UGB: USELESS GREEN BAY: GBU Thread.

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[TheLondonLion]

An absolutely beautiful signature win.

The Lions looked like the home team. MCDC with his laminated playsheet on his fishing hook, flapping in the breeze as he focussed on us suffocating Green Bay AGAIN.

For you older heads - winning THREE in a row at Lambeau must be insane after we went nearly 25 years with no wins, including at the time of prime Barry.

That's exactly the kind of win I wanted. Less is more, simple bullyball. We are going to push you around, execute like a well coached team and there is NOTHING you can do about it.

G: Goff. Played within himself. Felt the rush when he dirted the ball as a blind side fresh rusher was about to light him up, SOLD the false start on 4th and 6 so well (normally QB's try and do TOO much with their stomping and screaming - this was executed to absolute perfection).

B: This NFL mission creep trying to remotely introduce college targeting rules. Get the fuck out of here.

U: Jordan Love's footwork.

[DanO]

"FWIW, Jack Campbell is the PFF 3rd rated LB in the league since week 3. 9th on the full season."
---------------------------You hardly ever hear his name but he leads the team in tackles.

[DanO]

What an idiot. The better team is the one that executes better.

[Mainevent]

I like PFF, the ratings are useful but like all metrics they are going to have deficiencies. They go through and grind the tape, it's not like there are other services who do that. The fact that NFL teams pay for PFF's private data shows you it has value.

It could be worse, like the Steven Ruiz QB rankings. That shit is performance art

Ruiz with a shot at Goff on their pod today, saying the it’s very possible the Lions could be upset into he playoffs because of Jared Goff. Joker.

[Coop]

Good: The win @ Lambeau is absolutely clutch. Elevates us to 1st place in the division
Bad: The Jordan Love INT...bad choice, good for us...
Ugly: The Branch ejection. If there were multiple hits, I'd get it. Clete had to put his mark on this game.

Better: The schedule now eases up a bit Texans, Jags, Colts. There is every chance we get to 10-1

[Mainevent]

Wasn’t Clete’s call, the ejection came down from the NFL NY central office.

[froot loops]

Thankfully, Clete was OK.

[chemiclord]

Yeah, I noticed at the time that the Packers home cooking really wasn't there. Part of that I'd argue is that the stigma on the Lions has changed. They are now one of the "elite" teams. They are a genuine contender. Those reputation calls that are such a vital element of the Packers home cooking didn't happen.

[El Axe]

Ruiz with a shot at Goff on their pod today, saying the it’s very possible the Lions could be upset into he playoffs because of Jared Goff. Joker.

He is sooo irrationally emotionally committed to the idea that Jared Goff is a poor NFL starting QB. It's comical.

I like the Ringer web site and I'll listen to some of their pods, but if he is on a pod and they talk Lions, he poisons the conversation with these irrational comments. He can't emotionally concede anything.

[Iron Lion]

Ruiz with a shot at Goff on their pod today, saying the it’s very possible the Lions could be upset into he playoffs because of Jared Goff. Joker.

I think people point out Goff's poor performance in the Super Bowl, thinking it was because he was in the Super Bowl. I think it was just Bill Belichick. Goff just cannot beat that man. 3 points in the Super Bowl, shut out with us. But I can't think of another playoff game where Goff didn't show up. And you know what, if Belichick is the one guy you can't beat, that's not actually saying anything bad about you. Just like Carol is the one coach MCDC can't beat. But both guys are in their 70s, and coaches who already have been to the mountaintop rarely do anything when they go to another team. Just look at Doug Pederson, Jimmy Johnson, Seifert, Gruden, Joe Gibbs returned to the Redskins but it was a different team and different era. Mike Holmgren is the only coach I can think of that even came close to a second mountaintop.

[froot loops]

Goff was young in the Superbowl, Brian Flores had him in a blender. But as we've seen, the Flores scheme isn't as effective against Goff now. One of the golden rules of football is reps matter, the more practice reps and game reps you get at QB, the better you can process.

Ruiz and a lot of folks are suffering from a thing called and Anchoring Effect. Basically in laymans terms, your first impression of something anchors your opinion and it clouds your judgment.

[chemiclord]

In the Super Bowl, Belichick and Flores threw something out there that NEITHER Goff or McVay had really seen anyone do before.

The second meeting is frankly one of "the other 21 guys on the field matter." The Lions simply weren't at a talent level they needed to be yet.

[El Axe]

I think people point out Goff's poor performance in the Super Bowl, thinking it was because he was in the Super Bowl. I think it was just Bill Belichick. Goff just cannot beat that man. 3 points in the Super Bowl, shut out with us. But I can't think of another playoff game where Goff didn't show up. And you know what, if Belichick is the one guy you can't beat, that's not actually saying anything bad about you. Just like Carol is the one coach MCDC can't beat. But both guys are in their 70s, and coaches who already have been to the mountaintop rarely do anything when they go to another team. Just look at Doug Pederson, Jimmy Johnson, Seifert, Gruden, Joe Gibbs returned to the Redskins but it was a different team and different era. Mike Holmgren is the only coach I can think of that even came close to a second mountaintop.

Andy Reid didn't win a Superbowl with Philly, but they were top-4 regularly, so pretty close. Best one I can think of with two NFL teams.