Would the strategy to neutralizing TJ Watt this weekend be similar to the Detroit game with Hutchinson?
There will be some similar tactics I’m sure. The difference is the Steelers have Heyward on the interior and Herbig on the other side, too. Those guys deserve attention as well. Heyward is a whale of a player as a disrupter on the inside.
I don’t recall this much early talk on ” seeding” in years past. Did I just successfully ignore it then?
It seems to have become part of the news cycle sooner for whatever reason. I don’t start looking at it until there are about 5-6 games left, honestly.
I was excited to see Matthew Golden involved early in the game but I don’t recall any catches or targets after the first qtr. what happened?
18 of Jordan Love‘s 29 throws were targeted for Kraft or Romeo Doubs. They became the go-to guys in that game.
It seems we haven’t done that well against short, quick passes. Rodgers is throwing more quickly than he used to. Will that be a problem for our defense?
It’s going to be another test, for sure. As I said, tackling will be at a premium, and trying to stay in the underneath passing lanes as much as possible. Easier said than done. But if teams aren’t going to challenge the defense downfield, then get to third down and take your chances.
Do you think Brandon McManus is worried about being Willy Pipped?
Two yellow helmet teams could be strange.
Yeah, I haven’t heard anything, but I’m wondering if the Packers will be wearing the all-whites. GB wore them on SNF in Seattle last year.
(Editor’s note: The Packers have since announced they are wearing their all-white uniforms in Pittsburgh.)
What are the biggest threats in Pittsburgh? How are their lines?
Pittsburgh’s pass rush is a big concern, and I think the Steelers are going to try to run the ball with Warren against GB more than recent opponents have tested the run D.
Awesome for kid on sidelines with high 5 from Kraft. Also saw Josh Jacobs‘s reached out to find a missed high 5 kid.
Yeah, the players know what those moments mean to young kids. They were young once, too.
Will Aaron get a free play this Sunday night? The DL needs to be disciplined.
For sure. The penchant for jumping offside is definitely something Rodgers will try to use to his advantage. The Packers have to stop doing that or it could really cost them. It was costly enough in AZ.
Hey Mike, how much of an impact did blitzing Quay Walker have on Micah Parsons‘s successful day? Having to account for Quay’s tenacity had to cause some shifts in protection from the Cardinals.
Walker had a terrific game, but honestly the Cardinals decided to try to block Parsons one-on-one more than any other opponent so far this season, and they paid the price.
What week are we wearing the throwbacks with the new brown helmets?
The Carolina home game, next week
I think Hutchinson has more moves than Watt. I see Watt more of pure speed rusher. Kraft will be chipping.
Chipping will be involved, but Watt has plenty of moves too. He’s not some one-trick pony.
At the end of the season, they don’t ask how, they ask how many.
Now that touchbacks come out to the 35, why would a team purposely kick it into the end zone? That decision cost the Cardinals three big points at the end of the half and there have been other similar examples throughout the league this season.
I don’t know if the Cardinals purposely kicked to the end zone. I asked LaFleur Monday if that’s what GB did after the go-ahead TD with two minutes left and he said that wasn’t the plan. Sometimes the kickers just get too much leg into it.
Can the Blue Jays beat the Dodgers?
Can they? Yes. Will they? I doubt it.
I noticed the Lions shut down Tampa without any of their starting secondary. Meanwhile we seem to struggle stopping anyone with our starters. Just the NFL or is Detroit just that deep with talent?
Credit to the Lions for how they pieced together a D-backfield to handle the Bucs, but what we don’t know is how much they changed up what they do with different players back there. Once that stuff is on film, other teams adjust. We’ll see what happens moving forward.
I was at the game Sunday. The Packer fans were numerous. I witnessed a franchise record, and a hip drop tackle flag. (so I have that going for me now)
The crowd reminded me of Nashville last year. Pretty much a takeover.
How many Packers fans typically show up in Pittsburgh?
I’m not expecting too many. The Steelers fans are going to be jacked for this one.