49ERS vs Packers Pregame Thread - 2023 Season Divisional Round

Originally posted by Wubbie:

Originally posted by thl408:

Originally posted by Montana:
What I don't want is for them to be overly confident at home thinking they likely have this in the bag...that being said, punch these guys hard in da moufs

This group of 49ers has tasted too much disappointment in the playoffs to be over confident, imo. If anything, I'm more worried they'll be too tight and not play loose to start this game. I think the 49ers are the ones that might need a punch in the mouth to get going since they haven't played a meaningful down in 3 weeks. But it's a veteran group outside of Brock, they are focused from top to bottom.

Agreed. Largely though, the player interviews sound like they have a good balance of "relaxed, yet very much focused on what's at hand."
It feels like, similar to the Cowboys & Eagles games where the opponent was chirping, the 49ers have an approach akin to "We're coming to take care of business."

For everyone underestimating the Packers, I'd say though that they're peaking at the right time and they look sharp. They have talented players and scheme, and are beginning to believe in themselves. That's a dangerous team.

For everyone overestimating the Packers, understandable, they looked amazing versus the Cowboys. But everything the Packers do on offense, we do better and have more proven playmakers. We have a stronger defense, while the Packers defense hasn't shown themselves to be anywhere near an elite defense like, say, the Ravens.

My guess is that the Packers keep it close in the first half, but we pull away in the third quarter due to our talent difference and win by 10.

We're going to see on Saturday. This is a GB team that beat KC and DAL so they clearly have the talent to beat top teams in the NFL. Football is the same though so it's always the same things we should be looking out for. Can the 49ers get pressure on Love without blitzing a ton? Can they stop the A. Jones? On offense, can we get CMC/run game going?

Both of these teams run similar style offenses and have similar goals. Everything works off the playaction and for that you need a running game to threaten the defense with.

I know the offense revolves around CMC but it seems like George Kittle always steps up in the playoffs/big games. He was one of the few that played well against Baltimore, and he's consistently been a gamer in the playoffs.

Originally posted by BobSacamano69:
greg cosell was on knbr this morning. he had nothing but praise for the packers an felt very impressed by them. greg cosell is not a packer fan. the packers are better than their stats an rankings show, an they have momentum. we are the better team an if all goes according to plan should win, but the fandom on here is way too overconfident. i hope our coaches have been working on not letting the players get as overconfident as the fans are.

Where was all this praise for the Packers heading into the Cowboys game? And what was the talking heads narrative about that game? I don't recall alot of them picking the Packers in that one.

Originally posted by DaleGribble:
Where was all this praise for the Packers heading into the Cowboys game? And what was the talking heads narrative about that game? I don't recall alot of them picking the Packers in that one.

I picked the Cowboys on here, but i wasn't surprised that the Packers won, I was going to change my pick but I thought a few key injuries to GB was going to be hard to overcome. Although the Packers are up & coming, I think that loss says more about Dallas being the same ol Cowboys than it does about Green Bay.

Originally posted by DaleGribble:

Originally posted by BobSacamano69:
greg cosell was on knbr this morning. he had nothing but praise for the packers an felt very impressed by them. greg cosell is not a packer fan. the packers are better than their stats an rankings show, an they have momentum. we are the better team an if all goes according to plan should win, but the fandom on here is way too overconfident. i hope our coaches have been working on not letting the players get as overconfident as the fans are.

Where was all this praise for the Packers heading into the Cowboys game? And what was the talking heads narrative about that game? I don't recall alot of them picking the Packers in that one.

I am going to go out on a limb and say that I am the only one in here who picked the packers to beat the cowboys.

Originally posted by YACBros85:

Originally posted by DaleGribble:

Originally posted by BobSacamano69:
greg cosell was on knbr this morning. he had nothing but praise for the packers an felt very impressed by them. greg cosell is not a packer fan. the packers are better than their stats an rankings show, an they have momentum. we are the better team an if all goes according to plan should win, but the fandom on here is way too overconfident. i hope our coaches have been working on not letting the players get as overconfident as the fans are.

Where was all this praise for the Packers heading into the Cowboys game? And what was the talking heads narrative about that game? I don't recall alot of them picking the Packers in that one.

I am going to go out on a limb and say that I am the only one in here who picked the packers to beat the cowboys.

Lets be real here, the Cowboys did more to lose that game than the Packers. Prescott and McCarthy froze up like they normally do, and it allowed GB to get out to a huge lead that they were not able to overcome. If those two did not screw the pooch, the Cowboys would have walked out of there with the win in a shootout.

Originally posted by RiceOwensStokes:

Originally posted by DaleGribble:
Where was all this praise for the Packers heading into the Cowboys game? And what was the talking heads narrative about that game? I don't recall alot of them picking the Packers in that one.

I picked the Cowboys on here, but i wasn't surprised that the Packers won, I was going to change my pick but I thought a few key injuries to GB was going to be hard to overcome. Although the Packers are up & coming, I think that loss says more about Dallas being the same ol Cowboys than it does about Green Bay.

