Official Packers vs. Bucs NFC Title Game Discussion Thread

[bobblehead]

We’re gonna lose guys anyways like we are this off-season(mainly Aaron Jones) and probably Linsley and Kevin King. I really don’t see an issue every 4th season having a bit of a “mini-rebuild” if your sprinkling in some “World Championships”. The only way to “Win Championships Every Year” is to be a draft God or to be able to make moves like BB!!

The fact is we haven’t sprinkled in any world championships since 2010 and Rodgers is 37 so you can’t say what we’ve done is any better then what the Saints attempted. In fact we had a leg up because we had AR12 who is better then Drew Bree’s hands down.

We’ll see if we can finish the deal this year with this “Half In” approach.

We failed to win more Owls cuz MM was a first class tool. TT surrounded Rodgers and the team with a lot of talent over the years. And we have been to multiple NFCC games with chances at more Owls...its just not as easy as you seem to think. Brees is superior to Rodgers in most metrics of quarterbacking, I don't need to rehash that. Who is better really comes down to opinion as they are that close.

We went "all in" last year by signing 2 huge contracts and 2 big contracts. Now we will lose players. Young ascending players. Guys that protect Rodgers and a guy who helps Rodgers as a weapon. True, we haven't won a championship since 2010. Big whoop. Neither have the vast majority of franchises. OMG they wasted Rivers/Brees/Ryan/Prescott/Stafford/Newton/Wilson/Manning!!!

[bobblehead]

They built up their defense pretty well with those top draft picks.

I"m not going to crown them as anything special til I wait and see if they knock us off

Agreed. And if they lose to us you know what they are? A team that went for it, didn't win their division and came up just short. Next year TB12 is a year older. Godwin is a FA. Suh is older. But hey, like N.O. they can stretch it further and go for it again.

[bobblehead]

Hell no, it's NOT crucial to stick with the run. Other years, it wasn't even a little bit good idea. This year, our O Line isn't so bad and Aaron Jones is extraordinary, so using the run as a change of pace a bigger percentage of the time ain't a bad idea. But if Aaron Rodgers thinks he is the "be-all", it's because he IS the be-all, and at times he really needs to take it upon himself to win the game. Those times often are dictated by the defense. If they sell out to stop the run, it is foolhardy to stick with the run. We are damn fortunate to have the GOAT to be the be-all. And what if the defense sells out to stop Rodgers and our passing game? Yeah, then we run a little bit more, but even in those situations, Rodgers can and usually does beat the D.

Yea...he is the shit. The way he played in the 1st half of last years NFCC....the shit!

[bobblehead]

Lafleur has proven just how much McCarthy held the pack back.

This sums up my rantings for the last 5 years in one simple sentence. And to those that doubted me...see Dallas.

[Fritz]

I wouldn’t consider these signings to be worth doing kart-wheels or anything over. Unless injuries hit hard I don’t expect either to even see the field. We might get a motivational speech out of Williams.

Nobody was doing cartwheels over Bruce Wilkerson or Howard Green, either. But they were key.

It takes guys you don't really know stepping up and making plays, as well as your big guns playing well.

[Sparkey]

AB ruled out for Tampa

[bobblehead]

AB ruled out for Tampa

After being day to day and it being treated as no big deal I have to wonder. Given ABs history was he trying to leverage a contract or being an ass in any way? I have nothing to lead me to this conclusion except his history.

[GB-Brandon]

We failed to win more Owls cuz MM was a first class tool. TT surrounded Rodgers and the team with a lot of talent over the years. And we have been to multiple NFCC games with chances at more Owls...its just not as easy as you seem to think. Brees is superior to Rodgers in most metrics of quarterbacking, I don't need to rehash that. Who is better really comes down to opinion as they are that close.

We went "all in" last year by signing 2 huge contracts and 2 big contracts. Now we will lose players. Young ascending players. Guys that protect Rodgers and a guy who helps Rodgers as a weapon. True, we haven't won a championship since 2010. Big whoop. Neither have the vast majority of franchises. OMG they wasted Rivers/Brees/Ryan/Prescott/Stafford/Newton/Wilson/Manning!!!

Other then McCarthy this is just Disgusting Rhetoric!!! I’m simply not gonna carry this blasphemy out into conversation two days before the NFC Championship Game!!

[GB-Brandon]

Nobody was doing cartwheels over Bruce Wilkerson or Howard Green, either. But they were key.

It takes guys you don't really know stepping up and making plays, as well as your big guns playing well.

I’m certainly not holding my breath on Williams or Veldheer!!

[Jaire]

Agree with most of this. I “posted” that this is our best chance since 2015. Up until that point I was part of the “In Ted I Trust Camp.” Yes, people were held onto for far too long.

I never brought up the Saints as a comparison(Bobble Did). I simply said neither has won a Super Bowl and we have the better QB although the Saints have been kinda robbed a couple times I will add.

Gute has done some nice things to fortify the current roster but everyone here knows what my issue is. Hopefully we can sneak one in this year and it can FINALLY BE ADDRESSED to finish this thing off and salvage whats left of Rodgers career.

I think they meant to draft WR this year. Both Aiyuk and Jefferson were gone. They tried moving up round two. The FO fought about trading for one at the deadline. Bottom line: they knew what they had (though they wanted to improve) and I prefer their overall method of not leaving the TE and RB rooms so thin as under Mac. This team was very depleted. It takes time: 26 & 6 is a great record during a rebuild.. Next year is another DEEP draft at WR and looks to be a much better overall draft. So we will be in better position. All that said, what ever happens, I do think the Packers are the best team remaining.

[RashanGary]

This sums up my rantings for the last 5 years in one simple sentence. And to those that doubted me...see Dallas.

I didn’t know what was wrong, but congrats, you did. MM stayed old school with the new generation of millennials who aren’t as good at taking cold hard orders and want to be a part of the discussions. Lafleur gets more out of the new generation of guys.

[The Shadow]

I think Tramon's return is big. Feel a lot more confident now.

[RashanGary]

King has a back, which I suspect is a way to make Brady have to spend time preparing for something else but in reality king is 100%. Pettine calls wrinkles or personnel preparation, body punches. It takes time away from other areas. I hope it’s a body punch for Brady.

But having Tramon in nickel sure does help if King really is injuried.

I’d love to see the packers get a W with no major injuries. I’d be willing to lose Dillon or maybe Kamal Martin or a special teamer like Austin. But legitimate contributors, if we leave healthy, we have a shot for a title.

[GB-Brandon]

I think they meant to draft WR this year. Both Aiyuk and Jefferson were gone. They tried moving up round two. The FO fought about trading for one at the deadline. Bottom line: they knew what they had (though they wanted to improve) and I prefer their overall method of not leaving the TE and RB rooms so thin as under Mac. This team was very depleted. It takes time: 26 & 6 is a great record during a rebuild.. Next year is another DEEP draft at WR and looks to be a much better overall draft. So we will be in better position. All that said, what ever happens, I do think the Packers are the best team remaining.

Like always I am taking the higher road per this discussion and hoping for the best and to complete the run!!!

We will deal with “The Final Piece” later!!!

[Upnorth]

The closer we get the more I'm worried our d isn't up to task. We have been improving but Tampa has a great o. 3rd or 4th best in the league.

I don't think we can win this one.