It's Vikings Week!

@The Heckler posted:

I have always said power rankings are about as useless as my ex wife.  But, that being said I do believe right now the Spermheads may be no joke and are playing like one of the top teams in the NFL.  Time will tell if they can keep it up.

Power rankings won't hit you up for alimony.

@lovepack posted:

Anyone have the colored map of broadcast areas? Hoping to see it in the PNW.

Looks like you lucked out!
Maps are up if you haven't checked yet.

Updated #Packers defensive numbers:

-7 interceptions (1st in NFL)

-9 takeaways (1st)

-12 defensive penalties (t-1st fewest)

-11 sacks (t-5th)

-28.1 3rd down conversion % (6th)

-71.6 passer rating allowed (7th)

-19.3 PPG (12th)

Jeff Hafley is cooking. pic.twitter.com/Z2axTQdYrD

— Tyler Brooke (@TylerDBrooke) September 24, 2024

But x4 told me this was Joe Barry's defense...

@TomSilverstein:   #Packers QB Jordan Love back at it today. No different than the open media sessions last week. CB Carrington Valentine is back practicing. Only OL Jordan Morgan (shoulder) wasnt practicing.

Heard on the local sports radio this AM that Darnold has a perfect passer rating vs blitz this year.  FWIW.

Front 4 have to get home.

@RapSheet: #Vikings coach Kevin O'Connell tells reporters that WR Jordan Addison (ankle) will practice in (likely limited) capacity today, and he is hopeful he can play Sunday.

Not ready to fellate Hafley just yet. Those numbers are mostly from titans/Colts with young inexperienced qbs. I still remember how the eagles bent us over and rammed it in all night.

We'll see what happens this weekend. Huge test

Keep on using "fellate" in a sentence. Love it!

@Chongo posted:

But x4 told me this was Joe Barry's defense...

Lot of Diddy droolers around here too.

Haf is going to be one and done and off to his own HC gig if they keep up anything close to this start.

Everyone on the active roster practicing except Jordan Morgan. Tucker Kraft is in a red non-contact jersey for his shoulder.

Here’s Jordan Love: pic.twitter.com/np6wesNDBZ

— Matt Schneidman (@mattschneidman) September 25, 2024

Jordan Love is practicing again this week. Here’s the evidence.

Jordan Morgan (shoulder) the only one not practicing. pic.twitter.com/2kMBjZyV2K

— Rob Demovsky (@RobDemovsky) September 25, 2024

Love moving around pretty well.

@jeffash26:  Here you go, far-flung #Packers fans. CBS is showing Sunday's game vs. the Vikings to the BLUE areas on this @506sports map. Noon CT kickoff from Lambeau Field. Kevin Harlan and Trent Green on the calls.

J.E.T.S. CRAP! CRAP!  CRAP!

One good thing is I can listen to Wayne and Larry on XM and get shit done around here at the same time. Then if the Packers win I can see all the highlights on YT and watch a replay if I so desire.

@WolfPack posted:

Not ready to fellate Hafley just yet. Those numbers are mostly from titans/Colts with young inexperienced qbs. I still remember how the eagles bent us over and rammed it in all night.

We'll see what happens this weekend. Huge test

I'm old enough to remember the defense giving the offense the ball twice in the first quarter inside the 20 yard line and the offense put up 6.

But yeah, the defense did struggle late in the first quarter and pretty much all of the 2nd quarter. That's also the first game of the year with a bunch of guys that didn't play in the preseason. This game Sunday should give us a real good idea of where the D is right now.

@WolfPack posted:

Not ready to fellate Hafley just yet. Those numbers are mostly from titans/Colts with young inexperienced qbs. I still remember how the eagles bent us over and rammed it in all night.

We'll see what happens this weekend. Huge test

Agree with this. Hafley is running a new system as well and teams don't have a ton of film yet on his tendencies but they will in time.

@Tavis Smiley posted:

Keep on using "fellate" in a sentence. Love it!

He's not going to fellate you.

As I recall, we saw similar crap with Barry; shutting down the Loins one week, shitting the bed against the Giants the next. I want to see Hafley's defense work as promised consistently before I get too worked up.
With that said, I don't want to nit-pick Hafley too much, his defense is performing very well statistically. But I still don't have the confidence in the defense to close out a game yet. I hope it's close.

I don't think it's realistic to think the Packers defense will perform like it did last week in every game, but it's a helluva goal to set. It surely showed what they are capable of doing when they take advantage of the opportunities they create.
Generating pressure that leads to sacks or TOs beats the hell out of soft coverage and passive defense.

@Timmy! posted:

Looks like you lucked out!
Maps are up if you haven't checked yet.

Saaaaweeet! I didn't get Sunday ticket because last year it seemed there was only 2 or 3 times that they weren't on anyway. Love it!

