Will The Packers Making the Playoffs?

[milani]

Yeah and Cleveland actually has a decent defense, even beyond Garrett. Stay frosty.

We have to believe our D will make it ******* Flacco and Co. And hopefully Love will do enough and take advantage of their miscues.

 

[Poppa San]

the last team to finish an entire season undefeated was the 1972 Dolphins.

Who was the first?

 

[gopkrs]

The Packers did it in like 32 or 29 or something. When the winner of the league was decided by best record only. They may have tied a couple, not sure, but they didn't get beat one year

 

[Voyageur]

Who was the first?

I think it was the Bears back in the 30s. There were several seasons where teams won it all and had no losses but they had ties.

 

[gopkrs]

I think it was the Bears back in the 30s. There were several seasons where teams won it all and had no losses but they had ties.

No, I don't think so. Only Green Bay. And only one time. The Bears twice and the Patriots once had undefeated regular seasons but all three lost in the playoffs

 

[Heyjoe4]

We have to believe our D will make it ******* Flacco and Co. And hopefully Love will do enough and take advantage of their miscues.

Yeah probably the biggest mismatch is at QB. Looking for 4 sacks of Flacco, maybe more.

And Love is really off to a great start. 120.0 QBR I think, 4 Tds, 0 INTs. Gotta love that.

 

[Thirteen Below]

I think it was the Bears back in the 30s. There were several seasons where teams won it all and had no losses but they had ties.

Green Bay was the first team to have an undefeated season, going 12-0-1 in 1929. Chicago was the first team to have a perfect season (13-0), but they got stampeded 30-13 by the Giants in the championship game. All that work for nothing. They pitched a perfect season again in 42, going 11-0, but lost the championship game to the 10-1 Redskins, 14-6.

Green Bay has never had a perfect season; 12-0-1 in 29 was the closest they ever came. And they won the league championship anyway, obliterating the Bears 25-0 in Chicago (I bet Caleb Revenge's great great grandfather was having a seizure on the 1929 version of social media that day).

The only blot on their record was a 0-0 tie against the Frankford Yellow Jackets on Thanksgiving day. Those Yellow Jackets were a hell of team; they fell apart in the early 30s, mostly due to financial difficulties related to that whole Great Depression thing, but because they had been such a powerhouse, the NFL allowed Philadelphia to re-assemble the team as the Philadelphia Eagles.

But anyway, Green Bay has never enjoyed an undefeated season since. The closest they came was 2011, when their only regular season loss was to the7-9 Kansas City Chiefs. It would be utterly amazing if they ever do go undefeated and untied now, because parity and a 17 game schedule.

This is exactly what I see too. What we're going to see from Parsons is far more than he could have ever achieved in Dallas. Hafely had a plan to use him, and we've just seen the beginning of where it will go.

This goes back to something I said way back when Matt hired Hafley. I did a lot of deep-dive googling, looking for everything I could find on him, and I found a lot of things that made me very thrilled.

But what made me the most excited were podcasts that featured him, seminars he gave on the philosophy of defense, and talks he gave to college players explaining what his entire style was going to be, and one thing he said came through more and more every single time - fast, fast, FAST!!!

It's amazing how much he has accomplished here in basically one full season. We're gonna miss him when he's gone; I just hope we can keep him in the fold in 2026. Anything beyond that, and I think he's gone.

We hear matchups but after all matchups are really game plans based on how the coaches envision the other team's strengths and weaknesses, and the players understanding that no matter what record each team has, they can be vulnerable to the right attack.

Week 15, 2011... a Kansas City team that would finish 7-9 that year beat the undefeated Packers to spoil our perfect season. DC Romeo Crennel figured out the perfect game plan, which the Giants used against us in the Divisional Round.

Going back to the general topic of team speed, I found this video very interesting,and quite relevant. One of the points they spent a fair amount of time on was that when we're talking about team speed, it's not just about how fast the players can move - it's about how fast they can think, and they use Cooper as an example.

Gute has done an incredible job finding the right players for this team.

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[Thirteen Below]

Then there’s Savion Williams. Considering how much of camp he missed I was impressed. His speed translated into pads. In his first meaningful action he looked very natural. Savion does have some prowess as a Receiver also. Last year alone he All Purposed 933 yards (60X611 receiving) and 12 TD’s Rushing/Receiving in the Big12.

I have to believe that Lafleur played a big part in that draft pick. He must have been salivatting for the chance to get ahold of that guy; he's probably got a half a playbook filled with ways to use him and where to line him up. He's not just one more piece in a puzzle; he's a force muliplier.

