I could see Eddie pouring a can of Hormel chili and a jar of queso into a bag of Doritos, nuking it for 3 minutes and then eating the whole thing with a ladle.
You know, I think I'm gonna stop talking about Eddies diet for a while. Seems to be working.
I did that at lunch.
Nothing makes me happier than Eddie Lacy sitting at home eating steamed Kale watching his old buddy at Bama ripping off a 50 yard TD. Gets him fired up to go kick some ass.
Won't be a blowout.
Makes sense.
It will be different if the Pack executes in these areas
Use up-tempo and creative fast pass attack to help O-line
Rodgers accuracy needs to be there on those few chances that can go the distance
Need to convert on 3rd and short by actually hitting a short pass instead of trying to get the PI call on a deep contested pass
Need to cash in one of those free plays for a 50+ yd gain
We need to make the INT when given the chance.
Seems like a lot this year, but this list was business as usual last year.
Green Bay's defense is so good that the zebras start thinking that they missed a couple of 13 guys on the field calls.
Makes sense.
Love what MM had to say today about being the underdog...
"We're no underdog going to AZ. We're going out there to win- we expect to win."
Great way to set the tone.
Packers chance of winning in the Divisional Round are the lowest of all 8 teams playing according to Nate Silver......34% to ARI 66 %. All other games are fairly close in statistics. Interesting. But, that's why the game is played eh??
and gotta love stats.....here's a poll from the NFL website:
Which two teams will represent the NFC on Championship Sunday?
50% Cardinals and Panthers
28% Cardinals and Seahawks
11% Packers and Seahawks
11% Packers and Panthers
Total Votes: 124582
Ha, ha, guess there's no Packer love anywhere.
I have newfound hope because Adams (is he playing?) contributed against the Redskins as well as Abredaris (sp?) and I think that contribution at receiver may be just enough to shift the offense from stagnant to being a force. The other parts of the offense we saw (Lacy, Starks) sure won't hurt!
fyi for the game...
http://espn.go.com/nfl/story/_...ds-major-knee-injury
LANDOVER, Md. -- Initial tests showed Davante Adams avoided a major knee injury Sunday in the Green Bay Packers' win over the Washington Redskins, but the receiver will have a short week to get ready for Saturday's NFC divisional playoff game at Arizona.
Adams limped off the field in the third quarter of the Packers' 35-18 win over the Redskins and did not return to the game.
"It's a little sore right now, but I think I'll be fine," Adams said.
Adams was injured when tight end Richard Rodgers landed on top of him following a 9-yard reception. Adams had trouble putting weight on his right knee but managed to leave the field under his power.
"They said that it's just going to be a thing that they felt it would probably be best and smartest if I sat out the rest of the half," Adams said. "It's a situation where you just feel it out throughout the week, but I think I'll be fine."
Adams caught four passes for 48 yards, including a 10-yard touchdown in the second quarter. It was his first touchdown since Dec. 3 against Detroit. Adams missed three games earlier this season because of a sprained ankle.
"Davante's really had his best two weeks of practice, and frankly, we were anticipating him having a good night tonight," Packers coach Mike McCarthy said. "Hopefully his knee, we'll find out more tomorrow where he's at."
Adams will be dnp or lp this week, then we won't know his game status until Saturday. But this is just my guess.
You have to start to worry about shields's noggin. Didn't he miss several games with a dinger a couple years ago?
Goldie posted:Packers chance of winning in the Divisional Round are the lowest of all 8 teams playing according to Nate Silver......34% to ARI 66 %.
Also the lowest percentage to appear in or win the SB. IOW, the Packers are viewed as the worst of the eight remaining teams. They'll have an opportunity to prove otherwise on Saturday night.
bigdoggyjude posted:It will be different if the Pack executes in these areas
Use up-tempo and creative fast pass attack to help O-line
Rodgers accuracy needs to be there on those few chances that can go the distance
Need to convert on 3rd and short by actually hitting a short pass instead of trying to get the PI call on a deep contested pass
Need to cash in one of those free plays for a 50+ yd gain
We need to make the INT when given the chance.
Seems like a lot this year, but this list was business as usual last year.
all that but the biggest difference between this and the previous game will be if GBP has zero turnovers. that's my horse and I'll continue to beat it.
I made the mistake of browsing a Cardinals forum. Talk about a lot of false bravado for a team that has literally never won anything. Has Carson Palmer ever even won a single playoff game?
Who can blame them. We were so bad against them last time.
Nope as far as I know Palmer has never won a playoff game. Quite possibly the best QB to never win a playoff game.
Anyhow, who can blame the Cardinals fans? We would be talking all kinds of stuff on this forum if we were playing as good as them. My hope is that the Cardinals TEAM thinks they can just mail this one in and they will win just by showing up.
I freaking love it when my team is the underdog!
