Safety was also a concern, with Atari Bigby tending to be a little injury prone. The took Morgan Burnett, a strong safety out of Georgia Tech. He’s got good size and a good nose for the ball and he’ll bring some much needed depth at the position. Penn State tight end Andrew Quarless could turn out to be a solid player. Taking another offensive tackle, they grabbed Marshall Newhouse out of TCU. There should be great competition at the position come training camp, which will benefit the Pack.

The starting running back position is set with Ryan Grant, but drafting Buffalo running back James Starks was a good move. He’s bigger and could be a nice change of pace guy in the backfield. Adding more depth to the d-line, East Carolina defensive end C.J. Wilson could be an edge rusher in Green Bays defensive system. With more depth at the o-line, Green Bay should return to form this year.

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“They had their plan,” Whisenhunt said. “I guess they felt good about what they were doing.”. I’m sure they did or they probably wouldn’t have done it.

Why Mike McCarthy kept Aaron Rodgers in the game is up in the air. Possibly padding stats? Who knows? Whatever the reason the Cardinals have seemed to taken offense to the ass-whooping the Packers laid on them.

This should definitely make for a more interesting game on Sunday that’s for sure. Lamb basting a team that you have to play the following week wouldn’t be in my strategy, but I’m not even close to being head coaching material. Still you’d have to think that that’s possibly kind of playing with fire.

All though you really never know what Cardinals team shows up I’d expect them to be more than amped up for this one. If the Cardinals show up clicking on all 12 come Sunday the Packers could be in for a long day

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Nothing was working for the Ravens last night. Nothing was really going good for the Packers either but they were able to make a few more plays.

Joe Flacco seemed to have his worst night of the year, maybe even his career. He looked flustered and very unsettled. Not something people are use to seeing from Flacco.

On defense Baltimore didn’t look like it’s normal self either. Aaron Rodgers had very little pressure on him all night and the Ravens just didn’t look as aggressive as they usually do.

Green Bay was able to put themselves in better position. It’s highly unlikely they’ll win the division but a wild card spot looks like a strong possibility.

The Ravens still seem to be struggling to find any kind of rhythm. Not having Suggs out there really seems to take a lot of bite away from that defense. Finding a way to finish has been difficult for Baltimore. At this time of year it’s finish or be finished.

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This is really big for the Lions. They’ve got both their young stars on display today. This could be the national spotlight both these guys need to show the world what they’re all about.

I think the Lions are going to play the Packers tough today. It would be great to see them pull off the upset. They need their big players to step up and play big. If that happens the world will get to see Megatron and everything he’s capable of!

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This is shithouse luck for the Packers. Losing both of those players is going to hurt their defense significantly. Right now the Packers are trying to keep pace in the wildcard race, their chances of catching the Vikings in the division are slim.

Kampman is scheduled to become an unrestricted free agent at the end of the season which means this could be his last game in a Packers uniform.

His move to outside linebacker seemed to be the wrong one. He just doesn’t look like he fits at that position. If the Packers want to try and keep him at linebacker I can guarantee he’s played his last game in Green Bay.

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I think what suprised me the most was how well Minnesotas senconday stayed together when they needed to. I don’t think they played great but in the fourth quarter I thought they stepped it up. There were times Rodgers had some time to make a throw or he scrambled to give himself some more time, but he didn’t seem to be able to find an open receiver. The 52 rushing yards Rodgers picked up were a direct result of the coverage downfield being pretty good.

Minnesota did a great job too of responding when Green Bay was starting to get something going. Some teams would have buckled under that kind of pressure, being on the road and all the other factors that made that game so important. The Vikings were able to get back on track when they wavered a little bit, just like they did against Baltimore a few weeks ago. That’s the sign of a good football team for sure.

Green Bay needs to step back and take a look at where they’re at right now. I don’t discredit Minnesota but there were times where they just seemed to shoot themselves in the foot. The best it’s looking for them at this stage of the season is a wildcard spot. That’s gonna be tought when you look at what’s going on in the NFC East right now as well as the NFC South, especially if Atlanta can find a way to beat New Orleans tonight.

The Packers need to find an identiity. I really couldn’t figure out what their plan was yesterday offensively. They got into a rhythm at times but it didn’t last. Sometimes they seem like they want to establish a running game and then they give up on it right away. If they can’t get it figured out I don’t like their playoff chances. As for the Vikings, they look like they’re right up there with the Saints in the NFC. I’d bet on them to be in the Super Bowl representing the NFC. So far though my predictions don’t seem to hold too much weight.

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I think most important for the Vikings is to come out of the gate fast, they want to stiffle the crowd. This game is going to be emotional for Brett and I don’t think they want to fall behind, especially right away. If the Vikings can get a touchdown or two on Green Bay right away their defense can start teeing off on Rodgers. This will also add a little protection to their secondary, they’ll be without Antoine Winfield again. Minnesota likes the big play so I’d be looking for them to be attacking right off the bat. Percy Harvin could be a factor early in this game.

For the Packers it’s important to get that running game going right away, or at least try to get it going. Easier said than done for sure. They have to find away to punish Minnesota for the amount of pressure they bring. Finding a way to run the ball will force Minnesota to ease up on their pressure from their front 7 and maybe even start forcing them to put an eighth man in their. Baltimore was able to do a good job of it in the second half of their game against the Vikings, the only problem is Green Bay doesnt’ have a guy like Ray Rice. They need to allow Rodgers time in the pocket, if they can he’ll pick apart their secondary all night.

On defense the Packers want to make Favre beat them. Force pressure up the middle on him, make him make throws when he’s not ready. They’ve got to keep the pressure on and keep him running around out there. When he sits back in the pocket with all kinds of time he looks like good. When he starts having to run around and make quick decisions, he’s gonna make mistakes. Peterson’s gonna do his thing, but keeping him from breaking that big touchdown run is what’s important.

I’m looking for a big game from Green Bay. I’m getting the sense they’re going to want it more. Plus Minnesota won the first game between these two, but they had to hold off a late surge by the Packers to do it. It’s always tough to sweep a division opponent. For what it’s worth I think Green Bay comes out on top 31-24.

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