I believe this is first noon game for the Packers this year.
Fu** that team.
Fu** their douchey ass fans.
Fu** their stapler stadium.
Fu** Favre and his traitor ass.
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Of course, this will create a QB controversy over a player who hasn't seen the field since 2015. And yes, I could see the Vikings starting him in a few weeks with more rust then the Tin Man..
Courtney Cronin ESPN Staff Writer
Sam Bradford re-aggravated the injury to his left knee in Week 5 and there is no word on the amount of time he could miss. Things get interesting for the Vikings quarterback situation after Week 6 when Teddy Bridgewater is eligible to come off the PUP list. If Bradford's injury doesn't keep him out that long, Minnesota could have two starting QBs going through practice.
“Ohhhhhh. I feel like I’m gonna’ poop!!!”
D Knee Green, Meathead Tice, Uncle Burnsie, the Love Boat, Mike Lynn, Straight Cash Homie, SB failures, piped in noise, collapsed roof, Brad Childress. Les Steckle......
I must confess I liked Jerry Burns....he was fun.
Flex schedule starts this week. Giants and Broncos are scheduled. You would think GB and Minny would be a better matchup.
Pikes Peak posted:D Knee Green, Meathead Tice, Uncle Burnsie, the Love Boat, Mike Lynn, Straight Cash Homie, SB failures, piped in noise, collapsed roof, Brad Childress. Les Steckle......
I must confess I liked Jerry Burns....he was fun.
But wait there is more! The Whizzanator, Staubach's hail Mary, Herschel Walker trade, not putting a draft pick in, and passing on Rodgers not once but TWICE.
And the last time they made the Super Bowl? The following happened in 1977
The first Commadore all in one computer is demonstrated
Apple incorporates as a company
Gerald Ford was still president at the time of the Super Bow. Yes Gerald Ford. There have been what 7 presidents since then?
Roots was on TV
The original Star Wars came out
Queen Elizabeth II celebrated 25 years on the throne
There is a max amount of games that you can be on prime time, I think it is 4 or 5, packers gotta to be close to that number. Probably a De-toliet game later maybe?
packerboi posted:Of course, this will create a QB controversy over a player who hasn't seen the field since 2015. And yes, I could see the Vikings starting him in a few weeks with more rust then the Tin Man..
Courtney Cronin ESPN Staff Writer
Sam Bradford re-aggravated the injury to his left knee in Week 5 and there is no word on the amount of time he could miss. Things get interesting for the Vikings quarterback situation after Week 6 when Teddy Bridgewater is eligible to come off the PUP list. If Bradford's injury doesn't keep him out that long, Minnesota could have two starting QBs going through practice.
It would be just like Minn to rush them both back and then lose them to injury in the same game.
Slobknocker posted:There is a max amount of games that you can be on prime time, I think it is 4 or 5, packers gotta to be close to that number. Probably a De-toliet game later maybe?
I guess it depends on where you live (local team?) and the flex.
In the PHX market I had to go to my Packer bar only twice last season and not at all so far this season.
The Heckler posted:Pikes Peak posted:D Knee Green, Meathead Tice, Uncle Burnsie, the Love Boat, Mike Lynn, Straight Cash Homie, SB failures, piped in noise, collapsed roof, Brad Childress. Les Steckle......
I must confess I liked Jerry Burns....he was fun.
But wait there is more! The Whizzanator, Staubach's hail Mary, Herschel Walker trade, not putting a draft pick in, and passing on Rodgers not once but TWICE.
And the last time they made the Super Bowl? The following happened in 1977
The first Commadore all in one computer is demonstrated
Apple incorporates as a company
Gerald Ford was still president at the time of the Super Bow. Yes Gerald Ford. There have been what 7 presidents since then?
Roots was on TV
The original Star Wars came out
Queen Elizabeth II celebrated 25 years on the throne
Not only that...the last time the Vikings won a Super Bowl....
Pigs could fly
Hell froze over
The Pope wasn't Catholic
Pi was a rational number
The sky was falling
etc etc etc
Pi isn't a rational numbe...
