Recap: Green Bay Packers Win On A Game Ending Field Goal Over The Giants, 38-35
by Brandon on Dec 4, 2011 7:16 PM CST
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PrintThe Giants started off the game with a 67 yard touchdown pass to a backup tight end, and that's pretty much how it went for the Green Bay Packers defense all game long. They weren't helped by the absence of a pass rush (only 1 sack). While Eli Manning barely completed over 50% of his passes, he did most of his damage on deep passes to Hakeem Nicks and Victor Cruz. The Giants ran the ball only 20 times, and averaged 5.0 ypc, but they seemed content to do most of their damage through the air. The only silver lining on a bad day for the defense was Clay Matthews, who had a sack and an interception which he returned for a touchdown.
It wasn't the best game of the season for Aaron Rodgers, but 28 of 46 for 369 yards, 4 touchdowns and only 1 interception is still a career game for some quarterbacks. He didn't complete as many passes as usual because there were a lot of dropped passes, and the Giants were very physical (arguably committing a lot of penalties) against the Packer receivers. Dropped passes were such a problem for the offense, that while Finley and Jennings both had some big catches (and 1 touchdown catch apiece), I'm going to give the nod in the APC poll to Jordy Nelson and Donald Driver, who each caught all four passes thrown their way. Driver had a huge game in his own right (2 touchdown receptions). And so did Nelson with 94 yards receiving, including a huge pass to set up the game winning field goal.
I was very surprised, that with an 8 point lead, the Packers defense actually allowed the game tying touchdown drive (and two-point conversion). Despite their defensive struggles, they have toughened up late in games to prevent game tying scores. But they did leave Rodgers with just under a minute remaining. Three of his last four completions were big ones to Finley, then Nelson, then Jennings, and they set up a short field goal with only 3 seconds remaining.
More on this game at Big Blue View.
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Clay Matthews brought the pressure...
And Rodgers brought the firepower. Both get a big +1 from me.
11-0. Hell yeah. HEAR THAT ZUNDAR?
tough choice on the game MVP, want to give it all of them, they all made key plays.
despite the drops and poor secondary play, it’s encouraging to know that the Packers can play a C-/D+ game and still win against a good team on the road. Now, we don’t want them to turn that into a habit however. Really need Hawk and Bishop back next week, and I think Woodson should be good to go, seems like he was held out as a precautionary move. And it’ll be nice if Sitton or Clifton are ready to go next week and help the line out. Newhouse had a pretty poor game. There may not be a physical drop off with Smith and Francious out there, but I’d rather have Hawk making the calls and switches for the D on the field instead of Smith.
at the end of the day, it’s a good hard fought win on the road against a NFC contender. Feels good to be 12-0.
I am too drunk to taste this chicken.
by ThroughBeingCool on Dec 4, 2011 7:23 PM CST reply actions
I don't think we'll see Clif for a while yet unfortunately...
We need Woodson healthy if we want our secondary to be at least somewhat competent.
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by Chief Oshkosh on Dec 4, 2011 7:26 PM CST up reply actions
agreed about Clifton, hopefully Sitton will be good to go next week
I think Woodson will be okay. Probably suffered a minor concussion.
I am too drunk to taste this chicken.
by ThroughBeingCool on Dec 4, 2011 7:48 PM CST up reply actions
Right now, I don'r expect to see Clidron start when he does come back.
"Perfection is not attainable,
but if we chase perfection we can catch excellence."
"It's a great day to be great, baby!"
Skol is a four-letter word.
The Munsters of the Midway still suck!
*Clifton, haha
"Perfection is not attainable,
but if we chase perfection we can catch excellence."
"It's a great day to be great, baby!"
Skol is a four-letter word.
The Munsters of the Midway still suck!
Really?
Have you seen Newhouse play recently?
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by Chief Oshkosh on Dec 4, 2011 10:12 PM CST up reply actions
are you kidding? Newhouse was absolutely horrendous tonight
football does not build character, it reveals character.
Would have loved to give the game ball to Clay
Huge game (and was only one consistently getting to Eli..
But I had to give it to Nelson. He had some ridiculous catches and the one at the end of the game was the deciding play. Rodgers obviously took his game to the next level as well.
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Really? Sure he made a nice catch but aside from that he vanished. He’s in last of the four for me. In a game like this with all the action, I give it to someone who played a more complete game.
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If you want to talk about someone who vanished, you need
to be talking about Finley. If he had put half the effort into catching the ball as he did calling for penalty flags, this game wouldn’t have come down to the final drive.
Did you notice who wasn’t on the field during the final possession?
Watching the Cubs piss it away for 31 years.
Who?
Because I know Finley came up huge on the final drive.
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by Chief Oshkosh on Dec 4, 2011 10:16 PM CST up reply actions
Don't know how I missed that he caught the first ball.
My bad. Still, the constant histrionics get old.
Watching the Cubs piss it away for 31 years.
He made the most important play of the game
But that one he had to tip toe in is worthy of the highlight reel. I know what you mean though… he did seem blanketed the whole game. Would be interesting to see if he was doubled most of the time (which I think he was) which should have opened up the field for others.
Then again… we only sent out 2 WRs most of the time (needing to keep extra bodies on the line for our shitty line that was getting worked)
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by Chief Oshkosh on Dec 4, 2011 10:16 PM CST up reply actions
Yeah, I can’t say I know how he was covered…the TV doesn’t show us that but it would be interesting to see. He just wasn’t targeted for most of the game. I can’t deny taht he came up big when he was called on but I have a hard time giving it to a guy with like 5 targets the whole game when guys like Rodgers and Matthews had such great all around games.
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Jordy's sideline catch was unbelievable
He only had 4 catches, but 3 of them were HUGE. I gave it to him over Rodgers because AROD had that 1 INT. That game winning drive pretty much guarantees he will win the vote anyways.
Pretty much my thoughts exactly.
Aaron was clutch down the stretch but Jordy had some unbelievable plays in crucial situations.
All is vanity.
meh…his big catch at the end was routine, he had some nice plays but for a lot of the game he was casper. I have Jordy at the bottom of my list of those four.
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well it was routine because he made a nice double move to get wide open
also its hard to not look like casper for parts of the game when you’re on this offense…james jones didn’t even get a target
by tmoneyttime1 on Dec 4, 2011 10:31 PM CST up reply actions
Yeah…Jones didn’t do anything but no one is throwing out there for POTG either. I have a hard time giving it to a guy with like 5 targets the whole game when guys like Rodgers and Matthews had such great all around games.
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When the going gets tough . . .
throw to Jordy. He is turning into a “Mr. Clutch” receiver
Good route runner. Get’s great position on the defender. And actually catches the ball..
by smarcuse on Dec 4, 2011 10:11 PM CST up reply actions 1 recs
I think you made a mistake...
…you said there were “a lot” of dropped balls. Actually, there were “A LOT” of dropped balls…
by soliman on Dec 4, 2011 7:32 PM CST reply actions 3 recs
Clay forces two turnovers, takes one back for 6, and gets good pressure the whole game
thats enough to secure my vote.
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The Packers also benefited from Tom Coughlin’s sideline coaching—never his long suit. Simply put, the Giants scored their inevitable touchdown too early, leaving time on the clock for the league’s best QB enjoying one of the finest seasons in NFL history—not to mkention his exceptional receiving corps. Can’t blame the Giants for scoring when they had the opportunity, but burning another 30 seconds off the clock might have been a smart tactic.
you mean the exceptional receiving corps that dropped 10-11 balls tonight?
and that’s a conservative estimate Lol
football does not build character, it reveals character.
Only Driver and Nelson were reliable today.
An uncharacteristic bad game from Jennings today, but it’s never too late to be great.
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Finley was the big one
off the top of my head I can remember at least 4 drops by him
football does not build character, it reveals character.
You mean the Finley that had 90 and a TD as a TE?
Not denying he could have had another catch or 2, but he still made the Gents pay!
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I agree
He was Rodgers safety valve today and play a great game besides those couple drops. I don’t see the need to call for his head after today’s game.
