Zero2Cool
16 years ago

[img_r]http://cmsimg.greenbaypressgazette.com/apps/pbcsi.dll/bilde?Site=U0&Date=20081016&Category=PKR01&ArtNo=81016162&Ref=AR&Profile=1058&MaxW=318&Border=0[/img_r]A Week 7 game against an opponent from the other conference hardly can be make-or-break, but make no mistake: The Green Bay Packers defense sees Sundays showdown with Peyton Manning and the Indianapolis Colts as a critical chance to set a tone for whats to come.

I think thatd set us up for the next half of the season after the bye week, I really do, Packers defensive tackle Ryan Pickett said this week. To go out and win against a team like the Colts wed definitely have to be playing ball how we were playing ball last year, or even better, and thats at a championship level.

Hey, thats going to be big, man, if we get this one. We really want this one, too.

The Packers three wins this season have come against Minnesotas Tarvaris Jackson, Detroits Jon Kitna and Seattles Charlie Frye, three quarterbacks who at this point are not starters for teams with a combined 4-12 record.

This is Manning, the eight-time Pro Bowl selection and two-time NFL MVP.

These are the Colts, who were Super Bowl champions only two seasons ago with largely the same offensive cast.

And this is a Packers defense that, injuries and all, can ill afford anything less than its finest performance this season to avoid heading into next weeks bye with a 3-4 record and a disheartening third consecutive loss at Lambeau Field.

You talk about clichs one game at a time, all that stuff, Packers linebacker A.J. Hawk said. But this game, we know that we need to get this one to really get things rolling the way we want it to.

The Colts offense, which has finished outside of the NFLs top five in total offense and passing only once in the past nine years, sputtered out of the gates in part because Manning was rusty following two offseason surgeries on his left knee.

But since an embarrassing home loss to Chicago in the opener, Manning has engineered second-half comebacks to overcome deficits of 15 points at Minnesota and 17 points at Houston, and last week, he threw for 271 yards and three scores as the Indianapolis offense announced its resurrection by tearing apart Baltimores vaunted defense in a 31-3 laugher.

Hes one of the top quarterbacks in the league, and hell go down as one of the best in history, Packers cornerback Will Blackmon said. Youre not dealing with just anybody here.

That would be an apt description of the sort of quarterbacks the Packers have been facing most of the year.

Statistically, theyve held up well against the pass in spite of the extended absences of safety Atari Bigby (hamstring, Week 2), cornerback Al Harris (spleen, Week 3) and top inside pass rusher Cullen Jenkins (pectoral, Week 4). Through six weeks, the Packers are tied for first in the NFL in interceptions (11) and rank second in opponent completion percentage (52.1), third in passer rating (62.3), fifth in yards per pass attempt (6.0) and seventh in passing yards per game (178.8).

But those numbers have been skewed at least somewhat by the caliber of competition: the since-benched Jackson and Kitna, the third-stringer Frye and journeyman Brian Griese, whose Tampa Bay Buccaneers beat the Packers in spite of his three interceptions and 36.0 passer rating.

The best quarterback the Packers have faced, Dallas Tony Romo, had 260 passing yards and an 82.6 passer rating in a 27-16 victory on Sept. 21. The second-best, impressive Atlanta rookie Matt Ryan, had two touchdown passes and a 94.1 passer rating in a 27-24 win on Oct. 5.

Its not a stretch to say Manning, at 32 and less than three months removed from the second surgery to clear a bursa sac infection, remains better than even Romo. He also has one of the games best arsenals in receivers Reggie Wayne, Marvin Harrison and Anthony Gonzalez and tight end Dallas Clark.

We understand what were going up against, Blackmon said. Its big. Its critical for us to be straight on our assignments.

A pass-leaning team since Manning arrived in 1998, the Colts have taken it to an extreme this season, averaging a league-worst 69.4 yards per game on the ground that doesnt seem likely to rise soon with top running backs Joseph Addai (hamstring) and Mike Hart (knee) sidelined. So, at least for one week, the Packers 27th-ranked run defense (153.3 yards per game) might get a break.

