Sunday Morning Open Thread; Mini-Preview of Giants at Packers

by Brandon on Dec 26, 2010 12:00 PM CST in Open Thread

Since the Green Bay Packers have to win their next two games to make the playoffs, there isn't anything of importance to watch this morning. Maybe the Bears will be unmotivated next week if they beat the Jets and lock up the No. 2 seed and a bye this week (if that's even possible).

I skipped my normal in-depth preview that I post on Friday due to Christmas Eve. According to Football Outsiders, both offenses are highly ranked (Packers No. 10, Giants No. 8). Also, FO says their defenses are too (Packers No. 5, Giants No. 2). While they still give the Packers a lousy ranking on special teams (No. 29), the Giants are even worse (No. 31). The key will be to win the field position battle (something they can actually do against a poor Giants special teams unit) and force turnovers (which is something they haven't done much of late). They haven't given me a lot of optimism over the past four games. Packers 24, Giants 20

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Vikings could still finish in last place.

…there isn’t anything of importance to watch this morning.

GO-O-O-O, LIONS!!!

TT bashers - turning my stomach since 2005!
The glass is still more than half-full!

by NorthStarr on Dec 26, 2010 12:18 PM CST reply actions

Green Bay’s inactives:

QB Graham Harrell, CB Josh Gordy, RB James Starks, LB Diyral Briggs, LB Frank Zombo, OL Nick McDonald, OL Marshall Newhouse and DE Cullen Jenkins. Robert Francois will start for Zombo at ROLB.

The Dude abides

by SlowJoe445 on Dec 26, 2010 1:46 PM CST reply actions

Anyone else

not enjoying the point-fest occuring at Soldier Field currently?

I need to be drunker, I reckon…

by rudi on Dec 26, 2010 2:17 PM CST reply actions

Guess not

Everyone’s hitting the after Christmas sales? I admit, I made a run to Target.

It’s odd how the Jets defense has gone from so good last season, to so mediocre this season, with basically the same group of guys. Revis has been hurt, but it doesn’t explain everything. Do they just miss Jim Leonhard that much?

by Brandon on Dec 26, 2010 2:37 PM CST up reply actions

Teams had time to game plan!

Makes a huge difference if teams have a chance to game plan on what has worked against th NYJ… Leonhard is an important player, but teams figured out how to attack the Jets based on how they played D last year and early this season! Once something has worked vs a team other teams use it until they show they can stop it… Jets plays basically only press man coverage! Routes like crossing routes and others are hard to cover in press man. Similar to what happened to the Pack in "08! Teams knew we would play press coverage 90% of the time… That becomes easy to beat afther awhile!

You've been Stroh'd™!!!

by Strohman on Dec 26, 2010 8:13 PM CST up reply actions