@Blair Kiel posted:Reminder: Seattle NFC CHAMPIONSHIP game. Packers lead 16-0 at end of 3rd quarter. Mrs. Kiel turns to me and asks “Did you check airfares to Milwaukee?” (To watch game with my elderly father) …. I looked at her with the horror that I knew was about to unfold .
Hubris .
I love hubris, especially with the pita bread.
Destroying the Bears is going to be a cinch…until it’s not. Meanwhile elsewhere in the NFC North:
But clearly Bojorquez has been draining the life force from Crosby.
There’s so many, it’s kind of hard to pick which Packers’ win over the Bears was my favorite.
From a pure elation standpoint, #1 for me personally was that “Instant Replay” game in 1989. The Bears had absolutely owned the Packers from ‘85 - ‘88. I watched that ‘89 game in my college dorm lounge with a fun combo of likable Bears fans and Packers’ fans. That TD pass by Majkowski that was at first ruled a penalty but then ruled a TD was just a fantastic couple of moments. When he threw that TD, I think I jumped almost as high as Pat Connaughton I was so happy.
Certainly the most important win was the NFC title win over the Bears in January 2011. I felt almost more relieved than elated, as I just feared the Pack would blow it. I think I was too emotionally spent from the awesomeness of the Falcons game the week before which was the most enjoyable Packers win I have ever seen.
@Blair Kiel posted:Mom says, “Go fuck yourself”
Disrespectful.
@fightphoe93 posted:From a pure elation standpoint, #1 for me personally was that “Instant Replay” game in 1989. The Bears had absolutely owned the Packers from ‘85 - ‘88. I watched that ‘89 game in my college dorm lounge with a fun combo of likable Bears fans and Packers’ fans. That TD pass by Majkowski that was at first ruled a penalty but then ruled a TD was just a fantastic couple of moments. When he threw that TD, I think I jumped almost as high as Pat Connaughton I was so happy.
I think the Frig phenomenon was the culmination of 2 decades worth of embarrassing Packer teams. The way Ditka and media in tandem rubbed salt in that wound will forever be a reminder how bad it got for this organization. I'm partial to the MNF game where Bert ran one in from 40-50 yards. But the way the Pack have dominated in the overall series to not only catch CHI but now add to the lead is the most gratifying to me. The 4/12 eras will be special always for that feat alone.
Wood's really good piece on Bojo is here and it's not behind a paywall. Difficult to make a SB run with Scott as your punter and credit to Gutey for acknowledging and fixing his mistake.
@fightphoe93 posted:There’s so many, it’s kind of hard to pick which Packers’ win over the Bears was my favorite.
From a pure elation standpoint, #1 for me personally was that “Instant Replay” game in 1989. The Bears had absolutely owned the Packers from ‘85 - ‘88. I watched that ‘89 game in my college dorm lounge with a fun combo of likable Bears fans and Packers’ fans. That TD pass by Majkowski that was at first ruled a penalty but then ruled a TD was just a fantastic couple of moments. When he threw that TD, I think I jumped almost as high as Pat Connaughton I was so happy.
Certainly the most important win was the NFC title win over the Bears in January 2011. I felt almost more relieved than elated, as I just feared the Pack would blow it. I think I was too emotionally spent from the awesomeness of the Falcons game the week before which was the most enjoyable Packers win I have ever seen.
Any win over the Bores is a great memory.
My favorites are in no particular order
The Chester Marcol game
The 89 game
The MNF game at Chicago in the monsoon when the Pack spoiled the Butkus ceremony
NFC Championship. It was so sweet beating them there and spoiling the FIBS hopes and dreams
@michiganjoe posted:Wood's really good piece on Bojo is here and it's not behind a paywall. Difficult to make a SB run with Scott as your punter and credit to Gutey for acknowledging and fixing his mistake.
Most pay walls are auto-generated by the number of impressions a link/website receives to maximize revenue. Which is why this is now paywalled.
Delete your cookies for the site and it'll work.
Edit: That's not accurate; it's my extension that bypasses many paywalls that's responsible.
@michiganjoe posted:Wood's really good piece on Bojo is here and it's not behind a paywall. Difficult to make a SB run with Scott as your punter and credit to Gutey for acknowledging and fixing his mistake.
Here's me giving proper credit to the good things Gunt has done. This is one.
My guess is Opie will never kick in the NFL again (just like his predecessor Vogel).
@michiganjoe posted:My guess is Opie will never kick in the NFL again (just like his predecessor Vogel).
A former student of mine, Colton Schmidt, punted for the Bills for 3-4 years before Bojo beat him out. He's not been back in the league since. It's a tough business when there are only 32 jobs in the whole country for your specialty.
Not good.
@ByRyanWood: Matt LaFleur says Randall Cobb "is going to be out for awhile. He had a pretty significant injury." A tough break for #Packers as Cobb was coming off his best half all season.
@TomSilverstein: Sounds like WR Randall Cobb will be out for a number of weeks after suffering "a pretty significant injury." LaFleur didn't say it, but it could be one of those core muscle injuries that some of other WRs such as Allen Lazard had. Generally requires surgery if that's the case.
#TBT: Bart Starr's final game-winning drive came against the Bears on Nov. 15, 1970#CHIvsGB | #GoPackGo pic.twitter.com/xX5rLsA2vm
— Green Bay Packers (@packers) December 9, 2021
Biggest issue with the return of Cobb was always his durability. Hopefully he'll be back for the playoff run.