But this will be a supreme test for a secondary that again will be without Harris and perhaps Bigby and a pass rush that has come and gone, generating a ho-hum 12 sacks.

This summer, when the Brett Favre saga was nearing a head, Packers coach Mike McCarthy talked about moving forward with a team built around defense.

No better time than Sunday for that defense to show whats it made of and point a tenuous season in a positive direction before its unofficial midpoint.

You can just be around and you can sense it, Pickett said. Its a sense of urgency around here, man. Before, whether you got comfortable or whatnot, the comfort level has left. Its a sense of urgency.

Youre playing a team like this, guys are focused in the meetings, asking the right questions. Were ready to play.


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gbpfan
16 years ago
i sure hope they are preparing but like i said before in other posts they will be passing a lot so the corners and safeties be ready try hard not to get pass interference calls against you especially in the red zone manning will hurt you there field goals wont do it for the colts :ramboface:
Trippster
16 years ago
Glad they "really" want this one.


Am I to assume they didn't really want the others?
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Cheesey
16 years ago

Glad they "really" want this one.


Am I to assume they didn't really want the others?

"Trippster" wrote:


Good point.


"Really" wanting, and getting it done are 2 different things. I of course HOPE they start playing up to their potential. 4-3 at the break is ALOT better then 3-4.
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zombieslayer
16 years ago
No, they are understanding that this game is bigger than the others.

If we win, we beat the Colts, a perennial playoff team and a team that has had a top 5 O in 8 or the last 9 years. That's really saying something.

If we lose, we head into the bye week with three straight losses at Lambeau, and that would be very, very bad for morale.

Of the seven games, this is the most "must-win" by far.

If we win, you can bet it would because our D did something spectacular. I wouldn't count them out yet. We have guys like Woody and Kampy that are HUNGRY.

I watched Kampy last week bust between not one, but two blockers and sack the QB. You know he's pumped up. Now imagine him having a big day drilling Manning into the dirt, and Woody running one back down the sidelines for a TD. We can win this one.
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ILikeThePackers39
16 years ago

No, they are understanding that this game is bigger than the others.

If we win, we beat the Colts, a perennial playoff team and a team that has had a top 5 O in 8 or the last 9 years. That's really saying something.

If we lose, we head into the bye week with three straight losses at Lambeau, and that would be very, very bad for morale.

Of the seven games, this is the most "must-win" by far.

If we win, you can bet it would because our D did something spectacular. I wouldn't count them out yet. We have guys like Woody and Kampy that are HUNGRY.

I watched Kampy last week bust between not one, but two blockers and sack the QB. You know he's pumped up. Now imagine him having a big day drilling Manning into the dirt, and Woody running one back down the sidelines for a TD. We can win this one.

"zombieslayer" wrote:




That's the spirit -- I'm staying hopeful this week. I know they should kill us on paper, but that's on paper and the teams are playing on the field.

Any given Sunday, etc. More clichs.
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agopackgo4
16 years ago

No, they are understanding that this game is bigger than the others.

If we win, we beat the Colts, a perennial playoff team and a team that has had a top 5 O in 8 or the last 9 years. That's really saying something.

If we lose, we head into the bye week with three straight losses at Lambeau, and that would be very, very bad for morale.

Of the seven games, this is the most "must-win" by far.

If we win, you can bet it would because our D did something spectacular. I wouldn't count them out yet. We have guys like Woody and Kampy that are HUNGRY.

I watched Kampy last week bust between not one, but two blockers and sack the QB. You know he's pumped up. Now imagine him having a big day drilling Manning into the dirt, and Woody running one back down the sidelines for a TD. We can win this one.

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I understand what you are saying. I think this is the biggest game for their confidence. But I would not say that this game is "bigger than the others" Every game is huge. With only 16 games in a season, it doesnt matter if were playing the Rams or the best team in the league. They are of equal importance. Because a win is a win. thats my opinion on it..But like I said I understand what you are saying too. I think the game would mean a LOT for them to win it. Probably mean more to them, than beating a team like the Rams or the Lions.
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