Predict the Packers' record for 2011-12

My prediction at this time (2weeks into the preseason) is 10-6. Perhaps by the end of the next two weeks, I might raise that to 11-5. I really do think that 11-5 is possible but will withoold that prediction until after the preseason.

Of course, My picks are made with the idea that we will have NO SIGNIFICANT INJURIES this year:

Record: 12-4 (NFC Record: 9-3)

Losses to:

Bears
Falcons
Chargers
Lions

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We will be the #2 Seed in the NFC....losing out on the Tie-Breaker to the Falcons.

We will beat the Falcons (revenge game) and then Beat San Diego in the Super Bowl (revenge game)

14 NFL Championships
5 Lombardi Trophies
.833 Super Bowl Winning Pct.
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the "window" will be open for the next 5 years...and...with focus...we should be called:

the team of the "Second Decade of the Second Millennium"

I have great difficulty believing their record will be any worse than last year given the almost unprecedented injuries they sustained.

11-5

13-3. One of the losses will be Detroit. This is a team that should win a lot of games by 10+ points. The big issue as always, injuries.
Super Bowl will be GB vs NE. It would be great for AR to beat Brady.

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Originally posted by Diggr14:
I have correctly picked the record of the Packers in the last 4 seasons!

for somebody that doesn't know jake or steve about anything that's a darn nice streak you are on!

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Pass Rush, Run Offense, and Run Defense all have question marks coming into the season.

How many sacks did the Packers have last season? And run defense? You do realize the Packers played a ton with only having 2 defensive linemen in the game?

12-4 Green Bay winning the "Central" division. That's all the matters, right?

I have incorrectly predicted their record for decades - but I'm feeling 11 wins with a +/- of 4 wins.

Detroit is up / Bears & Vik1ngs down. (5-1)

Think we split the AFC West (2-2)

And lose to the Giants and maybe the Buccs.

Hoping they dominate the regular season and get to 13 or more wins.

I will predict 5-1.

Packers will be off to a good start until the rapture comes on Oct 21st.

BTW, Diggy has been brilliant picking the Packers record. He uses the brilliant fail safe Mel Kiper technique. Change your mind after the initial pick and you have 2 or 3 predictions to pick from. Man knows his football.

This is a team will improve at every single position except one. Even with injuries it is hard to see them do worse. 12-4 for me.

16-0......I'm sure that isn't anything more far fetched then what Meldiggr posted?

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Originally posted by Diggr14:
I have correctly picked the record of the Packers in the last 4 seasons! (13-3, 6-10, 11-5, 10-6) I did manage to fail and pick the Minnesota Queens over the Pack last year in the NFCC game. Whoops.


This season I pick the Packers to finish 9-7 and win the NFC-N.

They didn't trail in any game by more than 7 all season long including playoffs and Super Bowl.

They'll have to really screw up to only come up with 9 wins. Of course if they win the division, 9-7 won't mean a thing once they reach the playoffs.

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Originally posted by Diggr14: 2010 predictions...
Positives:

Superb QB play check
Consistency at RB oops
Above average OL - but very injury prone huh?
Quality TEs check
Quality WRs above avg


Negatives:
Special Teams - Returns and Coverage not a stretch to figure this one
Inconsistency at Kicker (although, I have a lot of hope here) clutch when it mattered
Questionable punting situation hmmmm? Masthay
All CBs not named Woodson are questionable ya, that Tramon guy sucks
Lack of pass rush wow
Linebacker pass coverage another wow
No sizzurp not missed

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Originally posted by chickenboy:

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Originally posted by Diggr14:
I have correctly picked the record of the Packers in the last 4 seasons!

for somebody that doesn't know jake or steve about anything that's a darn nice streak you are on!

And you are a fabulous catcher.

Link?

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Originally posted by chickenboy:

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Originally posted by Diggr14:
I have correctly picked the record of the Packers in the last 4 seasons!

for somebody that doesn't know jake or steve about anything that's a darn nice streak you are on!

Yep, blind dumb luck.... or maybe I dont let the herd influence what I see. I would normally expect more wins out of this team, but they are not very imposing on either line. I don't forsee fairy tale seasons for guys that came out of nowhere last year as well, talent usually wins out in the end. Couple that with the modest chance that AR-12 gets killed by their so-so pass protection, I think 9 is an accurate number.

