The Green Bay Packers are ....

[gbgary]

I am reading the narratives about the playoff teams and what their "strength's" are:

For me, I would say that the Packers are battle tested.

i think they're more "skirmish tested" lol. anyone with a QB and TE pretty much killed them. they're a tier 2 playoff team. the elites are miles ahead of them.

[esoxx]

i think they're more "skirmish tested" lol. anyone with a QB and TE pretty much killed them. they're a tier 2 playoff team. the elites are miles ahead of them.

So you're saying Packers are in trouble when Drew Brees and Jared Cook come to town January 12th?

[RashanGary]

The average American is a idiot. There's 300 million people.
14 million is a drop in the bucket. Obviously most don't feel the need to live vicariously through jocks catching balls on tv.
People believe their vote counts and a god exists. Getting them to believe a sport is legit is small potatoes compared to that.

The book 1984 was not fiction :
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Heavy physical work, the care of home and children, petty quarrels with neighbors, films, football, beer, and above all, gambling filled up the horizon of their minds. To keep them in control was not difficult…. All that was required of them was a primitive patriotism which could be appealed to whenever it was necessary to make them accept longer working hours or shorter rations. And when they became discontented, as they sometimes did, their discontentment led nowhere, because being without general ideas, they could only focus it on petty specific grievances.

I do agree with most. Howeget, I think football, specifically the refs, are a design to remind us to accept whatever "they" decide because there is no fighting back. It's similar to the story of jesus. Doesn't pay to fight back no matter how just the cause may be.

[pbmax]

So you're saying Packers are in trouble when Drew Brees and Jared Cook come to town January 12th?

Packers just need to throw Jimmy Graham at Cook's leg in the first quarter.

[Bretsky]

So you're saying Packers are in trouble when Drew Brees and Jared Cook come to town January 12th?

Hope I'm wrong, but that's pretty much how I feel.

[bobblehead]

A few points. Look at SF's record and don't focus on the game we played poorly against them and guess what. They are 13-3. They got 9 against the Redskins. They gave up 46 to the saints. They beat up some pretty bad teams, and teams that were playing poorly when they got them. They lost to the Falcons! If the ball bounced slightly different they could have lost their LAST 4 GAMES.

Saints. They lost to the Rams right away when the Rams were playing poorly. Gave up 48 points to Jimmy G. Got held to 12 by the vaunted Cowboys. Also lost to the Falcons. Won 7 one score games. Were only 8-3 with Brees as the QB.

We focus on our team and we don't "feel" like we are 13-3. I feel the same way. I saw stinkers against the 49ers in a HUGE game and also against the Chargers. But I also so us beat down a Cowboys team that many thought were peaking (in their house). I saw us lose our best WR and actually have maybe our best offensive run of the year. I also saw us destroy our division and beat the vikings twice. Vikings are in the playoffs yo.

yea, I still think we are unlikely to beat the saints, but when you lay it out objectively, its not a foregone conclusion. When you add in homefield I think we are a lot closer than many think. SF...well, I would hope we would be better prepared than the first game and maybe play with a bit of a chip on our shoulder as well. Factor this in...would you rather play the NFCC with Rodgers or Garrapolo? I don't think that answer is Jimmy G just yet.

[bobblehead]

The Green Bay Packers are . . .

screwed if Rodgers doesn't play better.

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Compare Rodgers to Jimmy G this year. Very close statistically, but Jimmy completes at a higher percentage (probably due to kittles and fully buying into shanahan Offense). Jimmy also has 10 more picks.

[MadtownPacker]

One thing about Jimmy G, he is willing to take risk putting it in tight spots or where his guy has a chance to fight for it. He is playing like he believes in his team. That’s one thing that always bugs me about Rodgers. He needs to show fire and be the leader he is supposed to be.

Would help to have a crazy white boy TE like Kittle. He is the ignition in the Niners offense and has Garapolo feeling confident. Find a way to stop him and the rest of their offense will come tumbling down.

[Deputy Nutz]

It's a heck of a turn around season for the Packers and to be honest I think Rodgers has done a reasonably good job adapting to LaFluer's offense. It's a new system and he has done a decent job running the offense. The running game is as good as it's been in a decade and maybe it's because Rodgers doesn't audible out of every run play like he did in years past, but whatever.

Rodgers and the offense are going to have to move the football and score points, not always touchdowns but they have to hold on to the ball and give the defense a chance to get a break and make adjustments. Turnovers have to be at a minimum, accumulating first downs, and converting on third down will be the reasons why the Packers will have a chance to play in a Super Bowl.

[MadtownPacker]

Turnovers have to be at a minimum, accumulating first downs, and converting on third down will be the reasons why the Packers will have a chance to play in a Super Bowl.

Wow there is great advice. Real out of the box thinking.

I think they have a chance if some chances are taken. Rodgers running it. Flower calling some tricks plays like Davante throwing it. Unexpected onside kick to start the game. The defense has shown it can withstand turnovers and shitty 3 and out play by the offense so why not? Something to get the swagger going.

[gbgary]

So you're saying Packers are in trouble when Drew Brees and Jared Cook come to town January 12th?

if that's the matchup and the O continues to play one half mccarthy offense and one half MLF offense?...than i'm not optimistic. if it's min or sea?...there's a chance for another game. but if things go as expected it will take a rodgers epiphany between now and then. he'll have to play small ball the whole game (setting up a shot or two) and keep it away from NO. they could surprise. NO can strike pretty fast though so the D has to be on point. there is no margin for error if it's NO. it'll take a perfect game. don larson isn't around.

[scharpcheddar]

14.9 million people watch the average NFL football game, yet “it’s all artificial drama.” Sorry, not buying ANY of it.

I forgot. I already answered this

[pbmax]

The Green Bay Packers are ....


not done rebuilding the defense and in desperate need of weapons on offense. If this was Favre, we would be deep in sign Randy Moss territory now.

Which, come to think about it, probably means we get a QB with the first round pick in 4 months.

[oldbutnotdeadyet]

The Green Bay Packers are ....


not done rebuilding the defense and in desperate need of weapons on offense. If this was Favre, we would be deep in sign Randy Moss territory now.

Which, come to think about it, probably means we get a QB with the first round pick in 4 months.

With the drop off in performance, you can bet your ass (or whatever body part you can spare) they will be thinking about QB in the draft. Maybe not round 1, but if they see a guy they like, I'm guessing they pull the trigger.

[Harlan Huckleby]

With the drop off in performance, you can bet your ass (or whatever body part you can spare) they will be thinking about QB in the draft. Maybe not round 1, but if they see a guy they like, I'm guessing they pull the trigger.

Why not round 1?

Did Ted worry about Favre's feelings? Was it over when the Germans bombed Pearl Harbor?

I think Rodgers would handle it fine. HE fancies himself a GREAT QB and doesn't want to play as a guy who is 2nd tier. I think.