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cowboyblue22 said:
its just hard to believe that a rookie qb will beat Rodgers with him playing so well but its the nfl so I guess any thing is possible
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If it was just a matchup between the two QBs, it's one thing but this game is between two complete teams -- quite a different scenario. Still, there's much to be said for both teams. It promises to be a very competitive matchup, by the looks of things. Vegas has us favored by 4 points, so there's also that to consider as well. Of course, there are definitely no guarantees for either team.
 
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Sure, if we're down two scores. With this OL and legit MVP candidates at RB and QB, we shouldn't be down two scores early in a home playoff game. We should be able to sustain long balanced drives against a beatable defense and not play the Packers brand of football at all.

And if we can't do that against GB, it won't matter anyway, since we're going to have to be able to do it to ATL, too, if we advance. And their offense is better than GB's.
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I just don't want a repeat of the playoff game during Parcells last year as coach in 2006. The Seahawks had just signed 3 DBs from Home Depot. And Parcells refused to go after that team because he was nervous of Romo making a mistake. So he coaches (which was his nature) to keep the game close and try to win it in the end. And that approach causes a team to play tight (pre snap penalties, drops) and leaves little margin for error. I respect the Packers. But we should beat them. And just sticking it in Zekes gut 30 times against 9 man fronts is not the answer. We have a well balanced offense. Football in the modern era is played differently. We cannot be afraid to use all of our weapons.
 
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For those of you that are naive to football or know very little, here is a reminder. Football is a team game. I don't want to hear "Dak vs Rodgers" etc. Frankly it pisses me off, and it's pretty stupid. The 49ers and Seahawks have both beaten the packers convincingly in years past. Did they have a better QB ? Nope. Which is what leads to my point it's our 53 vs their 53. I'm just saying our 53 is much better.
 
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Bullflop said:
If it was just a matchup between the two QBs, it's one thing but this game is between two complete teams -- quite a different scenario. Still, there's much to be said for both teams. It promises to be a very competitive matchup, by the looks of things. Vegas has us favored by 4 points, so there's also that to consider as well. Of course, there are definitely no guarantees for either team.
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Thank goodness there's someone else here that knows something about football.
 
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I think something as simple as winning the toss and taking the ball could be big Sunday. Would love to take the ball and go down and score and start up 7-0. If we get down 7-0 I don't fully trust Garrett to trust the running game as much as he should. God forbid if we get down two scores and he abandons the running game.
 
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cowboyblue22 said:
its just hard to believe that a rookie qb will beat Rodgers with him playing so well but its the nfl so I guess any thing is possible
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Rodgers is only 8-6 lifetime in the playoffs and has only won more than one game in a playoff year once, 2010 when they won the SB. He is 4-6 the rest of his career.

Just go for his knee on the first play. Take a 15 yard penalty, who cares.
 
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Let's forget the fact that the Packers played like complete crap the first two quarters of the game yesterday. The Giants easily should have been up 14 or more points yet failed to finish. The Pack did not have to even think about defending a running game, the Giants were never going to commit to that. Giants give up a complete *** TD on the Hail Mary and that was the beginning of the end. Rainey basically gives them points on the screwed up kick return. Basically, the Giants gave the game to Green Bay.

I think we will run the ball down their throats like we did the last time, and when they add a man into the box we are going to kill them with play action. I don't see their defense being able to keep us from scoring, so as long as we aren't giving up quick strikes we should be fine.
 
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Fla Cowpoke said:
Let's forget the fact that the Packers played like complete crap the first two quarters of the game yesterday. The Giants easily should have been up 14 or more points yet failed to finish. The Pack did not have to even think about defending a running game, the Giants were never going to commit to that. Giants give up a complete *** TD on the Hail Mary and that was the beginning of the end. Rainey basically gives them points on the screwed up kick return. Basically, the Giants gave the game to Green Bay.

I think we will run the ball down their throats like we did the last time, and when they add a man into the box we are going to kill them with play action. I don't see their defense being able to keep us from scoring, so as long as we aren't giving up quick strikes we should be fine.
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Exactly! Listening to all this talk about the Saintly A-Rod... The Gmen drove the ball at will in the first qtr and a half but couldnt seal the deal with TD's instead of FG's
 
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So all we have to do to beat them is to do exactly what they arent expecting.....start Romo cause it will cause them to not cheat in the run defense which will open up the run game. They cant sell out on the run to defend us....sounds pretty good.....not going to happen....
 
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Rodgers is only 8-6 lifetime in the playoffs and has only won more than one game in a playoff year once, 2010 when they won the SB. He is 4-6 the rest of his career.

Just go for his knee on the first play. Take a 15 yard penalty, who cares.
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An 8-6 GB playoff record with Rodgers is actually pretty good.
By default, you have to lose in the payoffs unless you go all the way...and of course, the completion is way better than regular league play.
But yeah, if you get on a SB run, it really skews your numbers to the upside. hey, well earned.

Eli (and team) have a great playoff record (2 SB runs), yet they've gone one and done four times--which must be close to an NFL record.
Without looking it up, I'd assume Andy Dalton has to be close tot hat too.
 
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Respectful comments from the Packers, unlike the drivel that seeps out of the mouths of our division rivals
 
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