improve to six and eight, keeping their playoff hopes
alive. I think it's going to come down to, in the NFC,
Packers hosting the Lions week, 18
for a potential, wild-card berth. Maybe the 7 seed
and Titans Jaguars,
AFC South Championship. I just have a feeling that's the way
it's tracking. There's going to be plenty of teams, not playing
for anything. May even be locked in going into the last
week of the season in their spot on the playoff tree.
Yeah, but I'm just starting to get that sense. That that's
where we're going. I've had that sense lines Packers for
a little while now. Yeah, that the Packers are going to wake
up the Lions already have and it's going to come down to that
game.
I just thought that would be a great final game to the season.
I just doubt that it's going to be clear that
that that outcome
definitely will be
when in your, in losing your out. But maybe it will be.
Maybe it will be Lambeau Field. January, 8 Lions, Packers would
be a hell of a finish to the season. All due respect to
the And the Jaguars. Oh yeah.
But I mean the point is is that we got we got a lot of meat
left on the bone. We've got three games here where
the Giants their schedule is certainly not easy
with Philadelphia, your Vikings and then the Indianapolis Colts
who have shown to be a pain in the but at least the the very
least Washington. Okay.
Cowboys 49ers Cleveland Browns
I mean they could easily lose all four of those games if they
don't watch out now they might get lucky and get the Cowboys
and week 18 there where they're not playing for anything and A
just rest up for the wild-card game
but I think still that's that's the great thing about right
now. Yeah, Detroit's got the easiest schedule. And then
yeah, the Packers are still alive. They got a tough one
here, coming up in Miami next week. That will be a real test
of they can get over that. But yeah, they are still alive and
they give you a little Hope from the way they played
last night. It was a pretty clean game for the most part. And
I think you kind of said it, right? It was boring and they
controlled it really throughout other than a few mistakes. That
kind of let the Rams have some second. Life. So
this should be an exciting,
you know, final three weeks as far as how this all turns out.
Hey, speaking of that, Packers Dolphins, game yamming up Sunday
at 1:00 Eastern.
You know, we've talked about this earlier, I'm always
sensitive about scheduling commentary because it, it can
get us in trouble. But but we also have to acknowledge
the obvious,
two of the three games on Christmas are not nearly as
good as we thought they were going to be when they pulled
the sheet off the schedule back in early. May,
that's what happens when you lock in games
in week 16. Yeah. Bye week, 16
things. Have happened and teams that we thought were bad or
good and teams that we thought were good or bad and that's
just the way it
goes. So I don't know why they don't do
the
thing. They did this past weekend where they select which
games get called out of the of the weekend and put on
the extra day,
like they picked the three games. Yeah,
we're all pretty good. Even though the Browns Ravens
wasn't nearly as exciting as the other two. It was still
pretty Bill. Do it was right that they could do that in
the future. Or, or if you're going to have three game set for
Christmas day,
don't set a time for any of them.
Because, why not? Packers Dolphins Primetime, that's
the best game of the day, right? Why not be able to shuffle them
around.
So, as they program for Christmas more, I think they're
going to learn from experience.
That there's a better way to do it. And, you know, it's not
that same tradition lions always the early morning game
Cowboys, no, I don't want that to change right on
Thanksgiving, but
On Christmas. I think you just say these are the three
Christmas games and we'll get back to you. Is whether starts
at 1:00 for 30 or 8:15
Eastern. I cannot let you know, two weeks in advance, but my
only thing, Mike, would that and I'm with you,
it's just that.
I've because I was thinking about this the other day,
a little that I came up with the conversation with the guy I was
having and I just, I guess.
Would you worry about the NFL? I mean, Christmas plans, right?
I guess. That's where it would be a little dicey. People are
not sure. If you're scheduled to go to a gay, I don't know.
That's all I'm trying to say personal lives, my get way
here. I that that's the only thing I came up to my
to my brain there.
They're gonna Flex games from Sunday to Monday next year, so
I don't think they care. And also potentially gain from
Monday back to Sunday so they don't really care about that.
Yeah, about the TV audience, I mean, I mean, it's let's call
it what it is? Yeah, to
buy your ticket,
you've already bought your ticket.
Sorry. You want to sell it on the
secondary market and we'll get a piece of that to go ahead.
Can't make it to the game Loop stinks for you. Yeah but yeah
we'll get we'll get our percentages. You use
the official NFL ticket reseller.
