Henry posted:Illness sounds more like chance of infection. He needs to rest.
I'm thinking flu or something along those lines. Just repeating what was said on television.
The Cowboys sent them some disease infested blankets as a victory gift?
Dr._Bob posted:The Cowboys sent them some disease infested blankets as a victory gift?
With GB logos of course.
BrainDed posted:Whatever happens Sunday, just happy that the team pulled it together and made a run. (Thanks Coach) We are the envy of everyone outside of Boston and Pittsburgh. People were lining up to say the 20 year run was over, sorry, still going bastards!
That is kind of where I am at right now. I think back to when they were 4-6 and I honestly wanted them to tank it and get better draft choices. But MM somehow pulled it all together and with bubble gum, duct tape, and super glue somehow has made a deep playoff run despite all of the injuries and has them playing out of their minds.
So whatever happens on Sunday I am enjoying this ride and they have far exceeded any expectation that I had. Everyone here knows how superstitious I am with predicting Packers wins but I am going to change that this time.
Somehow and some way the Packers gut their way through this game and pull it out 37-35. Gunter bats away a 4th and goal pass to seal the deal.
YATittle posted:
He is not going to rule anyone out either. If the real Jordy Nelson can't play, someone with number 87 will be out there. Now he might resemble Megatron a little, but Jordy will be there. And in the same way so will Larry Fitz... I mean Davante Adams.
Last year GB took on Arizona in the divisional round. Arizona had the top rated offense in the NFL. GB was without Jordy, Cobb, Ty, and Adams.
That experience can't hurt.
christ... MM said in his presser that JC Tretter had knee surgery this past Tuesday. we definitely need a longer NFL season. I want to watch practice squad players playing their first NFL downs in the superb owl.
Tretter was inactive vs DAL, so I was not expecting him to be available this week.
Football, IMO, is the ultimate team game. In every other team sport 1 player can dominate a game and carry their team. Right now Rodgers is as close as a player can get to dominating a football game a carrying their team. But, at the end of the day, they'll need all 3 phases to excel on Sunday.
If Jordy, Geronimo, Adams, and Burnett can't go, things look pretty dim. Leaving the WR position to Davis and Janis means the D can concentrate on Cook and Cobb, neutralizing them. If that's the case, I am going to look for Monty and RichRod to have an impact, with Monty either moving to slot or coming out of the backfield as a receiver after being lined up with Michael in double RB sets.
This is a game that could come down to D. We have to hold them to give our O a chance without its WRs.
No matter if it ends now or not, this has been a he** of a season! What a ride! And if it's his last, thanks TT!
I think we need Adams to be able to play - and well (not overly affected by his injury). I think he, Cobb, and Geronimo are enough at WR.
An ineffective Adams? Man...
Tdog posted:...we definitely need a longer NFL season. I want to watch practice squad players playing their first NFL downs in the superb owl.
I would like to see some kind of reform to the schedule also.
I've always thought that the season should be 18 weeks long and use the additional weeks as bye weeks. I'd also have every team having their byes at the same time. This may be the hardest point to sell to the networks and advertisers, but surely some solution can be reached. The point is to remove any advantages of teams having more favorable bye weeks.
My guess is it would ultimately result in revising the pre-season format to make this possible, but that's a whole 'nother story...
Dear Baby Jesus, please please let the GB defense get 3+ turnovers to negate big bad Julio and Matty Nice...Amen!
Put Tretter on IR. He can't play in SB anyway if they win, and pull up a CB or WR from practice squad, possibly the Carolina cut who's at least got games played in the league.
Whatever happens Sunday, we got to see two of the most impressive showings in 12's career. Games we'll never forget whether they hoist the Lombardi or lose by 17 in Atlanta. Games that two months ago weren't supposed to exist.
I'm just trying to enjoy the ride.
still remember the spine tingling chills I had at Alpine Valley to this tune singing right along "at least I'm enjoying the ride!" 
good times, MAN, good times.
same philosophy Sunday.
Hungry5 posted:Tretter was inactive vs DAL, so I was not expecting him to be available this week.
Football, IMO, is the ultimate team game. In every other team sport 1 player can dominate a game and carry their team. Right now Rodgers is as close as a player can get to dominating a football game a carrying their team. But, at the end of the day, they'll need all 3 phases to excel on Sunday.
Nice try. Take #12 this team and I bet Barcelona beat them...without Messi.
If you put together an 8 second clip of Aaron Rodgers play for the past two plus months. It would look like this.
Gotta disagree with those that are okay with a loss on Sunday based on how exciting previous games have been.
If Rodgers retires with just one Super Bowl ring it will be an utter disappointment.
It takes a lot to get this far and who knows what's going to happen in the future. They have the talent to win Sunday and hoping they do. Atlanta is overrated right now IMO.
Just got a text from my friend. Said Rodgers has the flu.
Don't know the validity of this
Rodgers got the flu. Going through the team!
@Rman. True. Mason had it. So did Jordy.
Greg Bishop@Greg BishopSI: Rodgers on Falcons stadium: it's really loud in there. Whether that's all natural or not remains to be seen.
Unless they just can't walk or function, I expect everyone will go except Jordy. They get conservative with players during the season, but this is the playoffs...there's no tomorrow if they don't play and win.
Get to the game site early and spread those germs around ! ! !
R MaN posted:Just got a text from my friend. Said Rodgers has the flu.
Don't know the validity of this
Rodgers got the flu. Going through the team!
Alright this is just piling on at this point.
It's like that Bible story where the dude's commitment keeps getting tested by more and more adversity.
I mean is that all you got, Fortuna?
Last week only Ryan Wood picked the Packers and this week all the beat writers are. AR must have turned them into believers.
I keep hoping that this week will be the one time that MM plays the coy injury information game correctly and actually surprises the opposition by announcing a player/players will be ACTIVE 90 minutes prior to kickoff.
I think maybe he has setup his style of underestimating injuries and surprising us with inactive players all these years waiting for the perfect game to flip his script. 
FinnLander posted:Utter disappointment for you or him?
Definitely me. Can't speak for him.
Jordan had one of the highlight games of his career while battling the flu.
The Steelers are going through it too. It sucks, this on top of all the injuries. It is a wonder they've gotten to this point. I considered GB a SB contender before the season but would not in a million years have believed they would get there after the 6th loss. Can't help but wonder what they could do with just a couple less injuries.
Pistol GB posted:R MaN posted:Just got a text from my friend. Said Rodgers has the flu.
Don't know the validity of this
Rodgers got the flu. Going through the team!
Alright this is just piling on at this point.
It's like that Bible story where the dude's commitment keeps getting tested by more and more adversity.
I mean is that all you got, Fortuna?
Book of Job. While there are many layers. The part you reference specifically is a test of faith. So in this context. It's more applicable to fans. Not the Packers.
RE: Flu. Tamiflu the team. Knocks that shiit right out.
packerboi posted:RE: Flu. Tamiflu the team. Knocks that shiit right out.
That stuff is nasty! Put it in the Falcons GATORADE!
Orlando Wolf posted:It's all her fault.
A truly evil bitch.
YATittle posted:Do NFL players get flu shots?
I don't believe the players have influenza, which is what you get a flu shot to protect you from.
After jumping out to a quick 10-0 lead. The Flu that affected Aaron is trailing 38-13 late in the third and looking to get out with dignity.
but the flu never gets out with dignity