Whatever happens Sunday afternoon in Dallas I'll be fine with either way. Win or lose this season has been a MEGA success. We found out so much about many of the players, not just Love and have A LOT of draft choices (5 in the top 100 IIRC) to address what we really need.

I'm also more okay with MLF. He showed me something this year. Yes, he STILL makes boneheaded mistakes like not kicking the FG with 11 seconds left and no TOs in the first half Sunday...BONEHEADED shit like that won't fly against those veteran coaches with veteran coaching staffs. But LaFleur's offense, THIS offense we've been watching this season is the on I've been waiting for...

Can't we get a Veteran Coach who could help MLF with game management, clock management, when to or not to challenge a call, or some of the other duties LaFleur seems to struggle with? Call him an Assistant Head Coach and let him help MLF manage the game.

Yup...A New DC (No matter what happens the rest of the way) an Assistant HC, and another draft haul like Gutey had in 2023 and this team is COOKING with Rocket Fuel. Screw gas, Rocket Fuel people, because if these kids continue to develop like I think they will, this team is going to win...A LOT.

When I heard a teammate compare Love’s demeanor to Doc Holiday in Tombstone, I had no choice but to say awwwwwww yeahhhh!!!

We're playing on house money now.

That doesn't mean we have nothing to play for. As Nick says above, I'll take any outcome this weekend. That said, I won't take a losing effort or lack of the toughness they've show lately. These Cowboy are light on the D-front. Push them around and make them earn their 7.5 point spread. If they can't beat us handily, they'll have no reason to move on anyway.

Golden opportunity for learning and taking the next step.

This Packer team has shown its resilience against good teams and beat some. It's the bad teams they couldn't compete with.

I think it's become obvious that Love is our guy. Not saying he'll be in the HOF, but he is good enough to be our franchise QB. LAF proved he can get it done without ARod and Adams. LAF has proven that HIS offense is playoff caliber.
All we need is a new DC to bring out the talent of all those 1st rd. picks and we can be dominant for several years without salary cap concerns.

You know what I found the most refreshing and likeable about this team was just the simple thing of when someone made a mistake no QB to throw his arms in the air or his idiot eye rolls at some youngster still learning. The going right back to business and not playing favorites or the ignoring a player by Love was just a point of his way of showing confidence. By the body language and just general attitude we will get it next time!

From a 3-6 start. To a 6-2 clinch.
It was always obvious.----
Love had to play better.
And to get Love to play better.
The adjustments made by this Coaching staff,
Paid off.
There is No place Like Home.
But there is nothing better than a OL that blocks.
Love felt it. The team felt it. And the coaches did it.
MLF job was saved. And regardless how many
Pick on his "time management" now.
IT” WAS ALL GAS AND NO BRAKES.
Jordan Love got the praise.
But the success of every win.
Made this team Believe in the themselves.
Because 1 player can’t do it all.
The Defense found a way. Barry Lives on!
There are NO missing pieces.
It’s up to the players to play the way they can.

Beating the bears on the final game for a "win and in" drama was a great way to finish the regular season. As some player was quoted as saying; every win is essential to create a culture of winning. The team is pointing in the right direction and many position groups are strong or deep, and young and should mature.

No win should be taken for granted, but the last 3 games were weak teams so I am not ready to say this team has arrived and flashing on the NFL Storm Center radar screen. I expect the packers to get thoroughly beat in Dallas, and we all come crashing back to earth. But, that is exactly why GB has its best chance to win against the jerryboys, that they have nothing to lose at this point and they just go play all out with calculated abandon

Truly amazing that a coach who is over his head, who has picked incompetent coaches on the staff is able to win with a bunch of guys who aren't good enough, like Josh Myers . I'm flabbergasted, flummoxed, and amazed.

Seriously, if you tuned out that noise, and simply looked objectively at the team, you could see that it had the potential to be really good. And yes, we've had injuries, particularly in the secondary, but we've won enough games to qualify for the playoffs, and that's the reason we play the regular season.

I think the coaches, especially LaFleur deserves a lot of credit!

This is the youngest team to make the playoffs since the 70's. They started a brand new QB, with the youngest group of WR's and TE's in the league. Their All pro LT got hurt in week 1, their star RB has missed a lot of games. Their number 1 WR has missed almost as many games as he has played. The offense has had to deal with a lot of injuries. Yet they continued to improve. Love improved. The OL improved.

The coaches deserve a ton of credit for developing these young WR's and TE's. Compare all of these guys now from week 1, and how much of an improvement they have made.

And also I believe LaFleur deserves credit for the defense playing better the last few weeks. After the tampa game he said he was going to be helping the defense out. And since then we have seen a shift. We have seen a lot more man coverages and a lot more blitzing. I am going to assume that is where LaFleur has inserted himself into the defense. Because prior to him saying he was going to help the defense out we almost never saw any kind of blitzes.

Also. For all the people that said the Packers only made the playoffs under LaFleur was because of Rodgers, should really wake up and realize LaFleur is a good coach. He is a big reason why the offense is rolling right now.

The ups and downs of the lasts two seasons (on-field and off-field) have made this playoff berth all the more meaningful...especially given that they won their way in and didn't back into the playoffs. They dropped games against some pretty lousy teams and beat some pretty good teams--the Packers' strength of victory ranks well among the playoff field, and the Packers were 4-3 v. the current playoff field. Dallas plays well at home, and they've been on a roll of late...but it's possible they might be overlooking the Packers.

