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<blockquote data-quote="TOPHAT" data-source="post: 191875" data-attributes="member: 781"><p><a href="http://www.mytvisonfire.com/packersnation/?p=2449" target="_blank">http://www.mytvisonfire.com/packersnation/?p=2449</a></p><p></p><p><strong>Positions Breakdown:</strong></p><p></p><p><strong>Quarterback-HUGE ADVANTAGE PACKERS.</strong> This matchup is not even close. Brett Favre is having one of the best seasons of his career. The Raiders can’t even decide on a QB. One week it’s Culpepper, the next week it is Josh McCown. Will the Raiders ever realize that their season is over and that they should give Jarmarcus Russel some practice in gametime situations. If the talent of the QBs weren’t enough, Brett also has an advantage since he is used to throwing in the cold and snow unlike the Raider QBs.</p><p></p><p><strong>Running Back-Draw</strong>. Justin Fargas is one of the only players on the Raiders team that have played well. Ryan Grant has played great lately though. He used to be the leader in rushing for the last couple of weeks (I don’t know if he still is). At this point I believe both team’s running games are equal since the Packers running game struggled at first but has really turned it on the last couple of weeks. This matchup could be huge because with the expected weather the running game will be very important.</p><p></p><p><strong>Full Back-Draw.</strong> At FB the Raiders have Justin Griffith who a lot of Packer fans wanted to get this offseason. Griffith might have more experience but I also like John Kuhn and Korey Hall. Both have played really well recently and have blocked really well in the running game. I believe Griffith is probably better than either of our FBs alone but combined I believe they are equal.</p><p></p><p><strong>Wide Receiver-HUGE ADVANTAGE PACKERS</strong>. Here is another matchup where the Packers have a huge advantage. The Packers have one of the best receiving corps in the entire league. By how poorly the Raiders have thrown the ball this year, there receivers aren’t very good. The Packers have 5 great to quality recievers while the Raiders pretty much have one above average receiver on their entire team. If the game would turn into a passing game the packers easily have the advantage.</p><p></p><p><strong>Tight End-Advantage Packers</strong>. This season Donald Lee has played a lot better than Zach Miller has. Donald Lee is playing good enough to make the Pro Bowl (in my opinion) while Zach Miller is having an average season at best. Donald Lee hasn’t done much in the last couple of weeks but he should be involved more this week in regards to blocking and short passes over the middle.</p><p></p><p><strong>Offensive Line-Draw.</strong> I believe it is a draw. The Packers pass blocking is better while the Raiders run blocking is better. For those of you who haven’t heard, Daryn Colledge has been benched and Jason Spitz and Junius Coston are going to start at the two guard spots. Daryn needed to be benched since he has played bad the last couple of games. The Packers offensive line has on and off games. Hopefully this is an on game.</p><p></p><p><strong>Defensive Line-Advantage Packers</strong>. I give the Packers the advantage since the Raiders’ D-Line doesn’t impress me. The Packers D-Line has played well this season (except for last week). Look for Aaron Kampman to have a big game. The Packers D-Line has had quite a few injuries lately especially at DT. KGB is supposedly going to play. At DT the Packers will have to activate at least Justin Harrell for the #3 DT position and will probably activate Daniel Muir for the #4 DT position. Hopefully these two youngsters can get some good experience in the game and hopefully can make an impact.</p><p></p><p><strong>Linebacker-Advantage Packers</strong>. Looking at the Raiders LBs I don’t see any player that scares me at all. The Packers LBs are much better since the Raiders are starting Robert Thomas who started one year for the Packers and was let go because of Brady Poppinga who is the worst of the three Packers starting LBs. Aj Hawk has really stepped up his play the last couple of weeks and Nick Barnett continues to play really well this season. I believe the Packers easily have the advantage in this matchup.</p><p></p><p><strong>Cornerback-Advantage Packers</strong>. The Packers secondary was scorched last week against the Cowboys but don’t expect a similar performance this week. <strong>Al Harris will rebound and Charles Woodson has a good chance at playing (at this time he is questionable). What I don’t get is why Jarrett Bush is still the third CB. With his performance the last couple of weeks he should be our fifth our sixth CB. Tramon Williams and Will Blackmon should be higher up on the depth chart that Bush</strong>. As far as the Raiders they have one good CB and that is about it. Nnamdi Asomugha is a very good young corner and should have a good game. After him I don’t see any corners that scare me.</p><p></p><p><strong>Safety-Draw.