The 49ers put an end to the Packers season again BUT, this time it was just a case of the healthier team winning!

The end is always the worst but as we say goodbye to another Packer season it does not hurt as bad this time.

This team overcame so much all season but in this playoff battle they were just outplayed by a healthier, better, team. Still, We almost won, should have won, but we did not win and that is the bottom line.

It is funny how Packer nation was so concerned about Mason Crosby when the season began but he is just fine. With multiple injuries during this game on top of a season with countless injuries it just became too much to overcome. The injuries are a reason but not an excuse. 

The overall talent needs to improve, players and coaches!

We have a great QB, RB, and WRs but need improvement everywhere else!

The past two seasons we lost after earning a first round bye and being favored to win. I am disappointed by the many Packer fans who didn't think we had a chance today but maybe now everyone understands how good the Packers can be!

After doing better today the Defense still failed in the end and needs a big upgrade and it starts with a new coach to lead them. The Head Coach, Mike McCarthy, is still solid but needs help from a great Defensive mind.

In the end however, failing THREE YEARS IN A ROW in the first post-season game is UNACCEPTABLE and I hope General Manager Ted Thompson gets right on this and starts making changes right away so we all have some hope for next season!

As much as I like MM and TT, one more season ending this soon could mean the end for these two.

  

THIS IS THE FINAL INSTALLMENT OF PACKERTALK!!! 

It will not be back next season but the Pack will be Back and you can find my comments on Facebook and/or other social media sites. Thanks to all of you who have read this over the years!

 

Mike Trescher

Always remember "The Journey is the Reward"

The 49ers are coming to Green Bay...It's our time!

It's been almost a year now since being embarrassed in the playoffs in San Francisco but the 49ers come to Green Bay this time. The 49ers whipped the Packers 45-31 in the playoffs and also beat the Packers in each of the past two regular season opening games...but...

Things are much different now and this Packer team has been through so much just to make the playoffs that I don't think they will blow this opportunity.

Beating the 49ers is a tall task but with a healthy Aaron Rodgers and a healthy Randall Cobb the Packers are a good team so no more looking back, we are here!

The 49ers were the better team when the season started and throughout the season but who is the better team now?

Coaching: Both Mike McCarthy and Jim Harbaugh are 50 years old. Mike McCarthy is a Super Bowl champion head coach while Jim Harbaugh lost in his Super Bowl opportunity last season vs. Baltimore... ADVANTAGE PACKERS

Special Teams: The 49ers return game is slightly better in most of these areas...ADVANTAGE 49ERS

Secondary: The Packers are young but getting more experience every week but the 49ers secondary is better...ADVANTAGE 49ers

Linebackers: The Packers have key injuries but still have some good linebackers like A.J. Hawk but the 49ers have Patrick Willis, NaVorro Bowman and much more...ADVANTAGE 49ers

Defensive Line: The Packers are big but the 49ers are very strong. The biggest key to this game is that the Packers OL is able to keep San Francisco DL from taking over the game...ADVANTAGE 49ers

Offensive Line: The Packers now have the best five guys out there and playing well and have a solid running game. They must play well and protect Aaron Rodgers if the Packers are to win this game. Still, the 49ers have more talent at this position as well...ADVANTAGE 49ers

Wide Receivers: Not only do the Packers have four OUTSTANDING ones but the 49ers have only Michael Crabtree and Tight End Vernon Davis to count on...HUGE ADVANTAGE Packers 

Running Backs: Eddie Lacy/James Starks vs. Frank Gore etc...EVEN

Quarterbacks: Aaron Rodgers vs. Colin Kaepernick  ADVANTAGE Packers 

HOME TEAM: Green Bay...Advantage Packers

OVERALL: It looks like the 49ers should win but I really think it is the Packers turn. Green Bay can outscore San Francisco if they stay away from big mistakes.

I hope all Packer fans really enjoy this game and appreciate what the team has been through and accomplished this season. 

IF the Packer Offensive Line can play well enough and the Packers don't commit any turnovers in this game (or at least win the turnover battle) I think Aaron Rodgers will lead the Packers to a victory we will all remember for a long time: Packers 38 49ers 31

Like I always say: "The Journey is the Reward" and this Journey has been so much fun that I can't stand the idea of seeing it all end! 

It's Bear Week!

Aaron Rodgers is back and we are going to make the playoffs, hey yeah, hey yeah, the leader is back.

The Leader of the Pack!!!

As long as the Packers hold Chicago to 30 or less, the division title remains in Green Bay! 

Eddie Lacy will run all over the Bears

My best guess is Packers 41 Bears 30 but any score will do. Just Win Pack!

What do you think will happen on Sunday?

Please comment below!

A little Christmas Ditty to think of while listening to Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer! Final Versions: Which one do you like best?

You know Lacy and Nelson and Jones and Starks,
Hawk and Matthews and Shields and Hyde,
But do you recall?
The most famous Packer of all?

