Will The Packers Making the Playoffs?

[OldSchool101]

Like a drug addict, you've got to hit absolute rock bottom. You're almost there. Just hang on a few more decades....

Yes.. and specifically for a Bears fan? Admitting you’re a Perennial Loser is Half The Cure

 

[Calebs Revenge]

Like a drug addict, you've got to hit absolute rock bottom. You're almost there. Just hang on a few more decades....

How could any reasonable person say that Thanksgiving last year was not rock-bottom..... lost a few games till we recovered....,but of course, we did end da season on a high note......with less than a minute to go...iirc.....against you guys.....at home.....where your guy... had just nailed a 55 yarder to take the lead......... just in case you guys have forgotten that.
Oh, and I forgot to mention that's the first successful fourth-quarter comeback drive of Caleb Williams young career.

 

[Calebs Revenge]

Yes.. and specifically for a Bears fan? Admitting you’re a Perennial Loser is Half The Cure

I've got the cure..........and it's more cowbell......... and a quarterback named Caleb Williams...... even Da Pope loves the Bears so yeah yawls reign of terror is over and it ended last January.
We have exercised the demon and now it's time for payback........

 

[Calebs Revenge]

Fantasy football league gonna be a spicey meatball this year.

 

[lambeaulambo]

the curse of jermike (again!) and they go 8-9...or...Jacobs says give me that fkn rock and 2200 yards rushing later they go 12-5.

 

[milani]

the curse of jermike (again!) and they go 8-9...or...Jacobs says give me that fkn rock and 2200 yards rushing later they go 12-5.

I think the 45 you see on the field in WK 1 will be unrecognizable come WK 18.

 

[SudsMcBucky]

All right, quit bragging about all your quarterbacks!

I didn't know you lived in Kentucky. I feel less harshly toward you knowing you're not in Illinois. Ever been in Illinois? Wow, is it flat. I'm in Indiana.

By the way, I still think your avatar looks like the Bears C and the Packers G.

That's because he couldn't come up with anything new on his own so had to knock off a Packer joke.

 

[Calebs Revenge]

I love Da Bears but I really am disappointed with how the city is run and honestly would not feel safe to visit.....
That being said, I will brave the mean streets of Chicago to go see Aaron Rodgers get destroyed at Soldier Field.
I would never root for a permanent injury, but I hope we retire him the way we retire, Brett Favre........
It's going to be a "do you happen to have six fingers on your right hand?" kind of destruction!!!!!!!

 

[Voyageur]

I love Da Bears but I really am disappointed with how the city is run and honestly would not feel safe to visit.....
That being said, I will brave the mean streets of Chicago to go see Aaron Rodgers get destroyed at Soldier Field.
I would never root for a permanent injury, but I hope we retire him the way we retire, Brett Favre........
It's going to be a "do you happen to have six fingers on your right hand?" kind of destruction!!!!!!!

An interesting point. The crime rate in Chicago was worse back in the 70s than now. Don't be fooled by the political comments. I lived it back in those days, so I am not giving info from others but what I know is fact. We need to hold all politicians' feet to the fire to tell the truth and not turn everything into a political confrontation.

 

[Calebs Revenge]

An interesting point. The crime rate in Chicago was worse back in the 70s than now. Don't be fooled by the political comments. I lived it back in those days, so I am not giving info from others but what I know is fact. We need to hold all politicians' feet to the fire to tell the truth and not turn everything into a political confrontation.

I just feel if you don't apply the law fairly you have anarchy because you can't decide what are the important laws and what are the unimportant laws we can ignore.....

Unfortunately.....more than one out of town couple has gotten stomped by energetic youths.....of every race, color, creed and background and it's not like they were in what would be considered a bad part of town it's happened on Michigan Ave., Rush Street and that supposedly safe shopping district around downtown..... there is no way I would go down towards Navy pier after dark.... now maybe it's because I'm overcautious and crazy but you hope for the best and you plan for the worst....

