Five Questions With: Acme Packing Company
by Kev H on Dec 31, 2010 2:00 PM CST
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PrintBears-Packers. Week 17. The best rivalry in football, complete with playoff implications. What's better?
Dane took some time to share some questions with Acme Packing Company. You can find his answers to their questions over at their site. A big thanks to Brandon and the APC gang, and we look forward to the big sporting match on Sunday afternoon.
WCG: How much differently would the season have gone for the Packers had they not sent what is essentially a third of their roster to the IR? Would you guys truly have been an untouchable juggernaut?
Brandon: I don't think the stats or rankings would have been that much different, but the record would have been. The Packers have lost all 6 games by 4 points or less, and having all those players available would have helped in those close games. The major injuries were to the players who are still playing. They lost all four games when either Clay Matthews or Aaron Rodgers was injured mid-game or out for the entire game. It's a testament to the depth on the team that they've been able to hang together despite all the injuries.
WCG: What is the fanbase's current impression of the coaching staff, and the overall management of the team?
Brandon: It all depends on whether the team's lost. Some fans were calling for blood after losing to the Lions, while others were telling everyone to chill. Personally I think they're all doing a great job (special teams coach excepted.)
WCG: What are some key match-ups for us to keep an eye on both offensively and defensively this weekend?
Brandon: The defense has been susceptible to receiving tight ends, and they were much better against the run in 2009. Can Olson[sic] and Forte get it going? Knox and Hester are going to have trouble against Woodson and Williams, but the Packers nickelback has been injured this week. Can the Bears No. 3 receiver do some damage? The best thing to stop Aaron Rodgers is a strong pass rush (something the Giants manage last week) and will the Bears be able to pressure him?
WCG: How are the Packers special teams units performing this season, and how comfortable are you that they can stack up against the Bears ST units?
Brandon: The Packers special teams unit stinks. Nearly every key special teams gunner is out for the season, and their returners have done nothing. The Packers rookie punter is much better now than he was back in Week 3, and he won't be kicking to Devin Hester anymore. But overall the Packers aren't in the same league as the Bears special teams.
WCG: After watching Julius Peppers cause 700 yards in penalties during the first meeting, the Packers have really tightened up their ship. How did you guys nip that in the bud so quickly, and so effectively?
Brandon: Penalities were a major problem in 2009, and Mike McCarthy made it a point to turn that ship around in 2010. Their Week 3 matchup was a fluke. Overall they have the 4th fewest penalties per game. I haven't seen anything like that at any other point this season.
WCG: What will be the final score?
Brandon: Packers 31, Bears 17
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Thanks again to the APC crew!
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I hope both teams bring their A games.
Bears, Packers, Playoff implications….this right here is what it’s all about.
"More cowbell" - Bruce Dickinson; "More bell cow" - Lovie Smith
Good questions
But he got 2 things wrong, 1, eventually they will have to kick to Hester, and 2, the score, I see it more like 24 – 21 Bears
All women are beautiful when the lights are off!
by touchdown bears on Dec 31, 2010 2:33 PM CST reply actions
I think it'll be a closer game than that.
And, of course, if they’re planning on kicking away from Hester we should end up with a couple of short fields anyway.
We can build a new tomorrow, today
how good is brandon jackson?
what should the bears expect to see from packers as far as the running game goes?
Lou Brown: I'm not much for giving inspirational addresses, but I'd just like to point out that every newspaper in the country has picked us to finish last. The local press seems to think that we'd save everyone the time and trouble if we just went out and shot ourselves. Me, I'm for wasting sportswriters' time. So I figured we ought to hang around for a while and see if we can give 'em all a nice big shitburger to eat!
Packers fan here.
B-Jax is a very good 3rd-down back. He’s great at blocking and is very good receiving back. He’s not as good as a feature running back though. He isn’t great at reading the holes and doesn’t have break away speed.
Dmitri Nance is coming on a bit as more of a north-and-south type of runner. He’s decent, but nothing special.
John Kuhn has been very good as a rushing fullback this year. He is a powerful runner who you will see in short yardage and goal line situations. He’s a pretty good receiver as well.
