Official 2020 NFL Schedule Thread

[esoxx]

We'll beat the Vikings in week 1. Comfortably. The Packers are the better team + the Vikings have a lot of personnel changes that they'll need to get figured out.

This was a gift from the scheduling Gods. The Vikings will be tougher to beat later in the year.

Yeah, playing them early with the high turnover of personnel is a break no doubt. Plus, there may be no fans or a diminished amount in the stands and thus the home field advantage really is mute.

[mraynrand]

Yeah, playing them early with the high turnover of personnel is a break no doubt. Plus, there may be no fans or a diminished amount in the stands and thus the home field advantage really is mute.

With no fans, it will literally be mute!

[yetisnowman]

Any games without fans or with less fans certainly would help the Packers. Since they don't draw much advantage from their docile crowd at Lambeau, they would gain more on the road than they would lose at home.

[Fritz]

Should I go to the SF game and call for Love when the Niners start the mauling on Rodgers?

You do that in San Fran, you might get a lot of offers, Mad.

[pbmax]

Yeah, playing them early with the high turnover of personnel is a break no doubt. Plus, there may be no fans or a diminished amount in the stands and thus the home field advantage really is mute.

I bet its just as loud.

[esoxx]

With no fans, it will literally be mute!

That is a moot point.

[Joemailman]

A chance, at least, that Monday Night Football will again become watchable.

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[pbmax]

A chance, at least, that Monday Night Football will again become watchable.

Might be a year before watchable. They'll have to fill internally because NONE of the big name candidates wanted the job.

The talk is that ABC will take back Monday Night Football in the new contract. Then you might see an announcing booth worth listening to.

[GB-Brandon]

I don’t predict W/L records this time of year. Health is always a factor on how these things play out but I see 8 games minimum where I don’t know if we have the firepower to keep up if those teams are at full health.

We’re gonna need to score more points this year. That’s for sure.

[mraynrand]

I don’t predict W/L records this time of year. Health is always a factor on how these things play out but I see 8 games minimum where I don’t know if we have the firepower to keep up if those teams are at full health.

We’re gonna need to score more points this year. That’s for sure.

Really. How will this team be worse than last year? The only thing I can imagine would really crater this team is a significant drop off in Rodger’s play. APRH.

[GB-Brandon]

Really. How will this team be worse than last year? The only thing I can imagine would really crater this team is a significant drop off in Rodger’s play. APRH.

Well to start “I expect injuries.” I think you have too especially in the NFL. I believe the chance of the Packers D staying as healthy as it did last year to be wishful thinking. Kirksey has about a 20 percent chance of staying healthy. Losing Kenny Clark for any amount of time could be catastrophic. There is also tape out there that shows how to basically run this defense over. I don’t trust Pettine to be able to adjust correctly. Z. Smith could start the year with a suspension. We’re gonna find out if Gary is a complete bust or not. Can’t hide him on the bench forever. Once again the Packers did next to zero too fix getting manhandled against the Niners.

We also have a schedule facing more teams with better QB’s that can score more right out the gate.

1.Cousins
2 Stafflord
3. Bree’s
4. Matt Ryan
5. Brady
6. D Watson
7. Cousins
8. Garapalo

That’s two months of tough sledding. If the Packers can’t stay healthy during this stretch things could get out of control quickly. The back half does get more friendly.

The Packers offense concerns me. Little to nothing has been done to truly open up the passing game. Zero short area quickness or speed and massive lack of explosion. We’ve simply gone from “Big Slot” which failed too “Mix and Match” TE’s and H-Backs. If teams shut our run game down I’m concerned that this offense can move the chains consistently. Wagner is a huge gamble at RT. I have questions of him holding up in the pass pro and staying healthy. It’s a downgrade from Bulaga any way you look at it.

Then you have “The Elephant In The Room” and how this relationship between Rodgers and LaFleur will evolve. If things get rocky early I could see the wheels falling off rather quickly. This is the gamble you take when you ignore needs and ignore supporting your franchise QB while being more interested in chasing Rainbows and Unicorns.

The bottom Line is the Packers will need to score more points to replicate last season’s performance.

[pbmax]

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We also have a schedule facing more teams with better QB’s that can score more right out the gate.

1.Cousins
2 Stafflord
3. Bree’s
4. Matt Ryan
5. Brady
6. D Watson
7. Cousins
8. Garapalo

Garrapolo, Stafford (x2), Cousins (x2) are all repeats from last year.

Ryan, Brees, Brady and Watson are new.

But you lose Rivers, Wentz and Dak.

BFD.

[GB-Brandon]

Garrapolo, Stafford (x2), Cousins (x2) are all repeats from last year.

Ryan, Brees, Brady and Watson are new.

But you lose Rivers, Wentz and Dak.

BFD.

Don’t forget to leave out Foles twice instead of Trubisky. Tannehill and Wentz(again) too. It’s a tougher slate then last year any way you cut it. This defense will be more challenged then last year.

[pbmax]

Don’t forget to leave out Foles twice instead of Trubisky. Tannehill and Wentz(again) too. It’s a tougher slate then last year any way you cut it. This defense will be more challenged then last year.

If Foles is an upgrade, than I would consider that a new obstacle.

[GB-Brandon]

If Foles is an upgrade, than I would consider that a new obstacle.

4-4 is very realistic coming out the gate with games coming up against Chicago that “Mean Everything”

Chicago will be the threat this year. Last year they had injuries and bad QB play. It would not take much to improve from Trubisky.