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Can we finally admit that this is an elite team?
On one hand, I can appreciate that everyone wants to stay humble and minimuze the pain they might feel if the Packers struggle in the post-season. Trust me, I was like that extremely early in the season. On the other hand, this fan base (myself...
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With that said, I'm totally expecting a 69-3 loss against Matty Ice next week!!!!!!
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Don Compers somehow able to out strategize the immortal Lombardi-esque Belichick and to hold the up and coming Minneapolis Zimmers to under 25 points. He held the Peterson-less Vikings to under 25! Wowza!!! Happy days are here again! In all honesty, I gotta hand it to the Dominator, he did a fantastic job today. And yes, BB is still a better coach than MM. Until MM gets to that 5th SB, that'll be the case. 1 down, 4 to go.
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your coach lost today Our coach won End of story
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my coach...gimme a friggin' break. your LT is delivering pizzas right now and that, my friends, is the rest of the story
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It's easy to knock Dom and his scheme, etc. But his defense this year has only given up more than 24 points twice this year. And only more than 21 two other times. Seattle just flat out beat them. But the Saints don't score 44 if Rodgers doesn't tweak the hammy.
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Originally Posted by Fond Du Arrigo: my coach...gimme a friggin' break. your LT is delivering pizzas right now That's all ya got ? Sheesh dude, that's kinda weak even for you. Take your time, give it some thought and come back with some better material. This is an elite team board.
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re: Packland So, are you saying this team's success is based more on Rodgers than the coaches?
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Originally Posted by Satori: That's all ya got ? Sheesh dude, that's kinda weak even for you. Take your time, give it some thought and come back with some better material. This is an elite team board. I know you tend to react negatively when anyone suggests the possibility that someone outside the organization may be better than their counterpart inside the organization. I'll try to be more aware of your sensibilities in the future.
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I think the D has turned the corner. Its no coincidence it happened in the season that MM gets more involved and in particular when we start addressing ILB. So to answer your question, yes. This is an Elite team with a legit shot at Lombardi Trophy.
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I'm referring to your suggestion that NO wouldn't have scored 44 if Rodgers didn't get hurt, which I agree with. That would suggest that he's really the no. 1 factor of this team succeeding or failing.
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Yes, it is an elite team. But that's not over-optimism or crowing, it's the bar they need to live up to. They are elite and need to keep playing like that until they are holding the Lombardi trophy at the end of the season.
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Of course he is. It's just that the people who try to paint AR as some sort of mark against the guy are ****ing morons. It took balls of Sheetrock to draft AR and balls to develop him and move on to him. They developed the best player in football.
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Don't disagree with any of that. You can search my posting history to confirm it, if you're so inclined.
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Elite organizations do things like have a developed AR ready to take over for the previous guy when he's too old.
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Doesn't take a jeenyous to figure out AR is the #1 factor in the team succeeding or not. But that wasn't the point of my comment. It was merely to point out that while the D has given up yards this year (near bottom of league), they've not given up to points to match....for a variety of reasons.
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This game finally convinced me that this D is good enough. This is the best team they've had since 2010 IMO.
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The Queens take our retreads. The Bores overpay for a head case turd. Detoilet overpays a mediocre guy. GB locks in at QB, fills in with young athletes and coaches the bejesus out of them. They're elite from top to bottom.
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Points given up is the main stat, besides wins and losses. Yards surrendered mean zilch if you come up with a W, so I guess we agree. Yes, this is an elite team, and is probably the prohibitive favorite to win the SB right now, along with the team they just beat today, to answer the original question.
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The Packers are one of the elite franchises in professional sports, only a complete idiot could think otherwise. Really, you'd have to be pretty damn clueless and/or biased to not already know this.
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......... another meating at the end of the season What kind of meat? Venison? Bear? Or Lion. Mmmmmmm! Meat. Medium rare, please.
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Originally Posted by Pack-Man: The Packers are one of the elite franchises in professional sports, only a complete idiot could think otherwise. Really, you'd have to be pretty damn clueless and/or biased to not already know this. Kind of think he was referring to this current roster, right now. Not their place in the grand scheme of American Professional Sports.
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Originally Posted by CAPackfan: This game finally convinced me that this D is good enough. This is the best team they've had since 2010 IMO. Easily the best team since 2010. No doubt about that. Believe it or not, the 2012 defense was actually better from a statistical standpoint, but this 2014 unit is clearly more talented.
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I'll say this about NE. Then they get filed until February. I wonder what they're history looks like if Charles Woodson gets the game winning strip/fumble in 2001 that he caused. Gruden took a CA team to a Foxborough snowstorm against Billy and won. Does Gruden stay? Does Bledsoe start 2002?
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1 play that changed history? The Packers (coaches and players) downplayed the Win last night in the post game interviews. Brady was visibly upset during the game and was not happy with the loss after the game. Brady knew they were playing the best in the league and they couldn't get it done. Yes, the Packers are elite.
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Originally Posted by Pack-Man: Originally Posted by CAPackfan: This game finally convinced me that this D is good enough. This is the best team they've had since 2010 IMO. Easily the best team since 2010. No doubt about that. Believe it or not, the 2012 defense was actually better from a statistical standpoint, but this 2014 unit is clearly more talented. Yep...and this defense's stats are a bit skewed. Ever since they made the switch with Clay, the D has been giving up just 19 PPG. Holding...
