49ERS vs Packers Pregame Thread - 2023 Season Divisional Round

Originally posted by NoNameLeft2Take:

Originally posted by bzborow1:
Hard to argue with that! GB and SF has been a fun rivalry and I've never hated the team in the way I might the Dallas Cowboys. The Packers did everyone a favor in dispatching Dallas. I'll try to counter with some observations of my own in the same spirit as your post:

• The Dallas game was Love's coming out party. If he has another game like the one he had this weekend the Packers are going win.
• The 49ers have had trouble with mobile QBs in the past.
• For GB,
  • I think they're going to need to get A.Jones going early. He was hurting Dallas all day but I'm not sure he's going to have it so easy in SF.
  • Pass protection. If SF can get pressure without blitzing so often it could be a long day for GB. Dallas had to bring a lot of pressure and Love made them pay for it.
  • Defensively, containing CMC has got to be #1. If he gets going it allows everything else to flow. They'll also need to clog the intermediate routes as Purdy excels in that area. Easier said than done. Only team to really stop it was Baltimore and they have two of the leagues best MLB's.

Loves performance against Dallas really makes this game difficult to project. What we're definitely going to see next Saturday is two of the best young QB's go at it on primetime TV. 49ers can't lose this one otherwise i'll never hear the end of it. My brother in law and best friend are Packers fans.

We can definitely agree on the hate for the Cowboys. American's team my a$$. Have always liked the class of the Niners organization and tradition. There are certain teams that seem to have thugs on them at times and I've never felt that of the Niners although they've broken my heart a few times in the playoffs (Owen's catch and Kapernick's running).

Excited to watch but level set that all indications are the two best teams (Ravens and Niners) will be left standing for a rematch in the Super Bowl. Would be a great game as I think a healthier Armstead and Greenlaw reduces some of Lamar's backbreaking runs.

I've been to quite a few road games and my favorite by far was Lambeau. Packers fans around us were knowledgeable, courteous, but fun spirited as well. They won the game but no one rubbed it in. Thanked us for coming and we talked a bit afterwards. Everyone was in their seats and engaged in the game. Didn't take 30 minutes for the fans to get settled after halftime. I was very impressed.

Add in that Green Bay is the only publicly owned team and it makes for a fantastic franchise and fan base. Your posts are indicative of my prior experience. Welcome, sir.

Gb going to play us tough. This game won't be easy to win. Niners need to come hard to win.

Originally posted by GLT49ers:
Gb going to play us tough. This game won't be easy to win. Niners need to come hard to win.

9ers not going to overlook them

Packers linebackers allow an 80.3% completion rate. Kittle is about to have a game. Average yard per a catch allowed is 10+ yards.

boy oh boy.

Originally posted by 49AllTheTime:

Originally posted by GLT49ers:
Gb going to play us tough. This game won't be easy to win. Niners need to come hard to win.

9ers not going to overlook them

I hope not. Let's hope the niners come out red hot.

Niners gonna toy with them Not a game not a game, we talking bout practice

Originally posted by tankle104:
Packers linebackers allow an 80.3% completion rate. Kittle is about to have a game. Average yard per a catch allowed is 10+ yards.

boy oh boy.

Ooh give me more

Originally posted by ritz126:

Originally posted by pillageDatazz:
I can vision Pack leading in 1sr qtr and/or by halftime, then lights out in 2nd half. Niners get warmed up and go on a rampage to lock it up.

Then again, Niners might just do to them what they did to Dallas throughout entire game

packers offense does look goodespecially their OL completely nuetralized Dallas Love had a lot of time to throw

Love gonna turn to hate running for his life all day, throw a couple picks, sacked and fumble. Their D gonna get winded and exposed big time.

My biggest fear for this game is the 49ers come out rusty. Three weeks off for some players. That is a long time. I know rust doesn't last forever. But if the Packers pin three first quarter TD's on the 49ers, it is going to be a long game.

Originally posted by billbird2111:
My biggest fear for this game is the 49ers come out rusty. Three weeks off for some players. That is a long time. I know rust doesn't last forever. But if the Packers pin three first quarter TD's on the 49ers, it is going to be a long game.

I'm worried too. Our secondary is questionable with injuries and play. Let's hope our DL cleans it up with sacks. Also CMC needs to be used a lot. Running all over the packers will win us the game.

Originally posted by billbird2111:
My biggest fear for this game is the 49ers come out rusty. Three weeks off for some players. That is a long time. I know rust doesn't last forever. But if the Packers pin three first quarter TD's on the 49ers, it is going to be a long game.

That was my concern for sitting Brock on the LAR game. At least a drive or a QT maybe. Packers are going to come in with confidence like the Ravens did because they are the underdogs and just blew out the cowboys and have nothing to lose.

If Love drives down on their first drive with ease and scores a TD. It's going to be a long game.

I hope shanny doesn't come out throwing on the first 3 plays and try and get cocky.

Originally posted by Baldie:

Originally posted by billbird2111:
My biggest fear for this game is the 49ers come out rusty. Three weeks off for some players. That is a long time. I know rust doesn't last forever. But if the Packers pin three first quarter TD's on the 49ers, it is going to be a long game.

That was my concern for sitting Brock on the LAR game. At least a drive or a QT maybe. Packers are going to come in with confidence like the Ravens did because they are the underdogs and just blew out the cowboys and have nothing to lose.

If Love drives down on their first drive with ease and scores a TD. It's going to be a long game.

I hope shanny doesn't come out throwing on the first 3 plays and try and get cocky.

Just like he did in the Baltimore game. He got too cute and the ravens were waiting for our plays. Purdy kept throwing the ball right to them.

Originally posted by Baldie:

Originally posted by billbird2111:
My biggest fear for this game is the 49ers come out rusty. Three weeks off for some players. That is a long time. I know rust doesn't last forever. But if the Packers pin three first quarter TD's on the 49ers, it is going to be a long game.

That was my concern for sitting Brock on the LAR game. At least a drive or a QT maybe. Packers are going to come in with confidence like the Ravens did because they are the underdogs and just blew out the cowboys and have nothing to lose.

If Love drives down on their first drive with ease and scores a TD. It's going to be a long game.

I hope shanny doesn't come out throwing on the first 3 plays and try and get cocky.

And you know that Kyle is going to give them that opportunity. If the 49ers win the toss, they will defer. I think the Packers will probably do the same. Which might be a blessing in disguise.

One thing I know the 49ers will do well from the opening whistle is run CMC to the left. Again and again and again. Allow the two best offensive linemen to blow open some early holes.

It just might be the 49ers saving grace.

It's funny to think about now but if eagles didn't choke down the stretch, we'd have had to play in week 18, and this would be our wildcard matchup for the right to play in the divisional. We'll see what happens but that 1 seed is so valuable. If you told ANY of us before the season that we have to beat the packers, lions/bucs to get to the sb, any of us would take that.

Originally posted by RiceOwensStokes:
The Buccaneers are a team that nobody wants to play!

I'd rather the 49ers face them than Detroit if things shaked out that way.