+/- Packers vs TBSS

+++

Aaron freaking Jones is money

Jordan Love was awesome

Wicks, Reed, Melton, Heath and the TEs

OL was really solid

DL and pass rush.  You throw 94 and 95 in there with KC and 52 and 91 and Van Ness?   And 7 rushing the passer?  Good luck opposing OLs.

Jaire blanketed fools today

- - - -

Doubs injury

Christian Watson missing like his 900th game in 2 years

Stupid ass refs

Kickoffs and sketchy FG attempts

Having to listen all week about how Dallass is so much better and they are America’s team blah blah blah

+ Such a fun game to watch, beat the Bears to take on the 'Boys. Love, Jones, + only 1 penalty all game.

- MLF time mgmt brain fart

+ O 1 sack,  0 punts

- ST - Missed FG, 3 KO rtns for  30+ yds each

+ D 5 sacks, 3 punts, 0 TDs

- Doubs' injury, sent to hospital?

+ Packers made me right with my 9 win pre-season prediction

House money now . Don’t pucker.  Cut it loose.

FTB FTC

@ChilliJon posted:

Barry needs to let Alexander cover Lamb on his own all game long next week.

Don't disagree but he also needs to mix it up.

DJ Moore who had been red hot coming in.

4 catches 64 yards. One gain of 33 yards. Other than that one play, a great job by the defense keeping him under wraps.

When Alexander is locked in he’s elite in coverage.  He was 90% vintage 23 today.

+ The Packers have answered the question about our next franchise QB.

++ Fields did nothing today to prove or disprove that he's the man going forward.  Nice average game today will make the Bares nervous about no matter what decision they make on him.

Bares need to keep Fields!

@Packiderm posted:

OB and Dougie  were the best!

Even though OB and Doug were “The enemy”, I absolutely loved those guys.  They were hilarious, incredibly passionate about NFL football, and even though they hated the Pack, they respected them and were brutally honest when the Bears sucked and the Packers were good.  They may have been Bears to the core but I genuinely liked listening to them anyways, they seemed like cool dudes.

All +++++

GB missed a FG, blew the end of the 1st half and lost the turnover battle.  AAAAAAND still beat the sorry ass Bears for the 10th straight time!

GB is one of the youngest teams in NFL history to make the playoffs.

Jordan Love.  Jesus fuck... How does GB keep finding these fuckers?  If I'm a Bear, Viking or Lion fan I'm pissed off.  We are so blessed as football fans.  

This young group of WRs/TEs is incredible.  Can you imagine how good this group will be next year and beyond?

Aaron Jones is the difference maker on offense.  You sign him going forward and draft a young cat as the #2 in April.

How about that defense?  Yea FJB is gonna get sent packing but our young defense is playing well the past few weeks.  

Lastly, I'm giving it up for Gutey.  He had the vision and huge balls to draft Love when many others wouldn't have.  Last year's draft has to be one of the best GB has ever had.  Now he has a young team full of thundercats just waiting to grow and a shit-ton of ammunition heading into the 2024 draft.  The future is fucking bright ladies and gentlemen...  Let's fucking go!

GO PACK GO!!!!!

++++ Vikings fans absolutely shitting their pants in total denial refusing to admit that Love is an above average NFL QB at minimum.

@H5 posted:

+ Photo

-- Coors Light 

Paws

- Nearly every close play went in the Bears favor but they overcame it.   The doink FG, the 4th down mark, lost challenge on Bears catch, over turned Pack TD, and on and on.   Only close play that went our way was when the Bears almost pinned us at the 1 on that punt.   Overcoming that takes character and they did it.  

- The moment wasn’t too big for Love and the skilled players. This was Love’s best game of the season.  Deadly accurate and cool in the pocket.  The experience of winning this game is huge for their mindsets going into next season.

- Crushing the Bears soul.   Fuck them.  

- The left side of the OL opened holes for Jones all day.  The pass pro was on point as well.   Those guys were just as good as the skilled guys today.

- Barry sending pressure on passing downs shut them down. I love to see it but it drives you crazy knowing what could have been this year if he played aggressively.  

- Th you guys on defense are almost as good as the young guys on offense.   Brooks, Wooden, LVN, and the kids in the secondary all had great days.  The future is blindingly bright for this team.

+ Matt LaFleur is 10-0 vs the Bears.

+ Jordan Love is 2-0 vs the Bears.

@Pakrz posted:

GB is one of the youngest teams in NFL history to make the playoffs.

Jordan Love.  Jesus fuck... How does GB keep finding these fuckers?  If I'm a Bear, Viking or Lion fan I'm pissed off.  We are so blessed as football fans.  

They are THE YOUNGEST team to ever make the playoffs. Oh, Bears, Vikings and Lions fans are definitely pissed.

I never get tired of beating the Bears---it is always a delight

@Packiderm posted:

++++ Vikings fans absolutely shitting their pants in total denial refusing to admit that Love is an above average NFL QB at minimum.

Just got off the phone with one of them. He went from wishing Green Bay would extend Love right away 4 weeks ago, because Love sucks at this, that and another, to saying Love ain’t it but he can’t say why. He tried a couple of times and I shut him up with stats.😉

@AZPackerBacker posted:

+ Photo

-- Coors Light

That dude is hilarious.

@Boris posted:

The betting public was mostly on the Bears

The reference was to the "experts", i.e. the media.  Vegas just showed more money on bears because there was more to gain there, no? 