It really is amazing to me that
when I was a kid it was like the seediest thing you
Could be was a ticket scalper and now the NFL's right in
the middle of scalping tickets. Just like gambling. Oh yeah.
What's that over there? Hold on. And they go in there and
they
they place money on football games and it's a crime and
now it's not and
we're going to take our piece of the pie as well.
All right. Before we get ourselves in any, more
troubles, Christmas week though, is anybody really gonna
fire us Christmas week? This is the week that we could just go
hog-wild if we want to as far as next week,
but at least not this week,
I don't know, I don't know. I
don't want to test that this week. Let's wait, let's wait
till some other time.
Alright, here's Aaron Rodgers. On the
reality that the Green Bay Packers late season, as
I expected all along, would wake up and get themselves into
the playoff conversation here is from after last night's win.
You don't know, I mean, look,
before the Bears week we knew we had a by afterwards and and
those of us who sometimes peek ahead and do that.
We had to win five and then have a lot of things go our way.
So we want to and just about everything we've needed to
happen is gone our way
just about, right?
So
things are looking up.
Things are looking up there, Johnny gloom and doom all black
eye game. I don't know I guess that's good luck now his is
everybody he was wearing all black when they stunk so
I don't know, I don't know either.
Hey I you know me I'm a guy really want to know what
message he's trying to send it's Christmas week for crying
out loud. If he's in all black for his postgame, press
conference
after the game on Sunday,
then
I don't know what I'm going. Well, I think he's like, I'll
do something, he's obviously cooler than you and me, and
he's into the, I understand it, you know me. Mike, I'm all
blue. All black all gray kind of guy.
It makes life simple.
Oh, and you start to get used to it. He said to go ahead and
kind of look good and just the, the all-black look and he's
flying with it. I don't know. He also, I think the thinks
he's like a,
you know, the lead guitarist for a huge band to that, I do
think that I think he's made that transformation the last
three years. So this is part of his look, I mean, he goes off
the field,
they win. He does this right? And he's like, he's like a rocker.
So I guess that's kind of like his alter ego. That's kind of
how I picture it.
It helped him last night to have some help around him. Yeah
and it backs got it going AJ Dillon had a couple of
touchdowns, 36, rushing yards. 35 receiving yards he exited
for concussion evaluation late
in the game. Aaron Jones had nine
Yards, rushing, 36 yards, receiving and a touchdown.
That's the kind of thing they need. The defense
was better. The offense more versatile.
They had a spark to them.
They were
alive. Yeah. They were the Packers were used to seeing, in
prime time,
the Packers that make us say, where the hell were you all
year? Yeah, sure. That's right. I mean, I think that's
the thing. You look at and if you're going to just take it,
like a positive aspect for the Green Bay Packers and
Down the stretch here is like hope and potential. Those are
the words that going to came to my mind. As I was sitting there
watching the game. Yeah, they still got hope to
to maybe get in the playoffs here. Things fall and shake out
the right way, which they are to this point. But you're
the potential. We saw the Run game, kind of be dominant control
the game, The Backs got involved in the pass game as
well Rogers for the most part, other than that
throw one, the second Drive was pretty efficient
and then I think we also saw,
you know, the potential of
What? They could be with those two receivers. I know.
Christian Watson didn't have the best night and mess. The
audible up at the end of the night of the game at the end of
the game there. But you see how
he's got three rockets up his butt and then Romeo Dobbs being
and
in the conversation again and then both being back on
the field and even the numbers were Rogers last night, 22,
completions 230 yards, those are better. As far as like
yards per completion. It wasn't as dinkin dunk as we've seen
And I think when you look at all that you start to go,
you know, Mike to your point and some of the things you said
maybe they can get the Mojo going here and be a little bit
of a scare as we get down the stretch because the offense, it
did look close last night and sometimes and very efficient
and definitely a little more explosive.
I'll tell on you if you're the Minnesota Vikings, and you lock
into the to see, you do not want the Packers or the Lions
coming to town in the Wild Card round. And I think you'd want
the Packers less than the Lions, just because
Rogers will be less rattled by being at US Bank Stadium.
Especially since it be a lot of Packers fans there for
the game, right? But they're hitting their groove and it
doesn't matter all that other stuff doesn't matter. It's just
getting and Chris remember I said
before the season,
maybe the best thing for the Packers is to not be the one
seed to be a low seed. So And they get to the postseason,
they play
with more freedom. We weren't supposed to be here or on house
money.
