Grb @ Dal

[olllllo]

Let see them put Romo on his ass now.

 

[Bulls Beers]

I know it's the 4th quarter, but i hope the packers win...

 

[Dude]

I cannot believe the game is still this close.

 

[olllllo]

Channel your psychic energy for a pick.

 

[olllllo]

Horse**** call #2. Dallas is beatable. I'll take GB in the rematch.

 

[Dude]

Well, worst game we played all year by far, and hung in there to the end with the NFC's best team. I'd love to see the rematch with Woodson, KGB, Jolly and Brett all healthy.

 

[olllllo]

DOn't give up yet. C'mon fumble.

 

[Bulls Beers]

I've never liked Romo...If Favre wasn't hurt, They would win...Go Pack!!!!And i'm a Pat's fan...

 

[Bulls Beers]

Well, worst game we played all year by far, and hung in there to the end with the NFC's best team. I'd love to see the rematch with Woodson, KGB, Jolly and Brett all healthy.

Exactly....

 

[olllllo]

Atari Bigby has 3 Facemasks this year.

 

[Dude]

Atari Bigby has 3 Facemasks this evening.

Fixed that for ya.

 

[Dude]

I think Dallas will squeak it out in a semi-shootout.

Dallas will run on the Packers, and run well. It will wear down the Packers D. Favre will have to pass like 50 times for a chance at a victory.

This game more than likely decides HFA for the playoffs. No one but GB wants to play in Lambeau in January, but alas the desire to play at LF won't be enough for the Packers this time.

34-24 'boys.

I wasn't too far off in the prediction there. Lost by 10, but off by a 3 spot on each team.

37-27

 

[Lil' Sparky]

It went down the way I thought, but it wasn't the game I thought it would be. Very entertaining, for me at least.

A couple of bad calls, and it's too bad. You never know what kind of an impact that makes in a game.

I predicted the game would come down to injuries, and I think that was truly the difference. The Packers were just too beat up. If they meet again in the playoffs, I think the healthy team will come out on top.

The Packers have a pretty good backup in Rodgers. I thought the game was going to get boring when Favre got hurt, but that's when it became a game. Not saying he's better than Favre, that's rediculous, but just like Romo - give him some time to mature and learn the game, and when Favre's gone, he might turn out to be something. Of course, it could just be all the freaking good receivers they have. That's a tough bunch to cover, regardless of who's throwing the ball!

Now, some comments on the Boys. I thought Romo looked great, and the O-line gave him all day to do so. I only saw him get hit a couple of times. The INT was completely TO's fault. I don't know what to think of TO, and I think a lot of other Cowboys fans are in the same boat. He's such a split personality player. He'll make some big plays, and then he'll turn around and drop a pass or worse, just toss it to the defense. I think our defense got soft when Favre got hurt. Maybe they thought the game was over and they didn't need to be as aggressive. Overall, they looked like the team they've looked like for most of the year, which is better than they've looked for many years now.

Go Cowboys!!!

 

[Evan!]

Yeah, I sure hate the cowboys. Yep.

 

[Bernie Brewer]

LOL...but Owens got enough for both of them.

Apparently I didn't look closely enoughat bird's roster. Dude, you're toast.:cross:




In the past I think I was one of the loudest Aaron Rodgers haters aound. I'd tell anyone who'd listen (and a few who wouldn't) what a piece of crap he is. Last night he proved my wrong, and I am very happy about it. He looked very good- I especially liked his mobility. I just hope it wasn't a fluke.

 

[Dude]

Apparently I didn't look closely enoughat bird's roster. Dude, you're toast.:cross:




In the past I think I was one of the loudest Aaron Rodgers haters aound. I'd tell anyone who'd listen (and a few who wouldn't) what a piece of crap he is. Last night he proved my wrong, and I am very happy about it. He looked very good- I especially liked his mobility. I just hope it wasn't a fluke.

Yeah, I was pleasantly surprised at that too. He has come a long way. I don't like how he throws his body around though. He took some vicious hits on some of those scrambles. It sure was nice to see a QB that can run though. That is an aspect of Favre's game that he just cannot do anymore.

Favre is a big time question mark next week. That elbow nerve thing again, AND a separated (non-throwing) shoulder. Yikes. Streak just might be in jeopardy.

 

[ohiobrewtus]

There were a couple of calls that really could have turned that game around.

That PI call was completely bogus. Feet get tangled up when players go for the ball. It's not intentional and it's not a penalty.

Al Harris absolutely stipped that ball, had possession and was in bounds. How that was ruled a completion by TO or how that was not challenged I have no idea.

Even with Farve out, GB had a chance to win this game. Dallas is a good team (and I fully expect them to stomp my lions next week in Detroit), but they certainly dind't look like the 'great' team that the media is making them out to be.

I'd go with GB in a rematch, even if it's in Dallas.

 

[Evan!]

