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2009 Green Bay Packers - NFC North the 3-4 way

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Punch him in the face and knock out his gold teeth. Packer fans are in dire need of teeth.
 
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I think the Ochocinco thing is hilarious. He's being so nice about it I'd probably be civil to him if I was down in the end zone.
 
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I got no problem with the Ocho. I'd accept him in the stands, rip off his OchoCinco jersey and put a C. Johnson 85 jersey on him, thus forcing the officials to throw an unsportsmanklike penalty on the Ocho for not having a correct uniform and thereby forcing the Bengals to kickoff from the 15.

Although I gotta admit, I like the body surfing idea.
 
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Not shocking.

http://www.jsonline.com/sports/packers/59684842.html

League says call against Harris bad
By Tom Silverstein of the Journal Sentinel

Green Bay — Packers cornerback Al Harris' illegal contact penalty should not have been a penalty at all, according to the NFL.

Mike Pereira, vice president of officiating, exonerated Harris for a penalty that kept alive Chicago's go-ahead drive late in the fourth quarter, saying that Harris was within the 5-yard bump zone when he made contact with receiver DevinHester at the Chicago 45.

"We don't want this for illegal contact, period, because it's at 5 yards," Pereira said in the NFL's weekly official review. "That contact, which is pretty easy to recognize in terms of the ball being snapped at the 40, he can make that contact at 5 yards and that's still legal.

"Sometimes it's tough for that official to make that call 20 yards downfield, but that's too technical to call."

Defensive coordinator Dom Capers said he felt the same way as Pereira when he saw the play on video the day after the game.

"I thought it was at such a critical time in the game," Capers said. "It didn't affect the play and it enabled them to continue the drive at a critical point in the game. We know where the zone is where we're able to contact them. We'll disguise and try to move to it late. I was surprised when I saw the flag come out."
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I'd add that Chris Collinsworth's comments at the time were potentially correct, in my view. He noted in the instant replay that Hester wasn't even on the line, so Chicago should have been called for illegal formation. But, que sera sera. We won anyway, and that has nothing to do with this week's game.

Also from that article is the current injury report:

Injury report: Guard Daryn Colledge (foot) was the only addition to the injury report for the Packers. Running back Brandon Jackson (ankle) and safety Atari Bigby (knee) both missed practice and won't play this week.

For the Bengals, cornerback David Jones (foot), guard Nate Livings (knee), quarterback Jordan Palmer (illness) and tackle Andre Smith did not practice. Running back Brian Leonard (chest) was a limited participant.
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Blackmon will be in the lineup this week.
 
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FueledByRamen said:
Weak... he did it, but jumped into a row of 4 bengal fans. Although the guy leaning over and flipping the bird into the camera was a nice touch, can't believe CBS not only didnt censor that, but REPLAYED it before commercial. If we lose this game, ESPN is going to lead with that *******.
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It looked like he wanted to jump into Packer fans but they told him to suck it or something, so he went over to the corner and the Bengal fans.
 
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Soft. Sloppy. Mentally weak. Worst loss in the recent history of this franchise. Embarassing. Everybody not named Charles Woodson who shows up to take a paycheck on Tuesday should be arrested for stealing.
That is all I feel like saying about these guys for now.
 
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It's a good thing the Packers weren't all set on that play because that snap was off before the clock hit :00.
 
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Dirty said:
It's a good thing the Packers weren't all set on that play because that snap was off before the clock hit :00.
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I have no idea how they came to the conclusion the clock was at :00 before the snap. I know that sometimes the clock on the TV graphic is behind, but today it did not seem like it was.

Either way, either go for the sideline or go for the endzone. It's almost impossible to get another play off in that situation if you go to the middle of the field.
 
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Since I was at a bar watching half of this game, and the other half was over the radio, its tough for me to be too critical- since there's a lot to this contest that I didn't see. I'm only going off of the little I did see, so take this all with the appropriate grains of salt. Here are my thoughts:

- Offenseive Line. That's the new spelling until things turn around. Just a wholly disappointing group, and it doesn't need to be said in any more depth than that.

- Was there some variety to the blitzing schemes that Capers used and I somehow missed it entirely? I felt like Capers was using a lot of the same looks, which is probably not the best idea for an AFC North team. The Steelers and Ravens have similar defenses, so teams like Cincy or Cleveland aren't going to fall for it so readily.

- I want to be able to, once again, absolve Rodgers for the failings of his teammates, but he was shaky in a lot of places I thought. Not just the whole "throwing in the middle instead of deep or to the sidelines". The replays that I was able to see focused on the team trying to reset for the "last" snap. I don't know what other options he had besides throwing away, although he probably should have done that. Instead, I'm wondering about what on earth was going on with his pass distribution. He kept trying to go deep in a situation where he was getting a LOT of pressure from the defensive line. Why not go to quick drop passes or screens in that case? Why keep the focus upfield and not check down to the recievers underneath? Are the Bengals' linebackers really THAT good that those weren't valid options? It felt to me like the playcalling, and Rodgers' choices, focused downfield far too often. Especially since the Offensieve Line weren't giving him a lot of pocket time.