I see what you did there
I am cheering GB on all week and I am praying for a Viking rout. One of the real rectums at the local sports bar I sa huge Queens fan and I would love for Goldilocks to take his braids off about midway through the second qtr!
Bradford not ruled out for GB this week. Please put the gimp in:
Bradford looked uncomfortable from the opening play and was limping noticeably by the time he gave way to Keenum. Sugarman said Bradford "obviously aggravated" the knee at some point during the game and pushed back strongly on suggestions that Bradford was not healthy enough to play in the first place.
"We would never put a player on the field that we thought could not protect himself," Sugarman said. "... These issues are very difficult to manage and to treat. ... We were all on the same page with, 'Should Sam play or should Sam not play?'"
Sugarman said Bradford does not have ligament damage and is not dealing with a bone bruise "from a direct hit." He did not mention whether there are cartilage issues, but noted that that Bradford has had the ACL in that knee repaired twice in his career.
When pressed if there is a medical diagnosis beyond "wear and tear," Sugarman demurred.
"I'm just going to stay with that," he said.
I hope Bradford plays.
I can see the Vikings playing their guts out this week.
Hopefully Rodgers solves Zimmers defense. He always seems to have some issues with it.
Only thing that scares me about Minny is the pass rush. Griffin and Hunter might be the best combo we face all year, if they can be kept in check then Rodgers should cruise to a lot of points. I expect a heavy dose of running since MM and AR have a RB they have some degree of confidence in.
Brainwashed Boris posted:I hope Bradford plays.
I can see the Vikings playing their guts out this week.
Hopefully Rodgers solves Zimmers defense. He always seems to have some issues with it.
I feel the same way about Rodgers and I worry a little bit about them going on the road to play them. It would be the ultimate trap/let down game after beating the Cowboys.
I don't think this team gets caught in trap games like that. This is a pretty even keeled group. The only thing that holds them back in these games is health, if we're healthy then we will win.
Well, hopefully I can bring them some luck. I have to actually "work" on Sunday and take a busload of college students to the game. Oh darn.
Grave Digger posted:Only thing that scares me about Minny is the pass rush. Griffin and Hunter might be the best combo we face all year, if they can be kept in check then Rodgers should cruise to a lot of points. I expect a heavy dose of running since MM and AR have a RB they have some degree of confidence in.
Look for the minnesota pass rush to be offsides a lot. Whether it is called that way, is another matter. In the Bears game, the Gruden commented that Griffen is offsides a lot, so we'll see if the refs are going to do their jobs. vikings' safety,Trae Waynes, cannot cover anyone without holding them. We need to put pressure on whatever QB they limp onto the field. Keenan felt pressured a lot by Akim Hicks and Company and they nailed Bradford, in the end zone, for a safety. Minnesota even pulled an Aaron Rodgers when they hurried the snap while Da Bears had 12 men on the field. We need our DBs to cover their receivers like a blanket. Hopefully, our pass rush will stop their passing game behind the LOS. We need everyone on our O Line to cover their gaps and protect Rodgers on every play. Other than that, I say GO PACK, GO!
Chicago's defense resembled the "keystone cops" in the second half when they had special team players in at LBer., they had a lot of difficulty just getting lined up
I have enough respect for the Vikings defense that I certainly expect a tough game. That said, with no Dalvin Cook, and with their QB situation in flux, the Pack certainly has a good shot at this one.
The injury bug seems to have subsided a little bit for the Pack, let's just hope it doesn't rear its' ugly head on the Vikings turf that ended Dalvin Cook's season. That might be the bigger concern than getting a win or loss here... just get out of that craphole without anyone getting seriously hurt is a victory in its' own right.
CB Kevin King (concussion) ILB Joe Thomas (ankle), S Morgan Burnett (hamstring), OLB Ahmad Brooks (back) did not practice today. All of the offensive players did at least individual work
I think he did individual work last week also, so I think his availability Sunday is still very much up in the air
Gotta have Josh Jones spy McKinnon for 60 minutes. McKinnon was the leading reciever Monday night. Child detective Case Keenum is going to go a swing pass crazy to McKinnon again on Sunday.
