Maybe this is the year of slaying old demons. We humbled Seattle last week and I must say that Rodgers is striking me as more mature this season, he doesn't seem to be hunting or the big play every single snap and he seemed committed to keeping the run game involved against Seattle, even when the offense was sputtering.
Yeah I think he knows the O can't always hit 40 plus points a game nowdays. While on the one hand I'd like to see their playoff hopes get crushed and the Coughlin era end in NJ, getting revenge on the Gmen in the playoffs this year would really make this year special. I think 2 advantages we have over them are:
1. They don't have a pass rush coming solely from the front 4 this year. Granted JPP is still out and if they made the playoffs he'd be back for that probably, but even so their front 4 has not been as good as in years past and if they don't get to Rodgers, he'll carve them up, especially with an oft-injured Prince Anukamara they always got.
2. They don't really have a run threat. I think Ahmad Bradshaw and Brandon Jacobs were very underrated in their careers, they were both good in cold weather games and our D just didn't seem to match the physicality of their run game. I don't believe that's the case anymore. I think with a healthy Lacy, ours is better than theirs and unless Reuben Randle had a super game, Eli wouldn't win it simply trying to go to OBJ all game.
I think how they play against good teams like Buffalo and New England this year will be a barometer of just how good a team they are, but so far no pass against a Dez-less Dallas team and an rebuilding Falcons team.