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or maybe I dont let the herd influence what I see.

"Raji is a bust"

Mad props for sticking by your guns... 1-800-lens-crafters

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Originally posted by Shoeless Joe:

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or maybe I dont let the herd influence what I see.

"Raji is a bust"

Mad props for sticking by your guns... 1-800-lens-crafters

Watch the game tape. He was not very strong at the initial point of attack against the run, he often got locked up by 1 blocker. I think he has the talent to be a very good DL, but the heart really didnt start to show until Week 14+ prior to that he was very normal. Then again, people here think he took on 3 blockers every down and made Reggie White's ghost carry his bags.


No Pro Bowl - even in a very watered down Pro Bowl selection system, many players bail out for whatever reason. Enough said.

4-12

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Originally posted by Diggr14:

Yep, blind dumb luck.... or maybe I dont let the herd influence what I see. I would normally expect more wins out of this team, but they are not very imposing on either line. I don't forsee fairy tale seasons for guys that came out of nowhere last year as well, talent usually wins out in the end. Couple that with the modest chance that AR-12 gets killed by their so-so pass protection, I think 9 is an accurate number.

Link?

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Originally posted by Diggr14:


No Pro Bowl - even in a very watered down Pro Bowl selection system, many players bail out for whatever reason. Enough said.

Yes, the Pro Bowl. We all know how objective Pro Bowl voting is.

11-5 is my prediction.

After the run they went on to end 2010, the natural reaction is to assume it will be tough to continue and lead to a potential letdown.

I don't see it. This team is loaded with playmakers on both sides of the ball, I think Grant / Starks / Green make this team more balanced than LY and more dangerous. I think the limited changes to the roster and coaching staff in an abbreviated off season is a big plus.

I trust TT will spend this week and next and fill holes he perceives are a possible concern if needed and hand MM the best possible 53 man roster possible for week 1.

13-3.

Can never do this cuz it'll bring "BAD LUCK" to the PACKERS.This is one superstition I've never be able to overcome(Ol' coot already)!!!

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Originally posted by Henry: We all know how objective Pro Bowl voting is.

Link?

12-4

#1 or 2 seed in the playoffs

NFC N 4-2
NFC S 2-2
AFC W 3-1
NFC 2nds 2-0
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11-5

On paper, I think the schedule is tough. Wish the "at Detroit" game was on a Sunday instead of a Thursday. Not having a full week to get ready for Suh and co. is going to be a tough task.

Watching the Pack this pre-season, if I didn't know any better, I'd say they were a middling team, like 9-7. They've been solid, but not superior. But I do know better... pre-season can be deceptive and that's why I think the Pack will be better in the regular season than they have looked so far.

11-5, and that's quite an accomplishment against what I think is a pretty tough schedule. Losses to New Orleans, Atlanta, Detroit, Giants, and Chargers. I think the Atlanta game goes more like last year's regular season game than the playoff game, and I think the Giants get revenge on last year's butt kicking as this time the game is in New York.

The Pack really needs to keep their losses in the NFC North to 1 game or fewer this year as their outside of the division schedule to me looks strong. Only "gimmes" are Broncos and Raiders. And I think the Broncos will be better than last year.

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Originally posted by Diggr14:

Good one, Diggy. You are so proud of those rings, aren't you?

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Originally posted by johnnie gray:
11-5 is my prediction.

...and Diggy's next one.

Every other year, when I have looked at the packers schedule, I typically see some games where I think they have no chance. Last year it was the jets and patriots, remember this is preseason thoughts. This year, I don't see one game where I think the pack are the dogs. They, IMO, maybe, one of the most talented offensive squads ever assembled, and the defense is pretty stacked to. Again, this is preseason paper predictions but my honest guess, 14-2 +\- 2.

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He was not very strong at the initial point of attack against the run, he often got locked up by 1 blocker.

Ray Charles show you this? Again, the Packers played a ton of pass formations and teams ran on them. Raji had 2 to 3 blockers on him on many plays. You need to stop swimming in DeNial.

