Arthur Penske Posted August 31, 2022 Share Posted August 31, 2022 Not especially excited to go to US Bankrupt stadium again but I got a free ticket to the game to see Future HOFer Doubs first game in person. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uffdaswede Posted August 31, 2022 Share Posted August 31, 2022 33 minutes ago, Arthur Penske said: Not especially excited to go to US Bankrupt stadium again but I got a free ticket to the game to see Future HOFer Doubs first game in person. The stupid horn must be worse when endured live. Maybe it’s perspective. But the funky bass and Go Pack Go does not seem that annoying 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
persiandud Posted September 1, 2022 Share Posted September 1, 2022 if our defense is elite like everyone says it is and our OL can hold up, this should be an easy W Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Guy Posted September 1, 2022 Share Posted September 1, 2022 (edited) If our defense was giving our HOF QB trouble they should show up and dominate the Vikings. I'm hopeful this defense is going to be that good where teams are hoping to score 17. I hate watching games hoping Rodgers outscores our opponents in the 4th quarter because our defense wasn't going to stop anybody. Honestly, I struggle to find a weak link on this defense? I mean, who does an offense look at and say, we can exploit that person? My guess is the Vikings are going to run it until we prove we can stop it. Their offensive line isn't that good so we should be able to stop Cook. In the passing game they are more likely to take shots at Stokes against Thielen than Jefferson against Alexander. No matter they are going to take shots to Jefferson some way. Getting pressure on Cousins makes both of those match ups favor us. No pressure on Cousins and it will be tough. Cleveland, Bradbury, Ingram against Clark and Reed seems like a big advantage for us. Edited September 1, 2022 by Old Guy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
persiandud Posted September 1, 2022 Share Posted September 1, 2022 so we're expecting a top 10 defense right? it's a failure if we aren't top 10 at least, with these expectations i'm not convinced but we'll see Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Guy Posted September 1, 2022 Share Posted September 1, 2022 9 minutes ago, persiandud said: so we're expecting a top 10 defense right? it's a failure if we aren't top 10 at least, with these expectations i'm not convinced but we'll see With the investments, yes, we should be a top 10 defense. Not sure how folks want to measure that, but we should be more of a running team who controls the ball which bodes well for the defense. Time will tell, but I expect us to be top 10. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tperk Posted September 1, 2022 Share Posted September 1, 2022 2 minutes ago, Old Guy said: With the investments, yes, we should be a top 10 defense. Not sure how folks want to measure that, but we should be more of a running team who controls the ball which bodes well for the defense. Time will tell, but I expect us to be top 10. Winning the 20-17 and 24-20 games as opposed to 31-30 games. I like it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uffdaswede Posted September 1, 2022 Share Posted September 1, 2022 (edited) 40 minutes ago, persiandud said: so we're expecting a top 10 defense right? it's a failure if we aren't top 10 at least, with these expectations i'm not convinced but we'll see Without looking it up, the last time we had a #1 defense it was Reggie, Santana, Gilbert, Sean Jones, Koonce, Simmons, Newsome, Evans, Robinson and Butler. I’m missing a linebacker. Will this defense be so good we’ll remember them (almost) all in twenty years? Smith, Clark, Reed, Slaton, Gary, Campbell, Walker, Alexander, Stokes, Douglas, Amos, Savage—did I get that right? My guess is if I weren’t going to be in my 80s and the rest of you weren’t going to be migrating to the equator to avoid a post apocalyptic winter we’’d still be able to remember at least nine of these players for their defensive contributions in 2022. Edited September 1, 2022 by Uffdaswede Convoluted tense management Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arthur Penske Posted September 1, 2022 Share Posted September 1, 2022 1 hour ago, Uffdaswede said: The stupid horn must be worse when endured live. Maybe it’s perspective. But the funky bass and Go Pack Go does not seem that annoying I think objectively they overuse that damn horn. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Guy Posted September 1, 2022 Share Posted September 1, 2022 5 minutes ago, Uffdaswede said: Without looking it up, the last time we had a #1 defense it was Reggie, Santana, Gilbert, Sean Jones, Koonce, Simmons, Newsome, Evans, Robinson and Butler. I’m missing a linebacker. Will this defense be so good we’ll remember them (almost) all in twenty years? Smith, Clark, Reed, Slaton, Gary, Campbell, Walker, Alexander, Stokes, Douglas, Amos, Savage—did I get that right? My guess is if I weren’t going to be in my 80s and the rest of you weren’t going to be migrating to the equator to avoid a post apocalyptic winter we’ll still remember at least nine of these players for their defensive contributions in 2022. Brian Williams Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uffdaswede Posted September 1, 2022 Share Posted September 1, 2022 (edited) 10 minutes ago, Old Guy said: Brian Williams He must have been a quiet take on blocks dirty work guy. As well as I remember the other players my memory of him is really dim. Simmons and Koonce were beastly tho. Edited September 1, 2022 by Uffdaswede 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Guy Posted September 1, 2022 Share Posted September 1, 2022 (edited) 7 minutes ago, Uffdaswede said: He must have been a quiet take on blocks dirty work guy. As well as I remember the other players my memory of him is really dim. Simmons and Koonce were beastly tho. He was a 3rd round draft pick out of USC and was an athletic stud. He was turning into a star and tore his knee and was never the same. Edited September 1, 2022 by Old Guy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NFLGURU Posted September 1, 2022 Share Posted September 1, 2022 (edited) 2 hours ago, Tperk said: I remember reading about that game in a "Weird but True" type football book back in elementary school. Also talked about the dude that played at Army and wouldn't ever join the huddle and another player that jumped onto the field in a college game and tackled the opposing RB because he was sick of watching the other team I remember that book, it was great. Edited September 1, 2022 by NFLGURU Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
incognito_man Posted September 1, 2022 Share Posted September 1, 2022 24 minutes ago, Uffdaswede said: Without looking it up, the last time we had a #1 defense it was Reggie, Santana, Gilbert, Sean Jones, Koonce, Simmons, Newsome, Evans, Robinson and Butler. I’m missing a linebacker. Will this defense be so good we’ll remember them (almost) all in twenty years? Smith, Clark, Reed, Slaton, Gary, Campbell, Walker, Alexander, Stokes, Douglas, Amos, Savage—did I get that right? My guess is if I weren’t going to be in my 80s and the rest of you weren’t going to be migrating to the equator to avoid a post apocalyptic winter we’’d still be able to remember at least nine of these players for their defensive contributions in 2022. We have stud(s) at every level. Best chance of that since 2010. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tperk Posted September 1, 2022 Share Posted September 1, 2022 2 minutes ago, NFLGURU said: Yeah Baby!!!! https://www.amazon.com/Strange-True-Football-Stories-Library/dp/0394801989 I just ordered a copy as well. Between You, @Norm, and I we probably jumped that up the amazon best seller list a few notches tonite! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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