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Is it Canadian New Year too?
Great win. Hope Odell Beckham catches the flu by next Sunday.
wow...its been a fun 6 weeks. lets keep it going.
I remember getting in a pissing match about MM after the Redskin and Titan game debacles. At 4-6 I wasnt even thinking about post season.
great job by #12 , staff and the entire team. But we're not done. Giants up next and they will be a tough out
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Rodgers
Geronimo Adams Jordy trifecta
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Made the tournament
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Pass D
Run D
Special teams
Full diaper
fully loaded diaper for some Packer fans.....congrats to the team and staff for making the playoffs after the 4-6 start....mo could get us to the big game.
Allison continues to impress and up his game. Great new weapon for 12 and little tape to go on for opponents. Could be a real x factor in the playoffs.
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Allison Seems to have a good feel for the game and has AR's trust.
Ripper Much better runner than I thought.
Monty Continues to run well with good vision and patience.
AR Best I've seen at the position.
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Secondary still very frustrating.
Injuries
Way too many penalties.
Clay needs to catch that pick-six.
There is still more table to be run
Paws:
Allison > Cobb at this point? Maybe not when we go school yard, but his frame is a huge plus.
17 points when game was in play. Didn't see that coming.
Ripper the other Swiss Army knife.
Dilrod with his first broken tackle of the season. You go girl!
Hyde might be our best option outside with Gunt on the other side. Bring Burnett into the slot and play the kids at S.
We are in.. So you're telling me there's a chance?!?!!!
Pretty amazing they are able to grade the players from a TV view.
Top-graded @Packers on defense
— Pro Football Focus (@PFF) January 2, 2017
CB Micah Hyde 83.5
LB Joe Thomas Jr. 82.8
S Morgan Burnett 81
ED Datone Jones 80.9#GBvsDET pic.twitter.com/YK7y6vivGq
The defense did start getting pressure in the second half. That helped generate stops. Offense got it together and went TD TD TD. Pretty friggin' outstanding job keeping the defense off the field.
And so they ran the table. Got some demons to exorcise on Sunday...
The @packers have beaten the Lions 100 times in their series history (inc. playoffs)
— NFL Research (@NFLResearch) January 2, 2017
They're the first team to beat an opponent 100 times
Plus:
Rodgers, Montgomery, O-line, Gutty effort by safeties, especially Burnett, NFC North Champs
Negative:
WTF did MM hand the ball off in final two minutes? Just kneel…clock would have ran out! Spriggs took a nasty hit to side of head and now may be lost for playoff game, which means Barclay is first off bench when Bulaga gets banged up. Plus gave Lions chance for onside kick. Really dumb move there.
- Converting 1st downs on 2nd down pass plays
No reason to believe DET wouldn't have taken a shot at AR when he takes the knee. The clock wouldn't have run out.
+ Tonight's game thread
+ 2016 NFCN CHAMPS
+ Aaron "The prophet" Rodgers #ranthetable The dude has been unstoppable since the prophecy, I will never doubt him again.
+ 8th post season in a row = I LOVE BEING SPOILED
+ 2017 is starting out pretty damn well
+ The entire 2016 Packers Team - from here on out, it's all bonus football. I don't expect to win next week but it's going to be fun looking forward to it, lots of fun reading posts and watching videos and listening to podcasts about it. It's always in the journey, the anticipation and hope of winning. Win or Lose I'm proud of this years team. I can't wait!
+ Timesfour.com - Thanks for another awesome year of Packers Forum Football everyone! I experienced my first group piss party tonight, never dull here!
- anal vapors
+Entire offense after the first quarter
+Rodgers: Damn he looked good tonight. Only thing not working was the deep pass on the sideline. Looks as mobile as ever, so assuming the calf isn't an issue.
+Rip: No idea he could ran like that. Monty, Michael and Rip might actually be a better RB trio than Eddie (with that extra 15 pounds), Starks and Crockett. Go figure.
+Allison: He's really coming on. If he can keep this going on the outside, MM has some options with Nelson in the slot.
-Shanked punt leading to hail mary: I mean come on, can't we just end the game without having to recover an onside kick? Not sure I can take another Seattle NFCC.
-CBs: I know injuries are an issue but they were terrible before Rollins and Randall got hurt. Really hope they can shore this up in the playoffs.
Hungry5 posted:No reason to believe DET wouldn't have taken a shot at AR when he takes the knee. The clock wouldn't have run out.
After Hyde INT there was 1:30 left in game and one timeout for Detroit. Assume 2 seconds per kneel and you can run clock out if you use the 4th down play to run around for a few seconds.