They beat that & roll out, looking for crossing receiver, to death Monday night. Hopefully Diggs does not play. With King likely out, that would leave either Randall or Hawkins on him, with House covering Thielen
Found on the internet: Diggs had just one reception for four yards on four targets in Monday's win over Chicago as he struggled with a groin injury during the game.
Diggs left the game due to a groin injury and was being worked on by trainers for a long stretch of the game. He played 50 snaps on offense, compared to 68 for Adam Thielen, according to Pro Football Focus. He was able to finish the game on offense, so hopefully that indicates this is a minor issue.
Good story on the contribution so far from the draft class.
http://www.jsonline.com/story/...kie-class/106529064/
Looks like this has been an ongoing problem
As much as I love reveling in the repeated failures of the Minnesota Vikings, I'm mindful of two things:
1) They have one of the best defenses in the league and can rush and wreak havoc on a good, healthy offensive line; and
2) Our offensive line is not healthy.
Sure, Rodgers is a Wizard, but I still remember a few plays in Atlanta where our offensive line effectively let four guys get to Rodgers unabated (Help, please). I wouldn't go so far as to say the Vikings have a bounty out on Rodgers this weekend, but the Vikings have a bounty out on Rodgers this weekend.
Look the hell out: screen passes, quick dumps, runs up the middle to avoid the rushing corners. . . whatever you can do to not let him get touched. To win this game we need to win the turnover battle.
Jordy is listed as a back injury and all indications are he's good to go for Sunday.
As we did with the Cowboys, though I suspect the Vikes will be a stouter wall. It was to the point on that Jordy touchdown and a previous play action fake that the Cowboys really bit on the run...
Really do not like seeing the word "back" in any of those lines.
Brooks situation is crazy. He’s never missed a lot of time during his career. He’s missed nothing but time in GB.
Counterpoint. He’s old.
ilcuqui posted:TV maps are up at 506sports.com. Pack-Minn shown here in the reddish color. Announcers are Thom Brenneman and Troy Aikman.
Going to need a stream for the first time this regular season...
EDIT: just seeing bvan's separate thread on this, oops.
Week 6 and still haven't had to stream or go to the book here in Vegas. Little worried about next week vs N.O. Then week 7 is Monday Night.
Monty a full participant? Didn't expect that so soon, will be interested to see how MM splits the workload up.
I'm looking forward to the bar.
Been feeling guilty about my lack of support.
(screwed by the Cards late game)
BrainDed posted:Monty a full participant? Didn't expect that so soon, will be interested to see how MM splits the workload up.
I don't think it necessarily means he'll play on Sunday. It being a rib injury, he could be a full participant in practice, but still be held out of the game. (None of his teammates are going to pop him in the ribs.)
Right?
No reason to rush Ty back with the way Jones played on Sunday. Might be wise to just sit him through the bye to let the ribs heal completely.
Monty was a full participant because it was a non-padded, no contact practice.
Sit him. Keep guys fresh for the playoff run in December 
ChilliJon posted:Brooks situation is crazy. He’s never missed a lot of time during his career. He’s missed nothing but time in GB.
Counterpoint. He’s old.
Sure he is old but he is also in GB so that somehow will get land him on the injury report. As for the other injuries I have to wonder will Bakhtiari will ever be back soon?
Silverstein said that after talking to Lane Taylor he's pretty sure that Bakh will be back this week. Question is how rusty he'll be after the layoff against a pretty good Minnesota line.
Would be great to get Bakh back. Seems like Bulaga was not worse for the wear last week for Dallas. Would be great to have starting 5 OL actually play together - Vikes DL is no joke. Gotta protect the franchise.
Are we getting Biegel back this week or next week?
Did we get Josh Jones back? Burnett being out could be worrisome. I think they also will make a final call on King's concussion protocol on Saturday, correct?
