@Harry Manback posted:We'll take what we can get, but it's going to be his x% versus someone else's 100% and then playing the better option. Sucks though since this might be permanent.
Eh, I think once you get a few games into a season there's no such thing as a player being 100%. Might be 90% Bakh vs 95% Z. Smith or something like that.
@michiganjoe posted:Packers OC Adam Stenavich: "It'll be interesting to see who lines up as our starting O-line. You'll find out Sunday. It'll be a fun surprise for everyone."
— Matt Schneidman (@mattschneidman) September 15, 2022
But will he play the entire game, whoever it is?
@Chongo posted:
Elgton and Lizard may play...Bakh won't.
I'd take that. I also hope Runyan can go so that we get Hanson out of the lineup for sure.
@michiganjoe posted:Since 1990, only 11.3 percent of teams that started 0-2 reached the playoffs. So, is this a must-win game for the #Packers? Maybe not, but it's not far from it.https://t.co/HsjVgEkDzv
— Bill Huber (@BillHuberSI) September 16, 2022
More so because a loss would mean two division losses.
The division is weak so 0-2 and they could still win it but winning it starting off 0-2 is a tough hill to climb even if they are facing the Bears, Vikings, and Lions with four games remaining.
@D J posted:I thought so at the time.
A lot of dead money too if I recall. Does anyone have that number?
https://www.spotrac.com/nfl/gr...vid-bakhtiari-12390/
Next year is when the dead cap vs. cap hit figures flip. It's 6 million cheaper to move on next year than to have him on the roster.
For 2022, he would carry a 36 million dead cap charge to have moved on, but only a 13 million dollar cap hit.
People have said it was a mistake to extend an aging left tackle when they did, but he was only 29 when they extended him. Usually, LT is as safe to extend guys at that age as any position other than QB (or obviously K/P). Andrew Whitworth just started at tackle for the Rams in the Super Bowl at age 40. Chad Clifton, who had an extensive list of injuries, was the starting LT for the Packers Super Bowl team in 2011 at the age of 34.
Bakh had had back problems before, but not any knee issues. I don't think you can blame the Packers FO for doing the extensive. it was just a really bad break. It's a lot safer to extend a 29 HOF-level LT than a HOF-level WR. When WRs diminish in skill, they often go quick (Driver, Nelson, Cobb). LTs often play well into their mid-30s.
#Bears WR Velus Jones (hamstring) did not practice today. He is listed as doubtful for Sunday’s game. He’s the only player on the report after OL Riley Reiff and FB Khari Blasingame were full participants in practice.
— Brad Biggs (@BradBiggs) September 16, 2022
Jaire is feeling Wisconsin...
Jaire Alexander is a bit hyped for #Packers home opener at Lambeau Field. “It’s going to be lit. I just hope everybody is drinking all day, so come game time it’s super loud.”
— Ryan Wood (@ByRyanWood) September 16, 2022
#Packers CB Jaire Alexander says he enjoys playing against Bears because it’s a “good game” when they meet. Of course, lopsided nature of this rivalry doesn’t hurt.
— Ryan Wood (@ByRyanWood) September 16, 2022
“It’s fun. It’s exciting,” Alexander says. “I always say, ‘Things could be a lot worse. I could be a Bears fan.’”
This would be big.
Big Elg starting changes everything for the Packers line too because not only do you significantly improve your RT spot, but you get your preferred starter back at RG.
— Peter Bukowski (@Peter_Bukowski) September 16, 2022
JRJ’s progress would then give the Packers their full compliment of healthy IOL to put together the best 3
@DH13 posted:Someone posted on Twitter that going back like 3 years, teams starting out 0-2 have ALL missed the playoffs.
But the 1993 Cowboys, 2001 Patriots and 2007 Giants all won the SB.
One game at a time.
Honestly, of the 3, if I had to pick one to start it would be Lizard...12 needs a pair of hands he trusts.
GB is favored by 10 points by people who make money saying such things. What could go wrong?
@Ghost of Lambeau posted:GB is favored by 10 points by people who make money saying such things. What could go wrong?
Sunday is setting up to be the 8th time the Packers are 10+ point favorites against the Bears.
