Vikings pt deux Studs and Duds

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Studs - Adams, Jones
Super studdly - Z Smith, the man was an absolute beast tonight
rest of the team played an expected level, though first half O was stuttering

DUD - whoever called me SCOTCH in the shoutbox, I am not a Fecking whisky, you know who you are!!(cos i can't remember :roflmao::roflmao:)
 

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After the touchdown off the Rodgers interception the Vikings offense went:
  • Punt
  • Downs
  • Punt
  • Punt
  • Interception
  • Punt
  • Punt
  • Punt
  • Downs

That's an *** kicking!

Zimmer couldn't even face first year coach Matt LaFleur after the game!

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As a Packer fan, I LOVE it. Let's face it, the NFC North for the past 20+ years has been Packer fans knowing that they have a legit QB (Favre/Rodgers) to dominate the North and wondering/hoping that a division rival hasn't found theirs! I won't list all of the QB's that we had to hold our breaths on over those 20 years, but Cousins is the latest that has made me worry....slightly and tonight allowed me to say "yup, we still have the best QB in the North".
https://www.packersnews.com/story/s...cousins-you-like-that-catchphrase/2739995001/
 

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Cousins so bad he actually makes Kevin King look good!
I was critical of Kevin King prior to this season, but only concerning his ability to stay healthy and on the field. Say what you want, but when he is on the field, he actually is a decent CB (not a Safety as Booger called him).
 

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Enjoy it while it lasts. Because good QB's are hard to come by.

Yes, there aren't 32 decent starting QBs in this league. Only a handful of them are worth what teams are paying them. MN is overpaying Cousins big time but his line did him no favors. I hope Packers fans appreciate the good fortune we've had at this important position all these years.
 
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DUDS: ANYONE.....who puts a negative spin on this game tonight. Packers travel to MinnyShitty and few are giving them a chance. They turn the ball over 3 times in the first half and STILL beat the Queens by 13 points!!

This team just told the rest of the NFL "We are F***in legit!"
Praise the Lord.
An awkward first half start for this Offense, yet they just didn’t quit. But what stood out to me most was the impressive speed at which we played.

Studs:
Z55 and Clark could’ve set up a tent in the backfield and roasted marshmallows for the Offense. Just absolutely demolished that Vikings OL.
King: Making several key stops and a key comeback takeaway, plus field position on his nice, nifty return
OL and the WR and TE blocking deserve a medal. They dominated in the trenches and did the ugly work for..Aaron Jones
What more can you say? and he made it look easy!
Coach MLF and Mike Pettine
Nice game plan guys. What’s scary is we’re not playing entirely clean ball all the way through, yet we just beat a playoff contender in their house and did it handily.
Tyler Ervin quietly swings the field position 5-10 extra yards per touch exchange over our former guys. Sign that man before he pulls a Jared Cook and slips away.
Duds: ball security needs to be #1 priority this week.
 
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Are you forgetting DA17's dropped TD pass at the end of the first half?
those are plays our best players need to start making with regularity.

On one hand, disappointed in the turnovers and that drop. 3 best players on offense giving MN points, BUT the team overcame, battled thru and never stopped believing in themselves. That part pleases me :)

They put themselves in huge holes against a team many thought were just a better team from top to bottom and won handily. They did it on the road, in a place they've had trouble winning. I'm sure a few of you still have excuses to how GB won despite predicting losses in this game, the last and the one before that, BUT

Yes there are things to work on, but if you can't see that this team can compete for something special, why do you even watch?
 

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Well there’s the saying “ you are what your record says you are.” If you watched the Packers play enough this season, you’d wonder how the heck this team is 11-3? They are the least **** 11-3 team in NFL history.

My hope is something clicked last night and they believe they belong...because even if they do get the #1 seed? EVERYONE is going to have to elevate their game to another level if they expect to advance and win the SB. Playing 1 good half of football isn’t going to cut it.
 

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Wasn’t a good ball. Go back and watch the film.
It wasn't great, but it's something those 2 need to hook up on more often than not. Adams has the hands and body control to spin around and catch that ball.
 

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Well there’s the saying “ you are what your record says you are.” If you watched the Packers play enough this season, you’d wonder how the heck this team is 11-3? They are the least **** 11-3 team in NFL history.

My hope is something clicked last night and they believe they belong...because even if they do get the #1 seed? EVERYONE is going to have to elevate their game to another level if they expect to advance and win the SB. Playing 1 good half of football isn’t going to cut it.
I think they all have felt they belong, all season long. The odds against them to win a super bowl are huge, have been since opening kick off. They keep battling because they believe. They were playing a good team last night and a lesser team gets blown out last night. GB never stopped fighting and they were rewarded for it.

They do need to more consistency, there is always something to get better at, but they have the pieces and they've been progressing. The odds on favorite to win the Super bowl doesn't win the super bowl just because, teams that make the plays to win do. GB CAN do that. Offense and Defensively. and they have a return game now that helps them instead of being a giant anchor around their neck.

Maybe they win, maybe they lose. There are a few teams like every year that can win it. GB has as good of a chance as any. and we still haven't seen their best game yet. I think we've seen the best from everyone else so far.
 

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It wasn't great, but it's something those 2 need to hook up on more often than not. Adams has the hands and body control to spin around and catch that ball.

Also Adams had both hands on the ball. The throw was sh*t but an Elite WR can overcome this. Drops seems to be a big, big problem for this offense. They really have to work on this one. It called many drives other the season.

Sadly i couldnt watch the game because my alarm didnt work and I slept through it but it seems liek a really good game. Holding a Top 10 offense to 10 points that came after turnover, dominating the time of possession and 2nd half offense showing up big way. It feels good that Rodgers can be in game manager mode and the team still can win games. Rodgers just needs to get to the Bradylevel of efficiency and the team is fine.

Just a questions: How was the clock/timeout management? I havent read anything about it so I guess it was improved compared to last weeks.

******** it feels good to be division champion. Dirty wins or not, a win is a win. In Germany there is a fitting saying: A good horse only jumps as high as it needs to.
 

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Mason Crosby - missed XP aside was terrific and kept the momentum neutral in first half. Banged everything through the end zone too. Has had a great year.

Ty Ervin - great pickup. Getting those hidden yards.

The O-Line was fabulous and the wide receiver blocking was great last night.

Kenny Clark is playing with his hair on fire. Lowry and Lancaster chipped in with good plays of their own. It really helped out the LB’s and DB’s.

We did to the Vikings what the Eagles and Chargers did to us. The game is much easier when you’re winning on both sides of the trench.
 
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