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Most noticably from the DT’s. When the DE’s start getting pressure or if you blitz, Rodgers likes to roll out to extend the play. If your DT’s get a push, Rodgers may panic. That is of course if the DE’s can pressure or contain him. Keep Rodgers in the pocket with good pressure, and your defense stands a chance.

TD’s against, at that. We let teams into the red zone quite often, but we are much better at defending the shorter field.

We are a Pass First Offense. We’ll run the ball at a maximum of 20 attempts using various RBs: John Kuhn (to pound it), Brandon Jackson (a little more speed), and who you are all familiar with Dimitri Nance (to change it up). Nance finally got a chance to show his stuff against the Vikings, and I liked what I saw. Hopefully he’ll continue to get more opportunities. Jackson is a 3rd Down HB specialist, so we like to limit his attempts so we can better utilize his skills on 3rd downs. He’s a good blocker, has good speed, and has good hands.

I’d like to think that those that make beer and drink on the job tend to have more side effects as opposed to those that eat cheese on the job.

The best answer I can give you is the depth. We have experienced many injuries, but our backups are playing insanely well. Guys like S Charlie Peprah and ILB Desmond Bishop are making a name for themselves. I think the depth issue is more focused on the Defensive Line though. Our secondary is pretty good. If you spread us out, you are likely to have a better chance at exposing them though. Our LB’s are playing well too, which obviously includes Clay Matthews. The defensive line is also a menace when the starters are in. DE Cullen Jenkins is our 2nd best pass rusher. NT BJ Raji is playing like a Pro Bowler. He applies so much pressure up the middle. If this team played in New York, you’d see nothing but Clay and Raji highlights non stop.

I think Ryan’s ability to get rid of the ball quickly works in your favor though. If you spread us out and use TE Tony Gonzalez, you will likely have some success against our defense. Your offense tends to do that as it is, so I’m sure you will score some points. Nickel CB Sam Shields is playing very well, but often times he goes un-tested due to the pressure from our pass rush. When we start rotating, it’s probably your best chance at striking us.

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Is he related to Wile E Coyote?

he’s honestly playing much better than Dunta. He’s small, but is extremely athletic, a ballhawk, and a surprisingly good tackler in the open field

How good are your Defensive Tackles at pass rushing? I know how beastly Abraham can be. He’s certainly a menace. If your DT’s can get a good push, this is not something I’m looking forward too. I must clarify that LT Chad Clifton has quietly been having one of the best seasons of his career, but he’ll give 1 up every now and then.

Speaking of OT’s and Clay Matthews, how good is your RT at pass blocking? How good is your OL all together at pass blocking? I know they are among the best OL units in run blocking, but what about pass protection?

Presure will come from all different angles. Clay Matthews plays on the left side, so he’ll be in Ryan’s face all day. He does get moved around from time to time though. DE Cullen Jenkins usually plays on the right side, although he too sometimes gets moved to the left side. BJ Raji does an incredible job when he’s in strict pass rush mode. He will collapse the pocket. However, he will only do that assuming your offense is obviously going to pass. If you keep a good balance with Turner, you will do a good job in keeping Jenkins and Raji in check. ILB Desmond Bishop is also a playmaker. He’s a hard hitter and just seems to make big plays often. He used to be inconsistent, which was why he was a backup. This year, he has been spectacular for us. When you spread us out, Charles Woodson moves to the slot. Sometimes to even cover good TE’s, which he’ll likely cover Gonzalez. He will also blitz, so Ryan needs to watch out. Oh, and tell your ball carriers to hold on tight. Sir Charles Woodson has a tendancy to knock it out.

Woodson plays strictly LCB in the base formation as he is our best run stopping CB. He’s our best overall CB given his instincts for the ball, run stopping abilities, and solid coverage abilities. Often times when opponents spread the fields with 3+ WR’s, Woodson will move into the slot, where he can blitz or cover. I’d expect to see him on TE Tony Gonzalez and Roddy White a number of times in this game.

