It's Texans Week!

#Packers Wednesday practice:
No Elgton Jenkins, Devonte Wyatt or Colby Wooden.
Saw Wyatt (ankle) was moving around and exercising on the sidelines.

The remaining players are on the field, including new kicker Brandon McManus and Dontayvion Wicks (shoulder). pic.twitter.com/PMVD9EiQO1

— Dominique Yates (@RealDYates) October 16, 2024

Packers practicing in their new white helmets that they’ll wear on Sunday.

Elgton Jenkins, Devonte Wyatt and Colby Wooden the only ones not practicing. pic.twitter.com/80deQX5CHA

— Matt Schneidman (@mattschneidman) October 16, 2024

@packerboi posted:

Along with the other DT that is now suspended for the Texans, they may be pretty thin at this position. MLF might be thinking RTFB! more and more for this game.

Also would keep CJ Stroud on the sideline.

Of note for Sunday. https://t.co/mhrdGhXk8b

— Andy Herman (@AndyHermanNFL) October 16, 2024

#Texans wide receiver Robert Woods (foot) didn't practice @KPRC2 https://t.co/7t6RMlK5NA

— Aaron Wilson (@AaronWilson_NFL) October 16, 2024

Also going to be missing two starters in the secondary

@AaronWilson_NFL:  Sources: Texans rookie corner Kamari Lassiter (scapula fracture) expected to be out a few more games, Jimmie Ward (groin) to miss Packers game

The #Packers featured alumni this week are Jerry Kramer and James Lofton.

— Rob Reischel (@robreischel) October 16, 2024

@Boris posted:

Place in Suamico. Rodgers loved this place

https://chivesdining.com/

Good luck getting in! Probably needed to book it a few weeks ago

This is so wrong.

LaFleur said that he expects Brandon McManus to be able to make his kicks and that's the bottom line. He said it's a challenge for him to get used to the operation. But he said it's the NFL and there's an expectation he'll be ready on Sunday.

— Tom Silverstein (@TomSilverstein) October 16, 2024

LaFleur said he and Gutekunst came to the conclusion together that they were comfortable with adding McManus, despite the sexual assault civil suit filed against him. The NFL cleared McManus of violating it's personal conduct policy and shared information with the Packers.

— Tom Silverstein (@TomSilverstein) October 16, 2024

Brandon McManus said the civil lawsuit involving him has been resolved. More from the new Packers kicker in a bit.

— Matt Schneidman (@mattschneidman) October 16, 2024

Fresh legs for November? Sounds good to me.

Rookie RB MarShawn Lloyd is eligible to return to practice off IR as of today, but he isn’t practicing yet.

LaFleur: “I think he’s getting closer.”

Next week?

“We’ll see.”

— Matt Schneidman (@mattschneidman) October 16, 2024

If McManchild fails, it's the fucking longsnapper. Dude is an experienced veteran who prior to his "personal issues" was going to make $4M a year from the Commandants.

Not a fan of Twatty LaFleur...sometimes he comes across as annoyed by the questions about injuries and availability.

You have the softest of softball media in all of pro sports. They are just doing their job. Don't act like a petulant child with them.

When he acts like an adult, I kind of like him.

@Chongo posted:

Not a fan of Twatty LaFleur...sometimes he comes across as annoyed by the questions about injuries and availability.

You have the softest of softball media in all of pro sports. They are just doing their job. Don't act like a petulant child with them.

When he acts like an adult, I kind of like him.

Agree. The “gamesmanship” thing of keeping your opponent from wondering what players won’t or will play is also bullshit. It’s stupid thinking that somehow you will catch them off guard.

Texans already announced 2 starting CBs are out for Sunday

@Chongo posted:

Not a fan of Twatty LaFleur...sometimes he comes across as annoyed by the questions about injuries and availability.

MLF doesn't really have a poker face, and a lot of times when he gets annoyed with the media it's because something is actually going on behind the scenes.

