Official 2016 Week 8 Green Bay vs Atlanta Thread
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Not only has the offense been terribly inconsistent but the injuries. Good grief. Now Cobb has a hamstring injury and Matthews hamstring is still an issue. I am not optimistic about this game either. All I can do is.
Wow. The injuries just keep adding up. this game is one that my heart says GB but the brain is saying Atlanta.
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I'm not sure how anyone can pick the Packers for this game. IMO, you're in for a big letdown. With our injuries and the matchups, I'm going 38-20 Atlanta. Consider:
Ryan and Jones against our DB's;
Lack of running game without Lacy;
We don't know what Kniles Davis can do;
Yeah, Rodgers did okay against Chicago, but that was Chicago...;
No stud WR has come forward (at least consistently) yet;
Atlanta averages 33 points a game, we average 23;
It's in Atlanta;
Did I mention Julio Jones? (Prediction: 150+ yards, 2 TD)
Hope I'm wrong.
Ryan and Jones against our DB's;
Lack of running game without Lacy;
We don't know what Kniles Davis can do;
Yeah, Rodgers did okay against Chicago, but that was Chicago...;
No stud WR has come forward (at least consistently) yet;
Atlanta averages 33 points a game, we average 23;
It's in Atlanta;
Did I mention Julio Jones? (Prediction: 150+ yards, 2 TD)
Hope I'm wrong.
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Statistically this is the worst defense the Packers will have faced. In the last three games the Pack is averaging 26 points/game. Coincidentally that is what Atl is averaging over the last 3 games too. Atl is giving up nearly 33 points per game at home. It may be optimistic but it can happen.
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Hope so. Hope Eyecatcher is right. I'm still watching it, just no expectations of a win. Did you ever go to a movie you thought you'd hate but you turn out enjoying and liking it? That's how I will feel if they win, lol!
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Packers cornerback Quinten Rollins ruled out with groin injury
GREEN BAY, Wis. -- It's official: The Green Bay Packers will have their Nos. 4 and 5 cornerbacks starting against the NFL's leading receiver on Sunday.
With the news Friday that Quinten Rollins was ruled out with a groin injury, it means the Packers will be without their top three opening-day cornerbacks against the Falcons' Julio Jones on Sunday in Atlanta.
In addition to Rollins, the Packers already knew they would be without Sam Shields (who was placed on injured reserve earlier this month because of a concussion) and Damarious Randall (who underwent groin surgery last week).
It leaves second-year pro LaDarius Gunter, a former undrafted free agent, and third-year pro Demetri Goodson, a former sixth-round pick who was suspended for the first four games of this season. They will deal with Jones, who needs 170 yards to reach 1,000 at the midway point of the season.
In Jones' last outing against the Packers in 2014, he caught 11 passes for 259 yards. About the only cornerback who had any success against Jones in that game was Davon House, who now plays for the Jaguars.
Gunter, who held Bears receiver Alshon Jeffery to three catches for 33 yards last week but struggled in the previous game against the Dez Bryant-less Cowboys, likely will match up against Jones. Gunter is the Packers' biggest cornerback at 6-foot-2 and 201 pounds.
"I think that's his strength," Packers cornerbacks coach Joe Whitt said of Gunter's size. "He has the length, he has very strong hands. He tries to get his hands on people."
[bcolor=#ffff00]The Packers also listed four key players as questionable: receiver Randall Cobb(hamstring), receiver/running back Ty Montgomery (illness), guard T.J. Lang(hip) and outside linebacker Clay Matthews (hamstring).[/bcolor]
The Packers don't practice on Fridays, but coach Mike McCarthy estimated that Cobb would have been limited.
"Randall is doing well, progressing," McCarthy said Friday. "There's a plan for him moving forward."
GREEN BAY, Wis. -- It's official: The Green Bay Packers will have their Nos. 4 and 5 cornerbacks starting against the NFL's leading receiver on Sunday.
With the news Friday that Quinten Rollins was ruled out with a groin injury, it means the Packers will be without their top three opening-day cornerbacks against the Falcons' Julio Jones on Sunday in Atlanta.
In addition to Rollins, the Packers already knew they would be without Sam Shields (who was placed on injured reserve earlier this month because of a concussion) and Damarious Randall (who underwent groin surgery last week).
It leaves second-year pro LaDarius Gunter, a former undrafted free agent, and third-year pro Demetri Goodson, a former sixth-round pick who was suspended for the first four games of this season. They will deal with Jones, who needs 170 yards to reach 1,000 at the midway point of the season.
In Jones' last outing against the Packers in 2014, he caught 11 passes for 259 yards. About the only cornerback who had any success against Jones in that game was Davon House, who now plays for the Jaguars.
Gunter, who held Bears receiver Alshon Jeffery to three catches for 33 yards last week but struggled in the previous game against the Dez Bryant-less Cowboys, likely will match up against Jones. Gunter is the Packers' biggest cornerback at 6-foot-2 and 201 pounds.
"I think that's his strength," Packers cornerbacks coach Joe Whitt said of Gunter's size. "He has the length, he has very strong hands. He tries to get his hands on people."
[bcolor=#ffff00]The Packers also listed four key players as questionable: receiver Randall Cobb(hamstring), receiver/running back Ty Montgomery (illness), guard T.J. Lang(hip) and outside linebacker Clay Matthews (hamstring).[/bcolor]
The Packers don't practice on Fridays, but coach Mike McCarthy estimated that Cobb would have been limited.
"Randall is doing well, progressing," McCarthy said Friday. "There's a plan for him moving forward."
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almost didn't notice that ty montgomery was listed as questionable. seems to be the kiss of death to be labeled as a running back for the packers this season.