The problem though, is the offensive line. They do fairlky well in pass pro, but are horrible in run blocking. There are rarely many holes for the backs and often times the defense is on B-Jax before he even gets to the line. The line has had a few good run-blocking games this year, but I’d be surprised if they do it tomorrow.
Omaha's Christmas List:
Anthony Tolliver to get healthy and resume doing this (see picture).
The Suns to go on a tear with their new parts.
A healthy Green Bay Packers team for a deep playoff run.
Gregory Echenique to become the love-child of Charles Barkley and Dikembe Mutombo.
Bubba Starling to say "Screw baseball" and head to Lincoln to take Taylor Martinez's job.
im guessing his strength
would be in the passing game on third down. im just wondering how many carries he ll get, 19/ 25? and if he s not getting yards will they abandon the run or try to mix it up? my thoughts are the bears shut down b jax, and the pack will have to mix it up in the back field. opening the door for a turn over or two maybe.
Lou Brown: I'm not much for giving inspirational addresses, but I'd just like to point out that every newspaper in the country has picked us to finish last. The local press seems to think that we'd save everyone the time and trouble if we just went out and shot ourselves. Me, I'm for wasting sportswriters' time. So I figured we ought to hang around for a while and see if we can give 'em all a nice big shitburger to eat!
by LightsOutVegas on Dec 31, 2010 4:40 PM CST up reply actions
Brandon doesn't really get 20 carries.
They mix it up a lot anyway. Did you see last game? Brandon was getting some yards, Rodgers was getting some yards, Nance was getting a few carries, and Kuhn was handling the short yardage situations. No individual runner really got more than 50 yards, but the team broke 100.
Omaha's Christmas List:
Anthony Tolliver to get healthy and resume doing this (see picture).
The Suns to go on a tear with their new parts.
A healthy Green Bay Packers team for a deep playoff run.
Gregory Echenique to become the love-child of Charles Barkley and Dikembe Mutombo.
Bubba Starling to say "Screw baseball" and head to Lincoln to take Taylor Martinez's job.
neither team really attempted to stick with the run
last time the bears packers faced off
Da Bears
ATT YDS TD LG
Cutler 3 37 0 16
Forte 11 29 0 12
Taylor 3 9 0 6
Knox 1 2 0 2
the packers
ATT YD TD LG
Kuhn 6 31 0 18
Rodgers 2 20 1 17
Jackson 7 12 0 11
these both look like half time stats.
Lou Brown: I'm not much for giving inspirational addresses, but I'd just like to point out that every newspaper in the country has picked us to finish last. The local press seems to think that we'd save everyone the time and trouble if we just went out and shot ourselves. Me, I'm for wasting sportswriters' time. So I figured we ought to hang around for a while and see if we can give 'em all a nice big shitburger to eat!
by LightsOutVegas on Dec 31, 2010 4:52 PM CST up reply actions
We've changed A LOT since the first meeting
No team in the NFL has run the ball more than us, over the past 8 weeks.
We’ve made major changes to the O line since the first time we played beat the Packers. The only player that hasn’t changed or been moved is Kreutz. I suspect that if Forte plays the whole game, he’ll get some decent yardage and will no doubt find the end-zone.
The Packers haven’t changed a bit. They are still pass happy and still have a very weak running game.
I think the Bears will win this game simply because our D line is much better than they’re O line, and we’ll get pressure on Rodgers and force him into some bad throws.
19-13 Bears.
Hard decision made simple
I’ve been thinking about this game, and I think it’s clear. We play the starters. We play this game like the future of mankind depends on it.
The question is: Would you rather face the Packers in the regular season or the playoffs? Win and they’re in. No other NFC team scares me more than the Packers. I’d much rather face New Orleans, the Giants, Atlanta… any other team. If you’re like me, and you think they are the biggest hurdle we face then we play to win. If you think Atlanta is a bigger obstacle to our ultimate goal then you rest the starters.
A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush If you can knock them out now, knock them out. Health of our players be damned. Go down swinging. Play this game like your life depends on winning it.
Even if they lose
they could still be in. That’s where the problem is.
