The Official Packers @ Bears Game Day Thread!

[RashanGary]

Our field will get browner, but it will always play well because it's heated and has a sand base (so it will drain no matter what).

Chicago still has a clay based 100% natural grass. It plays like shit in wet weather.


And yes, the winds are horrific. It helps to have a QB with a GREAT arm, but it's still going to be a low scoring game. I see this hurting Hester too. If he can't cut, what good is he?

[b bulldog]

Mark Anderson is out, Vasher/Briggs/Tommie Harris are game time decisions.

[RashanGary]

Yeah, I saw their injury report during the week. It was like someone made a list of all of their best players (except for old arthritic back girlacker) and called it their injury report. I sort of chuckled. Hopefully that is how Dallas's looks in a couple weeks

[OS PA]

This means it's going to be Ryan "General" Grant vs. Adrian "The Fake" Peterson

I like our chances!

Sadly, we HOPEFULLY won, 't see any balls air mailed down field today, but I don't think our short passing game will suffer terribly.

Should be a fun, blizzard game. Hopefully, after the 'Boys lose next week, this will be a preview of coming to Lambeau Field North during the playoffs. I want this and the next game to be statement games. "You don't mess with us in our climate."

[PaCkFan_n_MD]

We can't let them sweep us. Go pack go.


I predict Ryan Grant runs for a buck 70.

[Bretsky]

I don't see how the Bears can win IF the Packers hold on to the ball today. I'm sure that's been beaten into the Packers' head given the weather and the results of the last meeting between these two teams.

I think Ryan Grant will have a great opportunity to have a big day today. It'd be nice to have a bruiser come in to spell him, because that's the type of runner that can be most effective against the Bears and in the type of weather that's predicted for this game.

Weather Report for Chicago today: Cloudy with rain and snow this morning. A snow shower or two in the afternoon - otherwise mostly cloudy and windy. Morning high of 34F with temps falling to near 20F. Winds WSW at 25 - 35 mph. Winds could occassionally gust to over 50 mph.

I'd say this plays into our game better than the Bears game.

We have the stronger armed QB, the better short passing attack, and the stronger running attack.

While Orton has a good arm, their passing game is very average (14th) and their running game is the worst in the league.

I'm assuming that McCarthy will keep Pickett on the sidelines this week as a precaution if nothing else. That should give us all a great opportunity to get a good look at Harrell. Here's hoping he holds up well in the trenches.

What bad weather does, IMO, is creates more opportunity for turnovers and an opportunistic defense. In ideal conditions I think GB pummels the Bears.

Bad weather gives them a shot. They need turnoivers to win this game.

Competely agree on Harrell. I want to be proven wrong more than anybody out there

[RashanGary]

Harrell is a good year away. It's too bad we lost Jolly because he, Williams and Pickett made up a strong rotation.

If we find a way to keep Williams next year, I think Pickett, Jolly, Harrell and Williams will be in the top 3 for DT rotations. Right now we're average with Jolly down and Harrell undeveloped.

[b bulldog]

I agree Nick but I hope they spend the money $6.7ish, in the secondary, not the DL. I think if we have Jolley, Cole, Pickett, Muir and Harrell we should be fine inside. I'd rather throw the money in the secondary and at our corners unless they really believe in what we have behind Harris/Woodson. I don't see Williams being worth $5mil per season, sorry.

[MJZiggy]

Ahhh GAMEDAY!! Can't ya just smell the whoop ass in the air!!

You guys worried about the weather? Let me ask you this: how much experience does their boy Orton have playing mudball (I love mudball). How's his arm strength to cut through that wind. Right. They have Adrian "the other one" Peterson. Maybe if it were the real AP...

[CaptainKickass]

Obligatory game day post.

Pack = 28
Bears = 10

[b bulldog]

TMJ is reporting the punters are looking terrible in warmups. A thirty yarder is the norm.

[OS PA]

Ahhh GAMEDAY!! Can't ya just smell the whoop ass in the air!!

You guys worried about the weather? Let me ask you this: how much experience does their boy Orton have playing mudball (I love mudball). How's his arm strength to cut through that wind. Right. They have Adrian "the other one" Peterson. Maybe if it were the real AP...

I'm hoping to one up last year's rematch, and see all three quarterbacks, instead of two. Hopefully we can set a record for causing the most quarterbacks to be benched because of poor play.

[b bulldog]

Weather conditions, Pickett's injury and bears crappy O, should have the Packers first round draft pick, Justin Harrell, in a position to have his first big game of the season.

[b bulldog]

Crosby just tried a 40 yard FG, the winds pushed it 20 yards wide right

[Freak Out]

Good thing Edgar is our RBs coach.