When doing some research for this poorly thought out season preview, I went to see what I said about the Packers last year, but apparently I didn’t do that post, but 2 years ago I did and one thing that did stand out to me was this:
…how long does Rodgers want to play and want to play for GB. I’m guessing that next year will be the start of the Love experiment.
So, looks like I was a year off. I wasn’t expecting Rodgers to follow Farve’s path to the Jets. Is it too much to hope that next year he goes to the Vikings? hahahaha
A quick look at the team
QB
Jordan Love starts under centre this year. As a long(ish?) time Packer fan, this is the third opening day QB that I’ve seen, so not expecting much from him to start the season. I’m hoping they game plan for him, instead of just trying to use the Rodger’s game plan and it not doing well. Jordan is backed by something called “Sean Clifford”, who is a rookie, so it’s all or nothing here.
RB
Aaron Jones and AJ Dillion start in the backfield as a pretty good 1-2 punch. However, unlike last year, I expect them to see lots of 8 in the box (phrasing), so expect their numbers to be down year over year.
WR
As a Packer “fan”, I don’t think i know who any of these people are, but it’s Christian Watson, Romeo Doubs, Dontyvlon Wicks and that will be running route for nothing or down field blocking for all the running plays.
TE
Marcedes Lewis has moved on, so rookie Luke Musgrave gets the start to be an extra blocker.
OLine
David Bakhtiari anchors the line and is now the “old man” on the team at 31 years old. They’ll have to do more run blocking this year, and hopefully can give Jordo a bit of time to throw a few to rry to keep the defences honest.
Kicker
Mason Crosby finally retired, so rookie Anders Carlson got the job.
DLine
Both the edge or EDGE and interior defensive line grades out to be middle of the pack, typical GB defence
Linebackers
This is actually a top 10 ranked unit, who knew. Not me.
Secondary
Jaire Alexander leads this unit as a top 5 or so overall CB, but after him, there’s not much. So throw to the other side, or over the top. You’ll have time.
Overall it looks like the Packers are in a rebuilding kinda mode, with having got rid of a buncha old guys, and then having 12 or so rookies making the final 53. So, not expecting much from them this year, even with the 8th easiest projected schedule overall.
Week 1 @ Bears
This will be a loss to the hated Bears. Fields is gonna run all over this team.
Week 2 @ Falcons
Second game on the road, this one could go either way, but guessing a brutal turnover mid 4th gives Atlanta the win
Week 3 vs Saints
Think this will be a battle of the bad offences and that the Pack eek out a win.
Week 4 vs Lions
This is not the Millian Lions, and thus not a win.
Week 5 @ Raiders
The team parties too hard in the days before the game and mail it in. Raiders\Riders win.
Week 6 Bye
Week 7 @ Broncos
Green Bay, still confused that QB’s are allowed to run past the line of scrimmage, get blown out.
Week 8 vs Vikings
Another divisional matchup and another loss. Figure this one is close at the end until the rookies make a rookie mistake.
Week 9 vs Rams
With the fastest show on turf being a thing of the past, GB gets a win.
Week 10 @ Steelers
LaFleur gets out coached by Omar Eeps.
Week 11 vs Chargers
The stomp stomp clap you hear is the Packer playoff hopes being crushed to dust with another loss at home.
Week 12 @ Lions
The good news is that this is the early game, so the players can still have a nice Thanksgiving dinner. The bad news is that it will be after another loss.
Week 13 vs Chiefs
The Chiefs play like they should and not down to the Packers level. This is to be the SNF game, but expect it to get flexed out.
Week 14 @ Giants
This is the MNF game, again expect it to be flexed out, but somehow win on the road.
Week 15 vs Bucs
Another team rebuilding, so expect a sloppy game, hopefully in some snow and a last second field goal for the win.
Week 16 @ Panthers
An early Christmas present to the Green Bay fans with a third win in a row.
Week 17 @ Vikings
This will be an ugly loss. LaFluer will try to do some fancy shit with the game plan and it will just nawt work. This game will also be flexed out to an afternoon spot instead of the SNF place.
Week 18 vs Bears
The best way to end the season would be a tie, so going with that.
That’s like 5 wins, a tie and 11 losses, to finish last in the NFC North and hopefully another good draft for next year.
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Luka gets his second whining technical foul and is done. Hehe…
Slovenia down 13 with 7 minutes left and not pressing. If they win this they get an automatic berth in the next Olympics. Oh well…
Luka’s strategy of berating/trying to intimidate the refs has backfired gloriously.
The good guys are up 9!
Today’s Far Side:
Red hot FIBA quarterfinal action with the Canadians up against the dirty purse-snatching Slovenians!
Nick Bosa just got enough monies to purchase a small asteroid in the Oort Cloud.
Too bad he’s a flat earther
(Probably, I have no idea)
Oh Jaysus, I had a helluva time logging in. Will I be able to join yinz tomorrow for the season opener? This reporter haz her doubts!
Let us pray.
*growls* in lieu of ‘Hello’. How’re ya all this.. <expletive deleted> so far day?
Better than the Jaguars under Urban Meyer!
That’s not a particularly high bar to clear, tbh
Someone shit in yer private loo again?
Another polygraph, since the first one was “inconclusive”, followed up with people that managed such a mix of unearned arrogance and stupidity, it was almost as if I was at an Aggies or Cowturds game…
Were you showing deception?
