Vikings Week

No one followed up with a question about Z?

Not that I heard

Might be time to knock on Clay’s door to see what’s up.

Guessing  the plan for Z is he’s back sometime in late December. If that happens along with #23 being back, would make for nice Christmas present.

P Smith, Oren Burks, and Garvin.   Yeah, we need another body.

@ilcuqui posted:

LaFleur says Whitney Mercilus' injury is "unfortunate" and the assumption is it's long term: "That's a tough one. I feel bad for him."

Funeral arrangements pending.

OK Gute, make the trade for TJ WATT!!!

@Maynard posted:

OK Gute, make the trade for TJ WATT!!!

He may be out

Well, he'd fit right in then!

@packers.com:  #Packers activate QB Kurt Benkert from the practice squad reserve/COVID-19 list & release QB Blake Bortles from the practice squad.

Packerboi, has he played this year at all?  Some help is better than none, and he's a veteran, just curious.

Opening line: Packers -3

This looks like a tough spot for the Packers.  At some point, the injury issue is going to catch up with this team.  However, my pessimistic thoughts on the severity of the injuries from last week was wrong.  Maybe my pessimistic view of this game will be wrong too.

@DocBenni posted:

This looks like a tough spot for the Packers.  At some point, the injury issue is going to catch up with this team.  However, my pessimistic thoughts on the severity of the injuries from last week was wrong.  Maybe my pessimistic view of this game will be wrong too.

The Vikings have the same issues. Welcome to this time of the year.

This was as of last Friday:

The Vikings’ defense can’t get get a lucky break in that regard. Minnesota DT Michael Pierce and LB Anthony Barr are both out for the Sunday game against the Chargers.

Not only that, but CB Bashaud Breeland is questionable for Week 10. With Patrick Peterson on IR for at least one more game, Breeland’s health is of major concern.

Pierce will miss his fifth consecutive game for the team. Minnesota’s best run-stopping nose tackle has not been able to stay on the field due to an elbow injury. Barr, who has played in the last two games, will miss time due to a knee injury.

Pierce is their version of Kenny Clark. He has now been placed on IR and will miss the Packer game. Barr does not sound promising either for this week.

And Danielle Hunter, their best pass rusher? He tore his pec and is out for the season. A really good pass rusher who just cannot stay healthy. 

Agreed on the injuries on D.  You can get buy with duct tape and rubber bands for only so long before depth starts to collapse.

At some point this offense is going to have to start scoring more points again.  They've scored 25 or less since  WK05 vs CIN.  That will be enough to beat most teams with the way our D is playing but as DocB said and others already know, at some point some offense is going to put up points on our D and our O will need to respond.

Some of the issues of course were AR missing playing time/practice along with OL shuffling.  But some issues we've seen all season so far.  Injuries or not they need to get the offense into a higher gear by Dec. if they want to be ready for the post season.

Hoping that by being able to move Jenkins back to guard will help solidify the interior of our o-line, which IMHO, is the major factor in the offense not being what it was last season.

Dillon with 20+ carries, Patrick Taylor 12-15. Throw in a couple of jet sweeps or WR reverses and the Suckqueens will be going "No Mas, No Mas" by the 4th quarter.

@ammo posted:

Dillon with 20+ carries, Patrick Taylor 12-15. Throw in a couple of jet sweeps or WR reverses and the Suckqueens will be going "No Mas, No Mas" by the 4th quarter.

Isn't this what Amari Rodgers is for? I get that ST's has not been a strong point for him. But you'd think the Packers have to get this kid going at this point..

He has been an enigma as a rookie.  Cobb looks faster with more twitch than Amari right now.  Some take longer to acclimate to the NFL?

@packerboi posted:

Isn't this what Amari Rodgers is for? I get that ST's has not been a strong point for him. But you'd think the Packers have to get this kid going at this point..

I don't care if it is Amari, MVS or Adams. Just keep totin the ball and run the Suckqueens into oblivion.

@FLPACKER posted:

Hoping that by being able to move Jenkins back to guard will help solidify the interior of our o-line, which IMHO, is the major factor in the offense not being what it was last season.

Agree.   The limiting factor for the offense has been C and RG.   Too much pass rush coming straight through and the run blocking has been avg at best this year.