</strong> I consider this a draw because the Packers safeties have not played well the last couple of games. Nick Collins recently returned from injury and played decent last week. Atari Bigby played downright terrible last week. He couldn’t cover and he got way to many face masking penalties. When will Bigby realize that you can’t tackle players by the face mask. <strong>What I don’t understand is how Aaron Rouse is not starting. He has shown a lot more than both Bigby and Collins. One of them (preferably Bigby) should have been benched and Rouse should start</strong>. </p><p></p><p><strong>Special Teams-Draw</strong>. While the Packers have a young kicker and punter in Mason Crosby and Jon Ryan the Raiders have an older kicker and punter in Sebastian Janikowski and Shane Lechler. While the Raider’s kicker and punter are bigger names I believe the Packers kicker and punter are just as good. As far as returning I don’t know anything about the Raiders special teams. The Packers return teams are average. The Packers do need to work on their coverage units since they have struggled the last couple of weeks.</p><p></p><p><strong>Keys to Winning the Game:</strong></p><p></p><p><strong>Run the Ball</strong>. In cold and snowy games, running the ball is very important. Ryan Grant has played great ever since he got the start and the Packers are finally starting to get a running game going. It also helps that the Raiders have one of the worst run defenses in the entire league. Ryan Grant will probably see the ball a lot and how well he carries the ball will play a crucial factor in the Packers winning or losing the game. </p><p></p><p><strong>Stop the Raider’s running game</strong>. Just as I said before the run game becomes very important in cold weather. Also the Raider’s running game is pretty much all they have on offense. The Raiders passing game has struggled the entire year and their QBs have kept changing every week. I believe if the Packers stop the Raiders running game they will win the game. </p><p></p><p><strong>Return to our old gameplan.</strong> This entire season the Packers have succeeded with short passes and yards after the catch. For some stupid reason the Packers decided to deviate from that last week against the Raiders. I still don’t get the logic behind that. The Packers are going to need to get back to their short passes if the Packers want to keep winning and possibly go to the Super Bowl. </p><p></p><p><strong>Don’t let this be a trap game</strong>. The Packers are easily the better team in this matchup. The Packers can’t get to confident that they fall into a trap game. The Raiders can easily win the game if the Packers don’t take the game seriously. I doubt the Packers will underestimate the Raiders after losing last week. </p><p></p><p><strong>Prediction:</strong> The Packers come out of the loss to the Cowboys angry and ready to play. The cold weather and possiblity of snow also help. Packers 38 Raiders 10.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TOPHAT, post: 191875, member: 781"] [url]http://www.mytvisonfire.com/packersnation/?p=2449[/url] [b]Positions Breakdown:[/b] [b]Quarterback-HUGE ADVANTAGE PACKERS.[/b] This matchup is not even close. Brett Favre is having one of the best seasons of his career. The Raiders can’t even decide on a QB. One week it’s Culpepper, the next week it is Josh McCown. Will the Raiders ever realize that their season is over and that they should give Jarmarcus Russel some practice in gametime situations. If the talent of the QBs weren’t enough, Brett also has an advantage since he is used to throwing in the cold and snow unlike the Raider QBs. [b]Running Back-Draw[/b]. Justin Fargas is one of the only players on the Raiders team that have played well. Ryan Grant has played great lately though. He used to be the leader in rushing for the last couple of weeks (I don’t know if he still is). At this point I believe both team’s running games are equal since the Packers running game struggled at first but has really turned it on the last couple of weeks. This matchup could be huge because with the expected weather the running game will be very important. [b]Full Back-Draw.[/b] At FB the Raiders have Justin Griffith who a lot of Packer fans wanted to get this offseason. Griffith might have more experience but I also like John Kuhn and Korey Hall. Both have played really well recently and have blocked really well in the running game. I believe Griffith is probably better than either of our FBs alone but combined I believe they are equal. [b]Wide Receiver-HUGE ADVANTAGE PACKERS[/b]. Here is another matchup where the Packers have a huge advantage. The Packers have one of the best receiving corps in the entire league. By how poorly the Raiders have thrown the ball this year, there receivers aren’t very good. The Packers have 5 great to quality recievers while the Raiders pretty much have one above average receiver on their entire team. If the game would turn into a passing game the packers easily have the advantage. [b]Tight End-Advantage Packers[/b]. This season Donald Lee has played a lot better than Zach Miller has. Donald Lee is playing good enough to make the Pro Bowl (in my opinion) while Zach Miller is having an average season at best. Donald Lee hasn’t done much in the last couple of weeks but he should be involved more this week in regards to blocking and short passes over the middle. [b]Offensive Line-Draw.