Packers Dynasty 2010

Thursday: Steelers @ Browns Sunday: Jets @ Redskins Saints @ Bucs Broncos @ Vikings Bills @ Dolphins Jaguars @ Colts Cowboys @ Lions Falcons @ Panthers Texans @ Ravens Cardinals @ 49ers Patriots @ Eagles Bengals @ Raiders Bears @ Rams Monday: Chiefs @ Chargers Tiebreaker: 58

Raiders Cardinals Saints Chiefs Ravens Bills Lions Giants Colts Packers Rams Cowboys 49ers

49ers/Cards Texans/Jags Redskins/Bills Titans/Panthers Vikings/Chiefs Jets/Dolphins Bears/Eagles Colts/Steelers Lions/Raiders Bucs/Seahawks Browns/Broncos Packers/Chargers Pats/Ravens Cowboys/Giants Tiebreaker: 48

Redskins at Vikings Seahawks at Falcons Eagles at Bills Chargers at Bears Giants at Lions Buccaneers at Titans Broncos at Colts Bengals at Rams Cardinals at Saints Jets at Jags Panthers at 49ers Browns at Patriots Raiders at Texans Packers at Chiefs Dolphins at Steelers

Rodgers and the offense have really started to click and it's all without Davante the past 3 weeks. If he returns next week, which is his goal, this offense should be really fun to watch. I still think trading for Sanders would be the smart move and help catapult this team to being one of the top contenders. Rodgers is really buying into LaFleur and you are seeing all kinds of wrinkles in the gameplan/playcalling that Green Bay hasn't seen in a long time. RBs running corner routes, FB running a wheel routes off a PA, jet sweeps and pre-snap motion being used frequently, etc. Defense was lackluster between the 20s and can see the effect of not having Savage and Greene out there but the defense turned it up a notch in the redzone (with some help from Carr). Most surprising is that we didn't notch a single sack but the Raiders' o-line is pretty good even with Brown out. Other thoughts: I may be biased but I can't say I'm impressed by Nagy. Granted he is working with Trubs but his playcalling has been very questionable and I don't think he is as good as some try to say. He abandons the run, even when the game is still close, and when he is running it's stupid gimmick/gadget plays like a QB option when your QB is returning from a shoulder injury. Or running Patterson up the middle on 3rd and 1. Cohen is the 2nd best offense player for them and is hardly used. He hardly gets rushing attempts and is only used in short dumpoffs. Let him run a route against a LB, he will be wide open. Wouldn't be surprised if the Bears end up last in the division. After the Eagles came into Lambeau and beat the Packers, I figured they were going to start rolling and look good. But the past 2 weeks have just been more disappointment from them. Their secondary is a mess outside of Jenkins, which everyone knew and should not be surprising. But their offense has looked pretty bad as well and can't keep up with WRs torching their secondary. The Chargers are a giant mess. I know injuries have been aplenty but damn this team is terrible. Many thought they could challenge the Chiefs for the division, but instead they are headed for a top 10 pick. It seems like everything is going wrong and I could see Lynn being fired because the organization is run by idiots. Speaking of organizations run by idiots, it would be great if the NFL could find a way to make Snyder sell the Redskins. It's never going to happen, but that fanbase deserves better and it needs new ownership if it ever wants to turn it around.

Thursday Chiefs at Broncos SUNDAY Rams at Falcons Dolphins at Bills Jaguars at Bengals Vikings at Lions Raiders at Packers Texans at Colts Cardinals at Giants 49ers at Redskins Chargers at Titans Saints at Bears Ravens at Seahawks Eagles at Cowboys MONDAY Patriots at Jets point total: 54

Packers may have just got one of the sloppiest wins I've seen. It was not pretty for the Packers and they didn't lead until there 0:00 on the clock but a win is a win. Watching Rodgers trying to throw to 4 UDFAs was painful and illustrated how bad the Packers need another guy. If I was Gutenkunst, I would be getting Denver, Cinci, Tennessee, or Miami on the phone tomorrow. Need to make a move for another WR now. Also, I can admit that the Packers benefited from shitty calls but the same can be said for a lot of teams. The refs have been dogshit game after game and their leader needs to be held accountable. Riveron needs to go.

THURSDAY Patriots SUNDAY Bucs Seahawks Chiefs Dolphins Eagles Saints Ravens Rams Cardinals Broncos Cowboys Chargers MONDAY Packers

THURSDAY Rams SUNDAY Cardinals Bills Bears Saints Vikings Eagles Ravens Patriots Panthers Texans Chargers Packers Chiefs Monday Browns TB: 60

