49ers at Packers Pre-game Thread

[milani]

I'm surprised the NHL hasn't come to Wisconsin when expansion has been on the table.

And with a team in Minnesota, Illinois, and Michigan you might think it may have come there years ago. Now they are in Florida, Utah, and Washington state.

 

[DoURant]

And with a team in Minnesota, Illinois, and Michigan you might think it may have come there years ago. Now they are in Florida, Utah, and Washington state.

Plus Nevada, Tennessee and N Carolina in that same timeframe. You can't tell me professional hockey wouldn't be supported in Wisconsin.

 

[OldSchool101]

Allen doesn't bring much to the table as far as the passing game. We need to pressure him into making mistakes, and control their running game, which won't be easy. Keep him in check with the pressure, and they won't put much on the boards.

This has gone from a real tight game to one the Packers should win, and show what they have on both sides of the ball. But, it is the NFL, and therefore..... nobody can be certain.

The one thing that’s beneficial is Allen is not a substantial Runner. One of Purdys’ most underestimated attributes is his ability to punish with his arm and legs. Brock is like young Rodgers where he can silently punish teams with his feet. Many don’t know that Aaron Rodgers ranks #10 All-Time as a Rushing QB. His 4.8 per carry are Stellar for his sample size and per carry ranks #18 All-Time (50 games minimum). Thats above Jalen Hurts and just 0.2 per carry behind Cam Newton in efficiency. Aaron is the ONLY QB to rank Top 10 Passing AND Top 10 Rushing in NFL history. Hard to defend a QB who can Win in multiple ways.

Purdy and Love are not at Rodgers level, but both are both relatively efficient with their legs. Purdy still wins the overall battle by a hair.

Purdy (31 Starts)
41.1% 1st Down %
3.9 yds/carry
7 TD’s

Love (26 starts)
28.9% 1Down %
4.0 yds/carry
5 TD’s

Allen (9 starts)
34.3% 1Down %
1.9 yds/carry
0 TD

As we can see, thus far Allen is not nearly as dynamic with his legs. So to your point @Voyageur.. you’re exactly right, we should force Allen to beat us with his arm. If I’m Hafley I’m dialing up some additional blitz packages and forcing Allen to throw quicker, under duress or use his legs regularly. Forcing him to use his legs is a gamble I’m willing to live with.