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Looking Ahead To The Chiefs And The Next Three Games

GREEN BAY, WI - DECEMBER 11: Aaron Rodgers #12 of the Green Bay Packers sits on the bench in the 4th quarter of a game against the Oakland Raiders at Lambeau Field on December 11, 2011 in Green Bay, Wisconsin. The Packers defeated the Raiders 46-16. (Photo by Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images)

There are two questions to ask as the end of the regular season draws near for the Green Bay Packers. Will they make it all the way to 16-0? And will they bench their starters down the stretch?

Jets Beat Up The Chiefs And 21 Things To Remember About The Game - Arrowhead Pride. Their next opponent (and last away game of the season) is in Kansas City. The Chiefs were completely embarrassed on Sunday by the Jets. When I looked at halftime, the Chiefs had negative yards on offense. The Jets defense is good, but they aren't that good. While the Chiefs offense is in free fall, their defense made life tough on the Steelers when they played at Arrowhead on November 27th.

Twitter / @MikeVandermause: MM: Next goal is homefield ... In the post-game press conference, Mike McCarthy's mind had already moved onto his next opponent. He's still focused on his normal routine, and their unbeaten record isn't making him change it. Don't expect the Chiefs game to be a trap game. McCarthy's NFL roots go back to Pittsburgh, but he got his first NFL job with the Chiefs. This game will mean something to him.

Twitter / @MikeVandermause: MM: Felt important to get ... It was unexpected to see Derek Sherrod taking snaps at left tackle. Marshall Newhouse has been wildly inconsistent, last week against the Giants was the low point of his season, and now they've decided to give Sherrod "some action." Later, Newhouse replaced Sherrod at left tackle, and then Newhouse even played some snaps at right guard in the fourth quarter (while Matt Flynn was taking a safety). With all the position changes, It felt like a preseason game. Sherrod hasn't moved ahead of Newhouse, but it appears to be something the coaches are considering.

Packers 'going to try to go for this thing' - NFC North Blog - ESPN. The players and coaches are not going to take their foot off the gas. "We don't play scared." McCarthy was intending to take Aaron Rodgers out after the third quarter, but the score allowed them to take him out earlier. At least it was earlier in their mind. The game was really over before halftime. It doesn't sound like they would have taken out any of the starters if it'd been a closer score. They were even planning to give A.J. Hawk some playing time in the second half.

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Arrowhead Pride

I guess Arrowhead pride gets Tyler Palko at least one TD pass to go along with his 3 INTs. I am sorry, but when Mark Sanchez and the anemic Jet offense can cut through them like a hot knife through butter, exactly how are they going to shut down A-Rodg and the Packer offense? Will Skip Bayless be hired as special defensive consultant? Perhaps the Cowgirls will give Rob Ryan a week sabbatical to provide a scheme similar to the one that “shut down” the Giants. Finally, they could pay A Boy Named Suh to give a motivational speech about clutch defensive plays against the Packers.

by Phana24JeffGordon on Dec 12, 2011 10:23 AM CST reply actions   1 recs

I was just going to mention this

Who knows what that does for this game. Sometimes it’s good for the opponent and sometimes it’s bad.

by PackApologist on Dec 12, 2011 10:51 AM CST up reply actions  

That's true

Sometimes though you just see players rally to get a first win for their coach.

by PackApologist on Dec 12, 2011 11:04 AM CST up reply actions  

I used to be the Defensive Rookie of the Year

but then I took an arrow to the knee.

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by OBrienSchofieldismyHero on Dec 12, 2011 12:26 PM CST up reply actions  

What is Skyrim?

"IF CARDS CAN SIGN SUPPAN THEY CAN GIVE ME A HOME"

by Buddhasillegitimatechild38 on Dec 12, 2011 1:23 PM CST via mobile up reply actions  

Or make Tyler Palko a good QB.

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by OBrienSchofieldismyHero on Dec 12, 2011 12:26 PM CST up reply actions   1 recs

When did Matt Cassel go down?