Last night's game was so frustrating with some boneheaded playcalling and shitty execution. Once Bulaga went down, the o-line could not block at all for Jones but have to at least give him a shot to punch it in from the 1 instead of throwing to Graham's corpse multiple times. Especially considering that Tae was out for those goalline attempts, made no sense trying to throw it everytime. LaFleur's inexperience definitely started showing last night as he was severely outcoached. Mentioned it earlier but losing Bulaga really hurt and even though Rodgers was able to do Rodgers things, could definitely see the effect of having Light out there instead of Bulaga. Hopefully it's nothing too serious and he can be back for Dallas. Although if Davante has to miss significant time, this offense may be dead in the water. Without Adams, they are in some serious trouble as neither GMo or MVS can be a #1, even being a #2 is questionable. Gute may need to make some calls and see who is available. As for the defense, pass defense is great and has enormous potential but damn does the run D suck. Games like last night make me more comfortable moving on from Martinez in the offseason unless he wants to stay for cheap-ish. He was repeatedly abused and the Eagles took advantage of him all game. He jumped inside gaps leaving gaping holes for Howard/Sanders, could not cover at all, and didn't stick his guy ever. Every single one of his 14 tackles featured Howard and co carrying Martinez for an extra 2+ yards. Need an offball LB that can cover and stick a guy. Still plenty of season left to play but LaFleur and Pettine have their work cut out for them if the Packers want a shot this year. In general, the league has no idea what it is doing with PI and should just drop this new rule. If a challenge like the obvious DPI vs MVS isn't going to be overturned, then what's the point of reviewing for PI? It's like they made this rule for no reason as they don't want to acknowledge they fucked up on the play. Both challenges last night were clear DPI and neither were reversed so the rule is useless. Finally, Thursday night games are bullshit and I'm hoping either the PA pushes to eliminate them or at least they have to line up with a bye in the next CBA. Players don't get a chance to recover in 4 days and that was evident by the players that were inactive/questionable as well as the ones that left the game.

Eagles at Packers Titans at Falcons Patriots at Bills Chiefs at Lions Raiders at Colts Chargers at Dolphins Redskins at Giants Browns at Ravens Panthers at Texans Buccaneers at Rams Seahawks at Cardinals Vikings at Bears Jags at Broncos Cowboys at Saints Bengals at Steelers TB: 42

The acquisitions that Gutenkunst made in the offseason are already paying huge dividends. The Smiths had 5 sacks combined yesterday. That is the same amount that Perry and Clay had combined last season. I had high hopes that the defense would be better, but did not expect it to be this better so soon. That said, they still have some problems. The run defense has not looked good the past 2 games with poor tackling and getting pushed off the line. Have relied on turnovers the past 2 games to make the defense look good, but who knows how sustainable that is. As for the offense, it's still a mess. Look great at first then the wheels come off and it mostly just sputters the rest of the game. I would like to think they are still working things out but the truth is that they are probably lacking talent at the skill position. Davante is great obviously but teams can focus on him and the other guys aren't good enough to make them pay. MVS has made some nice plays but also disappears while Allison and Graham have been nearly useless so far. I would be calling some teams and see what WRs are available if I was Gute. Need a guy that can consistently get open in that short-intermediate area and hold onto the ball.

Thursday: Titans Sunday: Eagles Patriots Vikings Chiefs Colts Packers Cowboys Bills Bucs Cardinals 49ers Saints Chargers Rams Monday: Bears TB: 34

Packers still need to show more to start being considered elite but I do think they have the potential to get there this season. Opening up the season with Chicago and Minny with new coach and system is a tough challenge so going 2-0 is a great start. Offense still has plenty to work on as they completely stalled out after those 3 first drives. Receivers not named Adams have to find to get open more consistently. Overall pretty happy with the defense but the 3 big plays they did give up yesterday almost sunk them, need to work on that and better tackling or a team like the Chiefs will make them pay. The 3 big FA acquisitions are already paying big dividends and that secondary is looking solid. If the Packers are actually interesting in Minkah Fitzpatrick and get him, they probably have one of the best young secondaries. Other thoughts: Trubisky has not looked good thus far and not sure if he is the answer. He was supposed to take the next step with another year under Nagy but has somehow looked worse. He needs to have a big bounce back game next week before facing the Vikes the following week. Otherwise tt's going to be up to that defense and running game to get them to the playoffs. Chargers are all over the place. I picked them to win the division but between injuries and Gordon holding out to go along with their inconsistent play, that's starting to look unlikely. If the Patriots could just stop being good, that would be great. I'm not really sold on the Eagles. I had them as NFCE winner before the season but I haven't been impressed by their play yet. Obviously injuries are taking their toll so I will give them some benefit of the doubt but they have plenty of room to improve if they want to challenge Dallas. I'll add onto SteVo's point and say both South divisions are a mess right now and will be interesting to see how both play out. As for the RB discussion, I have Cmac as my #3 RB right now behind Saquon and Zeke. Taking up to 8 RBs ahead of him is ridiculous.

