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KRK
Veteran Member Topic Starter

6 years ago

Not to be Pollyannish, but I think our defense is really shaping up and the more experience our young wide receivers get the more competitive we will be. We just played two very good teams on the road and were close in both games. Yes I know we got beat, but we didn’t embarrass ourselves as we did against Detroit earlier in the year.

Let’s say we the Dolphins tomorrow, which is a winnable game. And the Seahawks the subsequent Thursday. That would put us at 5-4-1.

We will have some decent momentum heading into the Vikings for a Sunday night match up. If we were to win that game, we would be in the driver seat as the Bears have a very difficult second-half schedule.

It’s easy to be negative, and I think we have justification for being skeptical, but it is always darkest before the dawn and it wouldn’t take all that much to turn this thing around.

In Luce tua Videmus Lucem KRK

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Zero2Cool
Elite Member

6 years ago

I hated that we lost to Rams and Patriots, but I couldn't help be encouraged that even with all of our perceived issues, we hung toe-to-toe with two of the five best teams in the NFL. I actually believe Packers would have won vs Rams if not for the fumble. The Patriots game, I think we still lose if Aaron Jones doesn't fumble, but gosh, it's hard to not wonder ... what if we scored a TD there? It puts the defense in a completely different mindset being up by 7.

The NFC is actually pretty close.

That said, if we don't start winning games, and I mean this weekend, the season will fast be gone.

wpr
Preferred Member

6 years ago

Not to be Pollyannish, but I think our defense is really shaping up and the more experience our young wide receivers get the more competitive we will be. We just played two very good teams on the road and were close in both games. Yes I know we got beat, but we didn’t embarrass ourselves as we did against Detroit earlier in the year.

Let’s say we the Dolphins tomorrow, which is a winnable game. And the Seahawks the subsequent Thursday. That would put us at 5-4-1.

We will have some decent momentum heading into the Vikings for a Sunday night match up. If we were to win that game, we would be in the driver seat as the Bears have a very difficult second-half schedule.

It’s easy to be negative, and I think we have justification for being skeptical, but it is always darkest before the dawn and it wouldn’t take all that much to turn this thing around.

Originally Posted by: KRK

It is amazing how easy it is for people to go to the negative side. I listen to a motivational speaker begin his talk by describing in great detail the horrendous accident he witnessed on his way to give his speech. Cars mangled, bodies broken, traffic backed up for miles.
He then shifted gears and told the audience that no one had trouble imagining what he had just described but almost everyone has trouble imagining good things. (It's the old "I am not worthy" or "it's too good to be true" concepts.) I king of chuckled because I was thinking"Wouldn't we have seen the bad accident on OUR way to the auditorium? At the very least we would have heard something on the radio. And yet I accepted his story as being true because I didn't know why he would lie.

As for this team (and every franchise I follow) I always have hope but it is guarded hope. I have been disappointed 99% of the time and rewarded 1%. I remember hearing Bob Gibson was so disappointed that he left game 6 of the 2011 world series early because St Louis was losing and Texas would have been the winner of not only the game but the series as well. If a man who has had tremendous success over his hall of fame career loses hope what chance do we mere mortals have?

beast
Select Member

6 years ago

I think there is hope because they still (barely) control their own destiny...

The top 6 NFC teams get in... the Packers are currently 10th but they're kinda tightly packed and the Packers play Seahawks, Falcons, Vikings and Bears...

Plus the Bears/Vikings still have to play each other twice and same with Redskins and Eagles... and I'm sure the three talented NFC South teams have more games against each other.

It's not gonna be easy, but if the Packers still control their fate if they can win!

Those the last two weeks, the defense has seemed to start strong and get worn out as the game wore on and the offense started having very short drives. Giving the defense some rest drives might be just as valuable... have some long drives which take up some time.

But it seems like the Packers offense still needs to find it's groove with using Aaron Jones and MVS because others aren't stepping up for the team right now.

nerdmann
Premier Member

6 years ago

Originally Posted by: beast

Happens every year. Mike's teams wait until the verge of elimination.

Bears and Vikings have tough schedules, ours gets easier.

“Winning is not a sometime thing, it is an all the time thing. You don't do things right once in a while…you do them right all the time.”

gbguy20
Veteran Member

6 years ago

In order to get the defense rest we need to run the ball, or even play as a true WCO. We all know McCarthy has no idea how to do either of those things.

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StoicFire
Member

6 years ago

It does feel like the team is so close to putting it together. It's as if they're at a fork in the road with only a few options as to where the season could go:

If they turn it up they can clearly take the division and hopefully enter the postseason hot.
If they play poorly or suffer injuries at critical positions then it could be over in the next couple weeks.
Or probably the most frustrating option would be to have the second half of the season mirror the first half. I'm not sure how much anyone could take of this option. Winning games the way we escaped the Niners and losing games the way we lost to Washington or New England... Just ask a Buffalo fan, nothing is worse than being 7-9.

At this point I'm cautiously optimistic though. Here's hoping for a win tomorrow, and maybe some momentum and good fortune for once!

"the Quarterback can run if he wants to, but with this rocket attached to your body... who would?" -Aaron Rodgers

Cheesey
Preferred Member

6 years ago

Winning breeds winning. Losing breeds losing.
As far as the Packers go, as Elvis sang, “Its now or never”!
If they are going to do anything this season, it has to start today.

nerdmann
Premier Member

6 years ago

They've always done this, where they fall flat on their faces early.

It's just that it's been getting worse, and the bounce back is getting rougher.

“Winning is not a sometime thing, it is an all the time thing. You don't do things right once in a while…you do them right all the time.”

sschind
Senior Member

6 years ago

#10

For some people hope is nothing more than a setup for being disappointed. If you don't expect them to win you won't be disappointed when they don't.

I'm with you, I prefer to have a positive outlook and think they can win even though losses may hurt more.

On the other hand some people just don't think we have a good team and/or coaching staff so it is difficult to be positive. Believe me, I do understand why they feel that way and I am not saying they are wrong, just that I can't bring myself to feel that way or I would not bother watching.

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