Your Petronel/Ghost of BeerGuyRob Joust and Open Thread

Get thee on your steeds! There’s a tourney underway! Ok, enough of that silliness…

To The Game!

Niners/Packers:

-Am I scotchnautradamus? Turns out that Nick Bosa did indeed have a ‘playoff concussion’, ie., one that isn’t that serious because there’s an important game to be played. Welcome to your CTE years Nick-I hope you don’t pee in the oven that much.

-The boys are Bakhtiari in town? (that was horrible but I’m leaving it in) It looks as though both David and Jaire are going to go today.

-Trading Fatal Flaws: The Packers are 28th in DVOA vs the run which is bad news for them. The Niners counter this with their D being second last in the league vs the opponents #1 wide receiver.

-Green Bay’s tandem of Jones and Dillon is as talented as they come but San Franny has allowed but one team since week 9 to run for over a hundred yards. That one game was due to a 75 yard fake punt though.

-I have no time for anyone making an argument for the visiting team being at a disadvantage because Brrrr, it’s so cold! The Niners run-heavy O and smash mouth, physical D is weatherproof.

-Contrasting QB’s-It’s The Difference Maker vs The Caretaker! Rodgers, of course, can get his team out of any jam within reason and will lean on Adams quite a bit. (although don’t forget about Lazard) As for Jimmy G, he has a vastly superior supporting cast so his deal is to play his hand conservatively and not commit any turnovers. The team is 7-0 when he goes interception-less.

-Shall we talk about pressure? The Niners had 22(!) against Dak last week.

-Shall we talk about pressure again? Baby Shanny, like most ‘run like hell, defense will hold ’em’ coaches showed a reluctance to go for it on 4th and short vs the Cowboys last week. In a close game like this one, he’ll no doubt have to pull the trigger a few times in order to get the coveted W.

Hold onto your britches with one hand, type with the other.