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by Vermont Cubs Fan on Dec 12, 2011 12:35 PM CST up reply actions  

a while ago

football does not build character, it reveals character.

by sheehan on Dec 12, 2011 12:42 PM CST up reply actions  

Uh-Oh

Romeo Crennel will be the interim coach. After his brilliant job with the Browns I am sure MM and Joe Philbin are shaking in their boots.

by Phana24JeffGordon on Dec 12, 2011 11:10 AM CST up reply actions  

LOL

Well, he almost beat the Bears that one time

A samurai sword collection. If you can do it. I don’t know if you’re allowed.

by TwoShoesMcGooze on Dec 13, 2011 1:56 PM CST up reply actions  

We are playing musical chairs with out Left tAckles...

Not a good sign going into week 14 of the season.

Great round up of the blogosphere and indeed, we are going for gusto (unlike Caldwell and the Colts a couple of years back)…

I’m all Geeked up about this run. Strap on your seatbelts, girls.

Oh and we’re 2 hours 43 minutes away from the McCarthy’s Monday Presser — we might need a live thread from Brandon to cover this. This could be known as the Jennings Press Conference. Hammer coming down today, our Destiny will be shaped in just a few hours. See you all at the possible live thread covering it…

Looking forward to the Packers three-peating and visiting President Ron Paul at the White House in 2013

by PackFaninFL on Dec 12, 2011 11:20 AM CST reply actions  

Good Point

Is there any indication that Clifton might be ready for the playoffs?

Yes, Giants fans I understand your plight. My team used to suck but at least now you can watch a REAL football organization put together a season unlike no other.

by Phana24JeffGordon on Dec 12, 2011 11:27 AM CST up reply actions  

On the left tackles

I’m not too worked up about that right now. I think eventually MM started to treat the Raiders game a bit like a preseaon game. He wanted to take the opportunity to get some of the younger players reps and get them ready for the playoff push. Not a bad idea really, especially when you consider how thin we are at offensive line and how much we may need all of our players down the stretch.

Getting Sherrod some action now and get him used to being out there with live bullets will help his development and go a long way if the worst happens over the next few weeks.

by PackApologist on Dec 12, 2011 12:49 PM CST up reply actions  

totally agree..

love to see Sherrod get involved against someone’s #1 defense in a game that matters.

I love wins. Wins are good for the soul.- Barry Alvarez Sep 25, 2005

We expect to win.- Ted Thompson July 28, 2011

by White92 on Dec 12, 2011 1:14 PM CST up reply actions  

Crabtree

His playing time will no doubt increase. I would think Hali will play over left tackle and MM will put help over there. Grant needs a repeat performance to keep Hali honest.

by glblank on Dec 12, 2011 7:21 PM CST up reply actions  

Musical Chairs

I hope not and would rather think MM is taking avantage of a situation.I believe Sherrod went in for Newhouse before and Newhouse perked up after.But I think MM wants too make sure both are somewhat equally ready for whatever may come and hopefully doesn’t come.

by Tarynfor12 on Dec 12, 2011 11:29 AM CST reply actions  

That's how I saw it, too.

We weren’t really struggling to win, so MM might have felt okay seeing how they played at other positions or different situations. Game experience is a good thing.

by osc630 on Dec 12, 2011 11:34 AM CST up reply actions  

The way I see it is like this...

MM simply doesn’t tolerate boneheaded plays. If someone commits a penalty or almost allows someone to kill our QB, he is going to pull them.

SUPER BOWL CHAMPS

by Chief Oshkosh on Dec 12, 2011 12:03 PM CST up reply actions  

The Chiefs

Would have been an interesting challenge, if they did not have those injuries and their coach was not just fired. As it stands though, they are more dangerous now then they have been in the past few weeks. While they may have a more basic offense and defense, they are also playing for their jobs for next year.

by Shoes31 on Dec 12, 2011 12:06 PM CST reply actions  

Whenever I think of this game I think of that third preseason game

The one where So’oto started to become a star and where our third strings were still kicking the crap out of their starting units. Things have changed and I don’t think that would happen again, but it’s all I can think of when I think of the coming week.

by PackApologist on Dec 12, 2011 12:51 PM CST up reply actions  

Part of me wishes that they would not play Saine or Pickett against the Chiefs no matter what

but I see that if they’re medically ready, there’s no additional harm in playing them

by schraderfan on Dec 12, 2011 12:38 PM CST reply actions  

with the problems on the left side of the Packers' O-line

this should be an interesting matchup with KC’s defense, Tamba Hali is an absolute beast and will most likely obliterate Newhouse the same way JPP and Jared Allen have recently. They’re gonna need to give him plenty of help in pass protection

football does not build character, it reveals character.

by sheehan on Dec 12, 2011 12:46 PM CST reply actions  

HEADLINE!