Week 1: Packers @ Bears (TNF) Rams @ Panthers Titans @ Browns Chiefs @ Jags Ravens @ Dolphins Falcons @ Vikings Bills @ Jets Redskins @ Eagles Colts @ Chargers Bengals @ Seahawks Lions @ Cards Giants @ Cowboys 49ers @ Bucs Steelers @ Pats (SNF) Texans @ Saints (MNF Game 1) Broncos @ Raiders (MNF Game 2) Tiebreaker (total points for MNF Game 2): 45

MVP - Aaron Rodgers - Slightly biased but have a hunch that Rodgers is going to be on a mission this season after a couple disappointing seasons. It wouldn't surprise me if he does start a bit slow but picks up steam and ends the season on a nice run to secure MVP. OPOTY - Christian McCaffrey - I was between Cmac, Kamara, and Saquon for me. All 3 RBs are going to have great seasons but I think Cmac edges it out and is a big part of the Panthers making the playoffs. DPOTY - Aaron Donald - Best defensive player and don't see him slowing down. OROTY - Kyler Murray - The only rookie QB that is most likely starting the entire season so ORotY is his to lose. DROTY - Devin Bush - Not a believer in Bosa staying healthy since he seems to be one injury after another thus far. Bush is the starting LB and should rack up plenty o tackles. The Steelers have a nice front of him which should give him plenty of opportunities to make plays. Comeback POTY - Derrius Guice - On a limb here but I'm not a fan of Jimmy G yet and it sounds like Guice is going to be the bell cow for the Redskins. Coach of the Year - Matt LaFleur - Going off recent trends, any coach that turns a team around is a contender for this, so LaFleur and Kitchens are the 2 best bets. If Rodgers lights it up and the Packers make some noise, I see LaFleur taking this. Especially if some credit him for reigning in Rodgers.

Finally get what everyone has wanted and what we were robbed of in 2014 (damn you Bostick); Rodgers vs Brady >

He had multiple poor games so not sure I would say he has no weak spots or a nightmare to play against. Just look at some of these lines, 4rec/47yds 4rec/38yds 5rec/40yds 5rec/29yds, although this was with Bridgewater at QB 0 TDs across those games as well If it wasn't for huge games like week 1 against Tampa or against the Rams, his stats wouldn't be nearly as good. Is he a top 10 WR? Absolutely yes, but he isn't the best and I just don't see him being worth $20M. Only way I can see $20M being worth it is if he keep developing and does become a top WR or the payscale for WR increases dramatically with multiple guys getting $20M or more over the next couple years.

This one is pretty easy. A WR averaging nearly 1,700yds and 11 TDs a season with 17.3 ypc? Make him the highest paid receiver. Do your HoF QB right and let him stay that last season then ride off into the sunset. Although I would try discussing with him that we could restructure his contract to move some money into next year as a re-structure bonus, which he can collect upon retiring. If still not interested, then talk with the corner and try to lower that additional guaranteed money a bit. Would also try getting most of that additional guaranteed money onto next season since you would have a huge contract coming off the books to offset it. The injury is a bit of a concern but at least it was week 1 so he has plenty of time to recover.

MVP: Aaron Rodgers - This is a give-away. If the team is successful, it will be because of Aaron. If he clicks with LaFleur, the offense has plenty of potential. Part of me also believes Aaron is going to be playing with a chip on his shoulder in an attempt to prove all the naysayers wrong. OPOTY: Davante Adams - Was tempted to say Bakhtiari as he has established himself as one of the best tackles in the game but an o-lineman will never win an award. Adams is a top 10 WR and had a huge season last year. If LaFleur starts moving him around pre-snap and actually schemes guys open, he will just put up even bigger numbers. DPOTY: Jaire Alexander - This was a tough one. Jaire is GB's #1 corner and flashed the potential of being a great CB last season. He has room to grow and improve obviously but he has the look of being a lockdown corner, something the Packers have been missing for a while. Other candidates I considered are Kenny Clark and Za'Darius Smith. Kenny Clark is GB's best defensive player but a NT isn't going get much love unless they have a monstrous season. CBPOTY: Geronimo Allison - Really GB's only option for this award. GMo was on pace for a 1,000 yard season before tearing his groin. OROTY: Nobody - I can't see any GB rookie for this. The offensive rookies that the Pack drafted will most likely be riding the bench this year and serve as depth guys. DROTY: Darnell Savage - Will be starter week 1 and has playmaking ability. If the front 7 can create enough pressure and force some poor throws, Savage should be around to take advantage.

That's too much for a WR, let alone one that isn't a top 3 WR. Interested to see what Julio gets now.

Apparently you aren't watching him enough then. He has quietly become a beast and contributes against both the run and pass, which can't be said for many NTs. He was 5th in run stops among IDL and still put up great pass rush stats for an IDL. He was ranked 8th among IDL in pass rush productivity from PFF. PFF isn't the end all be all obviously, but pass rushing stats are hard to come by unless you just want to look at sacks. You are also conveniently forgetting another part of his job is to eat up blocks and not let lanes be established, unless you want to refer to that as ruining plays. Just walking two o-linemen and not letting the RB go anywhere. Is he better than Hicks? Not yet, but to think Hicks is twice the player is just being an extreme homer. He deserves recognition and any good top 100 list would show that. But this list has already shown how garbage it is with having the likes of Cousins, Conner, and Baker on it.

You're sleeping on Clark. Twice the player? Lmao. You need go do some film study on Clark. Prepare to have your mind changed.

Starting to wonder if Kenny Clark makes this list. Would be surprised to see him in the top 30 of this. If he completely misses, the players or whoever makes this list have no idea what they're doing.

This Baker hype is beyond ridiculous. He has no business being on this list for this past year.