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by Chief Oshkosh on Dec 4, 2011 10:18 PM CST up reply actions
Yup.
If I’m not mistaken, he had the most targets today.
"Perfection is not attainable,
but if we chase perfection we can catch excellence."
"It's a great day to be great, baby!"
Skol is a four-letter word.
The Munsters of the Midway still suck!
didn't say he didn't make some good plays
but he dropped several easily catchable balls
football does not build character, it reveals character.
Yeah he dropped one or 2.
But he still is the player teams fear as much if not more than Jennings! So give the man his props!
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he dropped 4
football does not build character, it reveals character.
By your count...
But even w/ that he still has a larger impact on the offense than Nelson does!
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He was also targeted a lot more
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by Chief Oshkosh on Dec 5, 2011 12:06 AM CST up reply actions
Nothing like a little exageration.
By the numbers 6: Dropped passes by the Packers, including two by Finley
Like I said… By Your count he had 4, by the stat sheet he had 2… Countem’ 2!
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I watched the game, ask the Packers players and they'll tell you he dropped at least four
the official stats people are stingy with their definition of a drop
football does not build character, it reveals character.
Maybe "drop" is the wrong word
but there were at least 4 catches he should have made. I’m as big a Finley fan as there is (and, don’t get me wrong, he made a lot of big plays in this game, and we probably don’t win without him), but he definitely had more than 2 negative plays in the passing game.
13.
Half of those being Finley, but you're right in that the whole team
had a bad case of the drops today. Even Jennings dropped two.
Watching the Cubs piss it away for 31 years.
I say you can never score to early
What if they never scored? Then Coughlin is accused of trying to run the clock down and not trying to win. My point is, you have to score in this situation, don’t worry about the clock.
by Shoes31 on Dec 4, 2011 8:10 PM CST up reply actions 1 recs
That's Why Tom Gets The Big Bucks
Let’s see: we’ve already scored 5 TD’s againsto one of the league’s worst pass D’s. Our running game is averaging 5 yards a carry. Woodson is out. If we score immediately, we put the ball in the hands of the NFL’s best QB, enjoying one of the best seasons in league history, with nearly a minute to go. I wonder what I should do?
Tell that to Bayless?!
I can’t wait to hear him downplay Rodgers performance in the final minute to win it for the Pack! What kinda excuse can he come up w/ now? Rodgers didn’t have a very good game by his standards, but w/ the game on the line Rodgers made it happen! Clearly Tebow is still a better option at QB than Rodgers?!! LOL
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by Strohman on Dec 4, 2011 9:42 PM CST up reply actions 5 recs
58 seconds to get within field goal range.
AND they used their timeout to stop the clock for the field goal. I can’t remember better game and game clock management than that. Usually you get the guy who makes a bad play and has to blow the timeout earlier leading to a spike to setup the FG.
That was an amazing last drive.
That dog just won't hunt.
by Bush League All Star on Dec 4, 2011 11:23 PM CST up reply actions 2 recs
I want to say Driver. At a time when every receiver was suffering from brick hands, Rodgers turns to the sure handed vet who walks a tightrope for a huge TD. Awesome
…….
But alas, I can’t. Woooooooooooo Rodgers
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by Jedi Master A-Rod on Dec 4, 2011 7:33 PM CST reply actions
You mean the sure handed vet
who before today had more drops than anyone on the team? Driver had a very good game, but lets not overlook the year to date, just to make Driver look like a savior.
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here we go again.
So now you are praising Finley despite his drops and cursing Driver because of his drops. Can you please be consistent??
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by TrevorR on Dec 5, 2011 2:21 PM CST up reply actions 2 recs
Dude caught 2 TDs
One of which was a very difficult catch. Jesus, give him a little credit.
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by Wiedmann on Dec 5, 2011 2:46 PM CST up reply actions 3 recs
He's just mad because his predictions don't come true
You remember…..Driver wouldn’t be a factor this year. He’d be injured long before Week 13. He should have retired in the off-season, because he won’t contribute to this team, and he’d only be taking up a spot that we could give to Future Hall of Famers like Tori Gurley or Chastin West.
Angelo: Right….so anyways Jay, I’m sure you understand that we needed to make this move and I wanna wish you the best of luck.
Cutler: (Swoops bangs out of eyes by throwing his head back) Whatever, I don’t need this team or you.
/Leaves in a huff
//Writes bad poetry on his blog
Grossman: What the fuck is Wilford Brimley’s problem?
by Packers3485 on Dec 5, 2011 3:45 PM CST up reply actions 2 recs
And in case he wants to deny that he said these things.
You can go back and read his comments in the “The Packers would be better off if Driver retired” thread. Filled with old-fashioned Stroh goodness.
Some examples:
He won’t be making the big catches and probably won’t be available from one week to the next. The important receptions they are looking for Jennings and Finley, and maybe even Jones or Nelson before they look at DRiver. If he isn’t on the field, He’s worse than an UDFA.
Would have been best for the Packers is he retired, but yeah we all know for Driver he wasn’t going to retire 40 some yards shy of the record. Some would call that selfish… Whats best for #80, not best for the Packers.
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by Strohman on Aug 31, 2011 5:57 PM PDT
Actually it was a quad injury.
Started as a bruise, then from trying to play on it, and when you get older your muscles aren’t as pliable, he ended up having a pulled muscle.
Whatever the reason he’s in decline matters little. He isn’t as explosive as he used to be and is more injury prone. Not too mention that he’s dropping alot more passes. Just excuses, cuz he can’t get it done anymore…
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by Strohman on Aug 31, 2011 9:51 PM PDT up actions
Angelo: Right….so anyways Jay, I’m sure you understand that we needed to make this move and I wanna wish you the best of luck.
Cutler: (Swoops bangs out of eyes by throwing his head back) Whatever, I don’t need this team or you.
/Leaves in a huff
//Writes bad poetry on his blog
Grossman: What the fuck is Wilford Brimley’s problem?
by Packers3485 on Dec 5, 2011 3:56 PM CST up reply actions 5 recs
Donald D for probably his last two TD game
and for being one of a few without a dropsies night
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Agreed
Gotta go with the man with the million dollar smile.
"Sometimes you win, sometimes you lose, sometimes it rains."
Edgar Bennett?
"Perfection is not attainable,
but if we chase perfection we can catch excellence."
"It's a great day to be great, baby!"
Skol is a four-letter word.
The Munsters of the Midway still suck!
I'll give Jordy some love
The toe tapping catch on the sideline was absolutely ridiculous. The stutter-go route on the final drive was executed perfectly.
Nelson’s consistency this season (compared to last) is unbelievable. He isn’t plagued by the drops nearly as much, and he comes up with a few huge catches every game.
Rodgers was unbelievable on the final drive, so I’ll let everyone else gush over him.
Shit happens when you win championships
Nelson's very good season...
Is directly tied to Jennings and Finley drawing ALL the coverage from him! Nothing against Jordy, but thats a Fact!
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Bears, Beets, Battlestar Galactica!
That would be the case for most #2 WRs…and until he’s a #1 its really not a fact cause you can’t prove how he’d due if he was the guy getting that coverage. Fact.
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by TrevorR on Dec 5, 2011 2:22 PM CST up reply actions 3 recs
Bears do not-
what is going on? What are you doing?!
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by OBrienSchofieldismyHero on Dec 5, 2011 8:42 PM CST up reply actions 2 recs
IDENTITY THEFT IS NOT A JOKE!
football does not build character, it reveals character.
by sheehan on Dec 6, 2011 12:32 AM CST up reply actions 1 recs
Jim! Millions of families suffer every year!
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by OBrienSchofieldismyHero on Dec 6, 2011 12:05 PM CST up reply actions
Rogers
Had to go with Rogers. All those dropped passes hurt his stats, but that’s not really his fault. BTW, what IS with all those dropped passes the last two games? Finley is usually money, but he can’t catch sh$t lately!
Who is Rogers?