Newman, had high hopes for him, sucks.    Makes a ton of mental errors, gets beat physically and has piss for football awareness.    How many screen plays do we have to watch where he literally blocks nobody.

Obviously I'd rather have Jones but I'm excited to see what Taylor can do on a rotation with Dillon. Really glad they were able to stash this guy on the PS.

@BrainDed posted:

Agree.   The limiting factor for the offense has been C and RG.   Too much pass rush coming straight through and the run blocking has been avg at best this year.

Newman, had high hopes for him, sucks.    Makes a ton of mental errors, gets beat physically and has piss for football awareness.    How many screen plays do we have to watch where he literally blocks nobody.

"piss for football awareness"....love that! Heard Coach K tell a story about Coach Pete Newell, who won an NCAA & Olympic championship ....watched a couple of Duke's practices and when K asked him what he thought of some of the players, Coach Newell replied " that #__ isn't a friend of the game is he?" ...K's interpretation "What Coach Newell was nicely saying is that _____   _____ is a dumb shit"

Zimmer's defense has always given Rodgers trouble, as AR even admits. I expect this to be Minnesota's last-gasp game: they need to win to stay relevant in the race. Therefore, they will play all-in and that could spell trouble for GB. I'm hoping this is the week Rodgers gets past the fact it's Zimmer and torches them, but I fully expect it to be another down-to-the-wire nail-biter.

Hopefully that punk ass Barr is out another week.

They did come into Lambeau last year while GB was humming and escaped with a win.  Weird game, kind of a slog.  Looked up at the score late in the 4Q and realized MIN was going to win. 

And the Packers went into the Sandcrawler early in the year and kicked their ass with Jones. No reason they can't do it again with Dillion. If I remember right the Packers couldn't stop Cook at GB

@BrainDed posted:

Agree.   The limiting factor for the offense has been C and RG.   Too much pass rush coming straight through and the run blocking has been avg at best this year.

Newman, had high hopes for him, sucks.    Makes a ton of mental errors, gets beat physically and has piss for football awareness.    How many screen plays do we have to watch where he literally blocks nobody.

L to R :

Bakh, Jenkins, Myers, Taylor, Turner.  That will be a solid OL once these guys get healthy. 

I still have high hopes for Runyan as well. He played well in spots, I really wonder if he'd be any worse then Newman.   

As for Newman, I wouldnt rule him out yet. He's getting a lot of bull rushes and getting rolled over. An entire off season in the weight room could make a big difference in 2022 

Newman is a rookie.  I'm sure he'll get better and be a starter but they can't let his development get in the way in the playoffs

@packerboi posted:

L to R :

Bakh, Jenkins, Myers, Taylor, Turner.  That will be a solid OL once these guys get healthy.

Who is Taylor? Do you mean Runyan?

Wonder if the D uses more 4-man fronts this week since they’re light at OLB.

Mixed up Lucas Patrick and Patrick Taylor? 

Hmmmm, they don’t look anything alike.

@DH13 posted:

They did come into Lambeau last year while GB was humming and escaped with a win.  Weird game, kind of a slog.  Looked up at the score late in the 4Q and realized MIN was going to win.

That game was “VERY” windy and that wind was the equalizer and negated our passing game which was humming.

@packerboi posted:

L to R :

Bakh, Jenkins, Myers, Taylor, Turner.  That will be a solid OL once these guys get healthy.

I still have high hopes for Runyan as well. He played well in spots, I really wonder if he'd be any worse then Newman.   

As for Newman, I wouldnt rule him out yet. He's getting a lot of bull rushes and getting rolled over. An entire off season in the weight room could make a big difference in 2022

You mixed up the "Prince of Darkness" with Patrick Taylor!

@GreenBayLA posted:

Who is Taylor? Do you mean Runyan?

Yep sorry lol. Too many damn Patrick vs Taylor’s on this team. Meant Lucas Patrick.

Someone really should have showed this to OBJ before signing on with Pad Stafford. And I ope...

If Aaron Rodgers sees a linebacker’s numbers in the seam he’s throwing it. This is preposterous ball placement pic.twitter.com/5tYRB38Sw1

— Peter Bukowski (@Peter_Bukowski) November 16, 2021