Tramon Williams is our best cover corner. No, seriously, he is. You probably haven’t heard about him, and that’s fine. If only he wouldn’t drop so many easy interceptions he’d make the highlight reels in every game. So you can say his hands are definately questionable. However, he will knock it down and he does his job.

Sam Shiels is our Nickel Back. He’s an undrafted rookie this year guys. Oh, and he’s also playing very well. He’s our fastest player, who ran a 4.2 40 yard dash. Often times he doesn’t get tested due to our pass rush, but he’ll lose his man from time to time. He relies on his speed to catch up though, so that’s a tremendous asset.

We will mix it up, but usually we run with 3 WR’s, 1 TE, and 1 HB. So, single back formation.

but I wouldn’t trade Clay Mathews for your 3 best players combined.

Trust me, it doesn’t work. For starters, Clay is so fast and smooth, that he still manages to beat double teams. Secondly, you’re just asking for trouble because Raji and Jenkins are relentless pass rushers as well.

Draw plays are doomed from the beginning everytime. This works to Clay’s speed and smarts.

Your best chance is to keep pounding it at him and using quick passing routes. It’s basically what your offense is already doing, it’s just that they have to do it again against us to perfection.

I honestly don’t know and can see it going either way. The 18-1 record scares me. Your offense frightens me. However, we are coming in hot and know your offense has been beat before (Steelers game). Our secondary is very good and we have done a good job at stopping the run. As long as we don’t let Matt Ryan run around, we win 24-20.

Green Bay did shutout the Jets @ New York. I’m not sure how that isn’t included. That’s definately our best victory of the season.

I like your 2nd point, but don’t think it’ll be a high scoring shootout. I expect Atlanta determined to run the ball and keep Rodgers off the field. In the end, what you said about our secondary and pass rush will come into play. I hope that’s the case.

That is definately the weakest link for us. It has steadily been improving though. We haven’t allowed a big return that I can think of in recent weeks. However, in kick coverage I believe we are ranked #21st. I’m not sure if I’m reading that stat correctly though. In punting, we are ranked #25 allowing 1 TD on the season to Devin Hester in Week 3. P Tim Mathsay was really struggling early in the year. We were planning to cut him until he had a lights out performance against the Jets. It’s not too often your Punter gets recognized as a potential Player of the Game Award!!!! He’s been playing much better in recent weeks, but every now and then he’ll give some 30 yard punt not inside the 20.

Kick Returns are still a question mark. All season we were shuffling our return man. Now we have CB Sam Shields returning. He struggled catching the ball in Preseason, but he worked on it in Practice apparently. The last couple games he has done just fine. So Shields is our return man and he is very fast! Our punt returner is CB Tramon Williams. He’s not dangerous, but he’s not one to take lightly either.

I’m sure a lot of us Packer fans are still unsure where we stand with the Special Teams until we get a few more games in. Many changes have taken place. With all the injuries we have had, we had to sign a lot of free agents. That caused for shuffling all the Special Teams contributors.

I think we’ll pull out a 24-20 victory. It’ll be a tough game though. I’m definately hoping for a good game!

In other words, our pass rush is very good and our secondary is also pretty good. Tramon Williams is our best coverage CB and he plays on the right side. Charles Woodson is our best play making CB, and he plays on the left side or in the slot (where he does blitz from time to time). I’m assuming we treat him like all the other WR’s we have faced this year. White will get his catches, but in the process, our ball hawking secondary will go after a few of those passes.

He had years of instruction under Favre on how to run and not run the offense. He is patient, sometimes to a fault, with developement of plays, and is arguably one of the most accurate passers in the league, (Last week to Jones illustrated that). He is mobile, much to the chagrine of those who claimed that was his worst quality coming out of college. With time, he will dissect the defense, and with his legs, he keeps them on their heels.