The Official 2020 WK 2 Lions-Packers GameDay Thread

[GB-Brandon]

We’re gonna find out real soon how good a lot of these guys really are.

[pittstang5]

do shitty offenses often score more than 40 points?

I was referring to that particular series by the offense.

[Guiness]

Technically there was a pick 6 from the defense.

technically, the starting QB, LT, RB and #1 WR were sitting on the bench for the final series.

[Guiness]

I was referring to that particular series by the offense.

you complained about the offense a couple of times - they're not going to score every time they get the ball, but consistency that got them over 80 points (against NFL defenses, no matter where they rank in the league) is something impressive.

[GB-Brandon]

technically, the starting QB, LT, RB and #1 WR were sitting on the bench for the final series.

Like I posted. Let’s see what they do next week. Should be a good test to see where everything really is at.

[pittstang5]

you complained about the offense a couple of times - they're not going to score every time they get the ball, but consistency that got them over 80 points (against NFL defenses, no matter where they rank in the league) is something impressive.

Yeah - so what! This is nothing new - I'm passionate on game day and complain when they don't score on every possession or when the defense doesn't have a three and out on every possession. I've been posting like that since I joined. Do I really expect them to score on every possession - Hell no! But I wish they would - so would everyone else in here. Posting like that is my way of a release instead of screaming at the TV and scaring half the neighborhood.

You obviously needed someone to pick on. Hope you feel better. If you don't like the way I post, I believe there is an ignore button.

[bobblehead]

I love reading these threads after the game. Pages 2 and 3 are a riot.

Brandon...LOL

[bobblehead]

Well, Maybe now Gute will go get a REAL RECEIVER!!!

You were annoying before. Now you are showing that you have no class whatsoever. Wasn't ignoring you before, but now I will.

[bobblehead]

Gary making everyone better.

And fuck you, Brandon

Post of the thread. Relegating Brandon to an afterthought.

[GB-Brandon]

You were annoying before. Now you are showing that you have no class whatsoever. Wasn't ignoring you before, but now I will.

Good.

[texaspackerbacker]

40+ points each game, and neither was exactly a perfect game. We had opportunities to score even more than that.

And the D was a little better today, but it still wasn't what we got used to last season - and arguably the personnel is at least as good as last year.

The ceiling has not yet been reached.

[Rutnstrut]

Interesting (and funny) to wade through 12 pages of posts, especially after a win.

I predicted 41-20 in the game week thread - a little off, I'll have to do better next week hahahahahaha.

As APB said, we ought to be able to cook the cap to keep Aaron Jones as well as Linsley and everybody's favorite, Bakhtiari, even Kevin King, maybe even Jamal Williams. As I have said so many times, the decision makers apparently didn't see the draft needs as nearly as much as what a lot of posters thought. I've heard it said, the reason we drafted Love was to motivate Rodgers. I don't exactly buy that, but it certainly has been the result. I also said we were already good at WR. I'll double down on that now. MVS will be a star in this league if he outgrows the drops. As it is, he is damn good. Lazard is solid too.

I hate all the throwing to TEs, especially Sternberger who I've hardly ever seen anything good from. If they must use the TEs, though, Tonyan should be the one.

Good job LaFleur of keeping the foot on the gas with a lead. That's a major difference from McCarthy.

I was beginning to drift toward the "fire Pettine" crowd, but he shaped up a little bit as the game went along. For a long time, I've said I wished they would use more zone coverage. Today, they apparently did - with good results.

I'm hoping they held out Kenny Clark today with the idea that they didn't much need him against the Lions, and he will be back ok against New Orleans. Ditto that with Davante Adams late in the game. He played ok and looked pretty normal after the injury, so there is good reason to hope.

They took the best shot of a fired up team, and went on to kick their ass. This is gonna be a great season.

I thought you hated Aaron Jones and running the ball?

[Harlan Huckleby]

I thought you hated Aaron Jones and running the ball?

I remember Jones & Williams rookie season they both seemed like nothings to me, at least in preseason. I forget exactly, but I think I thought the backs they replaced were better. Anyway, I remember Tex said they were both good and Jones was going to be special. I dismissed it as Tex's normal brain-dead homerism. But damned if Tex didn't call this one before anybody else had much love of Jones.

[texaspackerbacker]

I NEVER hated Aaron Jones. I celebrated the fact that we finally have a speed back - first since Ahman Green. And I still hate a run-first/run-dominated offense, but I always advocated running a change of pace/breaking some big ones when you get the D expecting passes. I still grumble sometimes when we run for 3 or 4 yards on first and second down and put pressure on the QB to save the series on 3rd down. Thankfully, it doesn't happen as often as with McCarthy or as often as I thought it would with LaFleur (what I mean when I say "subordinating his ego").

[Guiness]

I remember Jones & Williams rookie season they both seemed like nothings to me, at least in preseason. I forget exactly, but I think I thought the backs they replaced were better. Anyway, I remember Tex said they were both good and Jones was going to be special. I dismissed it as Tex's normal brain-dead homerism. But damned if Tex didn't call this one before anybody else had much love of Jones.

Lacy started the season in a contract year, but wasn't in shape and went to IR pretty quickly. Starks started a few games, also got hurt. Montgomery finished the season and was the Packers leading rusher that year. I wouldn't say the backs Jones and Williams (and Mays, the third back they drafted) were replacing were any great shakes!

For the record I liked Williams a lot better the first two years when he and Jones were trading starts, and am happy he's become a solid second option.