Seems like more utter disdain and contempt for having to be in their presence.
That’s dead center, I betcha.
Couldn’t be further from the truth. Firstly, why should I begrudge someone just doing their job and following a set protocol
? And secondly – given that I knew what was coming after the repeat polygraph, I was rather more willing to be doing that than dealing with other people 😀
Nah, just both yesterday’s tech and today’s more senior one kept trying to prove that I was lying on the control questions (ie having and using social media, playing mario/nintendo), thus throwing doubt on everything else.
Speaking of social.. The fuck are “tumbler” and “gab” ?
Bad ideas.
That’s not narrowing things down too much. Social media in its current form’s issues outweigh its benefits at least for me. I did look them up on wiki just to get a quick summary and .. hard pass.
That said, this “Truth social” * seems like something I’d be wi… Wow, I could see someone’s head a-splode all the way from here. For the record, I’m kidding.
*by the way, I thought that was a scam that never actually was going live 😀
Chesebro’s motion to sever was denied.
“Motion to sever” definitely sounds like a Tales From The Crypt pun.
Or something Richie Incognito was accused of during a family member’s funeral.
I had to leave the house today (haircut). On way home, my car thermometer registered 102 goddamned degrees in SEPTEMBER.
Sure there’s a pill for this when you get home.
There is. I mean, was.
As a Bears fan, I wish I believed you
i think we both have the same feelings about our teams. I just look at any time the Packers have faced a QB that can run, and it totally confuses them and the QB goes off for 100+ yards on the ground and the Defensive coach is all confused about it.
They do have that irritating habit.
I have never seen a group of ppls so enthralled by a quartered back with absolutely no passing ability.
The Gratuitous Simpsons References League on Yahoo is dead.
I logged in today with the intent to absolutely mail in the draft and just keep the league going, only to be informed that I am not the commissioner of the league. I promptly lost interest in figuring out what happened and logged out.
Thanks to all who participated over the years and to founding commissioner Old School Zero, wherever he might be.
Oh yeah whatever happened to that guy?
Woo hoo! As last year’s winner, that means I WILL REMAIN CHAMPION UNTIL THE END OF TIME! FOREVER! HA HA HA HA HA!
You never did send me an address for a $10 Starbuck’s card.
Statute of limitations has expired, offer no longer valid in the continental US.
Can I have it then, Iz nawt in the USA?
I don’t recognize Tim Horton’s as legal currency.
that’s fine, I’ll convert the Starbucks card into Timmies and take the hit on exchange
Boy, all those people with fake ownership stock certificates are going to be really upset that “their” team isn’t doing so well and then they find out that they can’t actually do anything about it.
They can storm their own stadium and try to kill their own people.
Angry Packer Army defeated by stairs, like one or 2 of them, not flights
Gravy Seals.
THEY’RE JUST TOURISTS
“That’s not true! They can buy more stock!” – actual Packers management, briefly glancing up from their ongoing money fight
I saw yesterday that Peter King was picking them as the 7 seed going into the playoffs at 9 and 8. He had the Lions and Vikings in there too. That struck me as odd. Great preview Sir. I am with you on this. A rebuild job.
Speaking of Jets. How cool is this from my Zoomie friends. It’s not a photo it’s a mosaic.
Close up
“I’d rate it a muenster.”
-Packers Fans
I Did nawt know that Clifford the Big Red Dog was also a quartered back!
dammit, I missed that joke. I Hope his nickname is “red dog” or something similar
Pretty good for a big, ded, dog!
-M McCain, Burning Man Survivor
There’s no chance she survives a situation where people are forced to turn to cannibalism to survive. The meat on her gets the group through 4 days, easy.
GB may be the first legitimately competitve NFL franchise to have completely turned over their roster to a generation of players I do not know at all (Dontyvlon Wicks).
I mean, even the few names I know, it’s probably because I came across them for a month while scouring the fantasy wire three years ago.
So it’s cool to see the Bears may have finally improved to the point that they can beat a team (maybe) Week 1 whose QB, I always thought, was a white guy who came off the bench for LeBron’s Cavs.
Will a season this bad increase or decrease the amount of brats, cheese curds and beer sold in Wisconsin?
I’m going with increase, but they won’t tip as well
No you’ll get the… “Oh you want a tip? Don’t bet on the horses” time honored stand by.
As is the way of our people.
I use “don’t eat yellow snow”
Oh c’mon
Packer fans are steady on their go to chit. They ice fish fer cryin out loud. Returning to visit only over the past 45 years I suspect nothing changes. Consumption will hold steady.
Do the people of Green Bay loke outst the mayor at the conclusion of a 5-win season?
No but they do rally on Lombardi Avenue and angrily shake signs at passing cars for a few minutes until the taverns open.
I’m genuinely surprised you think the Packers will be that bad. It’s just weird to think of them as a shitty team.
Yeah, the Bears are a popular survivor pick in week 1 and it just blows my mind
I assume that they will see lots of pressure and 8 man boxes until Love shows he can handle the blitzes and then it will back off. But that’s not gonna happen week 1
“8 man boxes” makes me feel bad that DFO missed the opportunity to lead from the front with From Crisco to Kamasutra: A Weekly Deshaun Watson Sex Advice Column.