[/b] I believe it is a draw. The Packers pass blocking is better while the Raiders run blocking is better. For those of you who haven’t heard, Daryn Colledge has been benched and Jason Spitz and Junius Coston are going to start at the two guard spots. Daryn needed to be benched since he has played bad the last couple of games. The Packers offensive line has on and off games. Hopefully this is an on game. [b]Defensive Line-Advantage Packers[/b]. I give the Packers the advantage since the Raiders’ D-Line doesn’t impress me. The Packers D-Line has played well this season (except for last week). Look for Aaron Kampman to have a big game. The Packers D-Line has had quite a few injuries lately especially at DT. KGB is supposedly going to play. At DT the Packers will have to activate at least Justin Harrell for the #3 DT position and will probably activate Daniel Muir for the #4 DT position. Hopefully these two youngsters can get some good experience in the game and hopefully can make an impact. [b]Linebacker-Advantage Packers[/b]. Looking at the Raiders LBs I don’t see any player that scares me at all. The Packers LBs are much better since the Raiders are starting Robert Thomas who started one year for the Packers and was let go because of Brady Poppinga who is the worst of the three Packers starting LBs. Aj Hawk has really stepped up his play the last couple of weeks and Nick Barnett continues to play really well this season. I believe the Packers easily have the advantage in this matchup. [b]Cornerback-Advantage Packers[/b]. The Packers secondary was scorched last week against the Cowboys but don’t expect a similar performance this week. [b]Al Harris will rebound and Charles Woodson has a good chance at playing (at this time he is questionable). What I don’t get is why Jarrett Bush is still the third CB. With his performance the last couple of weeks he should be our fifth our sixth CB. Tramon Williams and Will Blackmon should be higher up on the depth chart that Bush[/b]. As far as the Raiders they have one good CB and that is about it. Nnamdi Asomugha is a very good young corner and should have a good game. After him I don’t see any corners that scare me. [b]Safety-Draw.[/b] I consider this a draw because the Packers safeties have not played well the last couple of games. Nick Collins recently returned from injury and played decent last week. Atari Bigby played downright terrible last week. He couldn’t cover and he got way to many face masking penalties. When will Bigby realize that you can’t tackle players by the face mask. [b]What I don’t understand is how Aaron Rouse is not starting. He has shown a lot more than both Bigby and Collins. One of them (preferably Bigby) should have been benched and Rouse should start[/b]. [b]Special Teams-Draw[/b]. While the Packers have a young kicker and punter in Mason Crosby and Jon Ryan the Raiders have an older kicker and punter in Sebastian Janikowski and Shane Lechler. While the Raider’s kicker and punter are bigger names I believe the Packers kicker and punter are just as good. As far as returning I don’t know anything about the Raiders special teams. The Packers return teams are average. The Packers do need to work on their coverage units since they have struggled the last couple of weeks. [b]Keys to Winning the Game:[/b] [b]Run the Ball[/b]. In cold and snowy games, running the ball is very important. Ryan Grant has played great ever since he got the start and the Packers are finally starting to get a running game going. It also helps that the Raiders have one of the worst run defenses in the entire league. Ryan Grant will probably see the ball a lot and how well he carries the ball will play a crucial factor in the Packers winning or losing the game. [b]Stop the Raider’s running game[/b]. Just as I said before the run game becomes very important in cold weather. Also the Raider’s running game is pretty much all they have on offense. The Raiders passing game has struggled the entire year and their QBs have kept changing every week. I believe if the Packers stop the Raiders running game they will win the game. [b]Return to our old gameplan.[/b] This entire season the Packers have succeeded with short passes and yards after the catch. For some stupid reason the Packers decided to deviate from that last week against the Raiders. I still don’t get the logic behind that. The Packers are going to need to get back to their short passes if the Packers want to keep winning and possibly go to the Super Bowl. [b]Don’t let this be a trap game[/b]. The Packers are easily the better team in this matchup. The Packers can’t get to confident that they fall into a trap game. The Raiders can easily win the game if the Packers don’t take the game seriously. I doubt the Packers will underestimate the Raiders after losing last week. [b]Prediction:[/b] The Packers come out of the loss to the Cowboys angry and ready to play. The cold weather and possiblity of snow also help. Packers 38 Raiders 10. [/QUOTE]
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