Packers vs Panthers Game Thread: Throwback Edition

[OldSchool101]

Watch and compare the Buffalo Bills O vs. GB O, just sayin... or maybe, the Bears O (47 vs. Bengals) vs. GB.... Folks, the games against the Bears may be among the toughest coming.

There’s no “easy” games. Especially in the North and you should know that. The North is the only Division where no team has a losing record. We knew this coming in too it’s a brutal Division.

That said. We were gifted with a Detroit Loss. That = The Packers remain in 1st place in our Division. We will get past up in seeding but who cares we’re not even 1/2 way into our season yet.

Luckily Love n Co tend to turn the juice on across the last 8 games or so. In both 23-24 seasons were 10-6 down the 8 game stretch combined.

 

[milani]

We've had 2 eggs now this season, so I look forward to us playing good games for the rest of the season.

I think this one hurt more than the Brown loss. It was at home with the team way up there in the power ranking. It will have a major impact on the team's confidence with 5 division games plus Philly and Baltimore on the schedule. And now without Kraft it gets uglier. The offensive line was a huge disappointment today.

 

[milani]

If you recall I said Carolina MUST beat us on the ground. They needed to chew the clock and win the turnover battle. They hammered us on the ground

GB had THREE possessions across the entire 1st Half!

It was humiliating. Dowdle killed us. What will Barkley and Hurts do? Bury us.

 

[OldSchool101]

It was humiliating. Dowdle killed us. What will Barkley and Hurts do? Bury us.

You know. Dowdle and Chuba are a highly underestimated pair. Not sure if you’ve followed that pair but they are very good RB’s. Take a look that Dowdle is behind only Cook III and Jonathon Taylor in YPC at #3 in the NFL. He’s running better than Barkley and that ain’t no lie!

 

[milani]

You know. Dowdle and Chuba are a highly underestimate pair. Not sure if you’ve followed that pair but they are very good RB’s. Not sure if you’ve followed are aware that Dowdle is behind only Cook III and Jonathon Taylor in YPC at #3 in the NFL. He’s running better than Barkley and that ain’t no lie

Yes, indeed but I also see who he played against. If you slow up Dowdle a bit you win. Bryce Young is not going to beat us. Hurts will. Lamar will. Goff will. We actually committed more penalties at home than did Carolina. And more than we had in Pittsburgh.

 

[OldSchool101]

I truly believe sometimes teams match up well to other teams. Although imo added to that were we started the first half very undisciplined and sloppy. Fumbling in the Redzone at the Car16. Then racking up 6 flags for -39 yards. We only had 3 Drives in the 1st Half. That’s 2 flags per drive killing drive and a fumble in scoring position. Then add a Missed 43 yard FG. You can’t do that in a lower scoring game and expect to Win.

 

[tynimiller]

Hafley can't get it done when the game is on the line

Stop...it is NEVER the defense's fault if you hold a team to a 1 to start their number....

 

[OldSchool101]

Sometimes the Offense is going to be off some. This was one of those games.
We are not alone. PFF had the top 3 power ranked teams coming in as
KC
Detroit
Green Bay

Currently Detroit and GB lost and KC is losing at Halftime. To add to that the NFL’s best record Colts just lost also. This league isn’t consistent or highly predictable. You’ve got to battle every week. We’re not done yet. Not even close.

 

[milani]

I truly believe sometimes teams match up well to other teams. Although imo added to that were we started the first half very undisciplined and sloppy. Fumbling in the Redzone at the Car16. Then racking up 6 flags for -39 yards. We only had 3 Drives in the 1st Half. That’s 2 flags per drive killing drive and a fumble in scoring position. Then add a Missed 43 yard FG. You can’t do that in a lower scoring game and expect to Win.

The 2 run holding penalties when you are in a 2 minute drill is ridiculous. We had a chance at 7 instead of just 3. That is a bad omen because the holding was blatant because they missed their blocks.

 

[milani]

Looks like Kraft is done for 2025. We traded a Watson ACL for a new one. Where's Jermichael Finley when you need him?

 

[Old Guy]

Stop...it is NEVER the defense's fault if you hold a team to a 1 to start their number....

i respectfully disagree. Championship defenses shut them down and get off the field. Haftley's and Berry's defenses continue to fail in that respect. It wasn't the sole reason they lost, but it was definitely present most of the game and on the last drive. GET OFF THE DAMN FIELD!

 

[rmontro]

With Aaron Rodgers!

McCarthy won his Super Bowl with Rodgers. MLF had his chance with him, but couldn't accomplish that. Now he has his own quarterback that he wanted. We'll see what he can achieve with him.

 

[Old Guy]

Another total team failure. O,D, SpT, and coaching. Better get your butt in gear MLF or this will be your last year. You have had plenty of time.

