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NFC Championship Game: Packers at Bears. January 23 at 2 pm

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Git'r'done Pack. I want to feast on the tears of unfathomable sadness next week. :twisted: :twisted:

I really wouldn't be all that upset with losing, especially considering that I already believe the Pack are a better team. I mean it would suck with all thats on the line and it being at home, but it is what it is.

 

I mean yeah I'd be crushed but not especially crushed than if we lost to a better Falcons team (who clearly weren't...all that special)

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Two meeting this season, the first won by the Bears mostly due to special teams and penalties advantages, the second won by the Packers when the Bears had nothing to play for, but played the starters. Nothing much to take from either game aside from noting both defenses played really well both times.

 

EDIT: Also, both are coming off decisive victories, albeit in wildly different situations, but neither game was in doubt by midway through the third quarter.

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call me crazy, but i think the outcome of a football game might not be determined by who starts a discussion thread about said game on northsidebaseball.com.

 

do they even show the nfl in new zealand?

 

every playoff game is on live here, believe it or not, and there's always three sunday games on (1 PM, 4 PM, 8 PM eastern u.s. time) plus a MNF game and, if they're being played, thursday or saturday games. OneHD baby.

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call me crazy, but i think the outcome of a football game might not be determined by who starts a discussion thread about said game on northsidebaseball.com.

 

Call me crazy, but I don't think anyone actually believes that. But thanks for pointing that out. :)

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Gooney waits till Monday. It's not his fault there's nothing to do in Wisconsin.

 

you're right, it's too cold to even go outside to my garage and wax my [expletive] snowboard. i could turn the propane heater on, but it's too cold to wait for it.

 

i guess i could get wasted like everyone else does here.

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call me crazy, but i think the outcome of a football game might not be determined by who starts a discussion thread about said game on northsidebaseball.com.

 

Call me crazy, but I don't think anyone actually believes that. But thanks for pointing that out. :)

 

so people are arguing about it because...

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Gooney waits till Monday. It's not his fault there's nothing to do in Wisconsin.

 

you're right, it's too cold to even go outside to my garage and wax my [expletive] snowboard. i could turn the propane heater on, but it's too cold to wait for it.

 

i guess i could get wasted like everyone else does here.

 

or you could try to mow your lawn. and if your lawnmower doesn't start, go get your shotgun and shoot at it.

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As a Bears fan...

 

Reasons to feel confident:

 

-As I pointed out early, for whatever reason the Bears defense has been able to have success against the Packers offense. The Packers havent scored more than 21 points against the Bears in their last 5 meetings. The 2 games this year, the Packers averaged 13.5 PPG.

-The offensive line today wasn't even something the Bears won despite. The offensive line legitimately aided the Bears in their win. The real Bears offense was out there today, and the play calling led to putting the o-line in a position to be an asset. Not gonna be easy with Matthews and Co. coming to town, but if they can stick with what they are doing, they will be able to move the ball.

-Cutler looked like a leader today. Played a great game and did some big things.

-The game is at our home with our turf that we know the ins and outs of.

 

Reasons to feel pessimistic:

 

-The pass rush has suffered a bit the last few games. The Bears didn't really get any pressure against Seattle until the game was all but decided and they started rushing 6-7 guys at once. If they can't pressure Rodgers, it's gonna be a long game.

-The Bears did not produce any turnovers today. It's probably a one off but it's weird that we played Seattle twice and didn't produce a single turnover in either game. If they can't put pressure on Rodgers, they sure as hell better find a way to produce turnovers.

-Cutler had an excellent game, but he still made several really dumbfounding passes that were a result of either miscommunication, lack of accuracy, or just plain old dumb throws. All QBs make throws they regret or they misfire on, but we will need Cutler to really limit these throws next Sunday. He cannot throw the ball directly at an opponent on the 2 yard line next week.

-Peppers needs to show up. I'm sure his presence had an effect on the game, but didn't really see him do much on the field.

 

Overall, the Packers don't scare me at all. Not saying I don't respect them. They are a great team and we can obviously lose to them. But I'm not considering the Bears chances are any less than if we were playing Atlanta or Philly or whatever. This is a team we can, for whatever reason, play well against. In Week 16, I was a little scared when the Packers put up 40+ points against a good Giants D. How did the Bears respond? By holding the Packers to 10 points. Now the Packers have lit up another good team for 40+ points. Will the Bears respond in a similar way this time? I think so.

 

Not ready to pick a winner yet, but I'm fairly confident that the game won't be decided until the last few minutes.

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call me crazy, but i think the outcome of a football game might not be determined by who starts a discussion thread about said game on northsidebaseball.com.

 

Call me crazy, but I don't think anyone actually believes that. But thanks for pointing that out. :)

 

so people are arguing about it because...

 

Because its tradition, and due to the obvious preferential treatment the Bears get on this board, due to sharing a city and a fanbase with the team this board was founded to discuss, us Bears fans prefer a Packer fan not start this thread. It's really not a big deal, but it doesn't make me want to bitch about it less. 7 days until game time and there's sure to be even more stupid topics to banter about before game time.

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i think what the bears have going for them on offense is something like the southpaw factor. the offense is unorthodox. it's not the conventional, methodical, work-your-way-down-the-field offense. a lot of the plays they've run successfully are not the plays you see them run all the time. cutler can hurt you in a lot of different ways and any time, anywhere. knox is one of the fastest receivers in the league and can stretch the field, from there, it seems like a lot of chaos coming at you.

 

while rodgers is a very successful quarterback, you see him run that mccarthy system without much fault, there's still a very structured and visible method behind it. martz has so many plays that can go in so many different directions, it's got to be maddening for a defensive coordinator to game plan for. the plays can flop and make the offense look like it's struggling, but then, out of the blue, just pop long pass play on you that you couldn't see coming, and martz can game plan on the fly, spot a weakness and exploit it.

 

in short, there's two very distinct and different offenses at play here, and i think we have the advantage of the unpredictable unknown.

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