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2 years ago
Very long so I'm not quoting everything, go to this link if you want to read 

• Envy teams with the late bye. In 2018, New England had a Week 11 bye and won the Super Bowl. In 2019, Kansas City had a Week 12 bye and won the Super Bowl. In 2020, Tampa Bay had a Week 13 bye and won the Super Bowl. I sense a trend. So many of my top teams have byes in Weeks 12, 13, 14 this year—KC, Arizona, Tennessee, Green Bay and New England.




1. Green Bay Packers (9-3)

The Packers do the most the best. Aaron Rodgers is the bright, shiny object, but the defense is what’s different in Green Bay, and I say that after two distinctly different two-week stretches. Green Bay gave up 13 points, total, to Patrick Mahomes and Russell Wilson, then 62 points, total, to Kirk Cousins and Matthew Stafford. Odd, of course, but this defense is giving up 20.2 points per game over the first 12 games, and that’s a winning formula when you’ve got Rodgers, Davante Adams and two good running backs.

Three very notable things to me about this team. One: The Packers are winning without their two best defenders, edge player Za’Darius Smith and cornerback Jaire Alexander, who are injured. Two: they’re winning, in part, because of the depth built by embattled GM Brian Gutekunst and rookie defensive coordinator Joe Barry. Three: linebacker De’Vondre Campbell, a free-agent who generated zero buzz in the off-season, has become the nerve center of the league’s seventh-ranked D.

“Talk about an off-season pickup that was absolutely critical,” LaFleur told me Sunday night. “That might be the biggest one. He’s an eraser. He never misses tackles. We made him like the centerpiece of our defense, calling the defense. He’s Batman for us, and he really embraces that role.”

The Packers have the bye this week to heal up, and to consider options on Rodgers’ broken pinky toe. After the 36-28 win Sunday, Rodgers said he would consider options that included surgery and decide today what to do. (Amazing that he ran in the first touchdown of the day Sunday against the Rams, deking Jalen Ramsey in the process. “On a play that was a designed handoff,” LaFleur said. “He just saw everyone go in the direction of the run, so he decided to keep it. I was like, Uh oh. But he gave Jalen a dead leg or something and was able to get in.”)

The slate: After this week’s bye, Green Bay has Chicago at home, at Baltimore, Cleveland and Minnesota at home, then at Detroit. Good race with Arizona for the number one seed.


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wpr
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2 years ago
Campbell = Batman!!!
I hope that doesn't offend you Zero. 🤣
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2 years ago

Campbell = Batman!!!
I hope that doesn't offend you Zero. 🤣

Originally Posted by: wpr 



Your suspension begins tomorrow.
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2 years ago

Your suspension begins tomorrow.

Originally Posted by: Zero2Cool 



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beast
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Campbell = Batman!!!
I hope that doesn't offend you Zero. 🤣

Originally Posted by: wpr 


Is there a Zero story behind this comment? Lol

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2 years ago

Is there a Zero story behind this comment? Lol

Originally Posted by: beast 



HE is Batman. Or so HE claims. 😉

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beast
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2 years ago

HE is Batman. Or so HE claims. 😉

Originally Posted by: wpr 


I guess no one gave LaFleur the message

"We made [Campbell] like the centerpiece of our defense, calling the defense. He’s Batman for us, and he really embraces that role.”


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2 years ago

HE is Batman. Or so HE claims. 😉

Originally Posted by: wpr 



I'll leave you with one question that validates any question!! You ever see me and Batman at the same time??? 🤔🤔
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I guess no one gave LaFleur the message

Originally Posted by: beast 



Sadly true.
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I'll leave you with one question that validates any question!! You ever see me and Batman at the same time??? 🤔🤔

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