Your “Strength Vs. Strength” NFC Playoff Tilt Open Thread

A ton of folks out and about on the ‘nets are saying that Green Bay (favoUred by 6.5) are going to walk away with this one but I’m not so sure. Yes, weather, but it’s not as though the Rams are going to air it out, right? And if weather affects anyone it would be Rodgers and Adamstein. Look at me, talking about the product on offer when I should be saying…

TO THE GAME!

Rams/Packers:

-There’s all kinds of metrics out there but, as referenced in the title, this is the league’s #1 D and O getting after it. The Pack have been held below 22 once this year and the Rams have allowed more than 30 points the same amount of times. Green Bay should probably get the win but maybe not going away.

-Of course the Rams starter Goff has been given the Herculean task of “Not Fucking Up”. In the parlay of these days, that is called “A Big Ask”. If they go down by two scores early it should be over with and a Bortles happening might uh, happen. Did you know that Jared has completed all of two(!) passes over 20 yards since week 13. It wasn’t that long ago when he was flinging the ball willy-nilly all over the gotdamn place. Now they’re the league lowest in pass plays over 15 yards at 10%. For shame.

-Contrast that with Rodgers being first in the league in throws over 20 yards and having that gaudy 48-5 TD/INT number. And he did it with (aside from Adams) table scraps at the wr spot and a Funyun at tight end.

-Ramsey might shadow Adams outside but the latter has been playing quite a bit out of the slot recently. Adams will get his but the Rammers play zone and his numbers dip significantly against that setup as opposed to man.

-Akers has averaged 27.5 carries his last two outings and we should see plenty of him, maybe 30+ carries if the game script tilts towards the Rams.

-The only time the Rams gave up more than 30 was to the Bills in the Before Times of week 3. They had resounding success on play action and you’d think this is the angle that Rodgers will dangle.

Do your own dangling below in the comments.

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Brocky

this game put my dad to sleep. I’m gonna start setting things on him to see if he notices when he wakes up

Doktor Zymm

Do you own an oar of any sort? It’s entertaining down theback of the pants

Brocky

hmm. that’s a new challenge

TheRevanchist

He will absolutely laugh when he wakes to see a horse cock dildo across his face. Just think of the laughs he will have!

Dunstan

Please, we’re a distinguished bunch here. A gently-used Fleshlight, perhaps.

SonOfSpam

Well, shit.

TheRevanchist

Bye bye, Rams.

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Doktor Zymm

Quick poll. If I leave now I can watch the next, probably awesome game in bed with 3 cans of Ola IPA. Should I do that, or stay at the bar and drink drank drunk?

Dunstan

I’ve been in lockdown so long that I’m just baffled by the idea of watching a game in a bar. Like, that’s a thing people can do? Oh yeah, I remember the Before Times vaguely…

Doktor Zymm

I’m not sure I would have made the effort to walk here if it wasn’t exceptional to be able to do this nowadays

Brick Meathook

Same here. I wear a mask inside my own home, which I never leave.

Dunstan

That’s dedication. I heard the recent advisory that some people are asked to wear masks at home if they have at-risk people in their household and wow, that’s a big ask. I think the anti-maskers are whiny babies, but wearing one all the fucking time (or close to it) would really be annoying.

Mr. Ayo

I’ll all in favor of the triple D’s.

Horatio Cornblower

I’d probably call it a night and continue the drinking at the homebase. As I get older the “Getting home while drunk” challenge has lost a lot of appeal.

TheRevanchist

I only drink where I feel safe, so I would be in bed.

Dunstan

And there it is.

Petronel

Oh that was pretty

Horatio Cornblower

Hey folks, sorry I’m late. The wife wanted to have sex so I had to let the guy in.

Anyway, how’s the game?

Brick Meathook

If the Rams win the Super Bowl we can enjoy yet another blast of war-zone style fireworks going off all night long.

The dogs of Los Angeles are all shell-shocked enough already.

Brocky

my dog gets shell shocked when the ice maker goes off.

Doktor Zymm

At least it’s not fire season? Y’all had rain?

Brick Meathook

We had rain. That’s the start of mud slide season.

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Doktor Zymm

Also bravo for Dak making mattress shilling money with just the one leg

Doktor Zymm

What is the route where you just stand around with no defenders on exactly the first down line called?

Mr. Ayo

Successful?