We're on borrowed time. Let's just go cut it. Loose
like they did 12 years ago when they enter the postseason as
the sixth seed. One in Philadelphia barely beat
the crap out of the number one seat, Atlanta Falcons on
a Saturday night and then beat the Bears in the NFC
Championship
to go to the Super Bowl and win it.
They get paralyzed by
what it means to be the ones.
Seat and everything you have to lose after you've had that
special season, we've seen it time. And again, there's just
something about the culture of the team with Aaron Rodgers at
quarterback, where they feel like they've got so much to
lose. They don't cut it Loose.
Now, you got nothing to lose your in playoff mode. Already,
go out, cut it Loose, get in, and keep it going that way,
because you weren't supposed to be there. Anyway, I'm telling
you, they're dangerous between them and the, the box in
the Bucks are probably
still going to get in even if they're six and eleven. Yeah,
we're going to get in kind of those other teams want to take
it, right? You get to Tom Brady, in playoff mode, with we
weren't supposed to be here and everybody hates us now.
Everybody sick of us
and let's just go out and kick some ass and you get Aaron
Rodgers. In that mode, gets very interesting for the NFC
field because you're going to have some inexperience
quarterbacks at least as it relates to these
high-pressure games.
And
yeah, they're to battle as 30. I mean, think about it. First
ballot 30X. Yeah.
Jalen hurts. Right
Dak. Prescott, Kirk Cousins. Yeah.
That's the competition. And maybe Daniel Jones,
or
Taylor heinicke or Carson Wentz, who knows? At this
point, we'll talk about that later, think about that. If
Rogers and Brady get together for a little Ayahuasca at some
point, you know, the day after the season ends, and just have
a little chat and they
start pulling out like the stats for the football cards,
the bios of the other five quarterbacks in the NFC feel.
They can laugh. Their asses off mean,
what gives you confidence more than saying we're going up
against this now? Obviously Brock / D, just took it to Tom
Brady, I hear you 49ers fans but you're talking about
Elimination. It changes.
So
your point, your point to realize innate it by what those
two teams could do your because we've written them off. Yeah,
I told him aside and there's still there II get that I you
know I guess where I would just throw it. Meaning you said it.
I mean Tampa's getting in
and there there you're right. I don't know. They might not win
a game. The rest of the year they're still going to get in
here. I mean, it's pretty unbelievable.
I'm being sarcastic a little bit there, but I Green Bay
would be a team that I see a little more.
Potential to be scary. I guess that's what I think
more than anything. You know Brady
Rogers. They're both a little jumpy in the pocket. We know that
I think the potential of these two receivers on Green Bay
is a little scarier than what Tampa
has right now and Mike Evans hasn't been the same Chris
Godwin hasn't you know quite been on the think 100%
the whole year. They don't have that speed guy. They don't have
the Run game
that the Packers have
and I don't think you know it bhakti He's in there. I don't
know if they can protect as well as Green Bay does. So
that's where I would give guide, Green
Bay a chance to be
a little more scary
than Tampa Green Bay at Lisa's had moments and playing of
consistency and looking. OK. And managing the game and they
just couldn't make plays to
win games and do stuff like that.
I guess I feel a little differently about them or
Tampa. We've just seen we've seen moments of disaster from
them. This year, we just go, is this? This is unbelievable.
But I do think your points real here and and Green Bay. And
I do see it a little I do and then I would watch out. I think
this week will be the ultimate test, of course, because
they're running into a team here, that's clearly more
Talent of them
explosive. And as much as we're talking about this potential of
Green Bay and the offense and all that Mike I think the thing
that scares me more than anything is really their
defense.
You know I know defensively it wasn't bad last night but come
on, nobody's writing home about them Rams and what they do.
I worry about Green Bay. You just lack of Playmakers and the way
everybody's moved the ball on them
throughout the year
that I that there. The
I think the thing, I question maybe down the stretch here as
we go.
Yeah, for everything, the Rams did in two days to get Baker,
Mayfield ready? It sure. Feels like they didn't have the same
impact when they had 11 days to get him ready for
no. Next they did a good job like a shawl Nia, right? I'm
surprised. They even scored a touchdown. What was that throw
was like what was that? I mean I
it was a very different guy than what we saw
in his debut. He was getting hit. He rushed in a certain
price to have to eat it. I as soon as he like go of and
I thought, this isn't going to end well, because it had that
he had the demeanor of somebody who was just desperate,
It to make something happen when you're right on that line
of playing within yourself and trying so hard, to make
something happen that you're going to end up stepping into
a mess and he stepped into a mess right there.