 

[gopkrs]

The Packers 29 season was undefeated. That was all that was talked about until you changed it.

 

[Voyageur]

Green Bay was the first team to have an undefeated season, going 12-0-1 in 1929. Chicago was the first team to have a perfect season (13-0), but they got stampeded 30-13 by the Giants in the championship game. All that work for nothing. They pitched a perfect season again in 42, going 11-0, but lost the championship game to the 10-1 Redskins, 14-6.

Green Bay has never had a perfect season; 12-0-1 in 29 was the closest they ever came. And they won the league championship anyway, obliterating the Bears 25-0 in Chicago (I bet Caleb Revenge's great great grandfather was having a seizure on the 1929 version of social media that day).

The only blot on their record was a 0-0 tie against the Frankford Yellow Jackets on Thanksgiving day. Those Yellow Jackets were a hell of team; they fell apart in the early 30s, mostly due to financial difficulties related to that whole Great Depression thing, but because they had been such a powerhouse, the NFL allowed Philadelphia to re-assemble the team as the Philadelphia Eagles.

But anyway, Green Bay has never enjoyed an undefeated season since. The closest they came was 2011, when their only regular season loss was to the7-9 Kansas City Chiefs. It would be utterly amazing if they ever do go undefeated and untied now, because parity and a 17 game schedule.



This goes back to something I said way back when Matt hired Hafley. I did a lot of deep-dive googling, looking for everything I could find on him, and I found a lot of things that made me very thrilled.

But what made me the most excited were podcasts that featured him, seminars he gave on the philosophy of defense, and talks he gave to college players explaining what his entire style was going to be, and one thing he said came through more and more every single time - fast, fast, FAST!!!

It's amazing how much he has accomplished here in basically one full season. We're gonna miss him when he's gone; I just hope we can keep him in the fold in 2026. Anything beyond that, and I think he's gone.


Week 15, 2011... a Kansas City team that would finish 7-9 that year beat the undefeated Packers to spoil our perfect season. DC Romeo Crennel figured out the perfect game plan, which the Giants used against us in the Divisional Round.

Going back to the general topic of team speed, I found this video very interesting,and quite relevant. One of the points they spent a fair amount of time on was that when we're talking about team speed, it's not just about how fast the players can move - it's about how fast they can think, and they use Cooper as an example.

Gute has done an incredible job finding the right players for this team.

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Exactly the points I was making. I think you and I have identical coaching and playing philosophy. There's so much more to the game than what the average fan will ever see.

I remember 2011 as if it was last year. I have no idea why the Packers didn't prepare themselves for the Giants throwing the same defense at us that the Chiefs did. They had about the same player mix.

 

[Heyjoe4]

No, I don't think so. Only Green Bay. And only one time. The Bears twice and the Patriots once had undefeated regular seasons but all three lost in the playoffs

The Giants beat the then undefeated Pats in the SB. Was that the year (2007 or 2008) that the Giants beat the Pack in OT in the NFCCG at a frigid Lambeau? I'm not sure about the year. It was a huge upset, at least on paper. Bit hey, the Giants won the Lombardi, so it was more than a paper victory. It just struck me as a huge upset at the time, and still makes me wonder if that Packer team would have beaten the Pats.

 

[gopkrs]

Yes. In the freezing cold with a long field goal after a Favre interception. He looked all game like he would rather be anywhere else

 

[OldSchool101]

I have to believe that Lafleur played a big part in that draft pick. He must have been salivatting for the chance to get ahold of that guy; he's probably got a half a playbook filled with ways to use him and where to line him up. He's not just one more piece in a puzzle; he's a force muliplier.

Might see a little more of Savion Sunday. This would be a good game to lean on Musgraves or Williams. Savion is near-elite at YAC. He has exceptional balance for his size (226lb) and he’s deceptively fast. When/If he gets past the DL he’s a Big Play waiting, because he faster than most LB’s but bigger than anyone in the Secondary. Had he not slipped last Thursday he’s about to turn 8 yards into 15-20. Savion has some young Derrick Henry DNA.
Also great hands. Excellent high pointer if you just throw it up.

 

[Voyageur]

Yes. In the freezing cold with a long field goal after a Favre interception. He looked all game like he would rather be anywhere else

I remember that pass. It was one of the worst I'd seen from him. It never had a chance of being caught but was a duck to be intercepted. As I think back, I think he was even off balance on his right foot and never stepped into it.

 

[El Guapo]

I remember that pass. It was one of the worst I'd seen from him. It never had a chance of being caught but was a duck to be intercepted. As I think back, I think he was even off balance on his right foot and never stepped into it.