If I did what I love for a living, what would I do in my free time?
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We need both NYG and TB to lose if we lose.
I’d much rather have the Packers win this game. Nothing personal, but it’s nice to not depend on what others do.
Omaha's Christmas List:
Anthony Tolliver to get healthy and resume doing this (see picture).
The Suns to go on a tear with their new parts.
A healthy Green Bay Packers team for a deep playoff run.
Gregory Echenique to become the love-child of Charles Barkley and Dikembe Mutombo.
Bubba Starling to say "Screw baseball" and head to Lincoln to take Taylor Martinez's job.
I don't see a scenario where the Giants lose.
They’re defense is pissed and going up against the human turnover machine…aka the sex cannon.
"He's a great candidate," Ryan said. "If I hadn't made him drop in coverage so often on running backs, he might be the all-time sack leader. They call it zone blitzing nowadays. We called it, 'Richard, pick him up.'" - Buddy Ryan on Richard Dent's HOF chances.
He wants to spray hot passes...
All over the opposing DB’s chests as well.
Never have I ever seen a QB who loves the long ball so much, but his every attempt at throwing one causes exclamation points from Metal Gear Solid to immediately appear over every single defensive players head.
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by Jacob Hayes on Jan 1, 2011 12:42 AM CST up reply actions 1 recs
I'm such a nerd, I know exactly what you're talking about
by NorthSideBearsFan on Jan 1, 2011 1:10 PM CST up reply actions
It's ok, though.
Quickly run around the column/boxes one full time, and you can stealth kill them from behind.
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Hurry!
Delete your post before the sex cannon reads it!
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They need a lot of help, though, if they lose....
They need NO to win a mostly meaningless game (given the 1000/1 odds of the Falcons losing to CAR) against a pretty good Tampa Bay team and for the Giants to lose to Washington. While NO might play the game on the outside chance that Atlanta falls victim to the monster offense of the Carolina Kittens, I don’t see the Giants giving Sexy Rexy any breathing room.
I think NO wins, but the Giants win when they have to against Washington.
in•san•i•ty \in-ˈsa-nə-tē\ noun
1 : The practice of repeating the same action while expecting different results.
by Timothy Hockemeyer on Dec 31, 2010 5:53 PM CST up reply actions
I say we go ...
… with the Herm Edwards moto ……. You play to win the game !
" Everyone has a plan 'till they get punched in the mouth. " ~
Mike Tyson
by MidWayMonster54 on Dec 31, 2010 3:55 PM CST up reply actions
If the Packers get in as the 6th seed...
do you know how unlikely it will be for them to face the Bears at any point in the playoffs?
They’d have to go on the road and beat Philly… then go on the road and beat either New Orleans or Atlanta. Then they’re reward for that would be a return visit to Soldier Field in the NFC Championship game.
I’m taking the Bears over any team in the NFC right now, but I’ll take that scenario over having to go play in Atlanta, which is a ton more likely. Think of that, and see if you still agree with “go down swinging”.
The only reason to go full out to win this game is to get that #1 seed… and if Atlanta beats Carolina, you dial back the expectation of winning this game vs the importance of keeping your players as healthy as possible.
You still play to win the game… but it doesn’t mean you have to put your most fragile assets on extreme risk to do it (I’m thinking about sitting Tinoisamoa, Hester and, maybe, getting Kevin Shaffer some snaps just in case they need him in a couple weeks).
I don’t even like turning this into more of a grudge match than it usually is by making the Bears out to be some savior for the rest of the NFC. This game isn’t about eliminating the Packers, because the Bears can’t really do that anyway, and facing them wouldn’t be the Bears problem for another three weeks, if at all.
Play to win the game… play it smart… let everything else happen however it’s going to happen.
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by jameslcrockett on Jan 1, 2011 3:48 AM CST up reply actions
this is correct..
The likelyhood of the Bears meeting the Packers in the postseason in my opinion is remote, unless of course the Bears get the #1 seed. The Packers would have to win in Philly, which they did for the first time since 1940 in the opener vs the Eagles without Mike Vick for 1/2 the game in the opener this year. They would then likely have to beat Atlanta in Atlanta which they already failed to do this year.
