Ditkaless Wonders
Footballguy
First off, How are you?
Fans of all NFC North teams are welcome in here. This is your thread. There should be no telling folks to go back to their team's thread, because this is it, along, of course, with others.
Week 1
I watched the Packer/Bear game. The Bears ran all over the Packers. I was undecided if they were that good, or the Packers that bad. In the end I think it was a combination. The Packers were missing Morgan Burnett, Letroy Guion, and Datone Jones and then suffered injury at Middle Linebacker. This was not the defense the Packers will have out there in a few weeks. That said, the remaining Packers are suppose to be professional football players, but Forte made them look like semi-pros at best.
Alshon Jeffries looked hampered, and Martellus Bennett looked not yet in full form.
Packer stupid penalties made the game 8 points closer than it should have been, putting 4 points on the boards for the Bears, and taking 4 off for the Packers.
The Bears looked improved, but they are not going to be in this race come October. That is not to say that they won't decide the race by knocking off some other team further on down the road.
The Packers are out in front in the race and look the favorite, but a loss to Seattle next week would allow one of the Vikings or Lions to draw even as one of them necessarily wins next week.
The Vikings last night looked abysmal. Dropped passes, poorly thrown balls, not much of a run game, and Packer-like inability to stop the run. The preseason optimism, which seemed to me over the top, is now tempered, and in some circles has already turned to desperation. That said, I saw some crushing defensive hits by the Vike's backfield, Harrison Smith in particular. I saw growth in the game of Wallace who actually ran patterns other than fly routes. I think evaluation here gets set aside for a week. Watching Peterson next weeks for indications on where he stands will be interesting.
I did not see the Detroit game, but the story of their defeat makes one wonder how they will respond against the Vikes this week. I wonder if Stafford will ever make the next step in his development. It seems only a year ago an injured kid showed grit, re-entering a game to throw a pass. Now it is seven years and the round-faced, backward hat wearing jackass seems to have refused to grow. Calvin Johnson's best years are now or in the rear view mirror. Stafford needs to take the step forward this season, right now, or find himself Jay Cutler, but without the whiney face. I keep thinking Stafford will make the jump, but when I do I see him try to throw submarine style, off the wrong foot, into double coverage. the sad thing for him is that he occasionally makes that impossible stuff work which only encourages him. If he stuck to sound mechanics who knows where he would be.
This week the Division looks like it may be handed to the Packers. Who can say though, if Seattle beats them in Lambeau, they get another injury or so, and The Bears and either the Vikes or the Lions look good in victory over the other establishing a three way tie in the standings the complexion of the Division may look very different next week.
Fans of all NFC North teams are welcome in here. This is your thread. There should be no telling folks to go back to their team's thread, because this is it, along, of course, with others.
Week 1
I watched the Packer/Bear game. The Bears ran all over the Packers. I was undecided if they were that good, or the Packers that bad. In the end I think it was a combination. The Packers were missing Morgan Burnett, Letroy Guion, and Datone Jones and then suffered injury at Middle Linebacker. This was not the defense the Packers will have out there in a few weeks. That said, the remaining Packers are suppose to be professional football players, but Forte made them look like semi-pros at best.
Alshon Jeffries looked hampered, and Martellus Bennett looked not yet in full form.
Packer stupid penalties made the game 8 points closer than it should have been, putting 4 points on the boards for the Bears, and taking 4 off for the Packers.
The Bears looked improved, but they are not going to be in this race come October. That is not to say that they won't decide the race by knocking off some other team further on down the road.
The Packers are out in front in the race and look the favorite, but a loss to Seattle next week would allow one of the Vikings or Lions to draw even as one of them necessarily wins next week.
The Vikings last night looked abysmal. Dropped passes, poorly thrown balls, not much of a run game, and Packer-like inability to stop the run. The preseason optimism, which seemed to me over the top, is now tempered, and in some circles has already turned to desperation. That said, I saw some crushing defensive hits by the Vike's backfield, Harrison Smith in particular. I saw growth in the game of Wallace who actually ran patterns other than fly routes. I think evaluation here gets set aside for a week. Watching Peterson next weeks for indications on where he stands will be interesting.
I did not see the Detroit game, but the story of their defeat makes one wonder how they will respond against the Vikes this week. I wonder if Stafford will ever make the next step in his development. It seems only a year ago an injured kid showed grit, re-entering a game to throw a pass. Now it is seven years and the round-faced, backward hat wearing jackass seems to have refused to grow. Calvin Johnson's best years are now or in the rear view mirror. Stafford needs to take the step forward this season, right now, or find himself Jay Cutler, but without the whiney face. I keep thinking Stafford will make the jump, but when I do I see him try to throw submarine style, off the wrong foot, into double coverage. the sad thing for him is that he occasionally makes that impossible stuff work which only encourages him. If he stuck to sound mechanics who knows where he would be.
This week the Division looks like it may be handed to the Packers. Who can say though, if Seattle beats them in Lambeau, they get another injury or so, and The Bears and either the Vikes or the Lions look good in victory over the other establishing a three way tie in the standings the complexion of the Division may look very different next week.
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