That said, as we look ahead, the Packers played a pretty light schedule in 2023 and finished one game over .500. If the Vikings find a credible QB, the NFCN might be the most competitive division in the NFL in 2024--not NFC South (read: dumpster fire) competitive, but good competitive...which will drive records back to the middle. The divisional lineups put the NFCW and AFCS on the schedule, and finishing second in the NFCN adds Miami, New Orleans, and Philly. The Packers might be a better team in 2024, but not have a better record.

Way too many comment about playing with house money and satisfaction with just making the playoffs. While these Packers did not meet my annual prediction of 17-0, they still are the favorites (in my mind) to win it all and match my other prediction.

Moral victories be damned. We will win four more. Lombardi trophy coming home to stay. Cowboys dead! Niedimeyer dead!

I’m so proud of this team. How they stuck together through all the ups and downs that were thrown at them. Our future is bright. The draft is vital for us to continue to build on something special. Some how, some way, #33 needs to continue as Packer. Yes, health is an issue, but he is the heart and soul of this team. Let’s go to Jerry’s World and bring home a W, GO PACK Go!!!

It's astounding to consider, but the Packers just may be putting together an offense at an elite level in the NFL.
It's stunning to consider how good Jordan Love has been, not just having a great week here and there, but stringing together more than two months of performances that could be considered at the level of an all-pro.
It's amazing what Matt LaFleur has done with the offense in general as a potential juggernaut of precision and power and aerial extravaganza, and how he may indeed be showing signs of that tactical genius that was claimed with his hire.
Of course, these things have to be sustained, but we can simply savor the second half of this season in and of itself as a wonderful surprise.
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I would have liked for LaFleur, in his interview coming out of halftime, to take responsibility for the mistake of not being able to attempt a field goal at the end of the first half due to time running out.
It wasn't a horrible mistake in that the Bears defender made an excellent play to keep our receiver from going forward to get out of bounds in order to stop the clock.
The mistake seems to be in calling another play at all instead of going ahead to kick the field goal. There wasn't much to be gained with another play; and as we saw, there was much to lose as far as three points in a close game.
I bring this up because if LaFleur is indeed maturing into an offensive mastermind, it still doesn't mean he has the stuff of a head coach. Maybe he does; maybe he doesn't.
A couple of keys to finding out is how LaFleur manages the clock in tight situations, and even more so whether he takes responsibility for something that, after all, is truly his fault.
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Looking ahead, no letting up against the Cowboys.
Not only can we beat them, but it's necessary in any case to get the maximum out of every game as far as playing hard and smart.
Any playoff game is a precious opportunity to be treasured and taken advantage of.
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I will say that as underdogs against the Cowboys, the Packers can take some more risks than usual, such as . . . um, I don't know . . . blitzing more on defense ;-).
I may have overreacted about the infuriating iffiness of the defense against the Bears, but I also may have had some good points.
One example which I think is telling and is presented here in more detail: Before the Packers offense put together an astonishing drive of more than six minutes to close out the game with a lead of only 8 points (a drive which had been backed up to our own 2-yard-line), the Bears led the Packers in time of possession by more than three minutes: 28:36-to-25:16.

I am glad that we finally stopped trying to squeeze one more title out of AR (a year late) and moved on. Love is a breath o' fresh air in his attitude, support of new teammates, willingness to throw over the middle, accepting the creative play calling, and not being hung up on hero ball or the way the offense was run in the past. I wish AR the best with his new team, but think Gute is vindicated in getting the next QB on board when he did.

Packers will be playing against a good team on their home turf. I would imagine several weaknesses within the Packer's coaching, scheme, player competency will be exposed-which is a good thing. (I don't mean JLove and his amazing young receivers)
Matt seems to need the national spotlight on some of his flaws before he makes necessary changes.

Cory, I have to disagree with your premise "Utah State standout that had to sit three years before getting his shot"
JL10 in my eyes, was ALLOWED TO SIT three years before getting his shot.
NFL = NFL for most everybody on EVERY roster.
He was mentored, tutored & spoon fed, as he should have been.
He gathered a first round paycheck for a training program before he's fully prepared and now healthy to command a kings' ransom.
Pretty good opportunity if you ask me.
That he's taking advantage of it is the icing on the cake.
Tell me the name of one LB, OL, DL, etc. that has this type of opportunity?
I'm not sure what my point is, but I'm glad he's our qb and I hope he continues to grow without creating a new cap hell.
GPG!

Corey- They did not "literally" rise from the ashes. It makes you sound like a teenage girl.

" The Packers Overcame So Much
This Packers playoff push means so much more. "

It's so good when writers use good words to make so many things so much better to read.

"This team has literally risen from the ashes on the back of a Utah State standout"

I suppose I'd be yelling at clouds if I pointed out how fucking ridiculous the overuse of the goddamn term "literally" has gotten??

GET OFF MY LITERAL LAWN

It is really nice that Cory has the 20-20 type of vision to after the fact write mostly a bunch of bunk. But then what else is new? To be honest most didnt have the expectation of making the playoffs with a new untested starter - including me. But this was a season of firsts and a season of ups and downs. Halfway through the season when the offense went sour - it appeared that Lafleur's reputation of being an offensive guru. However with some additional motion in the offense and getting Oline to play better - this offense became deadly. Now defense was another story until the last 2 games of the year. Enough to save Barry's job - time will tell. But playing in the playoffs - playing in that big venue that Dallas has - playing with all these rookies - All bodes well - win or lose and it is going to be against McCarthy.