Chris Tomasson @christomasson
Sam Bradford again misses practice. I can't see him playing Sunday. Again also out Stefon Diggs Nick Easton Andrew Sendejo Tom Johnson
Diggs doesn't look hopeful he'll play. That's a bigger loss then Bradford.
packerboi posted:Chris Tomasson @christomasson
Sam Bradford again misses practice. I can't see him playing Sunday. Again also out Stefon Diggs Nick Easton Andrew Sendejo Tom Johnson
Sendejo being out also is a blow. I think he's their centerfielder.
packerboi posted:Diggs doesn't look hopeful he'll play. That's a bigger loss then Bradford.
The way that Bradford played Monday, I want him to play....he'd be our best player.
Bradford literally looked like he had a look of shellshock on his face the other night. In some ways it looked like a concussion, but it may have been the look of a guy that has suffered so many injuries that he's almost ready to give up. I actually felt bad for him, he looked pretty frustrated.
What is perplexing to me is that he could not have looked that bad in practice for them to play him. How did the injury get so much worse on Monday night....he was off before he was even touched. My guess is that he aggrvated the injury in pre game & did not tell them.
An article the other day said how Zimmer is an old-time coach: "Are you hurt or are you injured? If you're only hurt, suck it up and get back out there!" The MRI was clean for any structural damage, so my guess is that they wanted Bradford to be only hurt, stuck him out there, and now they're suffering the consequences. Keenum, Diggs, Rudolph, and Cook (when he was out there) have kept the boat afloat, but barely. If Bradford can't go and Bridgewater is still not ready, it could be another 8-8 season at best.
Grave Digger posted:Are we getting Biegel back this week or next week?
IR rules are a bit funky.
There is a 3 week window after he begins practicing to get activated or go back to IR for the rest of the year. He can begin practicing after week 6 and be activated after week 8. If I understand the rules correctly, this is the quickest a player can get activated from the IR.
The Packers....who knows what they will do?
Since our bye is scheduled for week 8, and the players typically have that week off, I'll predict he won't get activated until week 9 at the earliest. Assuming, of course, he is cleared, and no other injuries have happened at LB.
This also brings up the question who may be released to make room on the roster. Brooks to IR? Or releasing a fringe player (Pipkins)?
Timmy, he's on the PUP not IR, but otherwise your statement is true. After practicing for three weeks whenever that time starts after 6 weeks on the PUP, then the team can activate him or place him on IR. IF I understand it correctly.
Edit: assuming you were talking about Biegal, the all American hound dog.
Can't say I would miss Diggs being out, Capers makes him look like Randy Moss.
DurangoDoug posted:Timmy, he's on the PUP not IR,....
D'oh!
So it’s after this week when Biegel can be activated, is that what I’m hearing?
Then there's the Reserve/Physically Unable to Perform List, which is also used for the regular season. If by the end of the preseason, a player isn't medically cleared, he can be transferred to the Reserve/PUP, which prevents that player from playing and practicing during the first six weeks of the season.
The good news is PUP allows teams to apply roster exemptions while keeping their players under contract with the ability to play later in the season, which is why most teams apply PUP at the start of training camp for any injured players. If an injured player isn’t placed on PUP at the beginning of the year, a roster spot must be used on him, or he must be placed on IR. Once someone is activated from PUP onto the active roster, the team will have to make a corresponding move by releasing/waiving someone to open a spot.
By rule, players on Reserve/PUP are excluded from practicing and playing during the first six weeks of the regular season. They're allowed to do conditioning work with the trainers -- similar to what they did during training camp on the Active/PUP list.
After six weeks are in the books, teams have another six week window for that player to begin practicing. If they're unable to practice when this window expires, they remain on the PUP list for the rest of the season. Once they do practice, teams have 21 days to make a decision:
Great tweet by Adam Schefter: No practice again today for Vikings QB Sam Bradford; looks like Case Keenum vs Vikings on Sunday.
Who exactly is Keenum playing for or maybe it's against.
