The Sky Is Falling

[Jimx29]

However, the Bears winning gives them a worst draft position.

And in theory, we get a better pick

[The Leaper]

Actually I've been posting concerns, mostly the D for the past 4 or 5 weeks and today they really came to fruition against a bad team.

I thought our defense did a damn good job bulldog.

The first drive was a stinker...but the defense did hold up and keep them out of the endzone.

Jon Ryan or Brett Favre than proceeded to give the Bears the lion share of their remaining points...not the defense. We outgained the Bears in offense for the day...even after Chicago held the ball for the entire first period.

Some of your concerns may be valid, but your "sky is falling" concern for the defense just doesn't fit IMO. If this team loses in the playoffs, I don't think it will be due to the defense...providing our regular starters are in there and near 100%.

[HarveyWallbangers]

To me, this game was a fluke. Nothing more. Nothing less.

[b bulldog]

D did a good job, how many rushing yards did we give up and too say this was a meaningless game is pure foolishness, the Cowboys will and would have lost to the Skins next weekend and homefield would have gone through Lambeau, what a silly comment.

[b bulldog]

Wolfe and Peterson combined for more than 130 yards

[b bulldog]

Nick, never said we didn't belong in the playoffs but clearly this team has overachieved this season. We are a good team that has gooten some nice breaks but I don't see us being able to compete with the elite teams. This team could be a better team next season and have a worse record.

[The Leaper]

Wolfe and Peterson combined for more than 130 yards

They needed about 45 carries to achieve that. The run defense was fine...we gave up too many passing first downs in the first half.

Claiming our defense was and is the weak link on this team is ridiculous.

[b bulldog]

oUR d STUNK, COULDN'T STOP THE bears. tHE d had the ball run right down their throats.

[b bulldog]

Do you want me to go to the game thread and post everyones disgust with the D??

[RashanGary]

I agree with you on the D, bulldog. I just don't agree that the injuries didn't contribute to it. Jolly (while not well known) is a really good defensive tackle (one of only two on our team). That position went from a strength to average with one injury. With the 2nd injury it went to below average and now teams are running it down Williams/Harrells throat. It's bad.


Harrell isn't good, but he's better at the run than Williams. I think the Packers would be very wise to start Harrell next to Pickett and at least get some production out of Williams as a pass rusher. I don't think it will ever be fixed, but if you are going to get gashed in the run either way, you might as well get some use out of your pass rushing DT in the mean time.

[b bulldog]

Injuries do contribute Nick but every team can say that. Williams is a rotation guy who is now being exposed for being just that. I just hope that TT doesn't tag him this offseason cause I don't think he is worth it. I think he would be best as a 3-4 DE.

[RashanGary]

Injuries do contribute Nick but every team can say that. Williams is a rotation guy who is now being exposed for being just that. I just hope that TT doesn't tag him this offseason cause I don't think he is worth it. I think he would be best as a 3-4 DE.

I agree. I was a big fan of Jolly. If you compare the way he held down the RDT position to what C-dub is doing, it's night and day. I really hope other teams look at what happens when he's asked to play base downs and consider that when they put in their bids because I'd still like to keep Williams around. I think he's one of the better backup DT's in the league and that is worth something.

[RashanGary]

IF Harrell can take a similar leap to what Jolly did this year, we can have something pretty special with Jolly/Pickett/Harrell and Williams as a pass rush specialist. What we have right now is a good player in Pickett, a non-prepared rookie and a pass rush specialist playing base downs. Hardly special.

[b bulldog]

He would be good to keep but at no where near 6.5 per season

[Packers4Ever]

Re: The Sky Is Falling

A first round loss in the playoffs and this season is still a success.

ummm NOOOOOOOOO

I couldn't disagree more. finishing 13-3 or 12-4 w/ a bye and a home playoff game, losing that game would be a huge failure. This team is very good and should pose a serious threat for being the NFC team to get beat by the Pats...losing that first game would be extremely disappointing because the NFC sucks outside of the Pack and Cowboys.

Na na na na, many here would take the 13-3 or 12-4 with a bye and losing a home playoff, yes we'd feel bad for sure, but it sure beats MANY of the predictions we predicted very early in the season, go dig 'em up, we hoped we'd be better off than '06 but how much ??? Huge surprise!