I could understand the argument of knocking the Packers out if you were likely to meet them the following week, but playing all your guys the entire game just because you are afraid of seeing them 2 games down the road is silly.
I love wins. Wins are good for the soul.- Barry Alvarez Sep 25, 2005
I agree play the starters.
However, the only way we see GB is in the NFC Championship in Soldier Field.
DO GOOD ON SUNDAY
Sincerely,
Giants Fan
Partially functional, half of me is comfortable, the other half is close to the Cliff, like Mrs. Huxtable
by King Henry the 2nd on Dec 31, 2010 3:45 PM CST reply actions
Ignore the Giants fan!
He’s just a troll. You want the NFC North to be well represented in the playoffs, right?
Omaha's Christmas List:
Anthony Tolliver to get healthy and resume doing this (see picture).
The Suns to go on a tear with their new parts.
A healthy Green Bay Packers team for a deep playoff run.
Gregory Echenique to become the love-child of Charles Barkley and Dikembe Mutombo.
Bubba Starling to say "Screw baseball" and head to Lincoln to take Taylor Martinez's job.
Of course.
Partially functional, half of me is comfortable, the other half is close to the Cliff, like Mrs. Huxtable
by King Henry the 2nd on Jan 1, 2011 10:23 AM CST up reply actions
I'm a Husker fan as well as a Packer fan,
so what happened with Zach Bowman this year?
Omaha's Christmas List:
Anthony Tolliver to get healthy and resume doing this (see picture).
The Suns to go on a tear with their new parts.
A healthy Green Bay Packers team for a deep playoff run.
Gregory Echenique to become the love-child of Charles Barkley and Dikembe Mutombo.
Bubba Starling to say "Screw baseball" and head to Lincoln to take Taylor Martinez's job.
Missed too many tackles .....
" Everyone has a plan 'till they get punched in the mouth. " ~
Mike Tyson
by MidWayMonster54 on Dec 31, 2010 4:24 PM CST up reply actions
He fell out of favor with Lovie.
It started in the week 3 game with the Packers when Bowman whiffed on a couple early tackles and hesitated coming up to make tackles on the receivers which allowed yards after the catch.
by Dominique Blanton on Dec 31, 2010 4:28 PM CST up reply actions
That's really disappointing.
Jennings was wholly unimpressive when I saw him last year. h, well, I’ll have a new Husker CB to cheer for in the NFL this year.
Omaha's Christmas List:
Anthony Tolliver to get healthy and resume doing this (see picture).
The Suns to go on a tear with their new parts.
A healthy Green Bay Packers team for a deep playoff run.
Gregory Echenique to become the love-child of Charles Barkley and Dikembe Mutombo.
Bubba Starling to say "Screw baseball" and head to Lincoln to take Taylor Martinez's job.
Missed lots of tackles
and he’s made of glass.
Nobody who ever gave his best regretted it. -George Halas
Was always made of glass.....
in•san•i•ty \in-ˈsa-nə-tē\ noun
1 : The practice of repeating the same action while expecting different results.
by Timothy Hockemeyer on Dec 31, 2010 7:37 PM CST up reply actions
Just read on NFL.com
and this is what was wrote.
“So while I’m not willing to go ahead and crown the Bears, the way Dennis Green once dared America to do, I am certainly willing to admit my mistake. They’re every bit deserving of being in the postseason, and with a first-round bye at that. It’s going to take more of what we saw from Martz’s bunch on Sunday to keep it going — whether through wind, snow or sleet — while the defense and special teams must maintain the top-five levels that have propelled Chicago here in the first place (quick aside, for all the household names on that defense safety Chris Harris deserves All-Pro recognition as much as anyone).”
With the new year quickly approaching I just have one thought to pass along.
The bears will always have something the packers never will, Coach Ditka… Don’t forget about the blessings he brings to our team. So Bear down my friends for the offseason in Green Bay is scheduled to start on 2 January. Have fun tonight and be safe, here’s to 2011 yet another year of blog dominance by the WCG community, we are who they think we are.