I'm with OB. Those were BS calls. The officiating last night was piss-poor, but the announcers wanted more calls, it seemed. Like when the GB special teams almost blocked that punt and the guy happened to fall down with the kicker. Holy crap, I mean, he did all that he could to avoid the collision, and I've also gotta give props to the punter for not playing the "oh my god the guy lightly brushed my jersey, I'm suin y'all for a hundred and fitty thousand!" routine. And that was one time when the refs were right. This is football, not a fuggin dance recital. So what if the guy touches the kicker.

As for that supposed PI call, that was crap. Their legs got tangled, and the first umpire had the right idea: incidental contact. You can't even look crossways at the WR anymore without the refs tossing that fuggin flag. And yeah, Harris had complete control of that ball before they blew the forward progress whistle. It WAS challenged, and they STILL said it was a TO completion. Unfortunately, the stupid NFL rules only allow you to challenge whether or not TO caught it, not whether Harris stripped it. I still don't get how they selectively apply the challenge rule. You should be able to challenge any call you want. Why not? Why should a reception or fumble call be challengable but not a PI? It's not like teams have infinite red flags or anything.

 

[Neomich]

I'm glad the boys won. Now everyone can stop saying they're just tied for first in the NFC. Plus, I hope we secured home field advantage in the playoffs.

Sure, some calls went their way last night. But if you ever have to punt the ball because you couldn't convert 3rd down, you have no right to blame it on the referees if you lose the game. If you scored EVERY time you had the ball and still the refs messed up and cost you the game, that's different. But that's not the way football games go down and that's not what happened last night.

I'm a fan of both teams but one of them had to win. I'm glad it was Dallas. I hope we can keep this up and make it to the superbowl again.

 

[ohiobrewtus]

And yeah, Harris had complete control of that ball before they blew the forward progress whistle. It WAS challenged, and they STILL said it was a TO completion.

I didn't start watching it until after that play had happened. All I saw was the highlight of it on ESPN.

 

[Evan!]

Sure, some calls went their way last night. But if you ever have to punt the ball because you couldn't convert 3rd down, you have no right to blame it on the referees if you lose the game. If you scored EVERY time you had the ball and still the refs messed up and cost you the game, that's different. But that's not the way football games go down and that's not what happened last night.

I don't buy that one bit. I'm not putting it all on the refs by any stretch---plenty of it had to do with the INT's and Favre's weird early-game long-ball gambles, and their inability to stop TO. But to say that you can't complain about bad refereeing unless you go through a game without punting is absurd. That drive with the PI call ended in a TD. I'm pretty sure the drive with Al Harris' strip from TO also ended in a score. Given that they won by 10, you can't say that bad calls weren't a factor.

You can play a lackluster game and still win a game, so I don't get your assertion that nobody has any right to complain about the refs unless the team scored every single time they touched the ball. One has nothing to do with the other. In effect, what you'd also contend is that, let's say I was taking the LSAT's, and the mis-scored a bunch of questions and I failed...but I have no right to complain about said misscoring unless I would have otherwise gotten every single question on the test correct. And that's just crazy.

Sure, there'd be no reason to complain about the refs if there were 3 bad calls and Dallass had won by 40 points. But the game was relatively close and regardless of how many times GB had to punt, the bad calls were a factor.

 

[olllllo]

My two concerns about Rodgers: No zip on the ball and a little tunnel vision with the receivers. Still very encouraging outing.

As for Romo, he had great decisions and executions. On the down side... I counted 3 ducks that he floated in the midst of a group of players. They were'nt throw aways either. Might have been interception fodder.

 

[Bernie Brewer]

My two concerns about Rodgers: No zip on the ball and a little tunnel vision with the receivers. Still very encouraging outing.

As for Romo, he had great decisions and executions. On the down side... I counted 3 ducks that he floated in the midst of a group of players. They were'nt throw aways either. Might have been interception fodder.

SHOULD have been interception fodder! All the DB's just stood around watching! the secondary last night was a joke without Woodson, bad calls notwithstanding.

 

[olllllo]

I'm not even counting the floater to TO that Harris forgot to look for the ball. That was Randy Moss coverage, but usually the DB inexplicably falls down.

 

[Neomich]

I don't buy that one bit. I'm not putting it all on the refs by any stretch---plenty of it had to do with the INT's and Favre's weird early-game long-ball gambles, and their inability to stop TO. But to say that you can't complain about bad refereeing unless you go through a game without punting is absurd. That drive with the PI call ended in a TD. I'm pretty sure the drive with Al Harris' strip from TO also ended in a score. Given that they won by 10, you can't say that bad calls weren't a factor.

But the game was relatively close and regardless of how many times GB had to punt, the bad calls were a factor.

You can complain all you want and considering how obvious some of those calls were, GB should complain. My focus is that you can't BLAME the refs for the loss. Not that anyone really is. Yes the calls were a factor but whether you win or lose is up to the team, not the refs.

Football teams don't score because they can't convert the downs more often than a bad call by the refs. That's where the missed opportunities add up.