Official Game Day Thread: Packers @ Eagles - 1/9: WIN 21 - 16

If you have, then you haven't been reading any intelligent Eagles forums. Smart Eagles fans know that it will take an elite game from Vick to overcome 1) the challenges of our Defense (especially in the Red Zone) and 2) a very aggressive Packers D. If the score is under the 41 point Over/Under then the Packers win. If it is over 41 the Eagles have a much better shot.

 

No. Locking up the #2 seed for the Bears.

We consider the Matthews/Kolb interchange as a huge favor done by the Pack to the Eagles. Changed the trajectory of the season for us.

 

Interesting...

Eagles-Packers national writer picks: Am I missing something? - Bleeding Green Nation

24 of 29 National Writers are picking the Packers.

EDIT: Would be interesting to compare their picks to the Seahawks-Saints

 

I'm pretty sure that the outcome would have been the same. Packers were not going to lose to the Bears in Lambeau. But it is what it is, and we'll never know what would have happened in the other scenario so there's no since in arguing about it.

 

Right, that's what I was saying... Both sides have idiot fans that spew nothing but garbage and misinformation.

I was just using it as an example of some of the crap that I've been reading. Again, that goes for both sides. I've read some stupid **** that Packers fans have been saying as well. Every fanbase has them.

 

This is what makes me nervous. The Packers seem to have a difficult time when they are the media darling and everyone loves them. It seems to go to their heads. If they come out believing that they are God's Gift, they will lose. They play their best when everyone picks against them and their backs are to the wall.

 

The whole "what if" arguments are a waste of time. It makes no sense that the Bears didn't want to win it, they played their starters up to the last second, they were going for a touchdown at the end. Foolish to think they weren't playing all out that game, the Packers D demolished them.
They beat Philly when it mattered to Philly, we beat them when it mattered to us. We all know we should have had the first game also.

 

Kind of falls under the same situation though. "Should have won" games are pointless as well... Either you walk out with a win, or you walk out with a loss.

 

It seems I contradicted myself there, but that was the point, woulda, coulda, shoulda.
Like MM says: "I like who we are"

 

I haven't read through all the posts but here's my thoughts on this game.

The season opener where the Pack beat Philly in Philly doesn't matter and has no bearing on this game.
Do not think "Well, we beat 'em then, we can beat 'em now."
It's a different QB for Philly and we have seen and experienced the roller coaster "The McCarthy Screamer" through the Packers season. Of course we have also had the other safer ride "The Dom-inator" as well.
While I am looking forward to this game I'm also nervous about it as well.

Good luck to the Packers. I think they are going to need it. Especially the offense if McCarthy is doing the play calling. Hopefully A-Rod will ignore him and throw tons of times.

 

I completely agree. Couldn't understand why the poster made such a big deal of my "two meaningless games" comment.

 

AMEN If you are looking for good Eagles discussion PM me and I'll send you some links. Your board won't let me post the links here.

 

Interesting thought. Over on our side we are thinking the exact opposite . . . Especially the offense if Reid is doing the play calling. Hopefully Vick will ignore him and hand off tons of times to McCoy.

 

Good discussions. Here's a post from our Special teams Blog thread that you might find interesting. The last post in the sequence comes first. The earlier posts are nested in it.

 

Go Packers

 

Yeah, I knew what you were sayin. It's good, just hoping for a "W" on Sunday.

 

Lol, I was the poster... and I wasn't making a big deal of it. I was just saying that the two games were not meaningless. Well, the first one anyways, the second would have also been meaningful had they won the first.

 

To be fair, the Bears were gashing us on the ground, they just stopped running it for some reason and it wasn't because we were stuffing them, because we weren't. Not sure why they abandoned the run and put the ball in Cutlers hands rather than Forte's. Forte was moving the chains in big chunks against us.

 

Friday, Jan 7, Mike McCarthy Press Conference | Packers Insider

McCarthy's transcript from today's press conference. I like what he's saying.

 

Im so nervous, tomorrow is gonna drag on cause I have almost nothing planned, then the late start on Sunday, BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

 

Go Packers

 

Thanks aaron, that's right. It wasn't that they abandoned the run. 10 carries in a half is a decent amount, and it was just a couple of back-to-back runs that hurt us. I do remember Walden crashing to the inside, allowing Forte to run around the edge for 25 on one run.

By the way, I think LeSean McCoy is a much better RB than Forte is. I'd take McCoy way before Forte.

 

You got me on that point. I didn't realize that he had so little success in the second half. I just remember the long gainers that he had against us, which is probably what was sticking out to me.

I would say that McCoy is a far more dangerous runner than Forte though, so we need to get that corrected this week with Walden. Problem with the Eagles is that they have so much speed, so much shiftiness that one little mistake like that can turn into 7 in a hurry... No mistakes in this game guys, no mistakes!

 

As much as I really like McCoy, I wouldn't sell Forte short. The one area where McCoy is clearly better is making tacklers miss in the open field. If the Packers can keep McCoy from getting to the second level, then Forte and McCoy are very similar runners.

The place where I think McCoy poses the most danger for the Pack D is as a receiver. The vast majority of his receptions put him out in space where his ability to make tacklers miss is a major asset (from the Eagles' perspective) and major challenge (from the Packers' perspective).