On to the next one game week discussion thread: Vikings @ Lambeau

[gbgary]

JSO is dwelling on the past. Kenny Clark is more than making up for anything Daniels did, running plays or pass plays. Lowery and Adams were better than I might have expected in the Bears game too, especially when the criterion is tying up multiple blockers. It all is made possible, though, by the great upgrade at OLB. Plain fact is, the Packers D is way better off this season not only against the pass, but also against the run.

And as good as those guys are, I would heartily disagree that the secondary is "the weaker part of our D".

clarks being clark. that's all he can do. it's for the others (the ones taking daniels' place) to make up for daniels.

[run pMc]

Vikings O is better than Bears O
Vikings D is worse than Bears D (but still very good)

They will score more than 3 points on GB. MLF & Rodgers will need to get the offense unstuck to keep pace. Early season & division games are often a coin toss.

I don't miss Mike Daniels or Nick Perry. Nagy didn't run enough but the GB run D seems ok so far.
If GB can put MIN in a lot of 3rd and long downs like they did with CHI, and the secondary stays healthy it could push Cousins into a bad mistake.

A lot of it, as usual, comes down to Rodgers and unlocking Zimmer's D.

[Upnorth]

Didn't King and Savage both have catchable balls in their hands that they couldn't hold on to? Didn't our pass rush get their quick? Isn't the bears oline better than the Vikings?

If MVS is better and draws consistent attention I like Graham working the inside against their MLB's. I am feeling confident today, and I am sober.

[pbmax]

Tom Silverstein @TomSilverstein
Matt LaFleur on run game: It felt like it started to get going in the second half. We just didn't have enough opportunities.

I hate this excuse. The reason you did not have more opportunities was that your offense stunk even as the Defense played well and the ST fought at least to a draw.

[Harlan Huckleby]

It just occurred to me that Packers were lucky to get their Thursday night game over on the first week. They don't have to deal with the bullshit short week during the year. I suppose this was mentioned already but it is news to me.

[hoosier]

Both teams have to deal with the bullshit short week, genius. And this way they don't get the benefit of having an "extra bye" at a time when they're banged up. Some people's luck is other people's misfortune. And sometimes it's the same person.

[pbmax]

It just occurred to me that Packers were lucky to get their Thursday night game over on the first week. They don't have to deal with the bullshit short week during the year. I suppose this was mentioned already but it is news to me.

Don't real estate agents send you magnets of the schedule by the truckload?

WEEK 4 · Thu 09/26 · 7:20 PM CDT

Packers vs. Philadelphia Eagles

[pbmax]

Jim Owczarski @JimOwczarski
The #Packers LB Oren Burks (pec) and WR Darrius Shepherd (hamstring) remain out & CB Ka’Dar Hollman (neck) still in the non-contact red jersey. Healthy group as practice ramps up for Minnesota.

New guy is working the jinx.

[Harlan Huckleby]

Don't real estate agents send you magnets of the schedule by the truckload?

WEEK 4 · Thu 09/26 · 7:20 PM CDT

Packers vs. Philadelphia Eagles

hmmm this is f-ed up. But I guess the bye-week during season opens up opportunity for extra thursday night game.

hoosier's schooling of me has fallen on deaf ears. It makes little sense. Perhaps if you repost it all-caps I'll get the point.

It's true that both teams have to deal with the short week, but still it is a suck ass situation that nobody enjoys.

[RashanGary]

hmmm this is f-ed up. But I guess the bye-week during season opens up opportunity for extra thursday night game.

hoosier's schooling of me has fallen on deaf ears. It makes little sense. Perhaps if you repost it all-caps I'll get the point.

It's true that both teams have to deal with the short week, but still it is a suck ass situation that nobody enjoys.

I like starting the season on Thursday. That mini bye after week one is ideal for guys to recover from that first game. Also, early season is apt to be the sloppiest. I know Lafleur said they had a “bonus practice” and I’m guessing they had a bonus day of meetings too. No better time than coming out of week 1 with all of the rust, to get those extra days to shine things up. And it’s not such a long break that you see the first quarter rust like after a bye.

Mid season, yeah, that’s brutal on their bodies. The 10 days after is always nice. Would be smart if they tried to align Thursday games with bye weeks. During that stretch of the schedule so a team had an 11 day break and then a 10 day break.

[pbmax]

It sure seemed like there was more pressure on Rodgers. Anyone get this impression from the game?

[Harlan Huckleby]

I like starting the season on Thursday. That mini bye after week one is ideal for guys to recover from that first game. Also, early season is apt to be the sloppiest. I know Lafleur said they had a “bonus practice” and I’m guessing they had a bonus day of meetings too. No better time than coming out of week 1 with all of the rust, to get those extra days to shine things up. And it’s not such a long break that you see the first quarter rust like after a bye.

Mid season, yeah, that’s brutal on their bodies. The 10 days after is always nice. Would be smart if they tried to align Thursday games with bye weeks. During that stretch of the schedule so a team had an 11 day break and then a 10 day break.

Having an opening game on thursday is all good. I was hoping it fulfilled the Thursday game obligation. But after thinking about it, that would be unfair, double dipping on a good thing.

I agree that Thursday night games should be synced with bye-weeks. Why the fuck they can't do it is puzzling. Maybe the computers overheat when they try and do the algorithm.

[texaspackerbacker]

It sure seemed like there was more pressure on Rodgers. Anyone get this impression from the game?

I always get that impression. I'm thinking in some cases, he escapes the pass rush so quick that it doesn't get counted by the statisticians.

I will say, though, our O Line played better than I expected in that Bears game.

[Upnorth]

How are the bears not on the pressure list? It looked like trubisky rarely had a pocket or set feet.

[Anti-Polar Bear]

How are the bears not on the pressure list? It looked like trubisky rarely had a pocket or set feet.

Math.

I think the Great Arm of Butte threw the rock 30 times. If the Bares got him 6 times, it's only a 20% Wu-Tang rate.

The Queens threw 10 times, i think. Suppose the Falconers knocked Capt. Kirk's head off 4 times. 40% wu-tang (that's hip hop for awesome, b/c the wu- tang clan defines awesomeness).