DA BEARS!!!
When the world slips you a Jeffrey, stroke a furry wall.
- Aldous Snow
by Ditkavsworld on Dec 31, 2010 7:36 PM CST reply actions 1 recs
And someone to find Forrest Gregg and kick him square in the family jewels.
Five foot three seems to thrive on his misery...
by awfullyquiet on Dec 31, 2010 10:27 PM CST up reply actions
You're right, we don't have Ditka
We just have the guy they named the super bowl trophy after.
I hate the Bears... and kittens.
When he get's his own salsa let me know.
by Ditkavsworld on Jan 1, 2011 1:19 PM CST up reply actions 1 recs
He's welcome
for that league that Halas created.
If I did what I love for a living, what would I do in my free time?
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by Kev H on Jan 1, 2011 1:52 PM CST up reply actions 2 recs
I wasn't going to go there, but hey if you want to I'm all about it.
When the world slips you a Jeffrey, stroke a furry wall.
- Aldous Snow
My prediction
DA BEARS: 719054552325622
Packers: negative 5633
WOLFE scores 6700 TDs on half a carry and other players score as well, add the Ditka factor and BAMN, you get DA BEARS winning BIG.
i hope like hell that the Bears DO NOT rest their starters too much
no matter the outcome of the noon games.
Chronologically inept since 2060
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Me: Q: I can run but not walk. Wherever I go, thought follows close behind. What am I?
Wrigster A: Theriot
I completely agree with the score prediction
except you forgot to switch the teams
by NorthSideBearsFan on Jan 1, 2011 1:25 PM CST reply actions
Probably the wrong thread.. but Help!
im in orlando.. do you know if local fox will be playing the game? if not doesn anyone know where i can check?
Cutler and Rose are bringing back Chicago sports.
doesnt look good as of now for ya
Sunday, January 2nd*
(FOX NFL SUNDAY & CBS Doubleheader)
1:00 PM Dallas Cowboys at Philadelphia Eagles
New York Giants at Washington Redskins
Minnesota Vikings at Detroit Lions
Chicago Bears at Green Bay Packers
Carolina Panthers at Atlanta Falcons
Tampa Bay Bucs at New Orleans Saints
4:15 PM Arizona Cardinals at San Francisco 49ers
St. Louis Rams at Seattle Seahawks
now it still shows the bears at noon, so who knows. you might want to see if there is a way to contact them thru their site
Chronologically inept since 2060
"I could be writing this crap!" -- Crow T. Robot
Me: Q: I can run but not walk. Wherever I go, thought follows close behind. What am I?
Wrigster A: Theriot
i also checked
TV Guide and there it is saying TBA for Fox in Orlando, so no clue. i tried
Chronologically inept since 2060
"I could be writing this crap!" -- Crow T. Robot
Me: Q: I can run but not walk. Wherever I go, thought follows close behind. What am I?
Wrigster A: Theriot
TV Maps
are usually best found at the506.com
Specifically, RIGHT HERE
According to that map, you’ll be seeing it..
If I did what I love for a living, what would I do in my free time?
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And according to my DVR TV Guide
I’ll be seeing it here in Mississippi and I couldn’t be happier, well I guess I could be happier if the Bears win.
When the world slips you a Jeffrey, stroke a furry wall.
- Aldous Snow
If you have a computer
live streaming is always a possibility (though the quality is variable) for watching any game.
by NorthSideBearsFan on Jan 1, 2011 7:20 PM CST up reply actions
Vikes signed Iglesius off our practice squad
by Ryan21 on Jan 1, 2011 3:25 PM CST via mobile reply actions
I had hope for that kid.
Maybe he’ll get a chance at the Vikes.
Jay Cutler is our quarterback, baby! Please pass the nitroglycerin tablets.
Can't do worse then Berrian.
Thank god they made him top 5 paid receiver when they gave him his new contract. Money foolishly wasted well spent.
If you can't laugh at yourself you must not be very funny.
I remain a pessimistically hopeful Bears fan.
Hey Ronde Barber
You gotta play harder for a ball you can put your hand on.
SIde note: I had forgotten he still played until just now.
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