Had to be done.
Packers? Working on a dynasty.
Blackhawks? Taking care of business as usual.
Brewers, Badgers? THIS IS WHY YOU CAN'T HAVE NICE THINGS.
by Tepo6688 on Dec 4, 2011 7:42 PM CST up reply actions 3 recs
you're not a Packers fan, are you?
football does not build character, it reveals character.
No...
I mean God Awful!!! Especially if you don’t know how the hell to spell RODGERS!
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you completely missed the joke
football does not build character, it reveals character.
by sheehan on Dec 4, 2011 11:33 PM CST up reply actions 8 recs
you have less than no sense of humour
football does not build character, it reveals character.
by sheehan on Dec 4, 2011 11:58 PM CST up reply actions 9 recs
Whatever...
I just didn’t find any humor in it whatsoever… I knew exactly what he was getting at, but it wasn’t funny. At most mildly amusing.
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You know
you can choose to not comment occasionally, as opposed to just looking either oblivious or like a huge jerk.
by Archibaldcrane on Dec 5, 2011 12:46 AM CST up reply actions 5 recs
If I was the mod I'd be slapping you with temp bans at this point
for ridiculously poor usage of English and rhetoric and logic
NAOPOS
by blackoutsox on Dec 5, 2011 1:06 AM CST up reply actions 1 recs
Cuz I choose to ignore an attempted Joke
That wasn’t funny? Yeah that makes sense! LMAO
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Ignoring it would include not replying to it.
You didn’t ignore it.
13.
by Wiedmann on Dec 5, 2011 12:57 PM CST up reply actions 2 recs
I DID ignore it..
Till some assbag got pissed that I did that. When I calmly poinited out that I ignored it cuz I didn’t find it funny then I they get pissed about that. Make up your freakin mind! I didn’t reply to it till someone else got upset about that. When I responded to him, he gets pissed about that!
Go read the freakin thread. You people are ridiculous!
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You DID ignore it?
No…
I mean God Awful!!! Especially if you don’t know how the hell to spell RODGERS!
13.
by Wiedmann on Dec 5, 2011 11:33 PM CST up reply actions 2 recs
We're ridiculous?
Oh, I’m sorry that we’re not terribly receptive to you. But your abrasive comments/personality are not exactly…endearing qualities.
Of course, I fully expect massive retaliation with you trying to flip this whole argument at me, so…yeah.
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by OBrienSchofieldismyHero on Dec 6, 2011 12:07 PM CST up reply actions 2 recs
Yep
Angelo: Right….so anyways Jay, I’m sure you understand that we needed to make this move and I wanna wish you the best of luck.
Cutler: (Swoops bangs out of eyes by throwing his head back) Whatever, I don’t need this team or you.
/Leaves in a huff
//Writes bad poetry on his blog
Grossman: What the fuck is Wilford Brimley’s problem?
by Packers3485 on Dec 5, 2011 11:07 PM CST up reply actions 1 recs
lol that was funny.
That dog just won't hunt.
by Bush League All Star on Dec 4, 2011 11:24 PM CST up reply actions
agreed, that was my point
football does not build character, it reveals character.
Ha
I guess the D went missing in my post too.
by leftisbetter on Dec 4, 2011 7:45 PM CST reply actions 12 recs
hahahahaha
Fantastic
Packers? Working on a dynasty.
Blackhawks? Taking care of business as usual.
Brewers, Badgers? THIS IS WHY YOU CAN'T HAVE NICE THINGS.
Flawless.
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by Vermont Cubs Fan on Dec 4, 2011 8:10 PM CST up reply actions
Indeed!
Perfection execution. Even the Russian judge rec’d his post, now that is saying something.
That dog just won't hunt.
by Bush League All Star on Dec 4, 2011 8:44 PM CST up reply actions 4 recs
Wouldn't have voted for Rodgers
As he was off early again, but when it came down to it threw two consecutive lasers for the go ahead win.
gotta go with Rodgers after that game winning drive. those first two passes were just ridiculous
football does not build character, it reveals character.
Matthews vs Rodgers
Those two carried their respective units on their backs. They definitely live up to their star billing. Though Best Buy is going to be busy processing gift cards for all those freaking drops.
BBV has to be worse than STLGT.
Because I don’t get all the hate on the officials for today’s game. They got away with murder and still feel they got gipped over a TD call. I’m almost compelled to cheer for the Cowboys next week … and I feel dirty for just typing that.
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STLGT?
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by Vermont Cubs Fan on Dec 4, 2011 8:08 PM CST up reply actions
St. Louis Gametime – a Blues blog ….
for the love of God don’t ever go there.
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Again I'm from there, maybe hawks means you're a Blackhawks fan?
Seriously why are you running around putting down a rivals blogs from another sport. There’s nothing wrong with St. Louis Gametime
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by Buddhasillegitimatechild38 on Dec 4, 2011 8:40 PM CST via mobile up reply actions
I meant to put a question mark on the second sentence
Grammar fail
"IF CARDS CAN SIGN SUPPAN THEY CAN GIVE ME A HOME"
by Buddhasillegitimatechild38 on Dec 4, 2011 8:41 PM CST via mobile up reply actions
St Louis gametime I assume, which I am a part of and don't get the hate for
I mean we hate the Redwings because of the 90’s (imagine having what the Cowbiys did to is in the 90’s three times over without two consecutive NFc championships and a SB win to make it better). But we’re not stupid, hateful, or whatnot so I has no idea why we are getting put down
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by Buddhasillegitimatechild38 on Dec 4, 2011 8:39 PM CST via mobile up reply actions
That’s all they do. Check last night’s thread against the ’Hawks and the write up. Or (the absolute best) the gamethread from June 9, 2010 … Classic in every way.
STLGT is the worst hockey blog out there and that is a view shared by almost everyone that blogs on SCH from other blogs.
But this is a football blog, so the hockey talk shall end here.
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Well I'll stop after this then too
But Apparenlty you need pointed out that your arch rival’s site is everyone on your site’s least favorite blog. That’s not STLGT being a bad blog, that’s the Blues being the Blackhawks rivals. That’s why everyone else a second city wouldn’t like game time
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by Buddhasillegitimatechild38 on Dec 4, 2011 9:36 PM CST via mobile up reply actions
I don't want to get involved with this on your site
especially because I’ve really enjoyed talking with you guys…
but the refs were ridiculously one sided in this game, calling ticky tacky PI calls against us while never calling them against your defense.
Not to mention this was not called a TD
I’d rather not destroy the goodwill between the two fanbases by continuing this… but I will if you really want
Self-praise is for losers. Be a winner. Stand for something. Always have class, and be humble.
-John Madden
[Jake Ballard] has 4 speeds actually:
Stop→Slow→Truck (he shifts into that when its time to carry 4 defenders for another 4 yards)→LEAP!
-Raptor 22
*Obviously* the refs are Packer fans....
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by Chief Oshkosh on Dec 4, 2011 10:20 PM CST up reply actions
I never claimed that nor will I
But the calls of the refs clearly favored one side in their execution.
Self-praise is for losers. Be a winner. Stand for something. Always have class, and be humble.
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[Jake Ballard] has 4 speeds actually:
Stop→Slow→Truck (he shifts into that when its time to carry 4 defenders for another 4 yards)→LEAP!
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What's the point in bitching about it?
Both teams got screwed over. That’s just the way the game is. Refs make mistakes, you just have to hope your team gets screwed over less. There’s no point in dwelling on it like y’all at BBV.
It’s a shame, I really enjoyed the “Ask a Giant’s Fan”.
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by Chief Oshkosh on Dec 5, 2011 12:04 AM CST up reply actions
You remind me of some Viking fans
Not all, but some…If you think the refs didn’t blow any calls on us, you are terribly delusional. It’s almost 8 hours after the game, and I remember several critical missed calls. How about Finley being mugged by 2 Giants on that critical 3rd down? He was almost 10 yards past the LOS!!! I’m not saying that all the calls went against us, because some went in our favor too. That’s a part of the game. If you haven’t caught on to that yet, you’ll learn after a couple years of watching the game. The refs are human, and they make mistakes. Nearly every time those mistakes are calls on both teams.
