit.

Was the only highlight.

[Iron Mike]

My brain hurts trying to forget the fact that Cleveland was willing to trade a first-round draft pick for Hundley in the off-season...

[QBME]

My brain hurts trying to forget the fact that Cleveland was willing to trade a first-round draft pick for Hundley in the off-season...

Don't know if your just messin' around but....seriously?

[red]

i thought we were hoping to get a draft pick for him, i don't remember someone actually offering us one

[Bretsky]

i thought we were hoping to get a draft pick for him, i don't remember someone actually offering us one

I think if anybody offered a 1st or 2nd he'd hav been gone

[Harlan Huckleby]

Callahan can come back next year at a nice price. Hundley would need to be re-signed.

No rush on Cally.

Ya, but why not see what he can do in a game? Give him a little experience. Nothing was learned about Hundley.

[mraynrand]

Ya, but why not see what he can do in a game? Give him a little experience. Nothing was learned about Hundley.

au contraire mon frère

Think it over.

[Guiness]

I thought it could be a hell of a lot worse. Stubby could have kicked two FGs to avoid the shut out.

I thought he should have kicked the first one, in the second quarter. Score was 10-0m and it was obvious there were not going g to be many opportunities.

[Guiness]

au contraire mon frère

Think it over.

Agreed you don't run Cally out there last night, but what about next week? MM obviously has better information than I do, but Hundley does not seem to belong. They've held on to Callahan 2 years now must believe he has potential.

[mraynrand]

Agreed you don't run Cally out there last night, but what about next week? MM obviously has better information than I do, but Hundley does not seem to belong. They've held on to Callahan 2 years now must believe he has potential.

Sure, I'm just saying that they did learn more about Hundley last night. Can he throw an accurate deep ball in the cold? How does he react when his receivers continually drop crucial passes? How does he react throwing to a guy who has never played a down in a regular season game? Also, I don't care about 'learning more about him' so much as getting him as many snaps as possible if they need him to back up a game or two next year.

Hundley isn't a long term answer as Rodgers' successor. I never thought that. You can't keep that guy on your roster. When Rodgers is finished, or a year or two before they think he is finished, they'll draft a guy they think can start. Hundley is now a career backup. With more snaps, he will probably get good enough to the point where you really trust him to come in a win a game or two. If that's with GB, Stubby now knows a lot better exactly what kind of offense and plays he has to run and in what weather conditions, etc. Callahan shouldn't see the field next week either. Get Hundley tons of snaps.

[Maxie the Taxi]

Sure, I'm just saying that they did learn more about Hundley last night. Can he throw an accurate deep ball in the cold? How does he react when his receivers continually drop crucial passes? How does he react throwing to a guy who has never played a down in a regular season game? Also, I don't care about 'learning more about him' so much as getting him as many snaps as possible if they need him to back up a game or two next year.

Hundley isn't a long term answer as Rodgers' successor. I never thought that. You can't keep that guy on your roster. When Rodgers is finished, or a year or two before they think he is finished, they'll draft a guy they think can start. Hundley is now a career backup. With more snaps, he will probably get good enough to the point where you really trust him to come in a win a game or two. If that's with GB, Stubby now knows a lot better exactly what kind of offense and plays he has to run and in what weather conditions, etc. Callahan shouldn't see the field next week either. Get Hundley tons of snaps.

If Hundley is not a permanent fixture but just a guy who fills in when ARod is incapacitated, then it stands to reason he should be gone if the team finds a guy who is better than he is at being just a guy. Right now finding another guy doesn't seem that hard to do.

Why ASSUME that Hundley will be the guy next year? Maybe TT will find a more promising guy in the draft? Or on someone else's practice squad? Hell, maybe a vet like one of the McClown's will be available. At least you know what you'll be getting.

[mraynrand]

If Hundley is not a permanent fixture but just a guy who fills in when ARod is incapacitated, then it stands to reason he should be gone if the team finds a guy who is better than he is at being just a guy. Right now finding another guy doesn't seem that hard to do.

Why ASSUME that Hundley will be the guy next year? Maybe TT will find a more promising guy in the draft? Or on someone else's practice squad? Hell, maybe a vet like one of the McClown's will be available. At least you know what you'll be getting.

Sure, that's all fine. The point is that they are giving him as many snaps as possible in case he's the guy and/or to give him a chance to play himself into being the backup guy.

Certainly, his position on the team next year is not guaranteed based on the way he's played, unless Ted is:

[Maxie the Taxi]

Sure, that's all fine. The point is that they are giving him as many snaps as possible in case he's the guy and/or to give him a chance to play himself into being the backup guy.

Certainly, his position on the team next year is not guaranteed based on the way he's played, unless Ted is:

I think they're throwing good money after bad, as organizations sometimes do in order to avoid admitting they were wrong. A harsher critic than me might say that TT and Stubby should have had this Hundley thing figured out long before now. And if they felt they had it figured out, well then I'd say they should accept the consequences of being wrong.

I think your screenshot of TT shows that he knows of what I speak. LOL

[mraynrand]

there's no substitute for actual game experience. Hundley is improving, the problem being that his ceiling is likely too low because of recognition and accuracy issues.