— Kevin Fishbain (@kfishbain) September 15, 2022
They're 7-0 in those games and 3-3-1 against the spread.
The Bears have lost 10 in a row as 10+ point underdogs. Their last win came in Week 1 of 2008 over the Colts.
(h/t @Stathead)
@Ghost of Lambeau posted:GB is favored by 10 points by people who make money saying such things. What could go wrong?
GB is favored by 10 points by people who make money getting an even amount of money bet on each side of a proposition so they can rake off the vig. That means there are a lot of people out there who think the Packers will win by more than 10. They may or may not make money on it.
Why do people think Jenkins is a great RT?
@GBFanForLife posted:Why do people think Jenkins is a great RT?
Have you watched him play football?
@Tavis Smiley posted:But the 1993 Cowboys, 2001 Patriots and 2007 Giants all won the SB.
One game at a time.
So 3 teams in the last 30 years? Good odds.
@Pakrz posted:Have you watched him play football?
Have you seen him play RT?
@DH13 posted:So 3 teams in the last 30 years? Good odds.
Solid Odds
And why are people talking doomsday 0-2 and 0-3 scenarios? Deal with that shit when it’s a reality. Otherwise it’s a losers mentality. Think players are thinking that way? If they are they should be cut yesterday.
If the Packers lose to the Bears , about 40% of the regulars here (and 100% of the ones that only show up to shit on game threads, I’m talking about you Number Three) are going to go full Eeyore. I’m going to start banning people.
…as soon as I can figure out how I’m going to ban people
Oh I'm certain you can accidentally figure it out.
@Tavis Smiley posted:And why are people talking doomsday 0-2 and 0-3 scenarios? Deal with that shit when it’s a reality. Otherwise it’s a losers mentality. Think players are thinking that way? If they are they should be cut yesterday.
Agreed.
The Bears are the perfect tonic to soothe the angst of the masses after another opening day beatdown -- just like the Lions were last season.
Were it not for the Bears very fortunate win in the rain (if Deebo Samuel does not fumble inside the 10 the Niners are up 17-0 while dominating all the play halfway through the 3rd quarter when Fields made his first play of the game on a broken play TD throw to Pettis), far fewer fans would be kvetching about facing a team with perhaps the worst talent in the NFL.
I am interested in seeing how our special teams do. It’s not always about the returns. New special teams coordinator is Richard Hightower. He spent his last five seasons running San Francisco’s special teams. In our playoff loss to the 49ers, Hightower’s special teams blocked a punt for the game-winning touchdown. Last Sunday our punt team looked a bit leaky in blocking.
I don't believe you all should be stressing your offensive line for this game. Eberflus rarely blitzes and Bears don't have a lot of talent on D line. Quinn had a great season last year, no doubt but our other star is a 7th round rookie. Brisker (#9) will probably blitz 2-3 times but not much else. Think Lovie Smith.
We see what you’re trying to do here.
IT’S A TRAP!!!
Well, Lovie did have a *little* run against the Packers. And who knows, maybe we caught lightening with Justin Fields.
I believe we did.
Fields is just like lightning. It never hits twice in the same place.
@ammo posted:Fields is just like lightning. It never hits twice in the same place.
Derp thoughts with Ammo...
There is no such thing as an "Objective Fan" for any team. It is a type of oxy-moron. I suggest "Objective Bears Fan" should change his name to "Opinionated Bears Fan" for accuracy, transparency, and clarity.
How bad are the Bears? It rains where ever they go. There is a 60% chance of rain on Sunday night in GB.
Da Bears!
@ObjectiveBearsFan187 posted:Derp thoughts with Ammo...
When you threw up such a huuuuge softball how could I not reply.
The Packers elevated one player to the active roster for tomorrow’s game: RB Patrick Taylor.
— Matt Schneidman (@mattschneidman) September 17, 2022
That would seem to suggest that Lazard is a go.
Taylor will be needed to log those 4th quarter carries when the Pack is up by 3+ scores. Makes sense..
Hubris.
Ha, more like gallows humor. Big words to project confidence, covering up my fears!
Packers’ WR Allen Lazard, listed as questionable for Sunday night due to a sprained ankle, is expected to play vs. the Bears, per source.
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) September 18, 2022