It's not like home.....where everybody is packing so everybody knows a crazy decision or unprovoked attack on civilian population. we return fire down here.....
But even that will not deter a criminal or a crazy person sometimes in Lexington, which is the second largest city in my state a crazy woman killed three people at a bus station just because she was crazy apparently....... I bet nobody got up that morning. A couple hours. It's all gonna be over because of some crazy lady at a bus station...... but bad things happen to people all the time and why mitigate the risk by going to where there could be trouble....

 

[Calebs Revenge]

But to answer my last question........... you risk it to see Aaron Rodgers get beat down, hopefully, in his last appearance ever at Soldier Field, and it will make my soul sing.....when we crush him.
I hope he "hobbles" out, probably a little chagrined,........but walks out a loser!

Pleeeaaasee 9 lbs 8oz Baby Lord Jeeesssus!!!!!!
Please.

 

[milani]

An interesting point. The crime rate in Chicago was worse back in the 70s than now. Don't be fooled by the political comments. I lived it back in those days, so I am not giving info from others but what I know is fact. We need to hold all politicians' feet to the fire to tell the truth and not turn everything into a political confrontation.

Actually, I spent many day running around the Chicago all through the 70s and it was not safe then but I could not see it being any better today. Old Mayor Daley ran a tight ship. The difference is that I could run fast then. There were a lot of shootings back in the day but now all I hear from both news stories, posted graphs, and old friends is that today's Chicago makes Al Capone look like a shoplifter. At any rate if Taxes and Tolls and a high cost of living are your delight Illinois is the place to be.

 

[Calebs Revenge]

Actually, I spent many day running around the Chicago all through the 70s and it was not safe then but I could not see it being any better today. Old Mayor Daley ran a tight ship. The difference is that I could run fast then. There were a lot of shootings back in the day but now all I hear from both news stories, posted graphs, and old friends is that today's Chicago makes Al Capone look like a shoplifter. At any rate if Taxes and Tolls and a high cost of living are your delight Illinois is the place to be.

Don't forget about the excellent cardiovascular workout you will get from running for your life.....it is amazing and the High Point of every day!!!!!!

 

[Thirteen Below]

Unfortunately.....more than one out of town couple has gotten stomped by energetic youths.....of every race, color, creed and background and it's not like they were in what would be considered a bad part of town it's happened on Michigan Ave., Rush Street and that supposedly safe shopping district around downtown..... there is no way I would go down towards Navy pier after dark.... now maybe it's because I'm overcautious and crazy but you hope for the best and you plan for the worst....

You're letting dishonest people with a dishonorable agenda manipulate you into making irrational risk assessment decisions. Of the 200 largest cities in the US, Chicago ranks 92 in violent crime. Way behind cities like Phoenix, San Antonio, Tucson, Raleigh-Durham, St. Petersburg, Dallas, Houston, Fayeteville, Oklahoma City, Amarillo, Louisville, Charlotte, Gainseville, Knoxville, Mobile, New Orleans, Chattanooga, Akron, Lubbock, Indianapolis, Greensborough, Salt Lake, Tulsa, Kansas City, Nashville, Albequerque, Cleveland, Little Rock, Memphis, Baton Rouge, Shreveport... and in many cases, the violent crime rate in those cities is double or even triple that of Chicago.

But I'm guessing the people who are telling you how incredibly dangerous Chicago is don't mention that to you, do they?

Wonder why not...

Go to Chicago, make sensible decisions about where you go and what time of day you go there, and enjoy yourself.

But even that will not deter a criminal or a crazy person sometimes in Lexington, which is the second largest city in my state a crazy woman killed three people at a bus station just because she was crazy apparently....... I bet nobody got up that morning. A couple hours. It's all gonna be over because of some crazy lady at a bus station...... but bad things happen to people all the time and why mitigate the risk by going to where there could be trouble....

I'm not sure what that paragraph means. Nobody got up that morning?

 

[rmontro]

I don't even like being within 30 miles of Chicago.

 

[Calebs Revenge]

You're letting dishonest people with a dishonorable agenda manipulate you into making irrational risk assessment decisions. Of the 200 largest cities in the US, Chicago ranks 92 in violent crime. Way behind cities like Phoenix, San Antonio, Tucson, Raleigh-Durham, St. Petersburg, Dallas, Houston, Fayeteville, Oklahoma City, Amarillo, Louisville, Charlotte, Gainseville, Knoxville, Mobile, New Orleans, Chattanooga, Akron, Lubbock, Indianapolis, Greensborough, Salt Lake, Tulsa, Kansas City, Nashville, Albequerque, Cleveland, Little Rock, Memphis, Baton Rouge, Shreveport... and in many cases, the violent crime rate in those cities is double or even triple that of Chicago.

