Don't feel any better today.....

I do. Can't wait to see team 94 in action. 

Nah, I am over it.  Had some of the injuries not been so bad and prevalent, this season and my expectations would have been much higher and I'd be feeling much worse today.  But truth is, after they were decimated by injuries on defense and losing Finley and then Cobb and then Rodgers, this team's realistic shot at getting into the SB and winning it, would have been a real stretch...possible, yes...probable, no.  But that doesn't mean I cheering any less for them to win yesterday and then win next weekend too.

I'm over it too. 

I really wanted them to beat the Bears for a few reasons: division champs again even after it seemed impossible, team didn't quit down the stretch even when things got really ugly, knocked the Bears out of the playoffs.

I'm already looking forward to what reinforcements they get in the draft and, dare I say, free agency, who they keep and who they lose in FA, and know the next time they take the field they'll most certainly be waaayyyy healthier than they currently are.

I feel much better today. If not for the fact that the game yesterday was against the 49ers, I would have been over it last night. Sucks to lose to that team again, but that's just how it goes. I hope they have a good draft and fix the defense, but with the exception of the draft, I'm basically done caring about the Packers until next August.

No interest in free agency, the draft or camp?

Yeah I'm still mad. I'm not like "screw everyone and everything maaaan" mad but I'm salty. 

Like GBP1 said, so many injuries coming throughout the season really derailed things.  I had more despair this season than anger.  First with the rash of injuries, then the Rodgers injury and finally, the low point in the a$$whoopin' handed out by the Lions.  The expectations were so long by that point that making the playoffs was really quite awesome.  Especially the way they did with the season on the bring so many times in their "house" and then eliminating them. 

The awsomeness last Sunday far outweighed the disappointment from yesterday.

Running the usual gauntlet of haters is the toughest part after a loss. Not a lot of Bears, Lions or Vikings fans in central Virginia but quite a few Cowboy fans. The fans that prove misery loves company because their teams missed the playoffs. Social media is a different animal though. Lots of Niner's fans.

I'm already over it. The team actually getting this far despite all the crap they dealt with this year is pretty impressive. Yeah, the other losers in the division played a role, but it was still remarkable. This was a heavily flawed team, mostly on defense.

Niners were healthier(they always seem to be healthy), and were better. This team was beat up and lost even more players in that game and still put up a fight, and could have won if they just made a play here or there on offense or defense in those final 6 minutes

Time to get everybody healthy again, draft well, hopefully this year get a KEY FA for the Defense and then try to get back there again. As long as Rodgers is upright, this team will be in contention. Just need to shore up the defense and hope for some more growth from guys like Hayward, Perry(stay healthy), Worthy, Datone Jones, Hyde, etc

If it had been any other team in this year's NFC, I'd be a lot more over it and celebrating the season of improbability we had. But since it's to two of the biggest deecks around, it will take me another day or two to regain my good humor. I hope next year for a team with better health, and for TT to have a horseshoe up his butt on draft day since he obviously lacks talant.  

Rest easy kids.

If the Bears threw ridiculous money at Culter, just think what Kaperdicks agent is thinking the Whiners will have to poney up to keep his client there.

Couple that with their other high round FA's that will want to get paid they can't keep everyone. A lot of tallant there will be walking out of SF.

Seahags? See the Whiners.

Whiners benefited from a lot of high 1st round drafts. That schit is coming to roost sooner then later.

Trent Dilfer was on the radio today and he commented how well the Packers played despite of the huge talent imbalance between SF and the Packers.  Said Rodgers started slow, but played pretty well too considering how many good player the 49ers have on defense.

I was actually over it Sunday night already

Ticked that they blew some opportunities to steal the game and I thought overall they played pretty well but the game was their season in a nutshell.   Too many injuries, questionable play calling at times, D couldn't stop teams when it mattered, etc. 

The homer in me basically feels that it took a small miracle for this team to make the playoffs in the first place so while I was disappointed they lost it's not the same feeling I had after other playoff losses because right now SF is a better team.  I think GB may have closed the gap somewhat and it would have been interesting to see these teams face off at full strength but it is what it is

I've already switched gears to college basketball.    

I was over it Sunday night too. Doesn't mean it sucks any less.

No Jolly, No CM3, No Sam Shields. I believe that's the difference in the game.

Disagree SF is a "better team". Unless you equate winning on a last second FG to being a "better team". If so, I guess the Vikings were the better team in week #17 last year.

Not happy about 4 straight losses to these guys either, however, before the game I believed the winner of this game was going to the NFC Championship game. Let's see if the Niners are emotionally drained vs. Carolina like they were weeks #2 & #3 after the beating the Packers week #1.

I trace the loss directly to going three and out on the first three offensive possessions. GB gave the game away and MM and AR need to sit down and figure out why that disastrous start to the game occurred. The better coach and QB in the game that afternoon were on the SF sideline.

....Our defense played over their heads to keep us in the game. Again look at the team we fielded Sunday & tell me who would start for SF? Williams is the ONLY defensive player. On offense Sitton, Nelson, & AR....maybe Lacey, but Gore & Kaeperneck are probably a wash with our 2. So they are not better than us, even though individually they are better at approximately 18 of the 22 starting positions? We over achieved to be in a position to win the game (anytime you don't commit any turnovers you should be in the game) 

Defense played over their heads? No, they actually played good a game, which they did early in the year too. Guess we forget that game vs. the Super Bowl Champs.

