Packers Dynasty 2010

Didn't watch the game, was at a wedding, but I read that the offense did look out of sync. Gotta wonder if the lack of Rodgers during practice throughout the week is taking it's toll. I'm confident that the offense will work itself out sooner than later. The defense is the critical piece, and even though it was the Bills it was still great to see a shutout and the defense bounce back from 2 rough weeks.

Good ol NFL, release a video about roughing the passer and avoid including the 2 most controversial, talked about calls so far this season. Too afraid to admit that either of their ref crews fucked up? Just own up to it and tell everyone not to call shit like that again.

Nobody is trying to argue the week 1 call. Even Clay has said it was his mistake and he shouldn't have done that. The other 2 are total bullshit. I can't find the exact stat now but know I've seen a lot of Packers fans spout it recently. In the past 4 or 5 seasons, Clay has had 2 roughing the passer calls against him. He has 3 this season, pretty sad. About that targeting...Crawford for the Cowboys got a RTP call in a very similar play this past weekend. Or that Vikings' player, Antwione Williams, that got called for it in the preseason and fined.

First step is getting rid of Al Riveron and then addressing this rule without a dumbass as the head of officiating. If they want to keep this idiot around, then the league is going to get worse and worse. I have always been one that just laughs at people saying the league is dieing but at this point, I am sort of leaning towards that view as well. There is very little consistency in how games are called and too much power is being given to the refs. Not saying the call yesterday determined the game one way or the other but these calls could definitely decide a game. Should be interesting if something like this call comes up in the playoffs and plays a big role. Then there is the whole commercials just being shoved down our throat nonstop. 2020 may be a very crucial year, with more and more fans getting pissed at the NFL and then a potential lockout. The UFL/XFL may be coming in at the right time.

All 3 corners could be really good, it's hard to which one is better. King has that size and can WRs routes for them but has has a problem with injuries. While Alexander and Jackson both have some great playmaking ability but are still young and learning the game. I think Alexander is more consistent and a better slot guy but Jackson is definitely a ballhawk and has a high ceiling.

Unless I'm mistaken, there is no way to delete your vote and re-vote. I initially voted Phins on the first option but thinking about it I rather go Broncos. I'm not a believer of the Broncos, they have faced 2 bad teams at home that played more to their strengths. They still have to play the Chiefs and Chargers twice, which could be 4 losses easily. While the Phins get the Bills twice. Think both will miss the playoffs though. Last option may be a homer pick but the Pack got a chance. They should be favored in their next 4 matchups leading into the bye. So the Packers could potentially go another 5 weeks without losing and then face a tough matchup with the Rams that may just decide this. The Rams have multiple tougher matchups between now and then. While I can see the Jags laying a dud after their impressive win last week.

Texans are the only team I could see potentially turning it around and making the playoffs. The NFC is too deep and strong, I don't think the Seahawks, Lions, Giants or Cards stand a chance. Whereas the Bills and Raiders are terrible teams and I can see both picking in the top 5 this offseason.

He wraps his left arm around the leg very briefly, but ya I have no idea how you say that is lifting him up and slamming him down. Clay even puts his arm out trying to brace the fall for both. I just don't understand what you are supposed to do at that point, and you will either see more plays like the Daniels one where he just hugs Cousins and lets him go or I believe it was Chris Jones that just hugged a QB and wouldn't let him move til the whistle blew, was too afraid to slam a QB to the ground. There was no part of me that expected the NFL to come out and say it was a bad call, but to say it was the right call and then include it in a training video is completely ridiculous. I do think that call against Kendricks was pretty weak too but at least he does lift Rodgers. Still shouldn't have been RTP but these refs were horrible all game.

Believe it was Rapoport that first reported it, but here is a link to an article about it.

The league isn't just doubling down on the bullshit call, they are including it in a video of what not to do when tackling. Hope the league enjoys watching their product go down the drain, completely ruining it.

What a shitty game. Probably the worst officiated game I've seen in a long time, and not just because of the BS roughing the passer call on Matthews. There were so many terrible calls on both sides and 0 consistency throughout the game. That said, the Packers really shot themselves in the foot and squandered so many opportunities. Kicking 4 times in the redzone is not acceptable. That sequence after the Ha Ha pick was questionable. I'm glad we didn't play conservative and just run it 3 times, but some short routes or something would have been better than 2 shots to the endzone. As for the defense, I'm not completely sure what happened that caused them to completely collapse. King going down didn't help and unit just looked gassed. One last thing, Daniels just hugging Cousins and then letting him go instead of an easy sack shows how much these new rules are affecting defenders. Players are so scared of getting penalized that it leads them to being overly cautious.