 

[Magooch]

IMO defensively it was a good example of the trouble that “bend but don’t break” can cause. Yes we limited them to relatively few points and that SHOULD have been enough to get a win. But we also allowed some very long drives to them that made it difficult for us to get much of an offensive rhythm (among other things). To be fair it was basically 50-50 time of possession but they drove in such a way that it didn’t really allow us to get going I thought.

And of course it’s problematic when you play with a bend-don’t-break philosophy that effectively treats 3pts instead of 6 as a “win” when you’re in a tie game situation and the opponent has a chance to drive on you. It’s hard to flip the switch from “bend don’t break” to “lock them down and don’t even let them get into field goal range.” If you hold them to 13 points for most the day but can’t prevent them from driving the field in less than 2 minutes and giving up the game winning 3pts then that doesn’t mean too much, does it?

 

[Team Ronny]

Rodgers was a playoff liability. He was always looking for #17 to the point of not even seeing, or being willing to throw to other guys who were open.

He definitely sucked in the playoffs the last few years, just pointing out he had a hall of fame qb, and, still couldn't get it done. This team sucks at home in cold weather, especially in the playoffs!!!!

 

[Team Ronny]

The panthers had injuries on their oline and lost 2 more guys in the game. Our dline should have been abusing them all game! This team has a problem against inferior competition!!!!

 

[Old Guy]

The 2 run holding penalties when you are in a 2 minute drill is ridiculous. We had a chance at 7 instead of just 3. That is a bad omen because the holding was blatant because they missed their blocks.

This Oline has not played well. They gambled and failed. Moving Jenkins was a fail..Paying Banks big bucks to perform at this level was a fail. And he's hurt again. SMH. It's either the players, the oline coach, or Gutey doesn't know what a good olineman is? Take your pick. I think it's all three.

 

[tynimiller]

i respectfully disagree. Championship defenses shut them down and get off the field. Haftley's and Berry's defenses continue to fail in that respect. It wasn't the sole reason they lost, but it was definitely present most of the game and on the last drive. GET OFF THE DAMN FIELD!

This is the NFL, Panthers were even a team with a winning record now….it isn’t as simple as be good and stop a team.

 

[OldSchool101]

Looks like Kraft is done for 2025. We traded a Watson ACL for a new one. Where's Jermichael Finley when you need him?

I know Tucker is terrible news. I will say this though. We just got Watson back, so there’s a trade off there. Also I noticed last week Reed walking around at the facility and. Was surprised his normal he moved. You’d never know he had a double surgery. If I were a guessing man he’s back in December and imo he’s 1 of our 2 best Pass catchers and we’ve been without him so long that we’ve forgotten he’s likely on a return tour in another 4-6 weeks and he’s a dynamic player from the Slot and his absence has been felt more than we care to admit.
I’ll just say we’ve been been down on Musgrave but once again in limited targets he actually looked ok out there. 3 of 3 for 34 yards etc. No he’s not Kraft, but I think he can play more Tonyan ish level.
I also think it could be wise to go grab another good option behind him. Fitz is fine in limited time. He's a good blocker and minimally adequate pass catcher but imo we’ll need to add a veteran TE here.

 

[Packphin]

For what it's worth, I think Tucker probably has a high grade MCL tear rather than an ACL tear. Foot wasn't fully planted during impact and Rhyan's foot hit the outside of the knee.
I put the odds at 70/30 in favor of MCL.

I'm not a doctor, but I did stay at a Holiday Inn last night.

PS: For such a big man, Sean Rhyan flipped like a damn ballerina on that cut block.

 

[Old Guy]

This is the NFL, Panthers were even a team with a winning record now….it isn’t as simple as be good and stop a team.

NOPE Excuses for poor play. Championship teams get off the field!!!

 

[Old Guy]

For what it's worth, I think Tucker probably has a high grade MCL tear rather than an ACL tear. Foot wasn't fully planted during impact and Rhyan's foot hit the outside of the knee.
I put the odds at 70/30 in favor of MCL.

I'm not a doctor, but I did stay at a Holiday Inn last night.

PS: For such a big man, Sean Rhyan flipped like a damn ballerina on that cut block.

That's a good take.

 

[longtimefan]

It was humiliating. Dowdle killed us. What will Barkley and Hurts do? Bury us.

Didn’t you know before today Dow was at 5 yrs per

 

[longtimefan]

For what it's worth, I think Tucker probably has a high grade MCL tear rather than an ACL tear. Foot wasn't fully planted during impact and Rhyan's foot hit the outside of the knee.
I put the odds at 70/30 in favor of MCL.

I'm not a doctor, but I did stay at a Holiday Inn last night.

PS: For such a big man, Sean Rhyan flipped like a damn ballerina on that cut block.

All over media it’s a acl

 

[Old Guy]

I'll add my desire to never see those ugly uniforms and helmets again. They looked like brown piles of