Dunstan

I believe it’s called “Playing Against the Jets”

Gumbygirl

Mr. Jefferson finally got a piece of the pie. He’s moving on up!

SonOfSpam

Hi. I’ve been silently watching RAMMMIT not be able to stop Rodgers, and looking mostly mediocre of offense, and only trailing by 7.

Let’s break some clogged Wisconsin hearts

Dunstan

Yeah, this sort of turned into a real game at some point.

rockingdog

RAMMIT is creepin back into this….
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Doktor Zymm

Yes. Ol’ two thumbs Goff for the win!

rockingdog

found a funny:

Dudes will take one philosophy class and then won’t shut tf up about Plato’s cave allergy

Doktor Zymm

It’s funny because it’s true

Doktor Zymm

Since I apparently love being disappointed by lovable losers, as of the hook and ladder I’m now all in Rams

Dunstan

I apparently love being disappointed by lovable losers

DFO turned into a dating site so gradually I didn’t notice

Brocky

you guys have dates?

Doktor Zymm

And they’re stuffed with almonds or orange peels!

Dunstan

Mine are wrapped in bacon.

TheRevanchist

Pretty sure I’m a hooker with lots of dates.

Mother Puncher

I haven’t seen a hook and ladder run that well since I made your mom use the fire escape so my roommates didn’t see her

rockingdog

that was ROCKING!!!!

clint greasewood

I guess the broken thumb prevents Goff from turning to GOOF.

hippofant

Man. Really do wonder if this game plays out differently if Aaron Donald is at 100%. Would give the Rams a chance relying on the run.

Rikki-Tikki-Deadly

Oh wow, what a perfect situation for a hook-and-ladder.

Don T

Nice 2-pt!

Doktor Zymm

Dos!

Brocky

my dad just got an automated call saying the power is gonna be turned off because apparently the city needs to replace a utility pole.

they can’t wait till the night game is over?

Brocky

i got a horrible feeling this drive is gonna end in
a goffception

Brocky

dad: so why do you hate rodgers?

me: oh, i don’t know, somewhere between a lifetime of people trying to downplay how good michaels jordan was and others trying to to downplay the blackhawks winning 3 cups in 6 ^years, i stopped believing that a guy who has been handed virtually everything during his career is somehow an underdog

Dunstan

Fair enough, but one thing Jordan and Rodgers have in common is that weird eagerness to seize on anything as disrespect requiring a lifelong grudge. Like, I still occasionally hear about how Rodgers is motivated by … being drafted later in the 1st round than he expected?

Brady, of course, is maybe Jordan’s true rival in that sense. I think I’ve heard “he wasn’t drafted until the 6th round” more than “Jimmy Graham played basketball,” etc.

But I chalk it all up to me obviously not understanding the mentality of professional athletes. Just like “locker room bulletin board material” and “nobody believed in us.” I guess you find your motivation wherever you can.

Dunstan

I just realized that one of the State Farm commercials even uses this. Rodgers is so pissed off that there’s no “Rodgers Rate” that he nails a hole in one at will.

Doktor Zymm

Where does this Rodgers underdog narrative exist?

Doktor Zymm

I need to watch this onecomment image

Col. Duke LaCross

Not today Satan!

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Brick Meathook
Doktor Zymm

I hate peanut butter (except for the fake sugary stuff in Reese’s)

Rikki-Tikki-Deadly

Rodgers ain’t afraid of no safety, neither.

Mother Puncher

I’m half paying attention. I feel like the Rams haven’t been on offense for like an hour

litre_cola

Aren’t you coming down from Mushrooms? Time has no meaning and runs in an infinite sphere.

Viva La Tabula Raza

They haven’t much been on offense all day.

Doktor Zymm

I had an anxiety moment this morning where I thought tomorrow was a work day since today is a football day, but then I realized it’s Saturday and Monday is a holiday

Don T

*ping
/opens text
“RAMMMIT! goes 3 & out, I’m coming over”
-The Nap Fairy

litre_cola

This game I call it the Nap maker because it’s making more people sleepier than Darren Sharper in his heydey.

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Doktor Zymm

Fun fact: you can get those necklaces for 900 tickets at the Green Bay Chuck E Cheese

litre_cola

Did not see that nap happening, but glad it did!

Doktor Zymm

Welcome back!

JimU

I have to clean up all the fluff my puppy rips out of his toys so that makes me a fluffer.

litre_cola

You could put that on your CV as skills related to the job?