@RochNyFan posted:

First two trips to Lambeau were the weeks immediately following Rodgers' broken collarbones.  Travel, hotel and tix were all booked way in advance, so I was SOL.

I sympathize and empathize.

I've written before about taking Mrs. Timmy's parents to their first ever Braves game at Fulton County Stadium. Advance tickets purchased, post-game dinner plans, etc.
Long story short, they wound up clinching their division the day before, and none of the starters played. Weather turned cold and windy, and nobody had any fun.
The rest of the day/evening devolved to a flaming sack of crap from there.
It's something we laugh about today, but it was miserable then.

@packerboi posted:

Fresh legs for November? Sounds good to me.

Rookie RB MarShawn Lloyd is eligible to return to practice off IR as of today, but he isn’t practicing yet.

LaFleur: “I think he’s getting closer.”

Next week?

“We’ll see.”

— Matt Schneidman (@mattschneidman) October 16, 2024

I also wonder if Ford is ready for activation.
He's 14 days (as of today) into the 21-day window.
And with Wyatt and possibly Wooden nicked up, it might hasten the process.

@D J posted:

This is so wrong.

Neat.

@packerboi posted:

...
Elgton Jenkins, Devonte Wyatt and Colby Wooden the only ones not practicing.

— Matt Schneidman (@mattschneidman) October 16, 2024

Wednesday has been what used to be called a "veteran's rest" day for Jenkins, and he hasn't had an availability problem, so I'm not concerned about him.

Wyatt hasn't practiced for 2-3 weeks, and no reports of him being ready to return.

No idea what's up with Wooden. I don't recall him getting hurt or having to leave the game last Sunday, although I don't think he had a lot of snaps.

Good stuff. Got a bottle in the freezer and one warming up in the bullpen

pretentious

@Iowacheese posted:

pretentious

Nonsense. It’s the Budweiser of Scotland.

@titmfatied posted:

Not that it matters, but Love answers a lot of questions starting with "Yeah, no."

@Brak posted:

Not that it matters, but Love answers a lot of questions starting with "Yeah, no."

At least it's not "like I said." Drives me crazy.

On paper, both Green Bay's (3) and Houston's (5) offenses are fairly evenly matched, with the exception of the Packers having the league's #2 ranked rushing offense (167.2 yds/game)!
Houston's rush is decent, ranked 13th at 119 yds/game, but not particularly outstanding.

They're much better passing the ball, ranked 4th, but they have allowed twice as many sacks (17) that the Packers (8). TO's are fairly even.

In spite of that, they're not scoring a lot of points (24 ppg avg., ranked 12th.
Packers are ranked 5th, with a 27 ppg avg.


Defensively, the Texans are ranked much better (8th overall) than the Packers (21st), but that is because their pass defense (5th) is much better than Green Bay (27th). With INTs factored in, the Packers make up a lot of ground with 9 compared to Houston's 5.
Sacks are fairly close with the Texans averaging a whisker over 3 per game, and the Pack averaging 2.75.

Both teams are fairly mediocre defending the rush.
The Packers are slightly better, ranked 12th at 110 yds/game avg., Houston is 15th with a 114 yds/game avg.

Ditto for scoring defense.
Packers are 13th, allowing slightly over 20 ppg avg., Houston is 17th with a 22.5 ppg avg.


I think these trends tend to be the set-up for the game.
Pound the hole early and often, and set up play action based on that.
Keep Stroud confined to the pocket so he can't escape to extend plays. It'd be a good game for the DL to repeat their performance vs the Titans.
Win the TO battle.
Play smart. No stupid, dick-stepping, drive-killing penalties.

Hush puppies and grits are gross and for you loser Confederates.   Yankees eats potato pancakes with sour cream or apple sauce.

Keep your mushy ass catfish and slimly yet somehow tasteless porridge out of here.

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@titmfatied posted:

Wayne and Larry again!

@lovepack posted:

At least it's not "like I said." Drives me crazy.