Back to Dobbs and W. Yeah, a couple of interesting
statistics. Aaron Rodgers was 7 of 7 for 91 yards. When both
Watson and Dobbs were on the field and for the season, he's
20 of 24.
When they were both on the field, let's have another listen to
Johnny Cash. AKA Aaron Rodgers. What's with all the black looks
You're going to a funeral. Maybe I am here he is talking
about having Dobbs and Watson together.
Like I said, you know, rooms I think is going to
bemoan a couple's opportunities, maybe catch and
run. Get some more yards but
I was happy to get him out there. He's a very crisp route
Runner. You know, they were asked me about difference
between Christian and roams this week and Romans has always
been a little more polished to a real Runner
Christians just so explosive.
So I thought Matt did a good job of giving And Romeo
some routes where we needed his
his Christmas on the routes, and then, you know, giving
Christian opportunities to use his speed,
which we basically been doing, you know, at that cobby had
a few nice place for us
as well, and we got to keep finding ways to get Al involved too.
And look there were so confident know what they have
with jobs and W and that they gave Sammy Watkins. Yeah. See
you walking papers right on Monday. I'm not real thrilled
about the timing. Look, they can do whatever they want
whenever they want. How are they want? The team's do
that. But they had two weeks since their last game. Surely
they didn't just decide yesterday morning.
We're going to part ways with Sammy Watkins, no,
squatted on him. Now, they had to pay him that pan through
the process, but they kept them away from other contenders.
For as long as they possibly could, they got through all of
week, 14 all of week, 15, nobody else had a chance to get
him and,
you know, now he's out there and he goes through waivers and
it's just one of those little things. It's like, I know Mike,
I'm with you, he hasn't, he hasn't been a superstar. It's
not like he's been there for ten years but
it's just one of those little things.
Are you going to treat people like human beings?
Are you going to treat them like
inanimate pieces in your football machine? And that's
a move that makes me. I think the humanity.
Sensitivity isn't where it needs to be because they
squatted on the guy longer than they need to do. They weren't
going to keep him. Why not give him a chance to land somewhere
and play this past weekend? Well so
there's that balance, it's a balance, I mean, you're right.
I mean it listen, you are balancing humanity and it is
a business and maybe they wanted to see where the health of
the receivers were. I don't know
what the timing was odd. Mike. It was one of those where
I thought. Maybe they told him, hey, you know, we're going to
play the young guys, a lot. You're not going to play. Maybe
he just said, well, they can you release me?
I don't know if I necessarily
You know what I mean?
Because it for other thing to Mike to what you're saying is,
I don't think anybody was clamoring. Like, who I wonder?
If they'll release Sammy Watkins, he'll help us down
the stretch here. I mean, it seems like it's over for Sammy Sammy
Watkins for the most part, but
it was curious and I hope they didn't do them dirty to your
point. I don't. But I do think that just
these two guys that receiver, they, they got some specialness
about them, they do. And I mean, Rogers of course,
explained it right on the money there.
R and gosh. I mean, those two,
they're so good and they make you think differently about
their team. And, you know, it is exciting to see them on
the field of the same time. Even though they both didn't
capitalize on everything they could do last night,
you know, again, I think the word potential,
the more explosive, Roger seemed more comfortable, just
cutting a loose to them and trusting them last night. And
I think they're good enough to to where they might, they're good
enough to where they might
be able to get Rogers to think twice if he was
Think about retiring next year to go, you know what
I'm gonna come back because I haven't had to like this in
a while so I might try to give it a go, our o-line is going to be
okay, these running backs are here
and that they are that kind of guy and we'll see if they can
grow. They're going to have to really do some growing this
week as we talked, I mean, it's Miami. Miami is no score points
on that Green Bay defense. We've seen a lot of teams, move
the ball and
run past, whatever here the last six, eight weeks on that
Green Bay defense. You know, I this week they're this. Steam
is going to do it and they're going to be pissed off so Dobbs
and Christian Watson going to have to be on
their game and make some plays.
I don't think Aaron Rodgers needed, many reasons, beyond
the 60 million. That he only gets any place and extra
comfort thing, but yeah. You know what I mean? Yeah. Yeah.
That makes it a little easier to justify the grind week in
and week out Beyond checking your bank statements and
looking at
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