Chiefs just fired their head coach…didn’t anyone tell them they are supposed to wait until AFTER they play us? Darn, would have reinforced my tagline.

I guess teams are so scared of us that they are firing coaches before they even have to play us.

The Green Bay Packers...Putting bad coaches out of their misery since 2010

by TrevorR on Dec 12, 2011 1:16 PM CST reply actions  

oops, you beat me to it. Should read all prior posts first.

by marcopo on Dec 12, 2011 3:43 PM CST up reply actions  

hopefully

that is accurate.

or he could pull a TO and come back for SB.

either way, I think MM saves his roster spot to give him a chance to come back for playoffs.

by Acme on Dec 12, 2011 1:33 PM CST up reply actions  

Jennings is out for 2-3 weeks according to McCarthy.

One game at a time...

by Jabooty on Dec 12, 2011 4:38 PM CST up reply actions  

Before the Raiders game I kept saying that I didn't care what the Packers regular season record was

as long as we got the #1 seed. 16-0 would be nice, but not too big of a let down as long as we got homefield throughout.

I now want 16-0. There’s no reason we should lose to the Chiefs. And I hate the thought of losing the perfect season to the Bears or Lions.

I was at a sports bar for the Raiders game and ended up surrounded by Bears fans watching their game. One of them told me that he hated the Packers because of Favre, but he respects Rodgers too much and can’t hate them anymore. I’m not sure what to make of it.

December, 7 1941 may be a day that lives in infamy, but December 6, 2011 is a day that will live in AWESOMENESS!!! The day I became part owner of the Green Bay Packers!

In Cheese We Trust

by Zundar on Dec 12, 2011 2:33 PM CST reply actions  

those 2 games against the bears and lions

are going to be extra tough. nothing would make them sicker than to have us go undefeated when they had the chance to spoil it.

In love with the new Gaknar avatar.

by threadkiller on Dec 12, 2011 2:49 PM CST up reply actions  

Every team that’s played the Pack has tried as hard as they could to spoil things. Nothing new under that sun. You woulda thought the Giants were in 2007 the way they played.

by marcopo on Dec 12, 2011 3:41 PM CST up reply actions  

I think that's why I'd rather not see the Giants again.

December, 7 1941 may be a day that lives in infamy, but December 6, 2011 is a day that will live in AWESOMENESS!!! The day I became part owner of the Green Bay Packers!

In Cheese We Trust

by Zundar on Dec 12, 2011 3:44 PM CST up reply actions  

so automatic wins, then?

"We can't beat William and Mary!! Bill and Mary?? They put their pants on the same way we do!!"

by threadkiller on Dec 12, 2011 4:12 PM CST up reply actions  

Meh

Hainie aint gonna do it and the Packers are going to be jazzed should they be 15-0 agin the Lie Downs

by glblank on Dec 12, 2011 7:25 PM CST up reply actions  

Even better though, by winning we may have a chance to keep one or both of them OUT of the playoffs which is what we really want to see. I don’t want to play the Lions in the playoffs…those dirty sobs.

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by TrevorR on Dec 12, 2011 3:09 PM CST reply actions   1 recs

Huge relief

I am too drunk to taste this chicken.

by ThroughBeingCool on Dec 12, 2011 3:21 PM CST via mobile up reply actions  

That is great news.

Save him for the playoffs.

December, 7 1941 may be a day that lives in infamy, but December 6, 2011 is a day that will live in AWESOMENESS!!! The day I became part owner of the Green Bay Packers!