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AR and all our receivers. Deadly combo.
RIP. Runs like a snowplow and just as difficult to stop.
OL. Insane 9 seconds to throw!
Hyde. Nice one-arm catch, but a horrible throw by Stafford.
MM found his creativity in the second half with Monty in backfield and a new formation.
DL. Shut down runs but...
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DL. Need more pressure.
Injuries. Duct tape secondary.
Another division title never gets old!
Rockin' Robin posted:
WTF did MM hand the ball off in final two minutes? Just kneel…clock would have ran out! Spriggs took a nasty hit to side of head and now may be lost for playoff game, which means Barclay is first off bench when Bulaga gets banged up. Plus gave Lions chance for onside kick. Really dumb move there.
Not exactly. I was thinking the same thing but with Detroit's one timeout, the Packers were going to have to punt if they didn't get a first down. Yes, MM could have taken the knee and then punted but no coach would do that. You don't kneel if you can't end the game.
BrainDed posted:Allison > Cobb at this point? Maybe not when we go school yard, but his frame is a huge plus.
Not sure this is the right question. Jordy is taking Cobb's spot, G-mo is taking Jordy's.
So the question is, is that a better combo? Impossible to answer really, but I'm leaning towards yes.
CUPackFan posted:Not exactly. I was thinking the same thing but with Detroit's one timeout, the Packers were going to have to punt if they didn't get a first down. Yes, MM could have taken the knee and then punted but no coach would do that. You don't kneel if you can't end the game.
1:30 Kneel
1:28 Detroit TO
1:26 Kneel complete
:47 GB TO with one on play clock
:45 Kneel complete
:06 GB TO with one on play clock
Either punt up 14 with 6 seconds left or run around for 6 seconds then go down
That all assumes GB takes minimum amount of time for kneel down and play clock starts right away after kneel down. You go back an extra yard on each play, I think game ends without even having fourth down play.
It could have easily been done. And yes, you can kneel if you don't end game - GB did exactly that after the first down play.
Simplified. Kind of like 2010 when they were hit so hard with injuries on the defensive side.
MM says defense was down to three calls after all the secondary injuries.
— Packer Report (@PackerReport) January 2, 2017
Ah well you have me there RR, I didn't think about running around for 6 seconds on 4th down. I personally wouldn't do that, having my hall of fame QB run around in the backfield just to kill time. Injury risk would seem high. But I see your point.
You don't, CU. You have your punter run around like a chicken without its head.
CUPackFan posted:Ah well you have me there RR, I didn't think about running around for 6 seconds on 4th down. I personally wouldn't do that, having my hall of fame QB run around in the backfield just to kill time. Injury risk would seem high. But I see your point.
AR wouldn't have to run around. Again, six seconds is the most possible time left on 4th down, but there's a decent chance it's more like three seconds. Snap to Schum and have him run to the sideline. Would probably help his net punting average.
Fandame posted:You don't, CU. You have your punter run around like a chicken without its head.
Take the safety- run around as long as possible- take the safety. Then kick deep, and rely on the coverage.
Opening line has GB favored by 6.5 against the Giants.
Fandame posted:+++RIP. Runs like a snowplow and just as difficult to stop.
Heading into the playoffs in January, this to me is the biggest positive of this game. I've been wanting more touches for him.
The running game for the playoffs seems ideal right now, an amazing achievement considering everything. Hats off to MM for putting it together. Very, very impressive.
++ Allison
Interesting to see the confidence and chemistry that is developing between AR and Geronimo in such a short period of time. Obviously the kid is a baller and understands where he's supposed to be and what he's supposed to be doing. How many times have we seen AR hesitant to throw to guys who even after being on the team for a couple of years didn't have this kind of trust from him yet. He has really good hands and seems to grab anything within his catch radius. Looking forward to watching him develop even further over the next couple of years. I think Ted found a real gem with this young man.
Ha thanks guys. Reason #1,897 why I'm not an NFL coach. Kind of wish MM would have done that now rather than let Schum shank one.
+++++ Montgomery; Allison: Micah Hyde's INT; Winning the North; Schumm's punting; ARod being ARod! Ripkowski( Mongo) running like a man possessed.
-----Injury to Rollins; our secondary's struggles; Clay's missed INT; the ridiculous amount of penalties called on the Pack.
The master of understatement, quoted by McGinn:
“It was a good football game,” said Thompson. “We played some good ball. So did Detroit. It’s always a tough game against them and everybody else in our division.”
Asked about the Packers’ chances to do damage in the postseason, Thompson replied, “I feel fine.”
I can't wait until TT writes his autobiography. On Twitter.