If I am not mistaken they were an underdog last time in AZ
Pikes Peak posted:If I am not mistaken they were an underdog last time in AZ
But relatively close back to back underdogs + Cards one week layoff is the special sauce upsets are made of.
Packers have the mojo in the groove now....Cards have stories of past glories.
Because guys like Palmer, Fitzgerald and Freeney aren't motivated enough that this may be their last chance?
And I highly doubt Bruce Ariens buys any of that overconfidence crap.
The Packers can win, but make no mistake, it will be a very tough game.
My first game at Lambeau Field was the playoff game in 1982 when the Packers defeated the Cardinals 41 to 16. I'm going to take that as a good sign.
Re-watched the reg season game last night.
Last time. No Shields and no Bakhtiari to start the game.
At the end of Q1 last game, score is 0-0 and Raji goes out with a concussion.
< 2 min in the half and ARI is up 10-0 and the GBP get the TO (Daniel INT) at the ARI 15. 3rd down and AR throws the INT, then ARI drives the other way for a 17-0 halftime lead.
1st drive 2nd half comes the Starks fumble, and quickly thereafter a 24-0 lead. Quicksand, lots and lots of quicksand in the 2nd half.
2nd drive of 2nd half they lose Bulaga for the rest of the game. 2, 2 backup tackles in a game they have to pass to catch-up if that were even possible.
Last game they ran a lot of the same plays we saw vs WAS, they just didn't execute as well vs ARI, and a big part of that was the difference in the OL.
Yeah, it'll be a different game.
Well, another big part of the difference will be who the OL is up against.
The Cardinals also placed defensive end Cory Redding on injured reserve after he hurt his ankle in the loss to the Seahawks that ended the regular season. Redding had five tackles and an interception in 12 games for the team this season. Linebacker Gabe Martin has been promoted from the practice squad to bring the roster back to 53 players.
I don't know if the result will be different but this week will be the Packers' 9th game against a playoff team this season. That makes their SOS one of the harder in the league. Though they are 4-4 in aggregate, 3 of those 4 losses were bad ones on the road.
They may not be the best team but they've been through the fire. Just a little bit of health could take them farther than anyone expects.
http://www.nfl.com/news/story/...s-rusher-jason-babin
IIRC...we were the lowest rated team in the divisional round, Jan. 2011. Maybe I'm wrong
Someone's going to need to block Calais Campbell. That probably the place to start..
Boris posted:http://www.nfl.com/news/story/...s-rusher-jason-babin
IIRC...we were the lowest rated team in the divisional round, Jan. 2011. Maybe I'm wrong
Doubtful. Seahawks and Jets were still around in the divisional round that year. Packers were only a 1 point dog vs Atlanta.
Music City posted:Someone's going to need to block Calais Campbell. That probably the place to start..
Glad I don't have to. Yikes!
The GBP Rules posted:Boris posted:http://www.nfl.com/news/story/...s-rusher-jason-babin
IIRC...we were the lowest rated team in the divisional round, Jan. 2011. Maybe I'm wrong
Doubtful. Seahawks and Jets were still around in the divisional round that year. Packers were only a 1 point dog vs Atlanta.
We were the 6th seed in the NFC. I don't care about "power rankings" we were the lowest rated team
I'm more concerned about Saturday's game
TBH I didn't think that the Packers were going to beat the Redskins or any other team Sunday. It really didn't seem to matter what level the competition was, it was like this 2015 offense couldn't execute against air.
After watching and re-watching that game, I find myself pretty damn optimistic about our chances against AZ. Rodgers lit back up and the whole team responded. If Rodgers is playing loose the dude is unstoppable.
The O line is going to be the difference in this game, AZ is down a couple of pass rushers and our o line looked better with JC in at LT than it has most of the year.
The defense showed it could play with AZ and now it's our offenses turn. 28 points will win this game, 1 touchdown per quarter. I think our D can hold them to 24 this time as long as our offense is putting up some points and taking some TOP we're gonna do just fine.
Throw in 2009 play off loss and the way things went down with those games that year, It just seems like karma and luck may be on our side this time 
GO PACK GO
In the last three years in the NFL, excluding teams with losing records, there have been 11 blowouts where the teams played a rematch later that same season. The team who was blown out ended up winning 8 of the 11 rematches. Of the three they lost, two were close including the gift Blair Walsh just handed the Seahawks. There are reasons for this that are far too extensive to explain this in a comments section. But fans, and most importantly the Packer players need to understand this... the odds are actually in their favor. Like McCarthy said last week, "I'm sick and tired of of talking about the negatives. We've won 10 games." Poor form here Gary. Plus, it is not even accurate to say history is not on the Packers side. The numbers that matter greatly disagree!
Interesting. Lets hope the boys in green can make it 9 of 12.
Well listening to the talking heads during the last 24 hours they all seem to think that the Packers have no chance and should pretty much not even board their flight to Arizona. I have heard things like "guaranteed to lose" "this one will go just like last time" blah blah.
F'em Packers! Go Pack Go!!
