The Official Lumpensteelers-Packers Discussion Thread

[KYPack]

Harve, I disagree with you about once every 10 years, This is one of 'em. Watched the Steeler game. Najee Harris had a solid game catching the ball and is the real deal as a NFL RB. He's big, quick, fast, and shows good power.

Tex, the Steelers WR's were great. But they are hurting JuJu Schuster is out with rib miseries.
A Packer defensive game plan would be to focus on Najee Harris, check Chase Claypool, and of course, heat up #7

There is another factor. In post game comments, Bengals WR Tyler Boyd chastised the Steelers for "quitting" at the end of Sunday's game. They will be pissed and fired up Sunday.

[Upnorth]

Here is something i came across which shocked me and I didnt know where it belonged so why not here.

Mvs has 0 drops through 3 games.

What?

[RashanGary]

Here is something i came across which shocked me and I didnt know where it belonged so why not here.

Mvs has 0 drops through 3 games.

What?

He’s really making the best of his limited opportunities. I wonder if Rodgers will start spreading it around a little more in the coming weeks. Gotta think teams will eventually key in on 17, if they aren’t already.

[Joemailman]

Kevin King, who was out with an illness, is now listed with a concussion.

[ChicagoSmellsLikeFarts]

I’m surrounded by their fans in Maryland. I hope we beat them at the buzzer and rob them of a victory. It’s not going to be a blowout by any means. But I think we get it done in the fourth quarter.

[Joemailman]

Most of the country will see Packers game. Jim Nantz and Tony Romo with the call.



Early on CBS, upper midwest will get Cleveland at Minnesota. Kevin Harlan and Trent Green with the call.



On Fox, most of midwest will get Lions at Bears. Gus Johnson and Aqib Talib with the call. Much of Minnesota and northwest Wisconsin will get Arizona at L.A. Rams. Chris Myers and Daryl Johnston with the call.

[HarveyWallbangers]

I'll challenge that scouting report. It was a sexy contrarian thing to say, but Harris was the best RB to come out since the ludicrous draft that produced CM3, Kamara, Cook, and Fournette..and I think Mixon also. The next year Barkley came out who I kind of thought was the unicorn of the last decade. Harris can run with vision, power and catch on a scale Williams can't even dream about.

He’s slow though. Really slow. He’s like Jamaal Williams to me. I had Harris as overrated. A lot of Alabama RBs have been. I’m on record with this one. I know neither guy is tearing it up (3.5 ypc for JW and 3.1 ypc for Harris), but I think Williams will be better. It wasn’t a contrarian viewpoint. His tape was that good. Harris is getting almost all of the snaps for Pittsburgh. Williams is in a split with Melvin Gordon.

This is a weak RB class. There is no super elite RB (like Barkley or McCaffrey), and the depth is poor. I have a crush on Javonte Williams, and he is my #1 RB. Last year's class (Taylor, Swift, Edwards-Helaire, Dillon, Akers, Dobbins, Moss, Gibson) was much better. Najee Harris is a good all around RB, but I question his speed. I think he might be a high 4.6s guys. He's like a slower Le'Veon Bell. I like Khalil Herbert more than most--although I don't know if he's ideal for the Packers system. Other than that, not much. Trey Sermon looked great at the end of the year, but he played second fiddle at Oklahoma. Then, he transferred to Ohio State and didn't do much until the end of the year. There's some intrigure there, but not a good year if you need an RB.

[HarveyWallbangers]

Here is something i came across which shocked me and I didnt know where it belonged so why not here.

Mvs has 0 drops through 3 games.

What?

He has 6 catches.

[Upnorth]

He has 6 catches.

If rodgers starts getting half as accurate with mvs deep as when adams is deep mvs will be a quality second and always will pull attention.

[Joemailman]

Looks like Steelers getting healthier.

[Sparkey]

If GB doesn't generate a good pass rush, the db's for Green Bay are in for a long day.

[run pMc]

If GB doesn't generate a good pass rush, the db's for Green Bay are in for a long day.

Could be said for most games. If Kenny Clark plays like he did vs. the 49ers, Ben is in for a long day. The PIT OL has not been very good -- Najee Harris hasn't had a lot of room to run and is getting a lot of yards after contact. The QB's mobility and arm aren't near what they used to be, and with that OL he'll make a mistake or two. They have talent at the skill positions: size, speed, toughness. They don't have great hands and drop a lot of passes, especially Harris the burner WR. Friermuth looks like he'll be a 10year pro at TE and overtake Ebron by year's end.

Getting TJ Watt back will be huge for them, they didn't get enough pass rush vs. the Bengals. Their DL outside of Heyward is meh because of injuries, and I think the GB OL is up to the task. The concern there is who plays LT (Njiman again?) - teams have him on tape now and will adjust. He'll still need help. I think GB's offense at home can get the job done, especially if they commit to the run and find some counters to PIT's aggressive D. (Jet motion? Play action obviously.)

PIT has had problems scoring -- first team to 21 points should win. Packers have a deeper and healthier roster; they should beat PIT at home.

The thing I worry about is that PIT should be a very angry and desperate team after losing to CIN, they will be fired up and give GB all they can handle.

[HarveyWallbangers]

The thing I worry about is that PIT should be a very angry and desperate team after losing to CIN, they will be fired up and give GB all they can handle.

And Pittsburgh has a long history of losing to bad teams and beating good teams during the Tomlin era (and maybe going back further). I know it frustrates my friends who are Steelers fans.

[Joemailman]

Steelers have been outscored in the 1st half of each of their games. Hopefully Packers can jump on them early.

[Joemailman]

MVS out. Might be a chance for EQ.