Aaron Rodgers the strong armed Quarterback
Had a very strong arm
And if you ever saw him play
You would even see him run

And all of the other Packers
Used to love to play with him.
They never thought poor Aaron
would ever miss a football game.

Then one awful Monday night,
The Bears came to fight
Aaron with your arm so strong,
We will slam you on the tundra tonight?

Then Aaron's collarbone was broken
And the Bears shouted out with glee
Chicago wins the NFC North this year
and we will go down in history

Aaron Rodgers the strong armed Quarterback
Had to miss the several games
And the Packers tried their best
but the team was just not the same.

And all of the other Packers
Used to love to play with him
They sure missed poor Aaron
when they played the games with Matt Flynn.

Then one day after Christmas,
Coach McCarthy came to say:
Aaron with your Collarbone almost healed
won't you guide this team on the field?

Then how the Packers loved him
As they shouted out with glee
We're gonna go to Chicago and take back the North of the NFC
Aaron Rodgers the strong armed Quarterback you'll go down in history!!!

 

You know Lacy and Nelson and Jones and Starks,

Hawk and Matthews and Shields and Hyde,
But do you recall?
The most famous Packer of all?

Aaron Rodgers the strong armed Quarterback

Had a very strong arm
And if you ever saw him play
You would even see him run

And all of the other Packers
Used to love to play with him.
They never thought poor Aaron
Would ever miss a football game.

Then one awful Monday night,
The Bears came to play ready for a fight.
Aaron with your arm so strong,
We will slam you on the tundra tonight?

Then Aaron's collarbone was broken
And the Bears shouted out with glee
Chicago wins the NFC North this year
And we will go down in history

And all of the other Packers

Used to love to play with him
They sure missed poor Aaron
when they played the football games.

Then one day after Christmas, the coach came to say:
Aaron with your Collarbone doing alright
won't you guide my team this night?

Then how the Packers loved him
As they shouted out with glee
We're gonna go to Chicago and take back the North of the NFC
Aaron Rodgers the strong armed Quarterback you'll go down in history.

Tough loss to the Steelers but the football Gods are with the Packers!

The Packers can still make the playoffs after all that has happened.

Win 2 more and we are in

It might not be easy but I think the Packers will be able to beat Pittsburgh and set up a showdown with the Bears for the NFC North Championship!

Thank You Baltimore

The Ravens win over the Lions means that the Packers simply need to win the final two games to become NFC North Champions AGAIN and move forward to the playoffs!

First Half Bad but in the second half the Defense played well, Eddie Lacy was a beast and SuperMattFlynn put on his cape!

Packers 37 Cowboys 36 after being down by 23 points (26-3) at Halftime!

 





The biggest comeback in the history of the GREEN BAY PACKERS!!!

SuperMattFlynn and the Green Bay Packers at the Dallas Cowboys

After a terrible November Our Green Bay Packers had a great come from behind victory vs Atlanta and now go to Dallas where the Packers seem to never win.

This Cowboys Defense is last in the NFL and the Packers Defense showed improvement this week so if Matt Flynn can be SuperMatt today, Green Bay can win and keep this season alive!

This is still our Packers!

Okay Packer Nation, time to step it up and support the team like never before:

Yes, the coach and GM have made some mistakes this season.
Yes, the Aaron Rodgers injury takes away our best player for the 6th game in a row.
Yes, our team went winless in November.
Yes, the Packers have lost control of their playoff destiny.
Yes, Aaron Rodgers is OUT for yet another game.

BUT, with four wins in December combined with two Lions losses the Packers can still win the NFC North and host a first round playoff game.

Yes, the Defense has been awful and winning without Rodgers has NOT happened yet...
BUT, today at home in the cold vs Atlanta, who is having an even worse season than Green Bay in every way, I think the chances of winning are good...
AND, with Aaron Rodgers for the final 3 games the chances of winning are great...
SO, the way I see it if the Lions lose two games in December our Packers are in!

Once you make it into the playoffs anything can happen, including Superbowl 48 so...

Go Eagles and Go Pack Go !

I think that Matt Flynn will have a good game today and don't forget about the two big Offensive stars who are playing so well JORDY NELSON and EDDIE LACY!!

I can't explain what happened in Detroit but it is only one loss so lets just move forward.

The Packers only trail the Bears by a half game and finish the season in Chicago so no concern there. The concern is the Lions who now lead the Packers by 1.5 games with 4 games remaining.

Detroit still has to play the Eagles, Ravens, Giants, and Vikings and while the former three are playoff contenders, the Vikings play Detroit at the Metrodome, a game that could potentially be the last NFL game played at the Metrodome. One can imagine the Vikings wanting that one pretty bad and with the win over the Bears and tie with the Pack, a victory could show that they are still respectable in the division.