But I'm guessing the people who are telling you how incredibly dangerous Chicago is don't mention that to you, do they?

Wonder why not...

Go to Chicago, make sensible decisions about where you go and what time of day you go there, and enjoy yourself.



I'm not sure what that paragraph means. Nobody got up that morning?

Apparently, you didn't understand the whole point of the post because I am going to Chicago.....
Rodgers last game at Soldier is something I will not miss.... and I'm at a point in my life where I can afford and will do the things that I can that I don't want to miss..... regardless of legitimate fears that I have....
I will not stay in Chicago though.
I will drive into da city that morning and we will leave the city....immediately after celebrating Aaron Rodgers early forced retirement and stop at hotel an hour south of Chicago.
As to my apparently unfounded fears of da city.....I have eyes..... I have ears...and I lived in Detroit for 6 years ..... not Royal Oak.....the D.
You're telling me(not verbatim...but what I infer..) is that "i'm allowing dishonest people with a dishonest agenda" to convince me that Chicago is a dangerous town to visit......
Just a few headlines from 10 seconds of Google search,
In April and out of town couple was beaten and robbed,
15-year-old shot a person in front of their 11-year-old child outside a movie theater in what is a suspected attempted robbery that escalated to ateemted murder..
And a month ago, there was a stabbing in broad daylight at Navy Pier. Daylight.

So.....again.....bad things can happen anywhere....... but you hope for the best but plan for the worst....
But......if you go to Chicago, you better plan for the worst and hope for the best...

In conclusion....I think....you think... you know that I think a certain way... but...
I think...that you don't know a thing about me or my life experiences.
Some people would allow other people to threaten them or their wife/family (notice I didn't say disrespect...I said threaten with an inference of violence) and walk away..I am not.
This isn't trying to be Johnny hardballs or anything like that..... but if you threaten me or my wife with violence....."I'm your huckleberry".....and you will regret it..

So.... using good judgment....I have to limit the time I spend in a city like that.

I could run into disrespect or loudmouths anywhere in the world, but you're more apt to run into VIOLENCE in a city like Chicago, Philly or any of the other large cities you mentioned.....

I live in an out of the way county in Kentucky.
I have a large sign showing my very large dogs(a literal picture.. i've got a beautiful German Shepherd, Great Dane and Bull Staphy) and it says "don't trespass"
We haven't locked our front door in over a decade.
In fact, I don't think that me or my wife has a key to the front door....at least I don't.
Don't get it twisted though....if you come our house uninvited.....you will regret it.
I wont even have to be there.... and whoever comes in...should pray that I'm not......

I just think it's a little arrogant to tell somebody theyre kind of brainwashed and should have no fear of going to a large city.....when my life experiences tells me different....
It's kinda like....winning the lottery in reverse or being struck by lightning..... You can only lose the lottery if you play...
And you can only be struck by lightning if you're dumb enough to be running around in the rain and lightning.... kinda like running around Chicago after dark and hoping nothing bad happens.......

 

[Pkrjones]

You're letting dishonest people with a dishonorable agenda manipulate you into making irrational risk assessment decisions. Of the 200 largest cities in the US, Chicago ranks 92 in violent crime. Way behind cities like Phoenix, San Antonio, Tucson, Raleigh-Durham, St. Petersburg, Dallas, Houston, Fayeteville, Oklahoma City, Amarillo, Louisville, Charlotte, Gainseville, Knoxville, Mobile, New Orleans, Chattanooga, Akron, Lubbock, Indianapolis, Greensborough, Salt Lake, Tulsa, Kansas City, Nashville, Albequerque, Cleveland, Little Rock, Memphis, Baton Rouge, Shreveport... and in many cases, the violent crime rate in those cities is double or even triple that of Chicago.

