Don't Panic Everyone.

YADA, YADA, YADA...Keep making excuses for them...stop acting this is like a one time deal, losing games they should not lose in big spots...should I remind you of the 4 qtr blow-ups from Rogers first season as a starter that led to a 6-10 season...or how about last season home lose to Cincy, road losses to a horrible Tampa Bay team in week 9 and then losing to an injury riddled Pitt team late in the season, cmon, then take a look at their wins this year...best win Eagles, Jets are showing their true colors...who else have they beat who is a quality football team, played Dallas and Queens at the most opportune time in the season! Still if they find a way to beat a team that hadn't won a division game in 19 games who only managed to score 7 points they would be in fairly good shape.

To further my point, whose fault was it that Flynn was not prepared, what did Pitt do with Big Ben this year(3-1), the 1 loss coming vs their hated rival in the waning seconds...what did the Pats do without Brady? I believe it was 11-5, missed playoffs but still 11-5 in the AFC. Cmon man stop making excuses...

Why does everyone think injuries are just an excuse? How can losing your main receiving threat, your best running back, a few D linemen, linebackers, and defensive backs just be an excuse?

I don't think the players who are injured call their injuries just an excuse. Maybe Brett does, but just look at how that worked for him.

Injuries aren't an excuse, they are a FACT and EXPLANATION! Why is GB not as good as expected this year? INJURIES! There is your explanation! Excuse my ***.

Look, it's commonly believed that the difference between 1 and 2 in the NFL are small margins in ability. OK, so if we lose Jermichael Finley we can complain but it's not a season breaker. But if you lose enough the only way you stay competitive is if you've drafted well and have solid, competitive depth.
Sometimes of course, you have a position that hasn't received alot of attention or the right picks in the draft, say...... running back. Well then your drop off might be considerable and then we're not talking averages here at all right? Now we're talking about a very large drop off and that can really hurt.
So let's put an offensive tackle, (those are easy to replace) and a defensive tackle or two, let's short change you at linebacker, take out two starters, a backup and then move to safety on injuries. You see what I'm getting at?
The fact that the Packers are as good as they are is a testament to the drafting of TT and the coaching of MM, slice it however you want, but this is a solid team. Every team has luck for it or against it, we had it against us in the injury bug. I defy you to tell me this team wouldn't be so much better with either Ryan Grant or Jermichael Finley playing. Two "skill position" players, arguable the two top skill position players after the QB are out and you think it's coaching?
So again, why is Tramon fielding punts?
Insane.

I just realized I said the same thing you did LTF, sorry, I didn't read your post. I guess you were posting and I was composing. But hey, great minds think alike it seems.

They were just talking about this on ESPN's Mike&Mike... I don't think I'll ever be a bigger Viking fan (I can't believe I just said that). :shock:

As for games this week, do we hope Giants win to knock Eagles down a notch and then the Packers own the tiebreaker? Are there other games out there that we need help from this week?

Many thought they were capable of contending for the Super Bowl before all the injuries. As the injuries have mounted many have held a sliver of hope but in their heart of hearts accept reality.

sorry, I give the Packers a 20% chance of beating the Patriots this week. That means they have to beat the Giants and the Bears. Not sure of the tiebreaker with the Bears if they end in a tie, but that is the best we can hope for, along with 2 losses by the Giants and Tampa.

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If every game played out the exact same way this season except the fact we had all starters healthy we'd be 12-1 hell maybe even 13-0. Crazy but we've lost nothing but close games. All those guys injured would have put us over the hump to win those close ones.

Pretty wild. Is this years injury list more of a problem than it was that year?

Injuries are a concern that most EVERY team has to contend with. Next man up! The bottome line: the talent and coaching our on offensive line doesn't pass muster against the top defensive teams from NFC. Recipe for DISASTER. That is reality.

To get this physically dominated by the Giants, do you really think a winning streak by the Packers going into the playoffs will change much. Coughlin > McCarthy and our offensive line really is bad. Even a marginal offensive line won't cut it against the Giants and there is NO way this unit will be good enough in another matchup this season. I admire your optimism.

As has been said before: this season is eerily similar to 2010. When we lost to the Lions and Pats toward the end of the season it looked like the playoffs were history. Then the streak of excellent play by both lines led to the Championship. I'm hoping, like kitten, the same thing happens this year. We have the ability to dominate; it's a mystery to me how we can play so terribly at times.