I think these press conferences would go better if they just kept to canned responses. Examples:

1. Yeah, no, like I said, we're taking it day by day.

2. Yeah, no, like I said, we'll need to review the tape (more).

3. Yeah, no, like I said, we can only play the guys lined up against us.

4. Yeah, no, like I said, some refs in this league are older than others.

@BrainDed posted:

Hush puppies and grits are gross and for you loser Confederates.   Yankees eats potato pancakes with sour cream or apple sauce.

Keep your mushy ass catfish and slimly yet somehow tasteless porridge out of here.

very rare do I eat catfish unless it is farm raised. I don't like my fish to taste like fish if that makes sense. But I love me some white perch, grouper or mahi. dipping a bite that over my buttered grits is heaven. There is a reason Fish and Grits are a famous plate around the country. Maybe you can show me a famous plate called Fish and Potato Pancakes or Fish with Apple Sauce.  I don't see apple sauce around here at all unless it is being eaten by 3 year olds or 93 year olds.

This game feels like prime opportunity to take advantage of Houston's aggressive D...they over run a lot of plays. I am thinking they are ripe for jet sweeps to Reed to set up a fake then throw to a waiting RB or Tucker Kraft on the other side for a big screen play.

@titmfatied posted:

Update:

Devonte Wyatt the only player not practicing today. Elgton Jenkins and Colby Wooden are back and Dontayvion Wicks is practicing again. pic.twitter.com/kIAb0IeeFg

— Bill Huber (@BillHuberNFL) October 17, 2024

@titmfatied posted:

Is that green blob in MN giving the WI the middle finger?

@Floridarob posted:

very rare do I eat catfish unless it is farm raised. I don't like my fish to taste like fish if that makes sense. But I love me some white perch, grouper or mahi. dipping a bite that over my buttered grits is heaven.

@Iowacheese posted:

Good stuff. Got a bottle in the freezer and one warming up in the bullpen

Found this in the Duty Free store at the airport in the Azores

@Timmy! posted:

On paper, both Green Bay's (3) and Houston's (5) offenses are fairly evenly matched, with the exception of the Packers having the league's #2 ranked rushing offense (167.2 yds/game)!
Houston's rush is decent, ranked 13th at 119 yds/game, but not particularly outstanding.

They're much better passing the ball, ranked 4th, but they have allowed twice as many sacks (17) that the Packers (8). TO's are fairly even.

In spite of that, they're not scoring a lot of points (24 ppg avg., ranked 12th.
Packers are ranked 5th, with a 27 ppg avg.


Defensively, the Texans are ranked much better (8th overall) than the Packers (21st), but that is because their pass defense (5th) is much better than Green Bay (27th). With INTs factored in, the Packers make up a lot of ground with 9 compared to Houston's 5.
Sacks are fairly close with the Texans averaging a whisker over 3 per game, and the Pack averaging 2.75.

Both teams are fairly mediocre defending the rush.
The Packers are slightly better, ranked 12th at 110 yds/game avg., Houston is 15th with a 114 yds/game avg.

Ditto for scoring defense.
Packers are 13th, allowing slightly over 20 ppg avg., Houston is 17th with a 22.5 ppg avg.


I think these trends tend to be the set-up for the game.
Pound the hole early and often, and set up play action based on that.
Keep Stroud confined to the pocket so he can't escape to extend plays. It'd be a good game for the DL to repeat their performance vs the Titans.
Win the TO battle.
Play smart. No stupid, dick-stepping, drive-killing penalties.

and just tackle PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE.  

I’m saying, with the Packers all in white…….a blizzard….. Texans 27  -  GBP  35.    ♥️ 💚 💛

Green Bay does the impossible by winning the game with a score of one to nothing.

Not impossible.  If HOU forfeits, I believe the score would be recorded as 1-0.

@BrainDed posted:

Hush puppies and grits are gross and for you loser Confederates.   Yankees eats potato pancakes with sour cream or apple sauce.

Keep your mushy ass catfish and slimly yet somehow tasteless porridge out of here.

Whe' I come frum, boy, we done call it po-lenta.