Game 3: Packers @ Titans - Sunday, Sept 22nd at 12PM

[HarryDoyle]

How good would Aubrey look in a Packers uniform right about now?

[OldHeidelberg]

Really impressive win, can’t remember the DL taking over like that since the days of Reggie. What a job by Gutes getting Willis, huge dividends right  away for just a 7th round pick. 

[wallus]

I was told this team was going to be 0-3

[adambr2]

5 hours ago, HarryDoyle said:

How good would Aubrey look in a Packers uniform right about now?

I'll pass on the rest of that Dallas team, however. 

Seriously though, it was good to see Narveson finally hit a longer one. He's still on thin ice, though. He should buy a thank you card to whoever was holding on that missed kick. 

[Fear The Chorizo]

18 hours ago, OldHeidelberg said:

Really impressive win, can’t remember the DL taking over like that since the days of Reggie. What a job by Gutes getting Willis, huge dividends right  away for just a 7th round pick. 

Great seeing the D line wreaking havoc early on in this season...even if against a putrid Oline.

The Packers have enough ball hawks in the secondary now to create alot of turnovers if the 4-3 front can generate consistent pressure and the LB's get more assignment-sound in coverage to take away those easy 10-15 yard throws between the hashes.  By December, they could be really damn good.

[homer]

Gonna be a big test next week. Vikings don't appear to be a fluke on D. 

[Fear The Chorizo]

I think they can be spread out and exploited by a team with solid depth at skill positions, making the uber aggressive pressure packages Flores likes to deploy vulnerable with big plays....their 1 road game so far came against what could be the NFC's worst team.  They got off to a fast start last season only to crumble after teams started picking their secondary apart.  Vikings also really haven't had to defend the run much at all due to some early big leads in games - will be interested seeing what happens against the team that can offer a little balance, too.  Hopefully Love will be back under center, but I wouldn't want them to rush him back just for this game in September if he wasn't feeling close to all the way back with that knee.

I'm most interested in how the Packers' D will match up against the Vikings' offense - which has been pretty impressive so far with everyone healthy-ish.  

[Joseph Zarr]

I thought Quay played a very solid game yesterday. I know Cooper got some pressure knifing through that Line (man, he's a missile) but behind all that action toward their backfield, Quay really handled the action quite well - passing off crossers and guarding the check downs in the flat. Can he carry that over to a much tougher test next week?

Also, Tucker Kraft is such an exciting player. So grateful they grabbed him. What a complete TE.

[Joseph Zarr]

😳

[BrewerFan]

On 9/22/2024 at 8:05 PM, wallus said:

I was told this team was going to be 0-3

I was told the season was over!

2-1, one-possession game vs the Eagles in Brazil, you have Clark playing the worst Football of his career, Gary is playing...alright, but not dominant(I am pretty comfortable both will step up), Cooper reminds me of Clay Matthews in that they're holding him back the first quarter of the season, but he's going to make a big impact...

In fact, with Clay, it was a HUGE week 4 game vs the Vikings where they kinda took the reigns off a bit and he came through with a huge play or 3. 

Just sayin'... week 4 could be a breakout for Eddgerin Cooper. He can really complement this defense.

 

On 9/22/2024 at 3:54 PM, HarryDoyle said:

How good would Aubrey look in a Packers uniform right about now?

I was actually thinking...outloud to some friends watching the game, what would you give up for him? Just hypothetically, Dallas is out of it. 3rd? 2nd? 1st would be too much I think, but that dude is incredible. Also kicks mostly in a dome or good weather, but he is SO good. 

 

[BrewerFan]

On 9/23/2024 at 1:30 PM, Fear The Chorizo said:

I think they can be spread out and exploited by a team with solid depth at skill positions, making the uber aggressive pressure packages Flores likes to deploy vulnerable with big plays....their 1 road game so far came against what could be the NFC's worst team.  They got off to a fast start last season only to crumble after teams started picking their secondary apart.  Vikings also really haven't had to defend the run much at all due to some early big leads in games - will be interested seeing what happens against the team that can offer a little balance, too.  Hopefully Love will be back under center, but I wouldn't want them to rush him back just for this game in September if he wasn't feeling close to all the way back with that knee.

I'm most interested in how the Packers' D will match up against the Vikings' offense - which has been pretty impressive so far with everyone healthy-ish.  

They can...BUT, I think they need Love and he's gotta look much-much better than he did week 1. 

It wasn't a huge deal, just early-season rust, but he'll be coming back vs a defense that plays aggressively and in your face and...and forces quick decisions. 

I think Love is near lock to play this week. Just being an MCL, there's not a big risk to make that injury worse from what I understand. We need Love back there getting the ball out early, Jacobs and Wilson throwing body shots, Watson getting behind the defense, but maybe most importantly, Wicks, Reed, Doubs, guys who can win right off the LOS getting the ball. 

I THINK Musgraves will be more in the game plan, but we'll see. If not, then there's more going on there. Kraft is banged up from playing as a lead blocker(plus he just plays physically). 

 

Big-BIG test for the run defense. Two really good OTs, big physical OGs a pretty good Center and then Aaron Jones. Who...has a point to prove. 

 

The Vikings very much appear to be a team that's better than the sum of their parts because of two really elite coaches. Florres running that defense and O'Connell the offense. 

 

23 hours ago, Joseph Zarr said:

😳

 

Yeah, he's a stud. The Picks are obviously great, but he's so reliable and he's so good at coming down and playing in the box. 

Peter Bukowski made an observation about how he's like Za'Darius Smith, two under the radar FAs who took off with the Packers...

Was he ever under any radar? He's been one of the best safeties in the league, he was the clear cut #1 guy after Winfield was tagged. 

 

I think we're going to open up the defense and offense a bit more. Need some quick hitters off the middle to the TEs to keep the LBs a second behind, on defense, need to get up on those WRs and help out with Jefferson to get Darnold feeling uncomfortable. With Darrisaw and O'Neil, the IDL has to win(Clark always beats the hell outta Bradbury), Wyatt and then...again, Cooper or maybe some backside slot blitzes. I feel like something LIKT that could be the difference in this game. 

Whichever QB gets the ball out the quickest with the free runners...as both teams will have some.