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Green Bay has been considered a finesse team under McCarthy mostly due to the offense, and that seems fair. Yesterday that was a smash mouth physical defense. Barrington with two physical stops on the Pats 1st drive. Other than two Gronk receptions, the DBs tackled well, not a lot of YAC. Very nice to see.
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Originally Posted by PackLandVA: It's easy to knock Dom and his scheme, etc. But his defense this year has only given up more than 24 points twice this year. And only more than 21 two other times. Seattle just flat out beat them. But the Saints don't score 44 if Rodgers doesn't tweak the hammy. I'm not knocking his scheme, I question his ability to read talent and prepare that talent to execute that scheme and that extends to that stiff Winston Moss. I cannot say enough for MM's involvement...
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It is also really nice to see this team without a bunch of starters on IR. TT, MM and DC all look better when they can execute their game plans with the proper players. This team has been elite for the past 20 years. Two poor seasons during that span? Not many teams can claim that.
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Originally Posted by Hungry5: Green Bay has been considered a finesse team under McCarthy mostly due to the offense, and that seems fair. Yesterday that was a smash mouth physical defense. Barrington with two physical stops on the Pats 1st drive. Other than two Gronk receptions, the DBs tackled well, not a lot of YAC. Very nice to see. To see the ILB attacking on a regular basis vs. the back peddling, take an angle tackle down field approach is quite literally refreshing. Squaring up in the...
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Originally Posted by FreeSafety: It is also really nice to see this team without a bunch of starters on IR. TT, MM and DC all look better when they can execute their game plans with the proper players. This team has been elite for the past 20 years. Two poor seasons during that span? Not many teams can claim that. And the reality is that the general road map that the front office and the coaching staff are scripted upon are very successful but it always takes a little extra fire and luck to...
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Agree on Barington moving forward at the snap was nice to see. There were some missed tackles on Gronk and the RBs later in the game, but it could have been much worse.
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PFF gave Barrington a negative grade for the game saying, " Barrington with some struggles vs. the run (-2.1). ".
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Still, you have to think about it relative to what Hawk or Brad Jones would have done on those plays. It is not like we had Mike Singletary sitting on the bench.
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Blount got lots more yards than any human should have.
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"As far as the customary post-game handshake between coaches, New England’s Bill Belichick usually goes with the less-is-more approach, especially after close losses like Sunday’s 26-21 defeat at the hands of the Packers. That’s why it was so significant that at Lambeau Field, Belichick and McCarthy embraced, and then Belichick spent several seconds talking to McCarthy, with a few headshakes mixed it for emphasis. Translation: ‘That’s a damn fine football team you have that was hell to...
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Originally Posted by Hungry5: Bedard thinks McCarthy is pretty good. That is some high praise and well deserved.
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What other coach can give Billy B a belly rub? None, nada, zilch. Mike is an elite coach, the Buddha rub tells me so.
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Originally Posted by BrainDed: I think the D has turned the corner. Its no coincidence it happened in the season that MM gets more involved and in particular when we start addressing ILB. So to answer your question, yes. This is an Elite team with a legit shot at Lombardi Trophy. Or is that TT finally got off his butt and brought in a playmaker (Peppers) and decent rotational starter (Guion) in FA? ILB is still a relative mess, but at least they filled a couple of holes that hadn't been...
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Originally Posted by Satori: your coach lost today Our coach won End of story Jesus **** Satan.... it's okay to recognize greatness outside of the Packer organization. TT is fantastic, as is MM. But it's quite possible neither of them are the best at what they do. Great win by the Packers. I don't expect them to lose another game this year.
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Originally Posted by Fond Du Arrigo: I know you tend to react negatively when anyone suggests the possibility that someone outside the organization may be better than their counterpart inside the organization. I'll try to be more aware of your sensibilities in the future. Nope, you're wrong yet again (which is consistent with your posting history here) What I react negatively to... are weakly constructed arguments that are little more than a parrots pablum ( your specialty... and Pakrz too).
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Originally Posted by Herschel: TT broke out of his comfort zone a bit maybe, but those two have been vital additions. I don't think TT was getting out of his comfort zone with those moves. His MO has always been to acquire players that fit the right ROI ratio. He saw the right value in Peppers and Guion and made the move. Don't forget, those players had to want to come to GB too.
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Originally Posted by Hungry5: Bedard thinks McCarthy is pretty good. Great article, thanks for linking!
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The smartest man in the room yet again... we are not worthy.
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Barrington has looked lost most of the time this year, yesterday was the first time he's looked closer to Desmond Bishop than AJ Hawk. That's why he's been on the bench and it's why CM had to be taken off the line. Really I think the only reason he played yesterday was due to Perry's injury and Clay playing on the line more. Barrington had a strong performance though, he's going to get a shot to repeat that success next week. We will be playing a team with a very physical RB (Jackson) and...
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MM has to relish these moments when he goes up against a coach like Belichick. I thought one of MM's greatest games was that 2010 meeting. Nobody gave that team a chance and they were double digit underodgs heading in, and he out-schemed Belichick's defense with a backup QB. They came up short but I thought MM had that team about as well prepared as could be. Came right down to the last play, with Flynn just unable to get rid of the ball in time before he got hit He did the same thing last...