Last call for Panther game predictions

Green Bay 31 V Caroina 21

Another close one, and not sure how many of these type games can I handle..... I'm saying GB 28 - CAR 21.   Hopefully it won't come down to the last 12 seconds again.  Whew.....       

Dom claims the struggles with the read-option the team had in Miami will be cleaned up when Cam comes to town. I'll need to see that with my own eyes before I believe it. Packers win because of AR.

Packers 31

Panthers 24

That must mean Brad Jones will NOT be playing. :-)

Watching other NFL games, defending the read option isn't a Packer specific issue. It's kind of a league wide issue. Russell Wilson torched the Redskins and the Cowboys back to back weeks running the read option. Kaep uses it every week. So does Scam. 

For whatever reason NFL defenses are having a tough time stopping it. 

This week won't be close. 38-17 Packers. 

http://www.packers.com/media-c...2a-8da8-0bb99bed7e4a

There's Tannehill's 40 yard run. Looks to me like it's more of a Clay Matthews issue. Regardless, they need to get it cleaned up by Sunday.

They seemed to have it figured out vs. SF last January.  CK ripped off a couple first down runs late but for most of the game our D seemed to have it snuffed out.  Now all of a sudden we've forgotten how to do that?

Tannehill had 62 yards rushing this year before that 40 yard scamper. To put that into perspective AR almost never runs but he has 70 yards rushing this year.

I kind of understand letting Tannehill get outside on a read option when the absolute last thing anyone expects is for Tannehill to try and get outside on a read option. Chalk it up as a great call at the right time. It happens. Probably explains why Miami never tried to go back to that well either. 

Was a very good fake to Moreno as the entire front 7 went with the fake.

I know this will come off as an excuse for Mathews, but maybe he bites on that inside fake all of the time is because he knows how soft the middle has been and feels he is the one that has to make the play. He just has to maintain outside integrity and trust the guys in the middle to make the play if it's handed off.

Packers are in a 3-4 with a single high safety 3 WR to the left and 3 DB's with them, one on one with the WR on the right.    

It's Clays job to contain, he failed.   This isn't a scheme problem or the fault of some mysterious DB who was suppose to fill.  

Cam isn't nearly the threat to run Tannenhill was, so that shouldn't be a problem

Panthers are a better team than NY or Miami who gave us fits. 

we cannot get dominated at the LoS and expect to win. 

Rodgers has to get the ball out quick and use the rbs in the passing game. 

I'm afraid of the defensive match up. do we have the personnel to stop their running game? get to Cam? cover Kelvin Benjamin and Greg Olsen ? 

seems like deangelo Williams and Stewart will both be out. that helps but cam ran for 107 and was never sacked against a string Cincy D

I think we squeak another one out after a slow start. . Cobb, Crosby and Lacy have good games. Panthers with critical turnovers. 

since I'm flying in for the game, we win 30-24

maybe OT 

Joebu continuity demands stay with the hot hand:

Pack   34

Kittens 2

Panthers just released DJ Smith. I always thought he'd have a little better career than he's had. 

How has Carolina done historically coming off of a tie?

Last Sunday was their first in franchise history.

Damn..can't use that then.... :-)

The Panthers have had 4 years where they had either an 11-5 or 12-4 record.  All of them were followed by a 7-9 or 8-8 record.  

Since last year was 12-4, they should be flat again this year.  They gave some big points, even to Pittsburgh. 

Pack wins 30-21

Another read-option type matchup concerns me. 

Watched replay of Dolphins game last night. Just can't believe how bad Brad Jones is right now. That missed tackle in the flat was something out of high school ball.

The missed tackle was a by-product of his inability to get outside fast enough. He read that screen perfectly, still couldn't get outside quick enough to make the play. That's when you know you have a huge liability in the middle. 

Worried about containing Cam as well and I will add Olsen to that list too   This looks like a tough matchup for the D as Carolina's strengths on O can expose our weakness. (Running QB and MLB coverage)

It's nice that we get Lattimore back and this game will provide a good sample to see what he is capable of.    My hope is that Carolina gets cute and tries to take advantage of our injuries in the secondary instead of playing to their strengths.

Packers win in another squeaker.  27 - 23 Packers

It's still hard to shake our perceptions from last year even as we enter Week 7, but it might be time to legitimately see Carolina as a bad defense in their current state. They are 20th against the pass and 27th against the run. You have to feast on that at home and get Eddie/Jim back on track.

If Cam really is healing up, we have every right to be terrified of what he can do to a defense that still looks clueless against the read option. Both Benjamin and Olsen missed practice yesterday, and there's a chance at least Benejamin -their only legit WR - sits due to concussion. Either way, probably the best possible game to be down your top 2 CBs.

I like the Pack to move the ball, give up several big plays on D, but come out 27-20.

27-20 Packers. 

Bad weekend coming. Manchester City 7 Tottenham 0.

I only watch soccer for the hooligans.  #murica

Congratulations to the Sheboygan North HS Boys SOCCER team! They beat Germantown 3-2 last night to become Regional Champions!

quote:

A drone carrying an Albanian nationalist flag, showing claims on neighbouring territories, is flown above the stands and pitch at the Partizan Stadium

Serbia defender Stefan Mitrovic pulls down the flag, which several Albania players then attempt to take

A melee involving numerous players ensues, prompting English referee Martin Atkinson to lead the teams off the field after some fans got on to the pitch

Following a delay of about 30 minutes, the match is abandoned

agree with most of this. "Phat" Eddie gets 90 and starks and A-Rod gets the rest of the 122. House gets the interception instead of Bush. Crosby make the game winning FG. 30-27 Pack wins in a close one again..

#Packers inactives vs. Panthers:
Scott Tolzien
Sam Shields
Demetri Goodson
Carl Bradford
Garth Gerhart
Jeff Janis
Datone Jones

Per Silverstein. Tramon and House are starting. 

As I North HS graduate, I am proud. We didn't even have soccer when I was there.

I expect a big time performance from the OL today after looking like crap last week.  Nice to hear Tramon is going to play.  

Lattimore is active. Haven't seen anything about who's starting next to Hawk. 

it will be a close game:

Pack 31

Pussies 30

I predict someone will make a game thread soon.