- Give Rodgers credit where its due: he was able to give himself a lot more time in the pocket than the line was allowing...

- Ugly freakin loss. Ugly ugly ugly. Disappointing on almost every level. The only bright sides were the onside kick and Mr. Charles Woodson. Yikes.
 
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Dirty said:
It's a good thing the Packers weren't all set on that play because that snap was off before the clock hit :00.
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That sequence was strange. The rules would have run out anyway the clock because of the penalty, but it certainly wasn't how he explained it. He made it sound like the penalty was irrelevant because the clock had run out anyway, but there were 2 full seconds on the clock when it was snapped. I wasn't thrilled with their lack of hustle to get that ball marked. It was as if they wanted as much face time as possible with all of the penalties they flagged all day (although to be fair most were legit by 2 sloppy teams) but when it got to the end they had somewhere to be and wanted it over with.
 
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I wasn't a big fan of the play calling. Why not toss some screens, swing passes and slants that don't require a lot of time in the pocket? Why not try and run the ball? Green Bay only attempted 18 rushes the whole game.

The punt returns were killers as well for the Bungels.

And all the penalties.
 
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Very strange to see them cut Rouse. I think he's largely gotten worse instead of better, but it isn't like he was ditched because they had all of these wonderful alternatives. What a huge indictment of Rouse with Bigby out, Collins very questionable, and the other guys either tweeners or new to the team. They must have some confidence in Derrick Martin. They did pick up a Safety, but I'd find it hard to believe he's anything other than emergency guy for this Sunday after only a few days of practice. I was puzzled by the decision to cut Anthony Smith and this does nothing to change that. I wonder if they'll think about having Woodson play some Safety if Collins is out. His play suffered last year when they moved him, so I'd hate to see it. The secondary and the o-line are the two places I hate to see shuffling because of an injury and we may see both this week.
 
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Was listening to The Game on ESPN540 last night. Bill Johnson labeled the matchup between our OffenSIEVE Line against the Rams' D-Line as "The Stoppable Force vs. the Movable Object".

Does that or does that not sound like a perfect summary of what we might be watching this weekend?
 
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Far from a perfect game, but it was good to see them finish strong on the road instead of hope to hang on.

Good
*Sticking with the running game even though it wasn't gaining yards in big chunks.
*Pretty decent d-line play.
*Not a ton of big plays given up.
*Overall decent special teams work with the exception of the PAT miss.
*No turnovers for the good guys along with creating turnovers on the opponent.
*ARodg making plays with his feet and avoiding big mistakes.
*Creative playcalling in using the oft-forgetting fullback.
Not so good
*Too many hits on Rodgers.
*More drops.
*LBs got a little exposed in pass coverage and poor angles at times against the run.
*Looking long too often. 20 yards per completion is good, but looking downfield a bunch with this offensive line will get Rodgers killed.
 
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http://www.twincities.com/sports/ci_13443808?nclick_check=1

Eau Claire bar plans to burn Favre paraphernalia

Minnesota Vikings quarterback Brett Favre may be feeling the heat Monday night when he suits up against his former team — the Green Bay Packers.

But at Milwaukee Burger Co., Favre memorabilia will be subjected to a different kind of heat.

The sports bar and grill, 2620 E. Clairemont Ave., is planning a burning party. Patrons can bring in their Favre memorabilia and throw it into a flaming burn barrel in the parking lot during halftime of the Packers-Vikings game. The business will donate $10 to charity for each article burned.

The game, set for 7:30 p.m. at the Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome in Minneapolis, will be broadcast on ESPN. Milwaukee Burger Co. will show the game.

Manager Julie Kolk said the idea to burn Favre jerseys, pictures, posters and other items sparked when the former Packers quarterback came out of retirement in August to play for the Minnesota Vikings.

"It kind of started with some of the regulars here," Kolk said. "There was a lot of talk about doing something for the Packers-Vikings game."

The restaurant, along with patrons, decided to have a "Brett Favre burning ceremony," Kolk said. Of course, they mean no harm to Favre — only to things that bear his name.

Kolk said Milwaukee Burger Co. is filled with about equal numbers of Vikings and Packers fans on any Sunday during football season.

"We cater to both the Vikings and the Packers (fans)," she said. "We do have kind of two segregated crowds."

As for the burning ceremony, Kolk said she thinks the Vikings fans are "cool with it."

"They'll let us burn those (Green Bay) jerseys," Kolk said.

If people want to burn Vikings Favre items, they're more than welcome to do that too.

"I think there has been turmoil for the last couple years," Kolk said of Favre. "All we can do is hope and pray that this (event) is going to be big."
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Amusing story about the Eau Claire bar. Personally I wish people would just ignore him. It's the biggest insult that publicity addict could be given.
 
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Wow. Rather mundane in here compared to the Vikings' thread...
 
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