You hit the nail on the head there. GB has been playing better, but they are getting way too much undeserved praise here.

lets just face it folks, this year is really looking like its kyle's year and there is nothing stopping him, these next 3 will be his masterpiece gameplans

Originally posted by swoosh6996:

Originally posted by RiceOwensStokes:

Originally posted by DaleGribble:
Where was all this praise for the Packers heading into the Cowboys game? And what was the talking heads narrative about that game? I don't recall alot of them picking the Packers in that one.

I picked the Cowboys on here, but i wasn't surprised that the Packers won, I was going to change my pick but I thought a few key injuries to GB was going to be hard to overcome. Although the Packers are up & coming, I think that loss says more about Dallas being the same ol Cowboys than it does about Green Bay.

You hit the nail on the head there. GB has been playing better, but they are getting way too much undeserved praise here.

Bingo!

Originally posted by SanDiego49er:
You same guys afraid of the Packers were afraid of the CRY_Boys and Cry Eagles too. You will be afraid of the Lions next week.

The teams left in the playoffs should be afraid of the 49ers!

I'm gonna be nervous about every single game in the playoffs. Bottom line is we've had the best roster in the league nearly every year for the past 4 seasons and have 0 rings to show for it. That's why people are nervous even with a superior team. We've had qb injuries and monstrous blown plays that have snatched probable victories away in the super bowl and championship games. So we could be a 20 point favorite and I'll still be nervous for the game.

Originally posted by swoosh6996:

Originally posted by YACBros85:

Originally posted by DaleGribble:

Originally posted by BobSacamano69:
greg cosell was on knbr this morning. he had nothing but praise for the packers an felt very impressed by them. greg cosell is not a packer fan. the packers are better than their stats an rankings show, an they have momentum. we are the better team an if all goes according to plan should win, but the fandom on here is way too overconfident. i hope our coaches have been working on not letting the players get as overconfident as the fans are.

Where was all this praise for the Packers heading into the Cowboys game? And what was the talking heads narrative about that game? I don't recall alot of them picking the Packers in that one.

I am going to go out on a limb and say that I am the only one in here who picked the packers to beat the cowboys.

Lets be real here, the Cowboys did more to lose that game than the Packers. Prescott and McCarthy froze up like they normally do, and it allowed GB to get out to a huge lead that they were not able to overcome. If those two did not screw the pooch, the Cowboys would have walked out of there with the win in a shootout.

I am being real. Who went home and who moved to the next round? No one else on here gave the packers a chance. Just like no one on here but me gave the texans a chance.

Originally posted by swoosh6996:

Originally posted by YACBros85:

Originally posted by DaleGribble:

Originally posted by BobSacamano69:
greg cosell was on knbr this morning. he had nothing but praise for the packers an felt very impressed by them. greg cosell is not a packer fan. the packers are better than their stats an rankings show, an they have momentum. we are the better team an if all goes according to plan should win, but the fandom on here is way too overconfident. i hope our coaches have been working on not letting the players get as overconfident as the fans are.

Where was all this praise for the Packers heading into the Cowboys game? And what was the talking heads narrative about that game? I don't recall alot of them picking the Packers in that one.

I am going to go out on a limb and say that I am the only one in here who picked the packers to beat the cowboys.

Lets be real here, the Cowboys did more to lose that game than the Packers. Prescott and McCarthy froze up like they normally do, and it allowed GB to get out to a huge lead that they were not able to overcome. If those two did not screw the pooch, the Cowboys would have walked out of there with the win in a shootout.

Exactly I think the mountains of praise the media is heaping on the Packers is because they don't want to admit how utterly wrong about the Cowboys being a legitimate contender they were.

Originally posted by NYniner85:

Originally posted by tankle104:
I'm amped to watch a fresh and healthy CMC gash this defense. Kittle will abuse them hell out of their linebackers. Aiyuk and deebo will bully their corners.

since Alexander is injured, the only position they have that's decent are their d linemen. Does anyone know if Feliciano is going to be starting at RG?

Coach said both Burford and Felicinao will play. Similar to burnskill and Burford last yr.

i was also hearing from KP of ninernation that they will have a DL line up in the slot apparently…he said don't be shocked to see a 90 number opposite of Deebo at some point lol.

What?! Lol why they hell would they have a d lineman on deebo? I don't get that

Originally posted by YACBros85:
I am going to go out on a limb and say that I am the only one in here who picked the packers to beat the cowboys.

hey YACBros. Could you provide a stat about GB's ability to limit YAC? (How well do they tackle).
TIA

Originally posted by swoosh6996:
Lets be real here, the Cowboys did more to lose that game than the Packers. Prescott and McCarthy froze up like they normally do, and it allowed GB to get out to a huge lead that they were not able to overcome. If those two did not screw the pooch, the Cowboys would have walked out of there with the win in a shootout.

Let's just be honest, let's just be real

Originally posted by YACBros85:
I am going to go out on a limb and say that I am the only one in here who picked the packers to beat the cowboys.

Off topic but, YACBros is a great name 👍