While excited the Pack seem to be putting some stuff together let's still realize one statline: Outside our QB we have 2 rushing TDs....by our Fullback!!!! Christian Michael is starting to get more and more time and I fully expect he to finish the year as our #1 option, he was the Seahawks leading rusher when they let him go....and instantly became our best guy healthy when here. I expect his motivation to be rather high for this next game. Packers win the Seahawks game I will finally admit we have a shot, a legit shot. IMO a loss is doomsday...and we begin relying on far too many others to make the division come to us.
Christian Michael is not the brightest knife in the drawer, I do not think he will be a Packer next fall. He does seem to run hard when he gets the ball. That being said when AR is your QB you do not invest heavily in a running back.
NO investment needed. He isn't a genius for sure....but he can get ball, run with ball Honestly I see him here more than I see Lacy here next year...although Lacy getting hurt could make him affordable for a pass happy team like ourselves to justify him.
After last night's game, I don't think you have a snowball's chance in hell! Seattle is starting to look super bowl great again.
Earl Thomas gone now....HUGE blow to their deep ball defense. So huge the very next play after his injury you saw a deep ball go un-defensed. They are looking scary good right now, which is why I say if GB beats them look out.
I actually had Thomas part written in but deleted it because I wasn't sure what he actually ended up hurting?
That task just got a bit easier with Earl Thomas now done for the seaon. That is a huge blow to Seattle's D.
I saw an intensity yesterday in the receivers that was not as evident earlier in the season. Seems like yesterday they were not just waiting to catch the ball they were going up and grabbing the ball. I also saw more imposing the will from the D as well. Jake Ryan while he can not cover can get to the ball carrier.
I do think that would have a pretty good chance of happening with just about any team losing a star safety. Any team with a brain will target that player right away and have a pretty fair shot of completing the pass. Newton has done that a few times this year already lobbing some hail mary passes.
Oh no doubt at all, very true. However, Earl Thomas isn't just losing ANY safety, the dude is in the top echelon. Only one other player in the entire NFL has played more snaps on Defense than him since he came into the league. Dude is a phenom and a beast. GB is progressing as well, anyone watching them sees it as well. Are they as complete of a team as Seahawks....I don't see it yet, however could they beat them, sure. Sota, as for Ryan I've said all along the kid has the gut and drive of a football player. He cannot cover as well as others, but he will drive himself to the ball with more effort than others.
Ryan is not fast but he is fast enough because he is smart as well, he gets there and hits and wraps better than Clay. There I said it I think Ryan can be better than Clay.
At every aspect besides covering (Clay edge still slightly merely because of speed) and blitzing 100% agree. I think he and Martinez have the toolset and bring "lunch sack" to work mentality that in the end make them have better linebacking skills. In the end Clay makes the flashy plays a handful of times, while Ryan and Blake's games makes plays on all the other snaps but never flashy to the common fan. Ryan is basically another Hawk, but with better mindskills in my opinion. He is a prime example of where everyone wishes we'd selected Hawk, and is why people will love Ryan yet disliked Hawk (first rounder). Our young Linebacking corps in the Middle is solid with Black and Ryan, Joe can cover and moving forward love to see us get one more in draft. The next big question for GB is OLB...Perry is proving he might be the future, Fackrell is raw and unproven but in the end I think he'll never be more than a blitz specialist....we shall see.
The big difference from then to now though, Russell Wilson is running again. Last night was a prime example of how they can score points when he's able to escape the pocket Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
Honestly, whoever wins Sunday is gonna play Dallas in the NFCCG. IMO. Seattle looks great. The Packers are getting hot. If the Giants/Broncos teams of yesteryear have proved anything, its all about how you finish down the stretch. If the Packers win...i wouldnt want to play them in the playoffs.
