End of Season +/-

Hoping things would be different this time in SF but kind of knew this was coming. Still a great result for first-year coach, what a ride.

Packers are on the rise!

Just not sure what to say........so happy they made it to the championship game.....but this ugly winning team, needs MORE WORK..... JMHO.    

+ Getting to spend time on x4 venting, celebrating, debating, and talking shit.  Thanks for providing a needed distraction.

+ a very unexpected season in terms of wins. 

+ a team with a chance. 

+ bears, viqueens, loins still suck

- was i just drunk and high, or were there soooo many commercials

Plus

We got pass rushers and decent secondary.

Lazard is going to be great and cheap number 3 WR next year.

Jenkins with the most impressive rookie season from a Packer since Clay or BJ.

Some of the youngsters gained valuable playoff experience.

We have an excellent head coach.   

NEGS

The cupboard is bare in the front middle.   Outside of Clark there isn’t anyone worth a shit on the DL.

We need a legit WR2 desperately.  

ILB cupboard is completely empty.  

+

This team went further than anybody legitimately thought it would.  I was hoping for a wild card birth at best.  Turns out we were one game away from the Super Bowl and got beat by a much superior team.  I'll take it.

GB gets an off season to dabble in FA, cut dead weight and find some young studs in the draft.  

Rodgers and the boys get another off season to dial that offense in.

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Game threads

Team continued to battle, much better look than the first game against SF. 

Gotta get more disciplined against the run. Need help, need some horses who understand how to get the job done. Some of these young guys like Alexander, Savage, Gary, etc will start getting more savvy and that will help tremendously. 

+ After the past two terrible years and all the off-season changes, I'm relatively pleased with the season in general. I thought we were still a few players away from being a contender so I didn't expect to get this far this quickly.

- I hate playing like shit and losing NFCCG's. It's like a punch in the gut to come so close but not be able to get over the hump and make it to the SB. Oh well, the football season is now officially over with for me.

BrainDed posted:

Plus

We got pass rushers and decent secondary.

Lazard is going to be great and cheap number 3 WR next year.

Jenkins with the most impressive rookie season from a Packer since Clay or BJ.

Some of the youngsters gained valuable playoff experience.

We have an excellent head coach.   

NEGS

The cupboard is bare in the front middle.   Outside of Clark there isn’t anyone worth a shit on the DL.

We need a legit WR2 desperately.  

ILB cupboard is completely empty.  

 

You win the Martinez debate.  He's not good enough if GB wants to take the next step.  GB currently has nothing at MLB.  Nobody can cover, make a play or fill a gap to stop a runner at or behind the LOS.  

Cory Littleton is the guy I want in FA.  

And let’s not forget,.....we beat the queens and went further they did.  That’s my life now..... 

DocBenni posted:

- was i just drunk and high, or were there soooo many commercials

That's what gave me time to keep up with the game thread.

++ There’s a lot to work with on the roster, far different from when we were looking at overhauling the entire defense or something. Yes, we have spots that need upgrading, but we are in a lot better spot.

++ We have a head coach. There were a lot of things, even in today’s game before it got out of hand, that were good. Over the year, we ran better this year than in the past many years. Guys were schemed open. First-year guy, and I think he’ll learn and get better.

— Maybe it is time to move on from Pettine. He was given more toys, but couldn’t develop/use them. Yes, we need a better MLB or two, but what happened to the DL? Were they really that bad except Clark or were they never used in the scheme? Were they not developed? You can see Gary has some potential; why didn’t it develop more? Why no adjustments in games?

Overall, great year. Just want it to be better next year.

Goldie posted:

And let’s not forget,.....we beat the queens and went further they did.  That’s my life now..... 

At minimum, that’s my life every year!

+ great season really 

+ swept the bears...and the vikings

+ I think there is a decent foundation for the future 

-Gute did a great job with free agents this year and the coaching staff

-Gute's drafting leaves a bit to be desired-obviously the 2019 crew has to mature and Jenkins has been outstanding  but Savage looked lost at times tonight , Gary can't unseat undrafted players and....2018 was terrifying-Jaire Alexander a keeper-the rest, a complete wash

+

We went 14-4. We were 6 inches on the last play of the last regular season game from hosting the NFC Championship.

We have a HOF QB, a superstar WR, a stud RB, and a potentially HOF-level LT all under contract for next year. 

We have two edge rushers that were dominant pass rushers back next year. 

We have good, young players at DB. Jaire Alexander and Savage are both potential Pro Bowlers. Amos was a great pickup. King was frustrating at times, but he's better than every single DB the Packers had the last time they were in the NFC championship game. 

The only significant free agents to worry about are Bulaga, Tramon, Blake Martinez, and Mason Crosby. 

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We lost in the NFC title game. 

We probably have only one other WR worth bringing back  (Lazard). 

We need an upgrade at ILB. 

We need development at the TE position. 

The summary is that the hardest positions to find impact players at are QB, WR, RB, CB, LT, and edge rusher. We have all those covered. We are in better shape than probably 29-30 teams for next year. 

Can't post in game thread.

Bizarre stat, I guess he is Trent Dilfer.

But if Pack can't stop the run why would 9ers throw it?

Interesting to see if Jimmy G can keep up in a shootout with Mahomes...

+

Great season that exceeded my expectations. Good foundation appears to be there to build on for the future.

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Lots of work to be done with the roster. Dom was rightfully criticized for the Kaepernick debacle and Pettine shouldn't escape it for an equally ugly performance tonight. 

Maxi54 posted:

+ After the past two terrible years and all the off-season changes, I'm relatively pleased with the season in general. I thought we were still a few players away from being a contender so I didn't expect to get this far this quickly.

- I hate playing like shit and losing NFCCG's. It's like a punch in the gut to come so close but not be able to get over the hump and make it to the SB. Oh well, the football season is now officially over with for me.

The season was definitely a pleasant surprise.  I knew they were an improved team but never anticipated a 13-3 regular season.  They clearly have some holes left to fill, and they may very well have a slight dip in their record yet still be a better team in 2020.  Schedule will be tougher and it would be unlikely that they have as few injuries as they did this year. 

That, my friend, is the 64K question.

KC is probably the only team that can stress the Niner D with speed.

GreenBayLA posted:

Can't post in game thread.

Player	CP/ATT	YDS	TD	INT
Jimmy Garoppolo	6/8	77	0	0

Bizarre stat, I guess he is Trent Dilfer.

But if Pack can't stop the run why would 9ers throw it?

Interesting to see if Jimmy G can keep up in a shootout with Mahomes...

 

 

 

Jimmy G IS NOT GOING TO KEEP UP WITH MY #2 BOYFRIEND.