My wife is gorgeous, but when she wears her pink Rodgers Jersey, she makes you fall to your knees...
how about the blatant OPI during the Giants tying drive that allowed them to complete a 30ish yard pass
football does not build character, it reveals character.
your team got away with illegal contact and defensive holding all game long
not to mention an obvious penalty that should have been called on the field goal attempt at the end of the first half that cost the Packers three points. And how about the fair catch signal that the refs ignored and gave the Giants 20 or so yards of field position at the start of the tying drive?
Bad calls went both ways tonight. In my opinion more of them favoured the Giants, in yours more favoured the Packers, in the end it means nothing because the Packers won.
football does not build character, it reveals character.
your team got away with illegal contact and defensive holding all game long
Disagree. The time it was called was essentially Finley running into our players and clamoring for a flag. The time he got it was extremely weak
Amukamara was called for DPI for probably the weakest DPI call of the year. Not to mention contact was initiated by the Packers receiver. On the one drive in the second half where we went 3 and out, there was much more jostling by the packer defender on Nicks on the first deep pass than on that one but nothing was called.
I’m not even going to bother complaining about holding on the defensive line because I’ve been complaining about that since I’ve been a fan.
I did not see either of those plays you cited live, so I can’t give as much comment. On the JPP play, it had no affect on the play anyways so no harm no foul I guess.
As for Hynoski’s “fair catch”, he raises his hand clearly to say “I’ve got it”. he doesn’t wave his hand side to side, which is what is necessary for a fair catch signal.
If anything that call benefited the packers because those 20 yards could have been the time difference that let the packers drive for a GW score in the regular season.
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If you raise your hand above your shoulder for any reason whatsoever
and then catch a kickoff or punt, it is supposed to be blown dead at the spot.
Read the rulebook – it’s in there. It doesn’t matter whether you wave around – if it’s above the shoulder, it’s a fair catch call.
by Archibaldcrane on Dec 5, 2011 12:50 AM CST up reply actions 3 recs
he raises his hand clearly to say "I’ve got it". he doesn’t wave his hand side to side, which is what is necessary for a fair catch signal.
2 things…
Did you even hear the ex referee’s explanation.
Who raises their hand to say “I’ve got it?” You know what his intentions were…
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by Chief Oshkosh on Dec 5, 2011 12:58 AM CST up reply actions
I honestly think that up-man who isn't used to catching kickoffs literally was trying to say "I've got it"
problem is, in doing so, he stupidly unintentionally signaled for a fair catch that the refs missed.
by Archibaldcrane on Dec 5, 2011 12:59 AM CST up reply actions
Fair point... but it should have been a penalty regardless
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by Chief Oshkosh on Dec 5, 2011 1:17 AM CST up reply actions
yes, the one that got called was relatively weak, though technically the right call.
but still, no weaker than the illegal contact called on Woodson earlier in the game. And regardless, there were countless other times when Finley and Jennings were mugged in the secondary and no calls were made.
The PI on Prince was an easy call, he hooked Jennings’ arm before the ball got there, hence Jennings had to try to catch a good throw with one hand. Pass interference all the way.
The JPP play had no effect on the play? If they make the correct call the Packers get to re-try a much easier field goal, with a kicker who’s missed twice all year. That no-call took three points off the board for the Packers.
The Fair catch. He doesn’t have to wave his hand side to side for the play to be whistled dead, in fact, for raising his hand above the shoulders and NOT making a valid fair-catch signal, not only should the play have been blown dead, but he should have been penalized ten yards as well. So that’s a 30 yard swing. You think that 30 yard difference helped the Packers? How do you know the Giants still score there? it would have been a completely different situation.
and something I completely neglected to mention, Woodson gets called for a soft roughing the passer (which I agree was the correct call. soft, but those are the rules), and on the next drive Tuck or Pierre-Paul (not sure which one) kicks Rodgers in the head with his shin (not sure what to call that besides a kick) as he’s being brought down on a sack (incidental obviously, but no more so than Woodson’s hands touching Eli’s helmet was) and there was no call.
as for the defensive line calls, there’s holding on every offensive play in the NFL, it goes both ways, the Packers DL couldn’t buy a holding call on the Giants either, but that’s just the way it is, they only call it if its egregious.
As for the reviews that everyone is up in arms about: Ballard’s knee was partially in, partially out (the photo’s that people keep using as ‘proof’ that it was in are all taken from the field level, across the field and not from the sideline view, making it impossible to see the side of his knee that is touching the white. and moreover, the call on the field was incomplete, so if there’s any doubt, you have to uphold it.).
As for Driver, I don’t understand what argument people could possible have against this one. His feet were clearly both in and he never bobbled the ball.
And as for Jennings, you don’t have to maintain possession ‘through the process’ when you don’t go to the ground. The same thing happened in the Vikings game earlier today and they got the call right then too. Jennings’ left hand has a firm grip on the corner of the ball for three steps before it’s knocked loose, which is all he needs for the touchdown. And again, the call on the field was touchdown, there was no way they could have reversed it.
lastly, the one call that I agree was a missed penalty by the refs – the non-pass interference on Woodson in the endzone. He mugged Nicks, and I agree they should have thrown the flag. But it didn’t matter because it was a touchdown anyway.
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by sheehan on Dec 5, 2011 2:51 AM CST up reply actions 2 recs
oh and one more I missed
there was a blatant offensive pass interference that went uncalled at the start of the Giants’ tying drive, which set up a 30ish yard gain. The Giants receiver completely took out the defender and left the other receiver wide open.
football does not build character, it reveals character.
and this ^ is why you don’t piss about referees. There are ALWAYS missed calls and bad calls because there are 5 refs and 22 dudes to watch. They can’t catch every little thing and heck they are humans and will mess up occasionally.
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Raising his hand to say I got it?!?! LOL
…still LOL…that is one of the funniest things I’ve heard in a while. Is this 8 year old flag football? People in the pros don’t raise their hands to say I got it. Its a fair catch signal. PERIOD.
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Look at that picture again
You cant see where the front of the knee is, and you need conclusive evidence, beyond a shadow of a doubt, to reverse something. Can you really say with 100% certainty that the front of his knee is not on the line? No you can’t, and if you try to you are not even close to being objective.
The Jennings TD is a TD, because he established possession with his left hand, and then had it knocked out. You can establish possession with two fingers if you want to.
Ticky tacky PI against you, and none against us? So Wood never got called for PI, while your LB’ers and DB’s are mugging are receivers and only got called twice? Take your Team goggles off and look at the game objectively. You will see our receivers fighting off your DB’s well after 5 yards. As a matter of fact, look at Drivers TD catch, where he is pushed almost out of bounds, and no flag is thrown. On Finley’s 1st down catch on the last drive, your LB’er pushed him 8 yards into his route. That happened all day long.
by Shoes31 on Dec 5, 2011 10:44 AM CST up reply actions 3 recs
Gotta go with Rodgers,
For the big “Shut up” he sent to Skip Bayless today. If I could nominate someone for a write-in candidate, I would vote for Crosby. He shook off the missed field goal before the half to nail the game-winner with no time left.
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by Vermont Cubs Fan on Dec 4, 2011 8:05 PM CST reply actions 3 recs
Bayless can suck it…I might actually watch his show tomorrow just to watch him suck it. What show is he on again??
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by TrevorR on Dec 4, 2011 9:02 PM CST up reply actions 1 recs
First and Ten on BSPN.
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by Vermont Cubs Fan on Dec 4, 2011 9:04 PM CST up reply actions
Don't.
Skip’s stupidity may melt your brain.
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by OBrienSchofieldismyHero on Dec 4, 2011 11:24 PM CST up reply actions
Yeah, that's like playing Russian Roulette just to see if the bullet is in the one you spun to.....
its not wise even if you are curious.
