I am one who wonders how MLF approaches this game. With a young team the mental preparation is just as important as the physical. Last week we were very familiar with Fields and the Bears since we play them twice a year. And it is the hailed oldest rivalry in the NFL. So getting the team fired up was not as difficult. This one is different. Much of the Packer roster has not played AT Atlanta. They are not the Julio-Matty Ice Falcons. With question marks come surprises. The coaching staff must be ready to make adjustments. At the same time our players should not hesitate to go out and just play football. 2 road games to start the season for a young team is just what they needed.
My only slight concerns are two things.
1. We are missing #33 and #9. That’s essentially our RB1 and WR1. Any team missing that is not going to be nearly as dynamic on Offense.
2. We are traveling much farther than Chicago. It’s s 1,000 miles to Atlanta and we traditionally don’t do well when traveling distances. Although this group is more beauty over age AND this isn’t 2,000 miles to LA either.
That said. I believe we have 2 things going for us.
1. We have the better QB imo. That erases or at least levels our missing a few O weapons
2. We are healthy on Defense and more opportunistic than our usual on Special Teams.
Those 2 things should conceivably level any travel deficiency. If we can win or tie the turnover ratio Atlanta will at minimum have their hands full. Once again we are slight underdogs, but that could change this week.