It is very possible that Detroit will finish at 9-7 or worse so the challenge to the Packers is to win the final four games. vs Atlanta, at Dallas, vs Pittsburgh, and at Chicago, no matter who plays Quarterback. Obviously if Aaron Rodgers can go chances are good at winning all 4.



 Once in the playoffs, anything can happen!!!

Looking for some Matt Flynn magic to get end this terrible November and get back to the top of the NFC North!

The great thing about a TIE GAME is that the Packers will not finish in a TIE for the NFC North Division title now. No need to worry about Tiebreakers as the season winds down.

Beating the Lions on Thanksgiving Day will get the PACK BACK ON TOP of the NFC North where they belong. Thankfully Matt Flynn is now the #2 Quarterback and his best game as a Packer was vs Detroit. 


It would be nice if the Defense would show up to feast on the Lions as well.

It is crazy how big this game is:

WINNING = First Place in the NFC North
TIE = Still having a chance in the NFC North
LOSS = Becoming a Long Shot at winning the NFC North and almost no shot at a Wildcard.

The Packers really MUST WIN this game!

Keep the Vikings down Packers and get back to winning!

Does anyone remember what things were like around this time in 2010?

Things were looking bad, Rodgers had to miss a game. True Packer fans kept faith in Mike and Ted and what happened? The Packers got hot to make the playoffs, survived a close game at Philadelphia, played their best game ever at Atlanta, and then beat the Bears in the NFC Championship before going on to beat Pittsburgh in Super Bowl XLV. Many players were on IR, including Jermichael Finley.

It would appear to me that as some fans and the media are losing faith in this team and think the season is slipping away, the Packers are actually right where they want to be. I think we will now start to see improvement every week and an incredible lift when Rodgers gets back on the field and another big lift when Randall Cobb gets back and both of these guys will be well rested!

Remember Packer Nation: Look at the bright side in every situation, it makes life and sports much more fun!

Two losses in a row after starting QB goes down, stay calm fans, PACKER ON!!!

I think that Scott Tolzien is ready to go to New York and lead the Packers to a GIANT victory.

Matt Flynn is backing him up but hopefully will not be needed. I feel like the Defense and Special Teams will play much better this week and Green Bay will be victorious.

I love the Brewers, Bucks, and Badgers but not in the same way I love the Packers. I will always watch every down of every Packer game (often twice) no matter how good or bad the team is doing. Yes even if they were winless I would still be watching and cheering them on!

 

 

LIFE IS SHORT, ENJOY THE JOURNEY.....Remember to Keep Calm and Packer On!

Next Man Up? Well maybe not, Aaron Rodgers can't be replaced but the game vs Philadelphia can still be won by the Packers!

Time and time again over the past 4 seasons a Packer gets injured and it's "next man up" as the Packer train keeps rolling on to more victories. This time the injury was to Aaron Rodgers and the Packer train WAS derailed on Monday night and the Bears took advantage beating the Rodgers-less Packers and putting the NFC North into a three way tie including the Lions.

Now that the Packers have had time to adjust to life without Aaron, the true test is vs. Philadelphia in Week 10. The Packers must show the ability to move on without their best player and leader. Aaron Rodgers is helping out Seneca all he can and is now like another member of the coaching staff. This Packer train will play differently but the plan is to stay on track until Aaron can get back into the game sometime in December.

The "easy" November schedule continues vs PH, at NY, vs MN, and at DT. It looks a lot tougher now when you subtract the leagues best Quarterback and the "next man up" is simply an average Quarterback. I think the Packers can still win a game or two or even three this month behind Seneca Wallace and Scott Tolzein but a loss at Detroit on Thanksgiving day combined with a Week 10 win by Detroit at Chicago means that the Lions will be in the lead and in control of the NFC North.

Before this injury it was looking like Green bay might run the table to a 14-2 record and the top seed in the NFC meaning they would be just two Lambeau victories away from Superbowl 48 but we must adjust to this new reality and do it the hard way like we did in the 2010 season. How about two wins with Seneca Wallace at the helm? This would put the Packers at 7-5 and then if Aaron can play in the final four games and win three of them the Packers finish at 10-6.

This would be just like 2010. The team is healthier at playoff time and gets hot. Just like the 2010 season this Packer team could win three road games and advance to the Super Bowl where they win again and bring that Lombardi trophy back home where it belongs once again, in Green Bay!

This might sound like a dream but remember. The Packer Defense has Clay Matthews back now and we still have two superstars on Offense: Jordy Nelson and Eddie Lacy!

A Bad Night in Lambeau

Dont panic Packer fans, if Aaron Rodgers is back in December along with Cobb and Finley, the Packers can still win the division and win in the playoffs and yes, the Defense needs Clay Matthews and many others to get healthy and get better and FAST!

Seneca Wallace should not be judged until after Sunday vs Philadelphia as he will have had an opportunity to get reps all week and be ready to win!

I do think Matt Flynn should be brought in to compete with Seneca for the job. With Eddie Lacy running for over 100 yards every week, we will always have a chance!