Wasn't pretty for the Packers but Rodgers found a way to get it done. For the offense: The o-line was pretty shaky to start the game to couple with the offense using long developing plays again. For going against Mack, Bulaga actually held his own when Rodgers was playing. It wasn't until Kizer came in that Mack really started going off and I'm not sure you could even blame Bulaga for any of it. Kizer rolled straight into Mack on that strip sack and on the int, Mack dropped back while the interior o-line allowed a free runner. The interior line is way more worrisome as they had no push in the running game and Hicks was running right through McCray to start off. Utilizing a lot of quick short passes helped in the 2nd half, but on some of the longer plays the o-line completely stonewalled Chicago's front 7 in the 2nd half so there may be some hope still. If Rodgers goes down, the Pack are screwed and that was shown once again for a quarter. Maybe it's time to stop trying to develop young guys and get a decent vet/journeyman backup QB? Jimmy Graham was really quiet but he was drawing plenty of attention which helped Cobb dominate the middle of the field, while Adams and GMo had 1 on 1 matchups for the majority of the game. For the defense: I like the D-line and the new secondary (specifically the corners), but the LBs are garbage and safeties are suspect. Clark and Daniels will continue being a force to reckon with and till make life hard on QBs by not allowing pockets to step up into. Perry was good in the run game and finally showed up in the passrush on the Bears' last play, but he needs to be better. Clay is done and at this point shouldn't even be a starter. He uses the same passrush over and over and isn't effective. While being completely horrible in run support and having no idea what containment is. Gilbert should be out there starting. Ha Ha has still been pretty meh. He had some nice tackles but other times where he hesitated and whiffed on the tackle. Twice he had Mitch lined up and whiffed, gotta deliver a huge hit on a rushing QB when you got the chance. Brice is good in run support but cannot cover. Should be an interesting matchup on Sunday. If Rodgers plays, think the game will be tight and the Pack may have a chance.

Guess Green Bay did offer 2 1sts but that's it and Oakland saw the Bears' picks being worth more. Gute is definitely being active, will be interesting to see what he does next offseason with quite a bit of cap space and those picks.

For the Packers: Burks is going to be great and could easily surpass what Ryan provided for the Packers. Pettine called a pretty simplistic defense last night and a lot of starters were out but overall I was fairly happy with what I saw. I was impressed by Josh Jackson and thought he did a great job sticking to his guys. Still worried about OLB depth as neither Fackrell nor Biegel stood out last night, while Gilbert got good pressure but was always a step or 2 late. Since both Clay and Perry are made of glass, we really need one of the young OLBs to step up. I'm all aboard the MVS hype train too

6 that stay: 6 that get bounced: 6 new teams that will make the playoffs: This was tough, initially I had 5 out and 7 staying, it was between the Jags and Vikings as that final team. Decided to go with the Vikes staying because Cousins > Bortles. And you never know with the AFCS.

For some reason, Cris Carter is pretty close to Kawhi's camp and he's saying Kawhi might not even show up for his physical, press conference, or answer phone calls. If this is true, Kawhi and his dumbass family should be blackballed from the league.

Kawhi completely tanked his trade value so I'm glad that the Spurs were able to get some good from him. Know a lot of the Spurs' fans were on the fence on whether we wanted another star or future assets for Kawhi. With Pop likely retiring within the next few years, it makes sense to acquire a player you can contend with over the next few seasons rather than build for the future. Nobody is beating the Warriors unless there is a major injury but the Spurs could be a top 3 seed now. Losing Danny Green hurts but he has steadily been declining on both ends of the floor and could just come back to SA next year when he's a FA. The Spurs did get a decent big in Poeltl as well, which is an undervalued addition since the only real center the Spurs had was an aging Pau Gasol. I feel bad for the Raps though, giving up one of the best players in franchise history for having to deal with Kawhi's uncle and not being sure if Kawhi will even play.

Add 2 more years to that, he spent 4 years in Philly.