We were in my buddy's seats in the corner of the endzone. I remember seeing Double D running wide open down the far sideline towards our endzone for the big TD. I also remember the interception in OT quite well. People were sitting on the men's room floor, trying to keep warm.

It was a beautiful night, cold and crisp. We stood and watched the few Giants fans celebrate on the far sideline by the post-game tv crew. We stood virtually alone in the stadium until an usher said that we had to leave. Tough night but memorable. I was there for Brett's last game as a Packer, and also there when the Bears bashed his head into the frozen turf in Minnesota to end his Vikings career.

 

[SudsMcBucky]

I remember that pass. It was one of the worst I'd seen from him. It never had a chance of being caught but was a duck to be intercepted. As I think back, I think he was even off balance on his right foot and never stepped into it.

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[Voyageur]

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Thanks for posting it. He didn't step into it. Just lobbed it out there with nothing on it. The pass had no chance of being completed. Unbelievably stupid decision.

 

[rmontro]

We were in my buddy's seats in the corner of the endzone.

How are the seats in the endzone? I've never sat there but I was thinking of giving it a try. They seem to be less expensive. Does one endzone tend to be home fans or visitors? I don't really want to sit with a bunch of fans of the other team.

 

[Thirteen Below]

Yes. In the freezing cold with a long field goal after a Favre interception. He looked all game like he would rather be anywhere else

I remember one of the announcers even saying almost exactly that shortly before he threw that pass. The camera tightened in on him, and you could see the look on his face... he looked completely miserable. One of the announcers said, "Favre looks like he just does not want to be there."

 

[El Guapo]

How are the seats in the endzone? I've never sat there but I was thinking of giving it a try. They seem to be less expensive. Does one endzone tend to be home fans or visitors? I don't really want to sit with a bunch of fans of the other team.

These are row 55 in the corner, so near the top of the lower bowl. We've always enjoyed the seats. I personally enjoy pure endzone seats when you actually sit behind the goalpost. I love the view of seeing the team coming at you or going away. You really get to experience everything from an interesting vantage point. The only time it's less than desirable is when all of the action is at the other end of the field. You see less but you still see it.

 

[rmontro]

These are row 55 in the corner, so near the top of the lower bowl. We've always enjoyed the seats. I personally enjoy pure endzone seats when you actually sit behind the goalpost. I love the view of seeing the team coming at you or going away. You really get to experience everything from an interesting vantage point. The only time it's less than desirable is when all of the action is at the other end of the field. You see less but you still see it.

Thanks. I've always heard (and repeated) that there are no bad seats at Lambeau. The end zone view would be similar to what you see when playing a game like Madden (which I haven't done for a few decades). I think I would prefer the side view overall, but I wouldn't mind giving the end zone a try. If they're on the other side of the field, you can always check out the video screen. Heck, I wouldn't even mind trying the nosebleeds, just out of curiosity.

 

[milani]

Who was the first

I remember that pass. It was one of the worst I'd seen from him. It never had a chance of being caught but was a duck to be intercepted. As I think back, I think he was even off balance on his right foot and never stepped into it.

We needed to run the ball that day like the week before and Coughlin stopped us. For some reason too many throws were east-west. Not much going north-south in the middle of the field. The one chance we had to win it was the botched Giant punt return. It was on the ground right there to recover. And we did a Leon Lett.

 

[Heyjoe4]

Yes. In the freezing cold with a long field goal after a Favre interception. He looked all game like he would rather be anywhere else

Thx gopkrs. I remember three things - 1) Tom Coughlin looking like his nose was seriously frostbitten, 2) Favre's INT, 3) the football sailing through the uprights, ending the game. And if I recall, it wasn't a gimme, like 45 yards - very difficult on such a cold night.

That heartbreaking NFCCG loss would only be exceeded by the collapse in Seattle in 2014. Although they both give me nightmares.

 

[Heyjoe4]

Thanks. I've always heard (and repeated) that there are no bad seats at Lambeau. The end zone view would be similar to what you see when playing a game like Madden (which I haven't done for a few decades). I think I would prefer the side view overall, but I wouldn't mind giving the end zone a try. If they're on the other side of the field, you can always check out the video screen. Heck, I wouldn't even mind trying the nosebleeds, just out of curiosity.

I've only been to one NHL game, but it was a doozy. It was at the old Chicago Stadium and we had seats behind and to the left of the goalie.

The action around the goal is fierce, and it was cool to be so close. Although our seats were above the plexiglass, so I was an errant slap shot away from losing all my teeth. I think it was '93 or '94, just before the stadium was razed for the United Center. I may be off on the year.