But I'm guessing the people who are telling you how incredibly dangerous Chicago is don't mention that to you, do they?

Wonder why not...

Go to Chicago, make sensible decisions about where you go and what time of day you go there, and enjoy yourself.

I'm not sure what that paragraph means. Nobody got up that morning?

Cook County, IL (Chicago and near surrounding suburbs) has the HIGHEST murder rate in the country. Feel free to "go there and enjoy yourself"... but smart people know to stay the hell away! I lived 1 county north of Cook for 29 years and when given the opportunity moved far, far away.

 

[Calebs Revenge]

I also just saw that you listed that Akron Ohio is a more dangerous town than Chicago.......
Literally speechless.
I just don't think we have anything else to talk about and enjoy life bubby.
I'm glad you survived the "mean" streets of Green Bay to give us all advice about big city living.......

 

[Calebs Revenge]

Cook County, IL (Chicago and near surrounding suburbs) has the HIGHEST murder rate in the country. Feel free to "go there and enjoy yourself"... but smart people know to stay the hell away! I lived 1 county north of Cook for 29 years and when given the opportunity moved far, far away.

No bro, it's totally safe. Didn't you hear dude?

 

[gopkrs]

I remember when I was young, wherever, just about, you were there were places that were dangerous. But I guess it's different now. I personally love NYC. And of course have travelled all around the city. My brother's favorite city is Chicago and I imagine he has been to many areas there. But we are both die hard Packer fans. Personally, I don't feel safer when the government is all about protecting me. Cause basically, I don't really trust them. The way we've been doing it (police etc.) is enough for me. Sometimes even that is too heavy handed imo. The army in the streets? Crazy times.

 

[Thirteen Below]

Personally, I don't feel safer when the government is all about protecting me. Cause basically, I don't really trust them. The way we've been doing it (police etc.) is enough for me. Sometimes even that is too heavy handed imo. The army in the streets? Crazy times.

At the risk of trending toward a "political" tone, I'll say that I am 110% on board with that (and I hope I am not taking your line of thinking too far). One of the things I like about living in Kentucky (few things, I may say) is that it's an absolute concealed carry state - meaning I don't even need to take a course or get a permit (although I did in Minneapolis, when I worked for the Minneapolis police department and taught at the academy).

I am over 21, no criminal record, I am legally entitled to slip a Ruger LCP II .380 into my front pocket everytime I go grocery shopping. There have been 2 times when I was happy I had it, although I ultimately did not need it either time.

I don't like depending on 3rd parties, and especially 3rd parties who are complete strangers to me, to protect not just me but also my wife. If one of our homes catches fire, I'll call the fire department and hope they get here on time.... but if someone is pointing a gun at my face I am much more comfortable handling that myself.

 

[Voyageur]

Cook County, IL (Chicago and near surrounding suburbs) has the HIGHEST murder rate in the country. Feel free to "go there and enjoy yourself"... but smart people know to stay the hell away! I lived 1 county north of Cook for 29 years and when given the opportunity moved far, far away.

I beg to differ. Once again, check your resources and their reason for stating it. This is the true figures for homicide. Notice Chicago isn't even in this list. What should scare a lot of people who think places are safe is to see Milwaukee on this list but not Chicago or even Detroit. Sometimes you have to get past the talk and look at the facts.

Memphis, TN (Shelby County) has the highest homicide rate of large metro areas.​

Homicide death rate and total homicides by large metropolitan county, 2023
A table showing the crude homicide death rate and total homicides by large metropolitan county, for 2023. Memphis, TN (Shelby County) has the highest homicide rate.