Not sold on the Bears yet, their defense is good besides the lack of a good passrusher but I need to see that offense before I buy into any of the hype. Trubisky needs to show improvement and need to see if Robinson bounces back from an ACL tear fine or not. People are hyping up the weapons they signed but what is there really? Robinson coming off an ACL tear, a career backup TE that is a downgrade from what they had at the start of last season, and a speedy slot guy. Are the WRs improvements? Sure, but need to see that offense actually play.

A roster can seem loaded but lose one player and it can fold. What happens if Rhodes or Smith go down? That defense wouldn't be nearly as effective, especially without Smith. We saw this towards the end of the Saints game and in the NFCCG when both of them were banged up. Looking at their defensive starters last season, they missed a total of 4 games with Sendejo missing the most at 3. That's fairly unprecedented. One injury can completely derail a team or unit. You can look back 7 years and see this happen with the Packers. In 2010 the Packers' defense was the 2nd best defense, per ppg. They lost Nick Collins in week 2 of 2011 and the defense completely collapsed. We shall see what happens, by no means am I saying the Vikes will suck but I don't see them repeating what they did last season. I fully expect the Pack to split with them, each winning at home, but the Packers have slightly easier opponents and Rodgers is going to be on a revenge tour.

Read what I said again. You would notice how I included the word all. Did you see each of those 3 teams missing the playoffs? A team that made the playoffs 8 straight years and is a certain lock when Rodgers is healthy. We all saw Seattle declining but they still have made the playoffs for 5 straight years going into last season. While the Cowboys were the #1 seed the season before and even with a Zeke suspension, most saw them making the playoffs again. One can say they saw this team or that team missing the playoffs, but did you see 3 new division winners with the 3 previous winners missing the playoffs completely? Doubtful.

A lot of things went right for the Vikes to make the NFCCG last season. Sure they lost Bradford and Cook, but Keenum played out of his mind and that defense was completely healthy all season, til the playoffs. The NFC is absolutely stacked so they could easily fall down and be a wildcard or worse team, you never know. If somebody told you that the Cowboys, Packers, and Seahawks would all miss the playoffs last year, you would think they are crazy.

Sleeping on Kenny Clark? Kid is a beast and put borderline elite stats last season and he;s only 22. Him and Daniels are a force to reckon with.

Assuming no major changes, they will make the playoffs just as a bottom half seed. The West is stacked and it's easy to assume that the Warrior and Rockets will take the top 2 seeds. Then you have the Jazz, Thunder, Spurs, Lakers, Blazers, Pelicans, Twolves, and Nuggets all battling it out for the other 6 seeds. With the potential of a surprise team like the Mavs becoming good again. If they do trade for Kawhi or another big name player, it will be a different story and they could snag a top 3 seed.

I'm a Spurs fan so obviously was a big Kawhi fan and felt even with all the drama, Pop and him could work something out. But the more news and shit comes out about this situation, the more I want to see him gone and struggle in LA. Some of the stories coming out about him and his camp right now are ridiculous and something the NBA should really look into if any of it holds true. Michael C. Wright, a Spurs ESPN writer, did a huge podcast about this situation and some of the stuff that he said was pretty ridiculous. Granted it is from an ESPN writer and it's probably not 100% correct but sure there is some truth to it. Here are a few tidbits; On Aug. 8, the Spurs' organization let Kawhi's camp take complete control over Kawhi's rehab, team docs haven't seen him since. When team docs flew to NY to see him early this year, Kawhi's people purposely moved him to another building and gave the docs the run around. Multiple times, Wright and another beatwriter, Jeff McDonald, compared Kawhi's uncle to Lavar Ball. Kawhi's uncle may not be as vocal or have the huge public image but he is manipulating Kawhi and is most likely the biggest snake behind all of this. The Spurs would get a call from Uncle Dennis saying "Kawhi wants this and that" but the Spurs would never know if it was really Kawhi's wishes or his Uncles. The uncle and Kawhi's manager are super tight and they want Kawhi in LA to cash in with huge endorsement deals and such. It has never been outright said but it has been implied for a while now that Kawhi or his camp made his injury look much more severe than it actually was, so he could force his way to LA. Some reports have said they went to 6 or 7 different doctors before finding the one that would give the answer they wanted. At this point, I would ship him out to LA and see how he handles one of the most passive aggressive teammates while playing in one of the most heavily scrutinized cities. No chance he handles that media scene well.