In Cheese We Trust

by Zundar on Dec 12, 2011 3:25 PM CST up reply actions  

Thats what I heard too

“League Sources” are saying its a MCL injury, with a recovery time of at most 4 weeks typically.

by Shoes31 on Dec 12, 2011 3:33 PM CST up reply actions  

Extra Motivation

The Kansas City Chiefs clearly violated the unwritten NFL rules by firing Haley. Everyone knows coaches are supposed to be fired after playing the Packers. Is nothing sacred?

by marcopo on Dec 12, 2011 3:33 PM CST reply actions  

Haley is not the only coach fired today

Sparano for the Dolphins has been canned too.

by Shoes31 on Dec 12, 2011 3:34 PM CST reply actions  

What is the world coming to?

by marcopo on Dec 12, 2011 3:35 PM CST up reply actions  

its senses?

dinasour type of guys choir boys

by mittsabishy on Dec 12, 2011 3:47 PM CST up reply actions   1 recs

Gruden? Cowher?

I love wins. Wins are good for the soul.- Barry Alvarez Sep 25, 2005

We expect to win.- Ted Thompson July 28, 2011

by White92 on Dec 12, 2011 4:08 PM CST up reply actions  

Jason Garrett is perhaps coming next in 3 weeks

And very well could be replaced by the lifelong friend of Jerry Jones…Jeff Fisher

One game at a time...

by Jabooty on Dec 12, 2011 4:43 PM CST up reply actions  

Pity McCarthy

Well, we now have the entire world telling McCarthy what he should do regarding player rest. Is there no end of football gurus?

by marcopo on Dec 12, 2011 3:39 PM CST reply actions  

I don't think they should rest players until these games are wrapped up.

They have a chance at 16-0, they need to take it. They’ll get a week off when the playoffs start anyways. Look at last year, they weren’t resting anyone and they still made it through 20 games to win the SB, why should they be thinking differently now?

by Charlie Kelly on Dec 12, 2011 3:47 PM CST via mobile up reply actions  

I also want to see them play the starters

I woudn’t want them to go into the playoffs on a loss or 2.

December, 7 1941 may be a day that lives in infamy, but December 6, 2011 is a day that will live in AWESOMENESS!!! The day I became part owner of the Green Bay Packers!

In Cheese We Trust

by Zundar on Dec 12, 2011 3:55 PM CST up reply actions  

REST ALL THE PLAYERS!


LOLNO

"Who ever heard of the Cubs losing a game they had to have?" -Frank Chance
"If [Ruth] had [called his shot], I would have knocked him down with the next pitch." -Charlie Root

by Clutch16 on Dec 12, 2011 3:53 PM CST up reply actions  

Do one w/ Scumbag McCarthy...

“Doesn’t rest players…

Goes 16-0 anyway."

by mike_o on Dec 12, 2011 3:58 PM CST up reply actions  

Srsly

"Who ever heard of the Cubs losing a game they had to have?" -Frank Chance
"If [Ruth] had [called his shot], I would have knocked him down with the next pitch." -Charlie Root

by Clutch16 on Dec 12, 2011 8:47 PM CST up reply actions  

WHAR SCUMBAG STEVE HAT?

Flagged

"Who ever heard of the Cubs losing a game they had to have?" -Frank Chance
"If [Ruth] had [called his shot], I would have knocked him down with the next pitch." -Charlie Root

by Clutch16 on Dec 12, 2011 10:45 PM CST up reply actions  

Yeah didn't want to do scumbag hat...

Power was going nuts so I just had to publish.

That dog just won't hunt.

by Bush League All Star on Dec 13, 2011 12:07 AM CST up reply actions  

As an NFL Team Owner,

I’m gonna call Mike up tonight, and tell him to just keep things going the way they are.
Pedal to the metal, take no prisoners, and all that..,

I don’t want ‘em to get all rusty and soft, and I’m sure Mike agrees.
He’s got them all very focused, and peaking just the way we had discussed,
and I’m sure that my vote of confidence will be all he needs to continue doing what I’m paying him to do.

/jk

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by ReadTheFinePrint on Dec 12, 2011 5:06 PM CST up reply actions   1 recs

Dungy

Tony D was completely oblivious to his history when he went on national TV to suggest he knew what he was talking about when he stated MM HAS to rest his starters. What next, advice on how to bow out of the playoffs early?

by glblank on Dec 12, 2011 7:29 PM CST up reply actions   1 recs

He apparently didn’t learn from his 13-0 season.