Where was the Packer offense on Sunday? Missing Bulaga & Finley...that's it. Very disappointed in the offense. Jones needed to make those catches. Hyde needed to catch that INT. That's the difference between winning & losing in the NFL.

They aren't better at "18 of 22 positions". Your statement is ridiculous. Our difference makers weren't playing on defense, they were injured. That's the difference in the game.

The Packers had plenty of opportunity to win, they didn't get the job done. Had Hyde picked it off & ran back for 6 & we advance are the Packers the "better team at 18 of 22 positions." All of a sudden? Or are we just lucky.

It's a football game. Yeah the Niners won....with a last second FG. That makes them the better team on Sunday. They didn't blow us out & win by 4 TD's. Stop acting like the Packers are some Canadian league football team & the Niners are now the 70's Steelers. It's a lot closer than you're portraying.

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It's a football game. Yeah the Niners won....with a last second FG. That makes them the better team on Sunday.

Right on B. Hairball,KP,Gore etc can say what they want but the reality is that SF was damn lucky to leave GB with a win and they know it.

Agree, Boris. I'm tired of hearing some say "wait until all the Niners want to get paid." What they're basically saying is, "The Niners will come back to the level of the Packers." I don't want that. I want the Packers to rise to the level of the Niners, provided they're that much better than we are, which I don't believe.

"but Gore & Kaeperneck are probably a wash with our 2.". Which two? Are you saying Biceps is = to Rodgers? I agree that the Niner's are better across the board on defense. But their offense has had the advantage of facing our defense.

He's not far off. The Packers greatest advantage is at the most important position - QB, but Lacy, Sitton and Cobb are the only other positions the Packers are simply better than the Niners at (though I'd also take Jordy over Crabtree, a healthy Matthews over Aldon Smith and maybe a healthy Tramon and Shields, I'm not a big fan of San Fran's corners).

GB mistakes in execution cost GB this game not SF being the "superior" team IMO. As shocking as it may seem, GBs defense was in position to make game changing plays but were just a half step away from making them. If the O makes just one or two first downs instead of three three and outs to start the game we see a different outcome.

Was it a case of SF playing a crappy game?  I don't think so.  I think it was GB who rose to the occasion and gave SF all they could handle and then some.

This team  has it's warts for sure but this game "should" be a real confidence buider for them moving forward  IMO...... maybe. LOL

Green Bay did catch an awfully big break with the officials "letting them play" when Shields went down. House was mugging receivers and none of the Packers corners shied away from "mixing it up" with San Fran's receievrs when matched up. It was nice to see a return to aggressiveness for Packers corners. Too bad the safeties failed to get the memo.

Don't entirely agree with this... SFO DBs were mugging the GB WRs too, and that happened early before Shields went down. Rodgers commented about no one being open early on their 2nd and 3rd possession of the game. I understand it probably helped House defend Crabtree, but it was a detriment to what GB does a lot, the timing routes that were disrupted because the DBs were doing all that grabbing out there.

As we know, Packer DB's did it as well, but anyway, I believe it was the second half where Rodgers threw a fairly long ball to Jordy in the middle of the field.  The defender blocked the ball but before doing so GRABBED NELSON'S RIGHT ARM AND PULLED IT.

No call.

That was some interesting no calls.

Granted, if they were called, the game may have been over before the end of the first half.

For sure it went both ways. It was a nice change of pace watching the refs let the players play for a change.

.. As I said "look at the team we fielded SUNDAY" You tell me what other 18 positions we had a better player at than SF did on Sunday. Would you take House, Jennings, & Burnett over SF's 3 best DB's? Hawk & Jones over Bowman & Willis? Raji / Pickett over Dorsey, McDonald, or Justin Smith? (if Raji played to his potential yes, but not the way he has played this year).  Perry / Mulumba over A. Smith / Brooks? Any of our olineman other than Sitton over any of their olineman? Quarless over Banks? We do have an advantage in the when in a 3 receiver set, Cobb over Patton, but Crabtree & Boldin are as good as Nelson & Jones. AR over Kaepernick Lacy / Gore is a wash. Even the position we are better at, they are still good. oline, dline, & LBers it isn't even close. So as I said, IMHO we were better at 3 positions on offense and maybe as good at 2 more but only 1 on defense on Sunday. 

SF DC Vic Fangio commented before the game that he saw a lot of quick passes from Rodgers & GB and he really wanted to take that away. Makes a lot of sense on a frigid windy day.  It  protects his weak back- end and allows his front 7 time to win vs GB OL.

I also think they "let them play" because of the weather. A slow game full of penalties and standing around wasn't in anybody's best interest.  I think Hochuli & Co came into the game thinking, "lets keep this thing moving and get the hell out of here"

Its also a nod to Ron Wolf's epiphany about small guys not being able to play in GB in December -January. At that point in the season, it becomes a lot more physical for the DBs and the little guys get out-muscled and out-jumped.

Situational football at its finest

It helped San Fran also but I'll take take it with Jordy's adjustments and Cobb's ellusiveness vs. a Boldin and guys like Crabtree and Davis with a distinct size advantage over the other-than-Tramon packer cover guys. 

While it was nice to see football/physical DB play, it being so out of whack from the regular season is wrong IMO. 

Hochuli & Co are pussies if they were looking for a quick out of the cold.

I feel fine today. I needed like 36-48 hours on this one. Horse ****.

Fire up the mock drafts...