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by PhoenicianPakFan on Dec 4, 2011 11:26 PM CST up reply actions
Sadly, I felt like the defense was playing Russian Roulette...
Just…so many things to improve on. Eli Manning was picking apart the Packers on the deep routes, which, quite frankly, is something I never want to see again. We need to make opposing QBs pay for those decisions.
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by OBrienSchofieldismyHero on Dec 4, 2011 11:33 PM CST up reply actions
MVP - Got to go with Aaron Rodgers
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by PhoenicianPakFan on Dec 4, 2011 8:55 PM CST up reply actions
I don’t know who to pick for game MVP since there are great arguments for a couple of guys so I’m not going to vote. I will be the one to say that I won’t be sad if the Packers decide to trade off Finley after this year. His crying about not being thrown to and then “most” of the time when he is thrown to he drops the damn ball!! I put most in quotes bevcause it seems to happen more times than not.
Yeah, he’s had a ton of drops this year. He had like 3 today that woulda hit him right in between the numbers.
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by packallday555 on Dec 4, 2011 8:22 PM CST up reply actions
I've seen him do this a few times this year when the ball comes in at lower chest level.
If he lets the ball come into his body, it bounces right off his chest. He’s much better when he extends his hands rather than letting the ball get into his body.
Seriously?
Do you have a freakin Idea what Finley does for the Offense? Last year we were pretty damn good, This year W/ Finley we are UNSTOPPABLE! You simply cannot measure his impact on the offense just by numbers! Hell he probably draws more double coverage than Jennings! He’s the MAIN reason Jordy looks like a Pro Bowl WR… Seriously, Finley scares teams more than Jennings does.
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Yeah, he's scary
and he needs to stop dropping very catchable balls.
by Archibaldcrane on Dec 5, 2011 12:51 AM CST up reply actions 2 recs
sounds like confirmation bias saying 'most of the time'
yeah, he didn’t have a great game tonight catching the ball, he was more or less 50/50 whether he was gonna drop it. He was also getting held and hit all the way down the field and couldn’t buy a flag, and even with all that he was still getting open more consistently than any of the other Packer receivers were today
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Tough road win......
One of the true signs of a championship team is to win on the road when you’re not playing your best as a team. They would have lost this game last year during the regular season. This was the Super bowl for the Giants. It was struggle from the get go. This was as uncomfortable as I’ve seen Rodgers in the pocket since the “streak” began. He still managed to make enough key plays to win despite being pressured and knocked down a lot. The dropped passes kept this game a little closer than it should have been. Jordy and Driver played great.
The defense was exactly who we thought they were. We’ve seen this a lot this year. They got torched again on some deep balls and made a key pick six. I think a big reason why the D did not make its usual big stop in the final 2 minutes is because Woodson was out of the game which left us pretty vulnerable.
Looking forward to 3 of the final 4 regular season games at Lambeau. We’re #2 on the NFL all time win streak list at 18 games with a realistic chance to set the record at 22 games on the final regular season week.
I’ll give my game ball to Driver with Nelson a close second. 2 TDs including great body control on the second one to keep the toes in. Another great catch while falling out of bounds on third down to keep the chains moving. Knucks to the “old man”.
Rodgers is the MVP like always. Nelson had a damn good game though too. And really Giants, you’re gonna put Will Blackmon on him?
Disappointing to see the defense give up so many big plays too. Despite, what many seem to think this isn’t a bend don’t break defense.
Though, I just don’t see how any offense is ever going to outscore ours. This offense is just too good.
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I can't see him playing again in the regular season.
Maybe they won’t put him on IR if he can return in the playoffs, but I don’t think that’s too likely.
13.
His MCL got obliterated.
GOOD FUCKING THING THEY CALLED FAIR CATCH AND KEPT PLAYING, HUH?
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Good fucking thing
we kept all those Tight Ends coming out of camp.
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Here's another look at things:
Quarless’s injury is an opportunity for the rookie TEs to get playing time and experience. And considering just how iffy his hands have been so far, Quarless’s injury is not a truly devastating loss. It isn’t like losing possible Pro Bowl TE Jermichael Finley.
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by OBrienSchofieldismyHero on Dec 5, 2011 7:11 AM CST up reply actions
Quarless is probably our most complete TE
He’s a better blocker than Finley, and a better receiver than all the TEs not named Finley. Not sure where you get that he has “iffy hands” from. Has he dropped a pass or two? Yes, but so has Jennings, Nelson, etc. They’re human beings, not machines, and occasionally don’t catch a pass they should, but that doesn’t make their hands “iffy”
13.
by Wiedmann on Dec 5, 2011 1:17 PM CST up reply actions 1 recs
The iffy hands come from last year I think, not from his play this year.
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Still, even last year, he was forced into Finley's role as a rookie
Sure, he wasn’t Finley, but it’s unreasonable to expect him to be. He needed some time to develop, and even by the end of last year, he had shown a lot of improvement. There was never a point last season where I would classify his hands as iffy.
13.
by Wiedmann on Dec 5, 2011 2:51 PM CST up reply actions 1 recs
Iffy hands?
I guess last year with all the complaints about Quarless’s ridiculous dropsies never happened, eh?
He hasn’t seen too much field time this year, and has a grand total of 3 receptions this year.
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by OBrienSchofieldismyHero on Dec 5, 2011 8:44 PM CST up reply actions
Unless he actually does.
Quarless was in the top percentages of TE drops a year ago, with 8.8%. He was targeted 34 times and only made 21 catches, with 3 listed drops.
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by OBrienSchofieldismyHero on Dec 6, 2011 1:54 PM CST up reply actions
that's Roy Williams/Braylon Edwards territory
the guys who can’t be relied upon for anything whatsoever
football does not build character, it reveals character.
With such a small sample size, it's a little ridiculous to brand someone's hands as iffy after 3 drops.
Either way, that was as a rookie last year, and he has improved this year.
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Rodgers is the obvious choice.
So I went with Nelson. He’s always coming up big. I need to get his jersey.
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by TGPackersTwins19 on Dec 4, 2011 8:24 PM CST reply actions
And every time he catches a TD
You should be thanking Finley! Cuz he draws as much or more double coverage than Jennings! That allows Jordy easy single coverage like he had w/ Blackmon!
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Hate him all you want...
But while your doing it, THANK him for making this offense Unstoppable!
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We were not unstoppable tonight
In fact we punted more than I remember all year. Part of that is on him for dropping easy catches that killed drives.
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by blackoutsox on Dec 5, 2011 1:08 AM CST up reply actions 1 recs
backoutsox
well said man. We were not unstoppable. Drops lead to stalled drives. Finley needs to improve in this area. Period. Rodgers used to call him the best TE in the league. Heard that lately? Nope. Because he is not. Good? Absolutely. Great? Fix the drops and he sure is. TOO MANY DROPS!!!
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huh? if he catches the balls we are unstoppable. When he drops them he makes us very stoppable.
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by TrevorR on Dec 5, 2011 2:31 PM CST up reply actions 2 recs
every time I read one of your comments, the voice I hear is that of Skip Bayless
‘sure Rodgers puts up great numbers, but that’s only because of his great receivers, give me Tony Romo and Tom Brady all day over him.’
Nelson is not in control of who’s covering him, the point is, he’s consistently beating whoever they put on him, and when he isn’t, he’s making fantastic catches in coverage.
seriously, are you gonna credit Finley for the twisting catch he made down the sideline on the first touchdown drive? Or the one in the fourth quarter on the far sideline where he completely twisted around and somehow got his feet down in bounds?
football does not build character, it reveals character.
by sheehan on Dec 4, 2011 11:47 PM CST up reply actions 5 recs
Easy to beat #3 and 4 CB
As opposed to double coverage don’t you think?!
Lile I said, hate if you wanna, but Finley is a LARGE part of the reason Jordy is open alot! Think that happens as easily if he is getting the #1 CB or some sort of double coverage? I think not!