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by TrevorR on Dec 13, 2011 7:18 AM CST up reply actions  

idiot kicker

football does not build character, it reveals character.

by sheehan on Dec 13, 2011 3:24 PM CST up reply actions  

btw, they lost their 14th game against the Chargers while still playing all their starters that year

didn’t rest guys til after having lost the perfect record

football does not build character, it reveals character.

by sheehan on Dec 13, 2011 3:25 PM CST up reply actions  

The proverbial "shot across the bow"...

incoming missile averted!

Fantastic news on Jennings. Now let’s assume Rodgers is our most indispensable offensive player. If you were asked who are the next three most important offensive players are after Rodgers, then Clifton, Sitton and Jennings could very well make up the next three.

But as Weidman pointed out in another thread, “we have depth” and as Ray said “next man up”….

Our Offensive Line still hangs on by a thread, but the bottom line is we need to get healthy. Rodgers is getting absolutely eviscerated by the opposing front seven. Devastating hits the last three games in row (Lions, Giants and Raiders)…

We can collectively exhale at the Jennings news, but let’s be careful, we are facing three physical defenses coming up.

19-0!!!!! Let’s do this!!!

Looking forward to the Packers three-peating and visiting President Ron Paul at the White House in 2013

by PackFaninFL on Dec 12, 2011 6:49 PM CST reply actions  

Gurley

too bad they don’t have a roster spot for him.

by glblank on Dec 12, 2011 7:30 PM CST up reply actions  

If you were asked who are the next three most important offensive players are after Rodgers, then Clifton, Sitton and Jennings could very well make up the next three.

Clifton and Sitton? I think you’re greatly exaggerating how big a “problem” LT is. We’ve been without Clifton for like 10 weeks now, and it hasn’t slowed us down a bit. Newhouse is serviceable, and honestly Clifton’s probably only a little better than that at this point. He’s had bad games against some of the league’s elite pass rusher’s. And even then, it’s not like he’s getting beat every play like an Allen Barbre.

Dietrich-Smith has seemed more than fine too. I know Sitton was great last season but he’s struggled quite a bit this season.

I’d say most important after Rodgers are Jennings, Finley, Wells. Jennings for obvious reasons, Finley because of how much he opens the offense up, and Wells because he’s been our best OL and also because he calls the OL shifts.

In 2009, our OL was hanging by a thread — hardly the case now. Sitton sounds like he’s almost back but it wouldn’t surprise me if he sat another week. Why not let him get more rest as long as Dietrich-Smith is doing a good enough job?

Fire Slocum

by packallday555 on Dec 12, 2011 8:31 PM CST up reply actions  

How sweet would it be

Instead of letting up and resting, lets run the table. With a little help from the raiders or the chargers and arizona winning out, we could close out the season while eliminating the Bears AND the Lions from the playoffs. The only better ending would be to eliminate the Vikings too. Too bad they suck this year.

by t4tombo on Dec 13, 2011 8:26 AM CST reply actions  

Almost rec'd

until I got to

the Vikings too. Too bad they suck this year.
I love their suck/fail!

Lombardi:
"Perfection is not attainable,
but if we chase perfection we can catch excellence."
McCarthy:
"We're nobody's underdog!"
"We don't play scared!"

by NorthStarr on Dec 13, 2011 9:09 PM CST up reply actions  

,,,

"Perfection is not attainable,
but if we chase perfection we can catch excellence."

"We're nobody's underdog!"
"We don't play scared!"

by NorthStarr on Dec 14, 2011 1:15 AM CST up reply actions  

A couple things

First, I enjoy watching the Vikings flounder and flail as much as any true Packer fan. But if we were able to knock the Vikings out of contention for the playoffs on our way to home field advantage, wouldn’t that be a suck/fail for them as well?

Second, aint asking for a rec. I don’t even know what one looks like.

by t4tombo on Dec 15, 2011 1:20 PM CST up reply actions   1 recs

Rec'd, for truth :)

I understood what you were saying, and was just having a little light-hearted fun with

Too bad [the Vikings] suck this year.

And, Weidmann was refering to a guy on another thread who concluded his comment with

Rec me.
to which I replied,
Rec someone who begs for it?
NEVER!

"Perfection is not attainable,
but if we chase perfection we can catch excellence."

"We're nobody's underdog!"
"We don't play scared!"

by NorthStarr on Dec 15, 2011 9:22 PM CST up reply actions  

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