I also predict there will be multiple threads when the Packers have a person injured about picking up a washed up has been or trading for a felon to bring respect to the table.

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Originally posted by chickenboy:

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Originally posted by Henry: We all know how objective Pro Bowl voting is.

Link?

Pro Bowl voting: truly accurate.

Your turn digboy.

Look! It's x4's own human centipede.

vs New Orleans
Win. Close game, I expect a high scoring affair that is won in the 4th quarter by AR drive to go up 2 scores with <3 min to play.

@ Carolina
Win. Cam Newton throws 3+ INTs. Packers win comfortably

@ Chicago
Loss. For whatever reason, Lovie knows how to defend this offense. Add in that weird things happen there.

vs Denver
Win. Neckbeard gets sacked 7 times, Tebow comes in late in 4th much to a certain poster's excitement. Tebow immediately throws 2 INTs in 3 attempts.

@ Atlanta
Win. ATL wants revenge. ATL can't stop AR and the offense.

vs St. Louis
Win. Beat them like a red headed step child.

@ Minnesota
Win. Ponder if you will, another sweep of the queens.

@ San Diego
Loss. Regular season juggernaut wins game as they clinch on a sack/fumble/return TD.

vs Minnesota
Win. Favre's number is retired. By the Vikings.

vs Tampa Bay
Loss. One of those "How did we lose this" games. Further fuels the ZOMG JOSH FREEMAN! stories.

@ Detroit
Loss. 2 in a row leads to massive uprising demanding we trade for Marshawn Lynch.

@ New York Giants
Win. The death of the Packers greatly exaggerated. Eli looks more like Cindy Brady than Tom Brady.

vs Oakland
Win. Pyrrhic victory. Packers win big, but Al Davis enters Packers locker room and eats Rodgers, Jennings, and CMIII's brains, as he is in fact a zombie, and AMC's Original Series® - The Walking Dead will have debuted season 2 by this time, so Zombie Al is just trying to take advantage of Zombie fever.

@ Kansas City
Win. Jamaal Charles rushes for 197, as Packers win comfortably, giving more ninnies something to whine about "OMG we can't win the Super Bowl if we can't stop the run!"

vs Chicago
Win. Jay Cutler angry because the Chris Weaver Band announces their breakup that week. Cutler throws 4 INTs. Toupee's are flying everywhere as Jerry Angelo beaten by Doug Buffone and Ed O’Bradovich live on air during post game.

vs Detroit
Win. Packers clinch #1 seed as Flynn gets 3 quarters of play, looks great, and still gives posters reason to whine about TT "WHY HASN'T HE SIGNED HIM WE WILL LOSE FLYNN!!!!"

Final Record - 12-4. NFC Central champ and #1 seed in NFC

Lots of folks are predicting a loss in San Diego. I really don't think the Bolts will be very good this year. Their defense is average at best. Let's also not forget that the Q will be Lambeau West that day. I look forward to reading the paper the next day and seeing the Bolts players crying about how it felt like a road game, just like every other time GB has played here.

I'm changing my pick to be 11 wins +/-5, instead of +/-4 with 11 wins. Feeling good about the change.

Sure. Just stand outside the Home Depot nearby and I'll pick you up.

Yep. But no friends this time. Just you.

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Originally posted by JJSD:
Lots of folks are predicting a loss in San Diego. I really don't think the Bolts will be very good this year. Their defense is average at best.

The question that really can't be answered, will the Pack be facing San Diego during one of the 3 or 4 games that Bob Sanders will actually be healthy this year? If that guy is healthy, their defense should be pretty darn good. But with the Colts he was lucky to be healthy for more than a few weeks.

San Diego is beatable. But I have no illusions, they are loaded on offense and they brought in an excellent special teams coach to improve that weakness. He's the same special teams coach that Shawn Slocum probably still has nightmares about (GB vs. Tampa 2009, Tampa blocks a punt for TD, and gets a return for a TD in the upset win).

12-4 as I said in another thread.

Count me in the camp that says we'll spank the Chargers in San Diego. Yeah, they've got a better special teams coach, but that team is missing Sproules big time. Their D can't contain Finley. I look for him to get three TDs.