@ilcuqui posted:Not good.
@ByRyanWood: Matt LaFleur says Randall Cobb "is going to be out for awhile. He had a pretty significant injury." A tough break for #Packers as Cobb was coming off his best half all season.
Time we see what all the fuss was about when they drafted AmRod.
Amari has to get going. It's time.
MLF already tempering expectations for Amari Rodgers.
LaFleur said that he will spread the slot snaps that Cobb fills with a combination of players, including Davante Adams and Allen Lazard. Said Amari Rodgers may get more snaps but made it clear he's still a rookie and needs to continue developing.
— Tom Silverstein (@TomSilverstein) December 9, 2021
Amari, another FO FU.
Matt LaFleur said today that Jaire not wearing a helmet had nothing to do with easing him back in. Rather, he had an issue with his helmet.
— Rob Demovsky (@RobDemovsky) December 9, 2021
"He hasn't put it on in a while," LaFleur said. https://t.co/moe7VWG0mr
@michiganjoe posted:MLF already tempering expectations for Amari Rodgers.
LaFleur said that he will spread the slot snaps that Cobb fills with a combination of players, including Davante Adams and Allen Lazard. Said Amari Rodgers may get more snaps but made it clear he's still a rookie and needs to continue developing.
— Tom Silverstein (@TomSilverstein) December 9, 2021
Translation:
The NFL game is way too much for him right now.
@michiganjoe posted:MLF already tempering expectations for Amari Rodgers.
LaFleur said that he will spread the slot snaps that Cobb fills with a combination of players, including Davante Adams and Allen Lazard. Said Amari Rodgers may get more snaps but made it clear he's still a rookie and needs to continue developing.
— Tom Silverstein (@TomSilverstein) December 9, 2021
You have to think he's either in 12's dog house (less likely) or MLF/Hackett's (more likely).
You just sense they don't trust him. And that could be him not studying the tape enough or just not knowing the offense. That was apparently MVS' issue as well his early years. Then he buckled down and got it together. Hoping #8 does the same.
if that's the case, MVS should sit him down and have a chat.
No time like now for that.
Buckle down, study the book, pay attention and CTFB.
@michiganjoe posted:MLF already tempering expectations for Amari Rodgers.
Amari has done a fine job of that on his own.
Time for #19
Cobb has had some killer games against the Bores. I’m guessing with him out we need a big game from MVS. This may be the week to put him in my fantasy lineup.
ESB has been stepping up, I expect to see him get the snaps over Rodgers.
Adams
MVS
Lazard
ESB
Rodgers
I think I'd put ESB ahead of Lazard unfortunately. Not sure what what lit the fire but ESB is playing fast and confident all of sudden. I think he's going to be more and more of a legit target in the home stretch.
@packerboi posted:You have to think he's either in 12's dog house (less likely) or MLF/Hackett's (more likely).
You just sense they don't trust him. And that could be him not studying the tape enough or just not knowing the offense. That was apparently MVS' issue as well his early years. Then he buckled down and got it together. Hoping #8 does the same.
Green Bay social scene has that effect on young players. Lots of temptations out there . Tons of distractions.
@Henry posted:I think I'd put ESB ahead of Lazard unfortunately. Not sure what what lit the fire but ESB is playing fast and confident all of sudden. I think he's going to be more and more of a legit target in the home stretch.
Personally I think he was gunshy after his injuries (first the elbow then the knee). He was playing scared. Then getting cut and signed to the practice squad probably caused him to re-evaluate his priorities.
Got his chance, went for it, took some hits, didn't die. Problem solved. Like you said, fast and confident.
@Tavis Smiley posted:Green Bay social scene has that effect on young players. Lots of temptations out there . Tons of distractions.
I mean, the walleye run on Winnebago alone!
@Tavis Smiley posted:Green Bay social scene has that effect on young players. Lots of temptations out there . Tons of distractions.
James Lofton managed to get in some trouble at the Top Shelf.
I read somewhere there were a lot of hot tubs in GB.
@packerboi posted:You have to think he's either in 12's dog house (less likely) or MLF/Hackett's (more likely).
You just sense they don't trust him. And that could be him not studying the tape enough or just not knowing the offense. That was apparently MVS' issue as well his early years. Then he buckled down and got it together. Hoping #8 does the same.
A few weeks back, the Packers called a screen play to Amari Rodgers on the left side of the formation. AR12 threw what looked like an inaccurate pass and the color analyst (I believe it was Aikman) went into a long discussion about how Amari Rodgers ran the route incorrectly and AR12 had thrown the ball where the offensive scheme was designed for it to be. Aikman said that Amari Rodgers was a young player who hadn't gotten used to doing things as rigorously as they needed to be done in the offense. While I'm sure Aikman was right, there was no way he could have known that unless he'd have been tipped off to it in the pre-game meetings with either AR12 or MLF. When you are at Clemson and blowing everyone out in 11 of your 14 games, you don't have to be too worried about running a sharp route. When you are in the NFL and the play call requires you to run parallel 3 yards behind the LOS so Rodgers can slightly lead you to the LOS and you can immediately see the blocking on a WR screen, that means you can't run the route 3 yards different from that even if it is still open.
I thought that same thing when it happened, and am just a tad surprised that Cobb hasn't talked some sense into Amari.
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