El-Belichick-Landry posted:Can't say I would miss Diggs being out, Capers makes him look like Randy Moss.
take this as far as you can trust a player's own injury evaluation, but Diggs said on the radio yesterday he'd be playing this Sunday. but I hear what you're saying.
ammo posted:Great tweet by Adam Schefter: No practice again today for Vikings QB Sam Bradford; looks like Case Keenum vs Vikings on Sunday.
Who exactly is Keenum playing for or maybe it's against.
https://min.247sports.com/Bolt...n-Thursday-108799664
Maybe Keenum won't be playing....
I think the biggest offensive threat to the Packers Defense will be the queens' TE, Rudolph. He is their underneath the coverage go to guy. The queens will send everyone deep and that opens up the entire field for Rudolph. Rudolph is hard to bring down as our DBs can attest to. No matter what QB the queens put on the field, we have to make sure he is pressured every series. I am hoping the Packers do not take the queens lightly. This is the big border battle, for them, and even though Chicago is our long time, traditional rival, the queens are wanting to get added to the great rivalry conversation. I think they want that kind of respect more than they want a Championship and based on their trophy case, I may be proven right on this.
I think the biggest offensive threat to the Packers defense is the health of the Packers defense.
Burnett, King, House, Brooks, Thomas all on the injury report. All have contributed at some point during the first 5 weeks.
Not having King almost evens out with Diggs' absence. Can our secondary handle Thielen and Rudolph? You would think so but we've seen too many examples of why they may not.
The biggest offensive threat to GB may be MIN's D. Can't let them create turnovers or keep field position in their favor. Both will help their O more than their O will help themselves.
Put it this way.
Rudolph & Thielen are my "best bets" on Daily Fantasy this week
YATittle posted:Diggs and Bradford ruled OUT.
So is starting guard Nick Easton. A bad OL is even worse now.
Swing pass. Swing pass. Run. Swing pass. Swing pass. Thielen out. Swing pass. Run. Swing pass. Run. Swing pass. Swing pass. Run. Swing pass. Swing pass.
Vikings first 15 play script.
Did Zimmer leave that on a napkin at Denny's?
I know he's a Viking, but this is a good read about a good guy who's an underdog, the kind usually signed by the Packers.
https://www.theplayerstribune....dam-thielen-vikings/
ChilliJon posted:Swing pass. Swing pass. Run. Swing pass. Swing pass. Thielen out. Swing pass. Run. Swing pass. Run. Swing pass. Swing pass. Run. Swing pass. Swing pass.
Vikings first 15 play script.
I think it will feature a heavier dose of "throw to one of the guys that are being covered by either Rollins or Randall" if Dom plays man to man or "flood Randall's zone and wait for Randall to screw up in his zone assignment" if Dom plays zone.
Not worried about Randall. Lots of talent there. Kentrall will have to play the Burnett role, and Hawkins needs to step in and up for King.
Having Daniels back is huge.
I think the Packers score 30+ on MIN.
Not enough there for the Queen offense to keep up. Packer offense avoids self-destructing with mistakes and they'll be fine.
The Vikes are scoring <20 points per game through 5 games.
The Vikes preferred QB starter is out.
The Vikes dynamic starting rookie RB is out.
The Vikes best WR, who put up >200 yards against the Pack in Minny last season, is out.
The Vikes starting, mediocre G is out.
No way Dom's D gives up 20 points on Sunday. No way.
Brainwashed Boris posted:Did Zimmer leave that on a napkin at Denny's?
He tried. Actually wrote it on the table. Eyesight and all.
Viking hate is starting to ratchet up today. Of course I expect victory. More importantly I want Aaron to get deeply acquainted with play clock locations, sight lines, turf conditions, lighting, the smell of dead fowl.
Going to be back there in three months. Time to plan.
I have always been damn tight with the queens' hate ratchet.
ChilliJon posted:Brainwashed Boris posted:Did Zimmer leave that on a napkin at Denny's?
He tried. Actually wrote it on the table. Eyesight and all.
I thought he died a few years back?? What was Zim doing over there??