Week 9 vs the Lions Pre-Week Chat

[milani]

The play of the defense will determine if the Packers get a W or a L. And the D needs to bring it. That means Hafley can't channel his inner Joe Barry as he did in the 2nd half against the Jags. No soft zones, play man, and get after Goff.

Goff and the rest of the Lions are extremely confident in themselves, as they should be. So the Packers need to bring the game to the Lions. As Mike Tyson said - everyone has a plan until they get hit in the mouth.

So come out swinging and hit some people in the mouth.

The game will be physical. The bye will be what we need. They will hit us. Let us hit them back. We play them again...at least once.

 

[Voyageur]

I'm anxious to see just how good some of our depth players do in this game against the Lions. It's time we find out just what we really have available, as we near crunch time. After the bye, it's going to be all hands on deck, and that's when we see where we land as far as the playoffs.

If Love sits, I won't be disappointed. Better to have him a lot healthier coming off the bye. It would also be a true test of just how much juice Willis has, against a top team. Also, with the make shift offensive line, with Myers out, we're going to find out just how much the Packers can do with quick passes. Also, we will more than likely see a lot more of our back up RBs, with Jacobs nursing a bad ankle.

Games like this are a test of character. Looking forward to it. The Packers just need to be it until the end, so they can steal the win. We've seen quite a bit of that lately.

 

[OldSchool101]

If it's up to me I think I'm going Willis in this one. Obviously not a doctor, but IMO Love's yet to really look 100% since returning from his week 1 injury. That alone is enough to give me pause. Now I'm hearing it's supposed to be rainy on gameday - that tends to point more towards a run heavy game and I have to think it's going to be easier to risk reinjury (when it's a lower body/leg/groin issue) running around on a soggy/wet/slippery/etc field than a nice dry one. And to top it all off I do think there's some conventional wisdom that would suggest that the best way to try and beat a team like the lions might just be to play a game of ball control. I don't think "start Willis and go super run heavy" is enough on its own, but keeping the ball out of their hands as much as possible might be the ticket. And to top it all off with the rest of our guys carrying nagging injuries and the bye coming up....as much as I'd like to win and jump to #1, I just think it makes a lot more sense to rest some guys to let them heal up all the way, start Willis and perhaps be surprised.

Kinda where I’m at. Love did have 2 days where he’s moving around good, so there’s that.
I think there’s a smaller margin between our Packer QB options here if we strategize properly. Limiting Lions possessions is one avenue here. I really like what Malik offers. It’s like he’s hit his stride and gotten off that plateau QB’s have when entering the NFL those first couple seasons. He’s probably going to offer a top 20-25 QB overall production in a macro aspect across the season. However he’s top 5 when it comes to scrambling and in specific usage against the right opponents he can raise the production bar markedly. GB was the #1 Rushing team while he was at the helm. That is substantial. There is a mental feature that’s almost demoralizing to an opponent when you have your way with them on the ground.

 

[lambeaulambo]

No more groin reaching. I tried to stop for lent but alas didnt make it. lol Our D predicates this game period. If its the x man stalking balls were in business, but if its the D line getting mauled and detroit running at will it will be empty Lambeau at 3rd quarters end. Bottom line stop the run first. Sit Nixon and play Bullard in the slot.