Four down, twelve to go. I see only three potential difficult games, which are in bold for your viewing pleasure.==========================9/8 vs. New Orleans Saints - WON 42-349/18 @ Carolina Panthers - WON 30-239/25 @ Chicago Bears - WON 27-1710/2 vs. Denver Broncos - WON 49-2310/9 @ Atlanta Falcons10/16 vs. St. Louis Rams10/23 @ Minnesota Vikings-BYE-11/6 @ San Diego Chargers11/14 vs. Minnesota Vikings 11/20 vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers11/24 @ Detroit Lions12/4 @ New York Giants12/11 vs. Oakland Raiders 12/18 @ Kansas City Chiefs 12/25 vs. Chicago Bears 1/1 vs. Detroit Lions
11/24 @ Detroit Lions (lose)12/4 @ New York Giants (lose)12/11 vs. Oakland Raiders (lose) 12/18 @ Kansas City Chiefs 12/25 vs. Chicago Bears (lose) 1/1 vs. Detroit Lions (lose)They will be unbeaten until Thanksgiving. Then they lose to the Lions where Rodgers will receive a severe concussion and he will miss the rest of the regular season. They lose 5 of the last 6 but still finish 11-5 and get to the NFC Championship game.
Hahaha, good grief! Do you actually watch football? The packers going undefeated is unlikely, but there is no chance in hell they lose 5 of 6 against any group of teams in the NFL. When comparing the 2011 team to the 2010 team,
we need to remember that literally 1/3 of the 2010 team went to the IR. They were signing street free agents to field a team at one point. The point when some of the most regrettable losses happened. Furthermore, the Pack didn't have a semblance of a running threat, as Grant was out and Starks was still getting acclimated from his stint on the PUP list. This is not the 2010 team, it's a lot healthier.
There are clear areas of improvement for the Pack this year, but I feel confident that these will be addressed. Even with the loss of Collins, the secondary isn't nearly as bad as the numbers would indicate. McCarthy has also committed to not 'let up on a lead', a tendency that caused problems in the past. We saw this new mentality last week against Denver, as Rodgers continued to put up points Tecmo Bowl style. This new mentality is encouraging, though I doubt we'll see the 2nd teamers finishing most games, like they did against Denver. There aren't a lot of teams that can outscore the Packers, and teams that have the potential (NO), don't have the D the Packers do.
All that said, I would hazard a guess of 14-2 for the season. One loss against a home NFC North team, probably Detroit, a one loss against where the pack make too many mistakes against a team capable of putting up a lot of points, maybe SD or NY. Of course, I wouldn't be shocked to see them go undefeated either.