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Closest major city	County	Homicides per 100,000 people	Total homicides
Memphis	Shelby County, TN	40.9 40.9 40.9	372 372 372
St. Louis	St. Louis city, MO	37.6 37.6 37.6	106 106 106
Baltimore	Baltimore city, MD	36.3 36.3 36.3	205 205 205
Washington, DC	District of Columbia, DC	35.9 35.9 35.9	244 244 244
Birmingham	Jefferson County, AL	28.2 28.2 28.2	187 187 187
Virginia Beach	Portsmouth city, VA	26.9 26.9 26.9	26 26 26
Philadelphia	Philadelphia County, PA	25.9 25.9 25.9	402 402 402
St. Louis	St. Clair County, IL	25.5 25.5 25.5	64 64 64
Kansas City	Jackson County, MO	25.3 25.3 25.3	182 182 182
Kansas City	Wyandotte County, KS	24.2 24.2 24.2	40 40 40
Richmond	Richmond city, VA	23.1 23.1 23.1	53 53 53
Atlanta	Rockdale County, GA	21.9 21.9 21.9	21 21 21
Indianapolis	Marion County, IN	21.8 21.8 21.8	211 211 211
Virginia Beach	Newport News city, VA	21.3 21.3 21.3	39 39 39
Milwaukee	Milwaukee County, WI	20.7 20.7 20.7	190 190 190

Crude rates are for counties in metropolitan statistical areas of 1 million or more people that contain all or part of a principal city of the area.
Source: Centers for Disease Control and PreventionGet the dataEmbed Download imageDownload SVG

 

[Voyageur]

At the risk of trending toward a "political" tone, I'll say that I am 110% on board with that (and I hope I am not taking your line of thinking too far). One of the things I like about living in Kentucky (few things, I may say) is that it's an absolute concealed carry state - meaning I don't even need to take a course or get a permit (although I did in Minneapolis, when I worked for the Minneapolis police department and taught at the academy).

I am over 21, no criminal record, I am legally entitled to slip a Ruger LCP II .380 into my front pocket everytime I go grocery shopping. There have been 2 times when I was happy I had it, although I ultimately did not need it either time.

I don't like depending on 3rd parties, and especially 3rd parties who are complete strangers to me, to protect not just me but also my wife. If one of our homes catches fire, I'll call the fire department and hope they get here on time.... but if someone is pointing a gun at my face I am much more comfortable handling that myself.

My off-duty gun was a Walther PPK. James Bond stuff. It took me some time to become an accurate shot with it. In fact, over 3 months of range time. You really have to work on it. I packed that when I was doing bodyguard and security work as well. It was a bit heavy but easily concealed.

I never fired a Ruger LCP II or EC9. Much lighter and the same fire power.

 

[weeds]

WILL the Packers make the playoffs? Certainly an "opinion" thread because none of us really know anything that is bankable and can only speculate. So....speculate I shall, with NO analytics or stats. Just ol' Weedsie being a nattering nabob.

Until they prove otherwise - I'm still puking a little in my mouth every time I look at last season's NFC North record of 1-5. Should have been 0-6 except for wazzizname's long fingernail field goal block against the Boors. All other circumstances of those games are moot. ...and last year's ice doesn't necessarily need to be skated on again this season.

HOWEVER ... 1-5 is 1-5. Therefore, until proven otherwise, I believe the Pack are not a bonafide playoff team. They'll bowl over the other also-rans on the schedule as they should but unless they WIN the NFC North, I don't see it. So ... let's get this rollin' in Detroit. I'd love to be wrong ... but I think after a slow start, even the Boors have a better shot of running the race out of the basement, and yeah, it'll be a 3 team race to basement in the North.

 

[Heyjoe4]

Barring major injuries to Love and multiple others like McKinney, Jacobs, and/or one of our offensive tackles, we should have a good shot at getting in as a wild card entry.

I don't see enough depth on our roster to carry us past too much in the line of injuries. I'm not going to count on Willis being able to produce the results he did last year in an emergency but hope he's capable of repeating it. Although I have high hopes for Lloyd if anything happens to Jacobs, he seems to be injury prone. I don't trust our CB room so we might be facing some uphill battles late in games.

Semi-optimistic we can make it into the second round of the playoffs. Beyond that, we're doing better than I thought possible with the depth problems I see.

Yeah putting aside big expectations for Love this season, getting to the second level in the playoffs would make the season a success, imo. There are still too many concerns/questions about the D - 1) the ability to out consistent pressure (and sacks) from the DL/Edge/LB (Cooper) and 2) the performance of the CBs.

Now one affects the other, so it is necessary that the line and secondary groups play well.

This is just my long way of saying that teams with strong Ds go far, and the state of the Packers' D is uncertain.