Week 2 - Monday Night - Lions @ Packers (Pre Game and Game Thread)

[Curly Calhoun]

Carolina destroying Saints. Last week's loss is looking worse and worse

The talking heads were falling all over themselves last week in their praise of Jameis Winston....Now, not-so-much.

 

[PackerfaninCarolina]

The Vikings losing to the Cardinals actually lessened the pressure on the Packers to win tonight if you're just concerned about winning the division.

I'd prefer staying ahead of the Bears as well.

Anyway, yes the Vikes loss may have lessened the pressure if you will but it amped up the urgency for me because we been given some gifts here by them in these 2 losses of theirs and they won't last forever. Now is the time to get to taking advantage before they start figuring things out because I'm doubting they're going to wait till 1-5 to get going this year.

Less worried about the Bears but even they aren't immune from figuring it out either.

 

[PackerfaninCarolina]

Now, back to tonight's game, I just got this feeling it's going to be on the defense to win it. I mean I think our offense does score somewhere between 24-28 points tonight but I don't think we're going to drop 42 on them this game like we did last year. Gonna be on that unit I believe to get key stops to win tonight.

 

[Pkrjones]

Also around the league, time for Matt Ryan to lose his starting job in Atlanta and Franks to take over

Blasphemy!!! Who in their right mind would start a rookie QB over a former MVP? Doesn't everybody know that a young QB MUST sit for 3 years before he's starter-quality?!?!

 

[David Ciembronowicz]

Prognostication: Lions 31 GB 26 Better than last week but too many issues in all 3 facets of game to overcome; D is not good, O has too many mental and physical issues to get that last score. Rough season for GB....... hope wrong, but got a gut feeling

 

[PackAttack12]

Packers 41
Lions 20

 

[tynimiller]

Have inactives been released yet? I'm not finding them anywhere?

 

[gbgary]

well...you'd think the Packers would win. i hope they do. i think they will. wouldn't be a bit surprised if they don't though. crazy to say it's a must-win game but it pretty much is. things could really spiral if they don't.

 

[Poppa San]

Have inactives been released yet? I'm not finding them anywhere?

hour or two before kick-off.

 

[tynimiller]

hour or two before kick-off.

I've seen it earlier than that and was merely hopeful to know. I'm very curious if they give Heflin a chance tonight.

 

[PackAttack12]

I've seen it earlier than that and was merely hopeful to know. I'm very curious if they give Heflin a chance tonight.

I've never seen them that early. Should know around 6.

 

[tynimiller]

I've never seen them that early. Should know around 6.

Either way fingers crossed Heflin gets a shot.

 

[Toad]

well...you'd think the Packers would win. i hope they do. i think they will. wouldn't be a bit surprised if they don't though. crazy to say it's a must-win game but it pretty much is. things could really spiral if they don't.

Rodgers will need to get his head greasy or not back into the game! Lol. He needs to be ALL IN tonight and from this point on. His teammates need to feel that positive energy from Him too. That will motivate the other players around Aaron to play harder and better too. If He can’t get his head back on straight then He should go away and let Love play. At least we know that Love’s head is on doing the very best job that He can when He is in there. Tonight will tell the story of the Packers season.

 

[gopkrs]

Prognostication: Lions 31 GB 26 Better than last week but too many issues in all 3 facets of game to overcome; D is not good, O has too many mental and physical issues to get that last score. Rough season for GB....... hope wrong, but got a gut feeling

Man, your gut feelings are really specific.

 

[Krabs]

I believe the Packers win this one, but it is hard to know what they team looks like after last week. No life at all and I chalk it up to week 1 and not being ready to go. The Lions really don't have any great skill players and their defense is not great. The Packers "should" score with ease. I feel like it will be around 17-10 Packers at the end of the first half and then 31-13 as a final. GPG!

 

[tynimiller]

Sad truth of the matter is after that week 1 performance there is zero clue what to truly feel is going to happen and feel confident about it. As much as I hate to type it wouldn't shock me one bit if we win by forty or lose by four....or anything in between. I don't believe we are on the receiving end of a whooping...but I also struggle to think we are whooping anyone unless the team wakes up.

 

[Pugger]

If you look objectively at what happened last week in the NFC North, you'll see 1) The Packers being obliterated by the Saints, the Bears being man-handled by the Rams, and the Vikings managing to lose to the hapless Bengals. Detroit, however, was at least competitive against what most think will be a very strong 49ers team, losing by one score (8 points).

Maybe the Motown Kittens won't be the pushover everyone imagines them to be.

If anyone thinks the kittens will be a pushover they are kidding themselves. If our OL and D is lousy again tonight its gonna be a long night...

 

[Pugger]

When do we have to release actives for Monday night?

I heard St. Brown was activated for tonight's game.

 

[tynimiller]

I heard St. Brown was activated for tonight's game.

Yup...odd is there a WR injury we are unaware of? Maybe Lazard?

Packers elevate WR Equanimeous St. Brown for game vs. Lions

Fourth-year receiver elevated from practice squad to active roster for gameday

www.packers.com

 

[tynimiller]

We also know atleast according to injury report that Vernon Scott is not dressing either.

 

[Mondio]

Yup...odd is there a WR injury we are unaware of? Maybe Lazard?

Packers elevate WR Equanimeous St. Brown for game vs. Lions

Fourth-year receiver elevated from practice squad to active roster for gameday

www.packers.com

I like Lazard, but I get the feeling he's in the wrong place a lot of the time and it's throwing things off.

 

[tynimiller]

A wisconsin buddy of mine just texted EQ elevated because we are trading Lazard....I have sent him two follow up texts as to how confident he is of his "source" on this. He has been right on other stuff...and he said Cobb was a done deal days prior to it being announced and he informed me in advance of the Kizer deal back then too...so he has some track record BUT DON'T QUOTE it as a sure thing. I'm doubting it personally. I wonder if a WR has had to enter Covid protocals or something.

 

[Mondio]

A wisconsin buddy of mine just texted EQ elevated because we are trading Lazard....I have sent him two follow up texts as to how confident he is of his "source" on this. He has been right on other stuff...and he said Cobb was a done deal days prior to it being announced and he informed me in advance of the Kizer deal back then too...so he has some track record BUT DON'T QUOTE it as a sure thing. I'm doubting it personally. I wonder if a WR has had to enter Covid protocals or something.

well, if he's getting traded then he really is going to be in the wrong place LOL

 

[tynimiller]

well, if he's getting traded then he really is going to be in the wrong place LOL

LOL right. I like Lazard, BUT that is centered more around his knack for first down plays and his blocking. DUDE is an excellent blocking WR and his frame screams flex TE to me convert

 

[Pkrjones]

If Tyni's pal is correct regarding a Lazard trade wonder if it involves a LB which was mentioned last week? Only WR injuries yesterday involved Cleveland's Jarvis Landry, Pittsburgh's Diontae Johnson, Dallas' Amari Cooper, Falcon's Gage, & Houston's Collins and Amendola. Dallas was looking to trade Jaylon Smith earlier this preseason but he comes with a hefty cap # ($9.8mil AND they'd eat some dead money upon trade.)