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LOL!
when did he hate on anyone?!…you sir are the one who is hating on Nelson for reasons beyond me…you failed to acknowledge Nelson’s uncanny ability to make amazing catches on the sidelines
by tmoneyttime1 on Dec 5, 2011 12:15 AM CST up reply actions 2 recs
Lots of criticism directed at Finley
Without ackowledging the impact Finley has on the offense other than just looking at numbers!
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by Strohman on Dec 5, 2011 12:17 AM CST up reply actions 1 recs
He should stop dropping catchable balls.
by Archibaldcrane on Dec 5, 2011 12:53 AM CST up reply actions 4 recs
That goes for everyone in this entire offense.
Fortunately, if one person gets the dropsies, someone else steps it up. Thank goodness.
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by OBrienSchofieldismyHero on Dec 5, 2011 7:12 AM CST up reply actions 1 recs
the one's that really hurt are when a guy is wide open and nobody's close to hitting them
and they drop it anyway. Finley had two of those, plus at least two others where it was tight coverage or he was hit and the ball bounced off his hands
football does not build character, it reveals character.
Come on man. The criticism of him is about him dropping more than a couple very catchable balls. Everybody should know how valuable he is to the offense. Like you said, Nelson doesn’t consistently get 1 on 1 matchups with their 3rd best cover guy if not for Finley. But nobody is really saying that. Rather, just that he needs to make some of the catches he didn’t.
Stop arguing just to argue.
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by packallday555 on Dec 5, 2011 3:33 PM CST up reply actions 1 recs
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by OBrienSchofieldismyHero on Dec 5, 2011 8:45 PM CST up reply actions
Purely speculation. How about if we talk about the things that have HAPPENED and now what you are imagining. Right now, Nelson is beating the guys that are covering him routinely. Would he beat the top corner? Who knows. Would he be effective if double teamed? Who knows. What we do know is that he’s emerged as the second best target on this team this year (yes, he’s more sure handed than finley and more dangerous after the catch). Finley makes us better but Jordy getting the FT #2 role sure did as well.
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by ReadTheFinePrint on Dec 5, 2011 5:02 PM CST up reply actions
Hah
There is one thing we can agree with the Giants fans at BBI. The refs during that game were way below average. We just differ on the calls they did or did not make.
I say it's a wash iffy calls both ways. Right on the big calls though.
by ThaiPackersfan on Dec 4, 2011 9:15 PM CST up reply actions
personally I thought the refereeing was a lot more helpful to the Giants than the Packers
and since they thought it favoured the Packers, then my guess is it probably came out even
football does not build character, it reveals character.
Oh, and Peprah is absolutely putrid when he has to man up. I watched him get burned multiple times by Winslow when I went to the Tampa game, and saw him get burned a number of times today too.
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Totally agree
He just looked like he was in over his head today. Kind of concerning with this many starts under his belt.
Agree
I think of him as a traditional, in the box SS. Asking him to go into man coverage is a bad idea, but you have to mix up the play calls somehow.
He is still better than Bigby in coverage
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by juggernaut400 on Dec 4, 2011 11:59 PM CST up reply actions
Note to opposing players:
Don’t do the Rodger’s belt if the game is still close. You will lose.
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by Chief Oshkosh on Dec 4, 2011 8:43 PM CST reply actions 12 recs
I love it.
It seems like our opponents celebrate the smallest in game victories with it and then get it thrown back in their faces.
All is vanity.
Chief Oshkosh, have you been keeping stats on this.......
What are we……… like 9 – 0 when the belt comes out from the opposing team. Funny thing is Rodgers only pulls out the belt when he rushes for a TD but most teams haven’t figured that out yet. When he throws for TD he points to the sky and/or does what I like to call his “gallop”, which only he is able to pull off.
The "gallop" is Mario
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by Buddhasillegitimatechild38 on Dec 4, 2011 9:28 PM CST via mobile up reply actions
Off the top of my head 3-0
But there has to be waaaay more. I can count today, the Viking game earlier, and during the Falcons game. Feel free to add on!
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by Chief Oshkosh on Dec 4, 2011 10:23 PM CST up reply actions
Jimmy Graham did it week 1
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by TwoShoesMcGooze on Dec 4, 2011 10:34 PM CST up reply actions
imitation is the highest form of flattery
football does not build character, it reveals character.
Second note to opposing players:
Chief Oshkosh is such a jokester. That dude’s great at parties, you’d love him. But seriously, you can totally Belt as obviously and as often as you want. Nothing bad has ever or will ever come from it.
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I do like to party.
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by Chief Oshkosh on Dec 5, 2011 1:00 AM CST up reply actions
ORLY?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Zbi0XmGtMw
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by OBrienSchofieldismyHero on Dec 5, 2011 7:14 AM CST up reply actions 1 recs
Rec for awesome song I forgot about
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by PhoenicianPakFan on Dec 5, 2011 12:54 PM CST up reply actions
YA RLY
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ORyUYE86Wag
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by Buddhasillegitimatechild38 on Dec 4, 2011 8:55 PM CST via mobile up reply actions
The rating keeps changing.
Right after the game Yahoo said 111.3, now it says 106.2.
106.2 is correct.
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MM: Andrew Quarless suffered a "significant knee sprain." Charles Woodson suffered a concussion. James Starks has an ankle sprain.
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by ThroughBeingCool on Dec 4, 2011 8:49 PM CST reply actions
Maybe MM knew something we didn't when he kept 5 TE's.....
Between Finley’s drops and losing Quarless today, we may need a little depth.
There is no way in hell Finley is benched
Plus he doesn’t even really play TE anyways. But I was pleased overall with Crabtree today.
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by Chief Oshkosh on Dec 4, 2011 10:25 PM CST up reply actions
Agree
Finley won’t get benched. Hope Quarless’s injury isn’t too serious.
A leg can only bend like that
if a ligament is torn away (MCL).
Probably some secondary cartilage damage, along with that bend.
Bad day for Quarless.
NBC News in Green Bay said "severe knee sprain"
so it sounds like there isn’t any tearing, at least.
That "severe knee sprain"
includes a wasted MCL.
Unless he is Plastic Man…
A sprained knee...
IS a torn knee ligament! Sprain = Tear when it comes to ligaments and tendons.
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Depends on degree
Some sprains are tears, some are just…“hyperextensions” basically. All tears are sprains however – kind of a square-is-a-rectangle type situation.
by Archibaldcrane on Dec 5, 2011 12:55 AM CST up reply actions
a sprain is a slight tear I believe
football does not build character, it reveals character.
Any sprain is a tear.
Varying degrees. But by definition a Sprain is a tear of a ligament/tendon. No matter the severity!
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I fail to understand the purpose of your use of an exclamation mark here
it adds nothing to your point
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better men than you have failed
don’t try
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by blackoutsox on Dec 5, 2011 1:09 AM CST up reply actions 3 recs
he did get benched at one point today, for a whole drive (or most of it, can't recall)
but yeah no way in hell he doesn’t continue to play the majority of the snaps
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MVP
Rodgers locked up the league MVP today with that game winning drive on a national broadcast game. In his only chance this season in such a situation, Rodgers made brilliant throws and quickly moved the team downfield. He has now done it all. The day will be complete if somewhere Skip Bayless has choked himself purple.
Nitschke never wore an earring!
by Packer Pete on Dec 4, 2011 9:13 PM CST reply actions 4 recs
People need to stop talking about this clown because the only reason anyone knows
About him (in the mainstream) is from him and his shock jock commentary
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I just don't watch him
Change the channel the second he opens his mouth.
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He's really not all that bad.
He was right about Tebow (lol), and he chewed Chad Ochocinco out to his face one time. PLUS HE’S THE BROTHER OF WORLD-RENOWNED MEXICAN CHEF RICK BAYLESS
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by TwoShoesMcGooze on Dec 4, 2011 10:36 PM CST up reply actions
No he's awful which I've known long before he hated Rodgers
Siting the nuts a blind squirrel found isn’t going to get me to follow him. Bayless is both stupid and excessively douchey. Either one would suck and he’s both. A lot of both
"IF CARDS CAN SIGN SUPPAN THEY CAN GIVE ME A HOME"
by Buddhasillegitimatechild38 on Dec 4, 2011 10:50 PM CST via mobile up reply actions
he is a complete moron about sports but personally I find him entertaining, for that very reason
just like to laugh at the stupidity
football does not build character, it reveals character.
