Cheesehead
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- Mar 19, 2019
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James from Appleton, WI
Aaron Rodgers is looking pretty satisfied these days. He's got almost all of his crayons back in the box and is ready to draw a masterpiece. I can't help but think he's going to hand the ball to Aaron Jones at just the right time and watch Jones go for a long TD run. Put your money on the table this week: 40-plus yards, Jones run or strike to Marquez Valdes-Scantling?
I've felt for a few weeks the Packers' ground game has been poised to break a big one. It looks ready. I think it's coming.
Christopher from Frederick, MD
I know there is no chortling in the Inbox, but can there be chortling in Cliff's article about the Aaron Rodgers pick? Seeing some of the picks that were made ahead of them, and then immediately seeing the (lack of) QB talent those teams had in the following years, couldn't help but make me grin from ear to ear. God bless TT, wherever he is.
It's the ultimate reminder of how much of a crap shoot the draft truly is.
Mike from Las Vegas, NV
You guys are only human. Surely, there have been times where you had been thinking about making a comment or writing an article that would likely be considered too controversial somewhere within the organization, but you wisely chose to be discretionary instead. So, how do you cope? Is there a speed bag hanging from the ceiling or maybe a whack-a-mole machine over against the wall in your office?
I calmly wait for lunch time.
Jacob from Mason, OH
What are some crucial takeaways for this upcoming week?
Last week against the Bears, I felt it was a run-the-ball/stop-the-run game. This one against the Eagles has protect-the-QB/pressure-the-QB written all over it.
Rich from Grand Rapids, MI
This year's Path to the Playoffs might get complicated. Right now, strength of victory (i.e. combined winning percentage of opponents beaten) is the tiebreaker for GB/SEA for the second seed. If that remains the case, we will need you to point out which results are tangentially important for impacting the SOV tiebreaker (such as we want DET to win this week so a win next week over the Lions bolsters GB's SOV). Might need an intern or two.
I'm not going to dig that deep with five games to go. If we get to Christmas and such considerations will factor in, I'll explore them.
Brian from Sussex, WI
The sign has to be "Whiz is not cheese." I ordered a Philly cheesesteak one time I was in Philly, and asked what kind of cheese they had. They gave a list including "Cheez Whiz." I told them Whiz is not cheese, it's not even legally allowed to be spelled cheese. The response was that Whiz is cheese in Philly.
You and I (and Keith from Lincoln, IL) are on the same wavelength. I texted Joan the other night that this Sunday's sign should be "Philly uses fake cheese."
George from North Mankato, MN
Any chance we will see a Pat's or Geno's sign in the stands this week? Or cheese curds are better than cheese steaks?
Oh, the latter might be the ticket.
Chase from Minnesota City, MN
I enjoy analytics just as much as the next stat guy, but I don't want to hear about it from the announcers and it should certainly not be the lead factor when deciding whether to go for it. Those stats were made based on a different mindset. Game flow, situation, and personnel matchups are way more important.
Amen. The analytics geeks actually said after the Jacksonville game that LaFleur's decision to punt on fourth-and-1 from his own 23-yard line with 2:32 left and a 24-20 lead wasn't optimal. Aside from that being absurd on its face to me given the field position, even if it's from midfield instead, I think the fact that the Packers had just gotten stuffed on third-and-1 has to factor into the decision. Analytics don't consider game flow at all.
Justin from Sammamish, WA
Good morning. I just read Robert Tonyan's seven TD receptions is the most for a Packers TE through 11 games since 2001. How many would he need in the remaining five games to have the most in a full season in that same time frame?
Bubba Franks had nine TD catches for the full 2001 season. Green Bay's franchise best for a tight end is 11, by Paul Coffman in 1983. Keith Jackson also hit double digits, with 10 in 1996.