JimU

I think “dog fluffer” looks good on a resumé!

clint greasewood
Rikki-Tikki-Deadly

Rodgers ain’t give a shit about those three points. He wants six.

Redshirt

He doesn’t even care who gets the six points.

Cecil Rhodes

Six points, or six inches?

Doktor Zymm

“Inches, or centimeters? ”
-Brett Favre

King Hippo

Almost like RRRRRRRRRRRRAM IT!! ought not have called timeout and left time on the clock.

Redshirt

…but…but…who would’ve thought they would’ve thrown the ball deep near the sideline with less than 30 seconds left and with only one timeout?!

Redshirt

Altogether now: Prevent defenses prevent victories.

King Hippo

Available FOAR live betting – Club Sportivo Ben Hur

Don T

Ben Hur -> Charlton Heston -> NRA -> bankruptcy
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Dunstan

Somehow it feels appropriate that Rodgers addresses Jake from State Farm as “Jake from State Farm.” Even when it’s just the two of them.

Redshirt

“OH! JAKE FROM STATE FARM! JACK FROM STATE FARM!!!! Ah, that’s was magical, Jake from State Farm.”

Cecil Rhodes

“Don’t ever call me Simon. Always call me Mr. Lahey.”

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King Hippo

That’s a stupid timeout.

Viva La Tabula Raza

The possession indicator on the scoreboard graphic at the bottom of the screen makes it look like the rams have minus-3 points.

Doktor Zymm

I’ve decided that John Scott is my favorite NHL player because fuck the NHL establishment

Cecil Rhodes

Not Evander Kane? He could use your support right now (and your money).

Gumbygirl

I’ll give him a ride home

Gumbygirl

In this

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Doktor Zymm

Eh, nothing shameful in bankruptcy, it’s just a restructuring really.

Viva La Tabula Raza

The edible today is very strong and I think I’m going to pass out for a while, so I’ll go all Nostradamus here now based upon what I have seen thus far.
Los Angeles hasn’t seen a beat-down like this since Rodney King.

Gumbygirl

Edibles can be a crapshoot. I took one once that was so unexpectedly strong I was hanging onto the bed because I was afraid I would fly off if I let go.

hippofant

I don’t do drugs, but clove of garlic I just used in my pasta was surprisingly strong, so my mouth still tingles now.

It’s kinda just as cool.

Redshirt

Then you’ll sleep on the ceiling!

Brocky

you could say he excels in situations where there’s slippage

Spur

RAMMIT lacks the courage to kill Rodgers. its only going to cost 15 yards to get rid of that asshole for 2 quarters

Redshirt

They just need to field a defense entire composed of his family. He’ll all but run off the field.

Brocky

Aaron “i know you’re not allowed to touch me ” Rodgers

Doktor Zymm

Pfah

Redshirt

Optimism growing inside Steelers organization that Ben Roethlisberger will play in 2021, per report – CBSSports.com

Sounds like Big Ben has decided its better to die violently on the field instead of peacefully in his sleep.

Mr. Ayo

Is Optimism the right word there?

Gumbygirl

Nooooo!

Doktor Zymm

Trade him to the Bengals

Gumbygirl

Yesssss!

Redshirt

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Brocky

so i think a bunch of air traffic controllers justshowed up to the game by accident and the rams just decided to let them play

Mother Puncher

Today’s a good day. Did mushrooms, watched Fantastic Mr. Fox, and coming down in time to watch this game. I’ve made some great decisions so far.

Viva La Tabula Raza

You should consider making a career as one of those life coaches.

Gumbygirl

I haven’t done shrooms in years. Now I want some!

Redshirt

Got any mushrooms left?

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Redshirt

Well, with the Patriots gone back to the early ’80s and the Steelers bowing out early, it makes sense that BLEERGH would get behind the Acme Packing Co.

Brocky

BLEERGH had always been behind Aaron Rodgers what the hell games have you been watching

Doktor Zymm

Touchdown seahawks!

Brocky

yeah, the one time they didn’t have the regular refs. go figure

Doktor Zymm

I guess it is snowing, but that’s some wussy crybaby snowflake snow

Gumbygirl

That’s not snow, it’s dandruff. Some lardass in the crowd took their hat off

Gumbygirl

And by hat, I mean cheesehead.

King Hippo

Dagnabbit, I want them GIANT flakes, turning the pitch into Russian tundra