Anybody else get a big ole grin when DD played to the cameras
With the wink after his second TD? Love that guy.
Best Smile in the NFL
"Sometimes you win, sometimes you lose, sometimes it rains."
by fickleflan on Dec 4, 2011 9:15 PM CST up reply actions 3 recs
Congrats Packer fans.
12-0 and you really had to earn it today.
Enjoy the “win week” (yet again) and I wish your team health.
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No more score predictions...
by tommy d. on Dec 4, 2011 9:19 PM CST reply actions 4 recs
Thanks
"IF CARDS CAN SIGN SUPPAN THEY CAN GIVE ME A HOME"
by Buddhasillegitimatechild38 on Dec 4, 2011 9:30 PM CST via mobile up reply actions
Thank you, tommy.
As I said over at BBV, hope to see you guys in January.
We’ll take ya down, and then you can get that coaching change (at least, at DC). ;)
"Perfection is not attainable,
but if we chase perfection we can catch excellence."
"It's a great day to be great, baby!"
Skol is a four-letter word.
The Munsters of the Midway still suck!
Got sentimental
and gave it to DD. Rodgers would have gotten it though if he hadn’t thrown the pick.
I still can't get over this game...
the two Driver TDs, the Jordy pirouette catch for 21 yards. Heck even Nick’s one handed catch for a TD, which led to a sign of approval/respect from Chuck. Memorable big time plays all over. The Mathews Int, etc.
Rodgers drove down for a TD to make an 8 point game with under 4 to play. Manning proceeds to then drive down the field making 3 big 3rd conversions for the tying TD. And then the ultimate last punch from Rodgers for the winning FG.
Punch after punch after counterpunch, two heavyweights. Gotta love it.
EIGHTEEN IN A ROW!!!!! WE HAVE NEVER TRAILED IN THE FOURTH QTR FOR 18 STRAIGHT!! WOOOOHOOO!
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by PackFaninFL on Dec 4, 2011 10:17 PM CST reply actions 4 recs
Which is why Skip will say Rogers wasn't clutch.
Because they “weren’t trailing”
A samurai sword collection. If you can do it. I don’t know if you’re allowed.
by TwoShoesMcGooze on Dec 4, 2011 10:39 PM CST up reply actions
who wasn't clutch? the Saints defensive tackle?
football does not build character, it reveals character.
DIVISION CHAMPIONS!!!!!!!
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by Vermont Cubs Fan on Dec 4, 2011 10:39 PM CST reply actions 11 recs
rec'd
A samurai sword collection. If you can do it. I don’t know if you’re allowed.
by TwoShoesMcGooze on Dec 4, 2011 10:39 PM CST up reply actions
This was a HUGE week for football teams from Wisconsin.
Badgers win the Big Ten and clinch a trip to the Rose Bowl, and then the Packers win and clinch the NFC North Division Title.
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by Vermont Cubs Fan on Dec 4, 2011 10:48 PM CST up reply actions 5 recs
That sounds so nice, I'll rec it twice
Wait, I think I can only do that once.
When life gives ya lemons, shut up and eat your damn lemons.
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Woodson has a concussion, that sucks
Sheilds looked pretty good in his place today though, and we’re facing Carson Palmer, Tyler Palko, and Caleb Hanie in the next 3 weeks. I guess if there was ever a good time to get a concussion, this isn’t a bad stretch for it to happen in.
Next man up
Shields was in Woodson’s place,
and, Bush was in Shields’ place.
"Perfection is not attainable,
but if we chase perfection we can catch excellence."
"It's a great day to be great, baby!"
Skol is a four-letter word.
The Munsters of the Midway still suck!
No, I don't believe so
Bush was the one coming on a blitz like Woodson would. I don’t think Shields’ role changed at all with Woodson going down, and he certainly did not look like he was put in any Woodson-like situations.
13.
I agree with your assessment
football does not build character, it reveals character.
Driver
Last time Donald Driver had two TDs in a game was 11/21/2005 in a 20-17 loss to Minnesota. Including tonight, he has done it four times in his career.
surprised that it's such a low number
football does not build character, it reveals character.
"That's why we make business decisions" - Deion Sanders...
after showing the play where CWood put his head down and got knocked out of the game.
NO. Just… no, Deion. You were a great cover man, but don’t you ever comment on playing corner the way CWood plays it, the way you SHOULD have played it. He puts his body out there every single play which is what every player should do.
So in short, shut up Deion.
In Every Climb and Place....
by PhoenicianPakFan on Dec 4, 2011 11:15 PM CST reply actions 5 recs
Different players.
Sure Wood is by far the more complete CB between the 2. But you can’t deny that teams absolutely feared Deion. They simply didn’t throw to his side of the field for fear he would pick it off. Wood is a much more complete CB, but Deion was superior as a true “Shut Down” CB.
You've been Stroh'd™!!!
true, but I'd take Wood over him any day
like you said, more complete, and still damn good in coverage
football does not build character, it reveals character.
by sheehan on Dec 4, 2011 11:55 PM CST up reply actions 1 recs
Don't disagree...
Just pointing out the fear Deion instilled in opponents, that Woodson doesn’t. Teams literally didn’t even throw to Deions side of the field, no matter if they were throwing to a player Deion wasn’t covering. Woodson is much more complete and much better in every other way than being a “shut down” CB.
You've been Stroh'd™!!!
I was going to say the same
but you already said it for me. Deion was great, no matter how obnoxious he can be on the highlight shows.
"Tragedy is what happens to me. Comedy is what happens to you." -Mel Brooks
well yes
but the point is Deion shouldn’t criticize others for tackling hard when he himself basically turned into a vagina the moment the ball was caught.
NAOPOS
by blackoutsox on Dec 5, 2011 1:10 AM CST up reply actions 5 recs
Yeah I agree there. Deion perfected the art of taking a guy out of the game. He is the original shut down corner and he deserves the acclaim. That said, he definitely quit after the ball was caught and was a liability in that way.
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duhhh, everyone knows that...
football does not build character, it reveals character.
It's good to see Donald Driver stepped it up when Rodgers needed him to.
Not the best game we’ve seen from Finley, or from Jennings. Newhouse had an atrocious day, and the running game was once again a rolling disaster.
Hopefully, we get Sitton back soon. ED-S looked overmatched out there today.
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by OBrienSchofieldismyHero on Dec 4, 2011 11:29 PM CST reply actions 1 recs
yup
if one guy has a case of dropsies, put another WR in for the day. DD did great when we needed him most.
NAOPOS
Biggest play of the game
It might have been when Raji picked up the football after Matthews hit Manning. Nobody seems to be talking about that, but if BJ’s not a nice guy, helping out the refs, the Giants might have gotten that ball.
the Packers didn't end up scoring any points there
and the giants were on their own side of the field with I think no timeouts and less than 30 seconds left. Personally I think that play had zero consequence in the outcome
football does not build character, it reveals character.
Has anyone ever seen footage of Deion making ......a tackle....or better yet....a sack?
I’m sure had very few in relation to how much time he was on the field. Of course he would argue that’s because no one threw his way. Certainly teams ran his way and I know he couldn’t run fill anywhere close to Wood. Couldn’t agree with you more about CWood playing the position the way it should be played.
by Icebowler on Dec 4, 2011 11:32 PM CST reply actions 2 recs
Skip Bayless:
Great late FG drive by ARodg. Finally. So NOW do I elevate him above Brady in MVP race? Close. Maybe. Not sure. Will decide by tomorrow.
Idiot.
Above Brady
How does he not have Brees #2 in the MVP race?
