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Chip Kelly must still be loved in Oregon. The Eugene area is showing Philly vs. Washington while virtually all of the country west of the Mississippi River is showing Giants vs. Buffalo.

       
       


That just doesn't wash. Rodgers was sacked a record 55 times in 2012, which included playoffs, record 51 regular season. Broke his previous record of 50 in 2009.

Like it or not, Barclay has played well against great competition in facing SEA and KC to keep Rodgers clean. Zero hits, zero sacks.

He's done some nice work there as has the rest of our OL. Hope they keep it up against SF.

Compared to what we saw from Barclay in the preseason, gotta be thrilled with his effort so far. He's gone against very good defensive fronts in Seattle and KC. Is he getting help and does Rodgers mobility and pocket savvy make his job easier? Yeah. Rodgers is pretty good. 

 

From McGinn 's Article on grading the Chief game :

Mike McCarthy, Tom Clements and Aaron Rodgers did everything they could to protect Don Barclay against Justin Houston and David Bakhtiari against Tamba Hali. The fact Barclay allowed one-half sack (to Hali) and Bakhtiari didn't allow any was a victory in itself. Barclay is back to being the player he was in 2012-'13. He moves OK, never quits, stays focused and uses his massive hands (107/8 inches) to steer elite rushers just wide enough. Houston walked Barclay back with big bull rushes for two pressures, but only once did he knock him off his feet. Of the 13 "bad" runs, the unit was charged with 10. Barclay had 5 ½, including 2 ½ when he was unable to cut off rampaging DT Jaye Howard on the backside and two partials at the point against Houston.

I would like to put forth this proposal.

 

Sit Perry's ass and let Jayrone play!   The guy is not only an ST stud, but in his few defensive plays he's made big plays!

 

Perry?  Meh.   Sick and tired of seeing Mr. Moneybags on the field and Mr. Lunchpail on the bench!  Come on, Man!

I was very, very skeptical of Nick Perry's play for a few years. He's shown to be playing his best football right now. I like seeing him progress, but I do like Elliott quite a lot. He is really disruptive. Nice depth there for a change.

 

If they are both playing well, platooning them there doesn't suck. Both stay fresh.

 

And preferably we like our tangibles to be delivered in drunken Irish.

 

Maybe now you'll understand the burning hatred of the Spermheads of those who grew up in the area.

 

They are playing well enough.  Barclay is Barclay, he's not a starter so him treading water against a couple of teams with great pass rush is dandy.  But the real story is Lang, Sitton and Linsley being absolute road graders and stoning the hell out of everything in the middle.  That doesn't happen and Rodgers can't use his mobility to cover up both LTs very average play to this point.  

 

Barclay is a great backup and he plays like it.  Bak, I expect to hear some report after the season that he was playing with some injury most of the time.  Maybe he'll get healed up and get it back together but he's looking pretty damn average right now.

Yeah, that interior line play is probably the best in the NFL. Bakhtiari has given up 2 sacks, 1 hit and 10 hurries. Barclay gave up 10 hurries against SEA and another 5 against KC, with no hits nor sacks.

 

They are playing pretty well considering the circumstances. Aaron's mobility is probably the best in the NFL as well. If they can keep it together we could be in for something pretty special through the end of the season.

Rodgers is definitely mobile but I think the discussion really should be about his overall command of the game.  He doesn't flush and run at the drop of hat like moron QBs like Wilson and Squidward.  He holds his presence and delivers the play.

 

We are seeing one of the best tacticians of the game right now.  He is absolutely brilliant at times in how he positions himself mentally and physically in opening up this offense.

One thing that has really benifited our tackles is that the interior of our line gives up very little "inside push". This allows AR to step up in the pocket to let the outside rush pass by him.

Green Bay Packers head coach Mike McCarthy wouldn't rule out injured wide receiver Davante Adams playing against the San Francisco 49ers on Sunday, but he didn't hold out much hope either.

 

"Slight," said McCarthy on Friday during his final press conference in advance the upcoming game. "He’s going to have to jump around tomorrow, jump through some hoops, so we’ll see how it goes."

 

Adams is dealing with an ankle sprain originally injured in a Week 2 contest against the Seattle Seahawks and aggravated on Monday when facing the Kansas City Chiefs. He has yet to practice this week.

 

As for safety Morgan Burnett, whose status is similarly up in the air, McCarthy would only say, "He’s getting better. He’s definitely closer."

 

The Packers coach added that all players except offensive lineman Bryan Bulaga would travel to San Francisco 49ers, giving them at least a chance of participating in the upcoming game.

 

 

Surprised Devante is even being considered to play. It sounded like he would be out a couple weeks. Better news on Burnett. The Packers shouldn't need either player for this week. Rest these guys up and get them healthy.

 

I think MM wants to close out the first quarter accomplishing the unattainable goal - perfection.

 

My concern this week is miscues. Turnovers & stupid penalties. 

Agreed 100 %

I wonder what gift Kaeperdick is getting Capers when he comes to town. He owes that man his career. Let's just not make him look like Steve Young again eh?

 

WIZARDING!

 

“Gentlemen, we will chase perfection, and we will chase it relentlessly, knowing all the while we can never attain it. But along the way, we shall catch excellence.”

Funny you mention that- but the Packers really had Steve Youngs' number for a few years. GB beat him repeatedly, it wasn't until the T.O. catch that Young finally beat GB

 

Young was 1-4 vs GB in the playoffs, and that one was both the Rice Fumbled  !  game and the TO catch game. ( Sharper sucks)

MM said the theme for this week is RESPOND

 

How will they respond to a short week ?

How will they respond to travel ? Heat ?

How will they respond to facing a wounded and motivated team ?

How will they respond to winning 3 in a row ?

 

Cool Q&A with The Rock that includes MM talking about interviewing with stone- face Ted.

 

http://m.packers.com/news/vide...7a-a52e-a608626c31c4

Is it possible to get WI stations with a big roof antenna in NW Wisconsin? Raiders fans around here used to pick up the neighboring TV market's CBS affiliate during the days of blackouts. I'd be pretty damn angry too if I had to pay for Sunday Ticket to see the Packers in Wisconsin.

I live near Madison, but my antenna is large enough to catch stations in Milwaukee. 

Don't people in that green area of WI have access to sports bars?

No surprise you have a large antenna

Goalline

Is antenna the new code word? I like to try and stay current with the latest lingo. My kids say I'm "phat"

On the other hand, probably the only Sunday afternoon game the panhandle will get all year. I am thankful.

Lots of 49er fans in Utah, so I'm surprised they're not on here.  Niners are so bad this year the casual fans (and local TV stations) don't expect a competitive game.

That NW WI area must get MN games because of the Duluth area, and the reach of TV from those local stations.  

Let 'im prove it!

The programming/reception isn't any better with a large antenna than with an averaged sized antennae.....at least that's what I keep telling myself.

ya em gff ah. naaaah. gummf.

Florida Rob and I are quite offended about all this talk about antenna size. We need more PC on this board. 

Buy a smaller house and the antenna looks bigger.

Yes, and they cost more to eat there than a 90 dollar antenna,  know what I mean?  

Keep the pubes trimmed and it's a big difference. It's why farmers keep the brush low around the grain silos. 

 

Think about it. 

No.

 

Amen.   I'm on that list!

I subscribe to dish just to make up for diminutive nature.