The defense seemed to do better when the Packers pulled ahead. Can the offense get a lead against the Vikings?  If not, we'll see what the defense is made of.

@packerboi posted:

Updated #Packers defensive numbers:

-7 interceptions (1st in NFL)

-9 takeaways (1st)

-12 defensive penalties (t-1st fewest)

-11 sacks (t-5th)

-28.1 3rd down conversion % (6th)

-71.6 passer rating allowed (7th)

-19.3 PPG (12th)

Jeff Hafley is cooking. pic.twitter.com/Z2axTQdYrD

— Tyler Brooke (@TylerDBrooke) September 24, 2024

Well, the last 2 opponents aren't very good. We'll see, we'll see.

I see this game as tilting in MN's favor right now. I can't get excited by the GB D until they beat a good team -- Philly got 34 points relatively easily (even though it was the first game). While Darnold is not Hurts, MN's receiving corps is among the very best, and the Jones/Chandler running combo is very good.

Darnold has been so good against the blitz because they now use a blocking TE with Hockenson out, and Jones/Chandler are excellent at picking up the blitz. That gives Darnold the extra beat he needs to find a guy -- and the GB LBs are an area of concern.

I'm not sure Love will play. He still looks a bit stiff on that leg as he moves, like he doesn't solidly trust it yet. If he does play and GB gets behind, Love may take a chance to make a play and we'll all be holding our breath the brace does the job. So, I think Willis plays.

Prediction: I hate the Vikings, I hate the Vikings, but I think this one goes their way by 6.     I would also happily eat crow.

Stats from the GBP Insider Inbox today regarding some plays of the MN v Texans game:

• Texans flagged 11 times for 88 yards
• First play of the game holding call left a first-and-20; Vikes intercepted on the next play for a short field and TD
• Down 14-0 in 2Q, Houston had a third-and-4 at the MN 25, refs flagged them for three straight false starts () leading to a punt on third-and-19
• Illegal formation call leaves a third-and-15
• DPI and RPT helped MN score 10 more points
• Refs have flagged GB 26 times for 196 yards in three games; MN opponents have been hankeyed 24 times for 213 yards

Perhaps this would be a good time for MLF to emphasize playing sqeaky-clean football. GB can't beat itself.

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Can I interest you in a video of Jordan Love jogging at practice today? pic.twitter.com/49QmZWTdoT

— Matt Schneidman (@mattschneidman) September 26, 2024

*off

— Matt Schneidman (@mattschneidman) September 26, 2024

I think we will see Willis start, with Love off another week. Just something about the way he's moving isn't quite right yet...

if it was anyone else but Minn or Det at home Id agree. almost gotta have these as the division is gonna be tough this year

guessing they give it a go but have Willis ready

@Dr._Bob posted:

The defense seemed to do better when the Packers pulled ahead. Can the offense get a lead against the Vikings?  If not, we'll see what the defense is made of.

I am also one who is quietly confident about this defense.  Statistically, they are pretty darn good and I believe they may have more turnovers right now than they got all of last  year. Creating turnovers is awesome but at the same time you cannot live by them and expect them you also need to make good physical stops.   

Maybe a lot of us are conditioned to be cautious with the Packers defense because for quite awhile they were the weakness of this team.  Now is definitely the time to make it happen and lead this team.

@packerboi posted:

*off

— Matt Schneidman (@mattschneidman) September 26, 2024

Matt's best tweet ever.

@Fandame posted:

Prediction: I hate the Vikings, I hate the Vikings, but I think this one goes their way by 6.     I would also happily eat crow.

@Dr._Bob posted:

The defense seemed to do better when the Packers pulled ahead. Can the offense get a lead against the Vikings?  If not, we'll see what the defense is made of.

They just need to put pressure on Darnold. Everything else will take care of itself.

Someone posted a list on twitter yesterday showing TEN, IND and MIN as the three worst pass blocking teams so far this year.  Gotta get pressure on the QB.  The rest will sort itself out.

The game, as usual, will be won and lost up front. Can we run on the Vikes and protect our QB? Can we stop the run and get pressure on Donald?

@WolfPack posted:

Not ready to fellate Hafley just yet. Those numbers are mostly from titans/Colts with young inexperienced qbs. I still remember how the eagles bent us over and rammed it in all night.

We'll see what happens this weekend. Huge test

This is true.  It is also true, at least according to the DC, that they are still running a very basic version of the D.   Bells and whistles probably won't come until Nov/Dec.

@DH13 posted:

according to the DC, that they are still running a very basic version of the D.   Bells and whistles probably won't come until Nov/Dec.Playoff time!

FTFY 😁

Gotta make the Playoff's first. I'm thinking they do, but there's a lot of season left to play out.

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