Awful.
by Archibaldcrane on Dec 5, 2011 12:57 AM CST up reply actions 1 recs
mehh, I'd call those two neck and neck
but it doesn’t really matter because Rodgers has already crossed the finish line
football does not build character, it reveals character.
by sheehan on Dec 5, 2011 1:50 AM CST up reply actions 1 recs
Yes.
Rodgers has already crossed the finish line.
NFC Offensive Player Of every Month, so far!
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but if we chase perfection we can catch excellence."
"It's a great day to be great, baby!"
Skol is a four-letter word.
The Munsters of the Midway still suck!
WUT.
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by OBrienSchofieldismyHero on Dec 5, 2011 7:15 AM CST up reply actions
Brandon Saine
He wouldn’t get my vote, but I think he deserves a mention. When Starks went out, Saine stepped up & looked really good catching balls out of the backfield & on his runs.
13.
by Wiedmann on Dec 4, 2011 11:59 PM CST reply actions 1 recs
yes he did
looks like he has the potential to be a very good third down back ala brandon jackson
by tmoneyttime1 on Dec 5, 2011 12:05 AM CST up reply actions
Funny how we draft a guy in the 3rd to fill that role
and an undrafted rookie is now the guy doing it.
13.
seems to be the Packers way
the late round picks and UFAs, guys who nobody really knows about, tend to consistently become productive players (eg. Tramon, Bishop, Grant, etc.)
I love it.
football does not build character, it reveals character.
Even on an off week
with few longballs, Rodgers is the best player in the field.
It’d be tough to give it to anyone else in my eyes, but Nelson was ultra smooth on that late catch.
Raheem Morris sends a player home for committing stupid unsportsmanlike conduct penalty
“Yes, I sent him to the locker room,‘’ Morris said. "I told him go home. [Expletive]. Yeah. Because it’s foolish, it’s selfish to your teammates, to everybody in your organization, to your fans. That’s terrible. That’s just selfish behavior to get a 15-yard penalty, in that situation, when that’s all we talk about, when that’s all we discuss. You just can’t do that to your team … When you give up a penalty, after a third-and-15, those are things that are not smart, not fair to anybody on the football team. Not fair to anybody that’s coaching that football team. Those things are unacceptable.’’
If Jim Schwartz had that kind of attitude towards stupid penalties instead of practically encouraging them, maybe his team isn’t on the outside of the playoff picture tonight, and doesn’t have the reputation of a dirty team making the refs look for more penalties against them.
Sure, it’s the players committing the fouls. But at this point, it’s the coaching that hasn’t done anything to stop it, long after it became a serious problem.
Angelo: Right….so anyways Jay, I’m sure you understand that we needed to make this move and I wanna wish you the best of luck.
Cutler: (Swoops bangs out of eyes by throwing his head back) Whatever, I don’t need this team or you.
/Leaves in a huff
//Writes bad poetry on his blog
Grossman: What the fuck is Wilford Brimley’s problem?
by Packers3485 on Dec 5, 2011 12:45 AM CST reply actions 5 recs
A defensive tackle - Brian Price
His penalty kept a drive alive that led to Carolina’s clinching score.
Angelo: Right….so anyways Jay, I’m sure you understand that we needed to make this move and I wanna wish you the best of luck.
Cutler: (Swoops bangs out of eyes by throwing his head back) Whatever, I don’t need this team or you.
/Leaves in a huff
//Writes bad poetry on his blog
Grossman: What the fuck is Wilford Brimley’s problem?
It gave Carolina a free first down after a 3rd and 15.
Yeah…about as bad as it gets.
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by OBrienSchofieldismyHero on Dec 5, 2011 7:15 AM CST up reply actions
He may not keep his job long in TB,
but I really like Raheem Morris. For being such a young coach he knows how it should be.
In Every Climb and Place....
by PhoenicianPakFan on Dec 5, 2011 1:00 PM CST up reply actions
Meanwhile, over on Yahoo Sports.....
I check over there to see if they’ve written anything about the Packers tonight. I see more fawning over Tebow, Garrett icing his kicker, Forte getting injured, etc.
Anything on the Packers other than the game recap? You know, that team that just went 12-0, beating the latest team that was supposed to derail the perfect season?
You get two stories bitching about Jennings touchdown catch.
Yep. The only thing to take away from this game in the eyes of Yahoo Sports is that they didn’t agree with a touchdown call.
Angelo: Right….so anyways Jay, I’m sure you understand that we needed to make this move and I wanna wish you the best of luck.
Cutler: (Swoops bangs out of eyes by throwing his head back) Whatever, I don’t need this team or you.
/Leaves in a huff
//Writes bad poetry on his blog
Grossman: What the fuck is Wilford Brimley’s problem?
ESPN...top story Packers...
No Idea what’s up with yahoo sports. Don’t follow them too closely.
Looking forward to the Packers three-peating and visiting President Ron Paul at the White House in 2013
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by OBrienSchofieldismyHero on Dec 5, 2011 7:16 AM CST up reply actions
Used to read Yahoo sports because I have Yahoo mail
but I don’t make that mistake anymore.
Regular Season goals from here on out:
1. Get a first round bye
2. Get Home Field Advantage
3. Make sure the Bears miss the playoffs
"Tragedy is what happens to me. Comedy is what happens to you." -Mel Brooks
Replacement for 3 (or simply #4) - Make sure the Lions miss the playoffs.
Without Cutler, there was a chance the Bears would still be dangerous. Without Cutler AND Forte? They’re toast. Better to worry about the hot-headed, but still talented, team from Detroit, and make sure we keep them out by continuing the winning-streak at Lambeau.
Angelo: Right….so anyways Jay, I’m sure you understand that we needed to make this move and I wanna wish you the best of luck.
Cutler: (Swoops bangs out of eyes by throwing his head back) Whatever, I don’t need this team or you.
/Leaves in a huff
//Writes bad poetry on his blog
Grossman: What the fuck is Wilford Brimley’s problem?
Yeah, I hear what your saying
but I hate the Bears more.
"Tragedy is what happens to me. Comedy is what happens to you." -Mel Brooks
I want 'em both out!
Magic Number to clinch a first round bye is 1.
Magic Number to clinch the top seed is 2 & 1/2.
Magic Number to eliminate each of the Bares and the Cowardly Lions is 4 & 1/2.
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but if we chase perfection we can catch excellence."
"It's a great day to be great, baby!"
Skol is a four-letter word.
The Munsters of the Midway still suck!
there was never a chance they'd be dangerous without Cutler
Forte being gone just seals it
football does not build character, it reveals character.
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by Jedi Master A-Rod on Dec 5, 2011 2:38 AM CST reply actions 3 recs
Haha
During the game, Buck and Aikman were like “We were watching him before the game trying to see if he’d do it again, and he didn’t photobomb today’s captain picture.”
Like a f*cking ninja, that Rodgers is.
Angelo: Right….so anyways Jay, I’m sure you understand that we needed to make this move and I wanna wish you the best of luck.
Cutler: (Swoops bangs out of eyes by throwing his head back) Whatever, I don’t need this team or you.
/Leaves in a huff
//Writes bad poetry on his blog
Grossman: What the fuck is Wilford Brimley’s problem?
by Packers3485 on Dec 5, 2011 2:41 AM CST up reply actions 2 recs
I knew Buck/Aikman were wrong
because they usually are. and, of course, Rodgers has been doing this for a while.
13.
When they said that...
I was like “Oh no, we are jinxed!”… Rodge CAN’T miss a photobomb! And when we won, I thought “they couldn’t have been right, we won”. And lo and behold….
Looking forward to the Packers three-peating and visiting President Ron Paul at the White House in 2013
"He didn't photobomb today's captain picture"
IT’S A TRAP!
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by OBrienSchofieldismyHero on Dec 5, 2011 7:17 AM CST up reply actions
Neal really seems to be spinning his wheels. I hope he gets his 'sea legs' quickly
EDS seemed to battle things to a draw. I was glad the Packers ran more often even though the results weren’t that great.
I thought Masthay had a good game.
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