Pat4DaPack
Cheesehead
they locked up the 2 seed, will they rest there main guys?
I don't care whether or not they rest their starters. We are a better team, and we'll get the W. The fact of the matter is that I'm very happy that Phili has the #3 seed. Playing a competitive team (and c'mon guys... the bears are competitive) back to back is unbelievably draining; especially since we would've played in their home come playoffs. I am more confident playing PHI in the playoffs first round than CHI for this reason.
I think a good question to be asked is whether or not Lovie rested his starters during the last week of the 2006 season, when the Bears had the #1 seed that year. They played us the last game of the year, and the Packers were in contention until the final weekend to get the last wild card spot, much like this year. All I can remember from that game is Rex Grossman sucking terribly(and getting benched for it) and Favre crying after the game. Does anyone else remember if Lovie rested his starters?
Does anybody know, if we beat the bears, do we have a chance to play them back to back weeks?????
No, we play the Eagles if we beat the Bears this Sunday.
The main reason this concerns me is the fact the Eagles are LOCKED to the 3 seed now, which means they can rest Sunday.
The Eagles defense is a joke really.. Their offense is as potent as ours though. It'll be a pretty even match-up..
How anyone could be worried about Boars back to back is beyond me. We're a much better football team and I'd rather face them than anybody else in the playoffs save the NFCWest.
The Bares don't get anything extra from facing us back to back, they already know us. It's all about execution from that point on and coaching. Which is favorable to us in both regards.
Too much on the line for them to lose to us last game of the season, they start their guys, but once we open a 21 point lead, no sense in risking an injury. We'll be playing our guys late because there is nobody else on the roster to play, but they will sit theirs.
We always play them close, but the Packers are too much for even the luckiest franchise in the NFL to overcome.