@Packiderm posted:

NFL XM hosts were raving how tough the Bears were. That they would handle the Packers easily.

Easily?🤣 They were lucky to be in this game.

+  A bomb could go off behind Love and he wouldn't flinch. Mr Cool all the way.

Pat Kerwin pretty much said  he couldn't see the Bears losing.

@Cheezers posted:

+ The Packers have answered the question about our next franchise QB.

++ Fields did nothing today to prove or disprove that he's the man going forward.  Nice average game today will make the Bares nervous about no matter what decision they make on him.

I think their FO had already made their minds up about moving on from Fields.  That seems to be what I'm reading between the lines in the chicago media. 

I wish they'd sign him to a big extension but I think they're either going to draft Williams or May or Daniels and possible sign a good vet as a bridge.  Their offense only needs a couple more OL and a QB that is consistent, takes care of the ball, and can make throws he needs to make.  Only needs to be like a top 1/3 guy.  Add that to some more pieces they will surely get this offseason and they'll be a pain in the butt again.

@DH13 posted:

.  Vegas just showed more money on bears because there was more to gain there, no?

No....that's actual money being bet by the betting public. More money bet on Bears in this game. I guess they figure the Packers have to lose to them at some point. 🤷‍♂️

Not todaaaayyyy!!!

@Pikes Peak posted:

What’s Preston going to do?

Brandon Cooks.

@Goalline posted:

Just got off the phone with one of them. He went from wishing Green Bay would extend Love right away 4 weeks ago, because Love sucks at this, that and another, to saying Love ain’t it but he can’t say why. He tried a couple of times and I shut him up with stats.😉

RC talking point

https://forum.mnrubecentral.com/viewtopic.php?t=78401

@Goalline posted:

They are THE YOUNGEST team to ever make the playoffs. Oh, Bears, Vikings and Lions fans are definitely pissed.

Lions fans don't give a shit. They're all worried Stafford comes home and knocks them the fuck out in the first round and I'm here for it.

- MLF tripping all over 10's nuts at the end of the half.

+MLF sticking with Jones and especially closing the game out with the run.

- Musgrave only 1 rec.

+Kraft continuing on his scary trajectory

- Carlson misses

+didn't matter today

+DL getting all kind of push inside

-Barry's odds of getting gone go down

Dillon is a great guy, but his being out is a positive, more carries for Jones.

Super interesting that Love is even more of a pocket passer than his predecessor.

-To knitpick, a few of those longer throws had a lot of air under them and I almost expected a defense or INT. 

+But the guys were so open that the db couldn't get back in time.  Fortunate that Jaylon Johnson was OUT.

@Packiderm posted:

RC talking point

https://forum.mnrubecentral.com/viewtopic.php?t=78401

Thanks for posting this. THE IDIOCY! Love "below average." Hah!

Holy hell someone lit a fire on our defensive front.  Clark, Enegbare, Gary, Slaton, Smith, Brooks and Van Ess all made a splash.  Those horses won the game

Love

@Packiderm posted:

RC talking point

https://forum.mnrubecentral.com/viewtopic.php?t=78401

“Really good? We’ll have to agree to disagree. I guess we haven’t been watching the same games. He’s fine when he’s got a clean pocket but misses receivers and makes bad decisions when under pressure. He won’t have a career anywhere near Favre or Rodgers.”

Apparently this guy missed last weeks game when Love was throwing strikes against the Vikings with blitzers in his face?😅

@YATittle posted:

Thanks for posting this. THE IDIOCY! Love "below average." Hah!

It is a coping mechanism.😉

@Goalline posted:

s guy missed last weeks game when Love was throwing strikes against the Vikings with blitzers in his face?😅

Nah, he just thinks denial is a river in Egypt.

OL should get all sorts of kudos. One sack, but some of the holes for Jones were wide, and Love had time to throw. They rotated linemen, and it still worked.

DL. Five sacks today; nine sacks in two games. Fields had only 27 yards in eight rushes with a long of seven.

Love was nails, especially after the fumble. MLF's calls. JoBa held it together for another week.

2023 draft class: Brooks, Van Ness, Musgrave, Reed, Kraft, Wicks, Carlson, Valentine, Heath (UDFA), all contributed today. 2022 draft class: QWalker, Wyatt, Doubs, Tom, Walker, Melton (FA signee), (did Rhyan play?) all contributed today. Gutey needs props.

A freakin' six-minute drive to close the game, and it started on the GB six-yard-line! Forget those puny four-minute drives; go for the six! And MLF let Love throw out the EZ; that's confidence and had to lift everyone.

Negative: Sure hope Doubs is okay. Kraft got too greedy at the end of the first half; if he goes OOB, I think they tack on at least three.

At 2-5, who saw this coming? House money, indeed!

Contrary to some game thread posts, #63 does not suck ass.  Great game without a lot of help today.

@Goalline posted:

That dude is hilarious.

A couple of commas would’ve helped.

Please let me know when the Vikings ever had a "cake walk" to do anything in the NFL 🤭🖕🏼

@Boris posted:

Don't disagree but he also needs to mix it up.

DJ Moore who had been red hot coming in.

4 catches 64 yards. One gain of 33 yards. Other than that one play, a great job by the defense keeping him under wraps.

That 33 yarder was a crossing route and Quay was late picking up Moore. Not on Jaire at all.