NFC Championship Game Packers @ Bears 1/23 2 p.m, Fox

Post #1 » by **emperorjones** » Sun Jan 16, 2011 9:04 pm

Fulfilling my last 2010 prediction...Emperor Jones starts the NFC Championship thread! :lol:

The Explorer · Post #2 » by **The Explorer** » Sun Jan 16, 2011 9:27 pm

Bears 27
Pukers 19

WEFFPIM · Post #3 » by **WEFFPIM** » Sun Jan 16, 2011 9:36 pm

I know about as many Packers fans as I do Bears fans. My mom is a Bears fan, my dad and sister are Packer fans. I live in a city that is about as split down the middle as you can get.

Needless to say, it's a bit of a thing in my neck of the woods.

The Explorer · Post #4 » by **The Explorer** » Sun Jan 16, 2011 9:43 pm

Is this game really at 2pm? That's an odd start time.

mattbulls · Post #5 » by **mattbulls** » Sun Jan 16, 2011 9:47 pm

This is what sports is all about!

Posey H8er · Post #6 » by **Posey H8er** » Sun Jan 16, 2011 10:29 pm

It doesn't get much better than this. BEAR DOWN!

IbreakNeckZ101 · Post #7 » by **IbreakNeckZ101** » Sun Jan 16, 2011 10:34 pm

ohh man.. bears vs packers NFC championship game am i dreaming??

mattbulls · Post #8 » by **mattbulls** » Sun Jan 16, 2011 10:43 pm

charity stripe wrote:Is this game really at 2pm? That's an odd start time.

Same time as always! Just rotates from AFC to NFC playing the early game. I believe it's so if an NFC/AFC West team is in the title game the earliest it'll be is a noon game.

SportsWorld · Post #9 » by **SportsWorld** » Sun Jan 16, 2011 10:43 pm

I'm going to puke if the Packers win the Halas trophy at Soldier Field.

Susan · Post #10 » by **Susan** » Sun Jan 16, 2011 10:46 pm

I'm a firm believer that we dumb downed our gameplan for that last Packers game. We never call that fluke timeout on that huge 3rd and 18 conversion and we might have won that game. Rodgers TORE up everybody else besides our defense since coming back from his concussion. This should be a great game.

mattbulls · Post #11 » by **mattbulls** » Sun Jan 16, 2011 10:47 pm

SportsWorld wrote:I'm going to puke if the Packers win the Halas trophy at Soldier Field.

With Rodgers smirking putting the invisible championship belt around his waist. Gross thought.

Post #12 » by **emperorjones** » Sun Jan 16, 2011 11:12 pm

Dumb quote from Bill Cowher: "I think the Green Bay Packers are playing as well as anyone in the NFL right now".....really? Seeing as we are down to 4 teams......

SportsWorld · Post #13 » by **SportsWorld** » Sun Jan 16, 2011 11:15 pm

Can't argue with that. They destroyed the Falcons in one of the toughest places to play in the NFL. I want to go into this game as underdogs. I hate being the favorites.

Susan · Post #14 » by **Susan** » Sun Jan 16, 2011 11:26 pm

This team was never as dominant as the 06-07 team was, but ultimately what does that matter? They lost in the Super Bowl and this team seems to be playing it's best ball now. Ideally they'd dominate all year long and never leave a doubt in anybody's mind but this year, my enthusiasm has been tempered because I never got that "special" vibe from this team. Outside of the second Packers game, today's playoff game and the Eagles game I never walked away from a game like I would in 06-07 but we're still just two wins away from being Super Bowl champs and that's pretty awesome.

SportsWorld · Post #15 » by **SportsWorld** » Sun Jan 16, 2011 11:37 pm

I think the expectations this year make it seem like a worse team than the 2006 team but I think this team is better. Defense is just as good, Hester is still Hester, and we actually have a solid offense. Our defense bailing us out with turnovers in 2006 is probably the only difference.

Susan · Post #16 » by **Susan** » Mon Jan 17, 2011 12:15 am

SportsWorld wrote:I think the expectations this year make it seem like a worse team than the 2006 team but I think this team is better. Defense is just as good, Hester is still Hester, and we actually have a solid offense. Our defense bailing us out with turnovers in 2006 is probably the only difference.

I think that the team in 2006 just came out like gangbusters and sputtered out until the postseason. They also lost Harris and Mike Brown in the middle of the season, this team has been crazy healthy and I think Hester has been as good as ever. I was thinking "this team is going to win the Super Bowl" all year long in 2006 while this team I felt "this team could win the Super Bowl" and it's exciting.

I think Cutler is far less scary than Rex was in that season but he's still got you uneasy. We need to stop the run, make 2 game changing plays on either defense or special teams (a Hester/Mike Brown moment) and play smart offense.

Posey H8er · Post #17 » by **Posey H8er** » Mon Jan 17, 2011 1:12 am

^the Brown and Harris injuries took a hit on our defense as a whole. we weren't the same dominant defense after that. our relatively injury-free roster has helped us go this far.

we're playing good football and only one game away from the super bowl. it's fun to watch.

organix85 · Post #18 » by **organix85** » Mon Jan 17, 2011 1:12 am

Susan wrote:I'm a firm believer that we dumb downed our gameplan for that last Packers game.

Wasn't this admitted by the Bears? I am sure I read or heard it somewhere that Martz used the same offense he did when we faced them last so that he wouldn't give away anything new.

SportsWorld · Post #19 » by **SportsWorld** » Mon Jan 17, 2011 1:32 am

emperorjones wrote:Fulfilling my last 2010 prediction...Emperor Jones starts the NFC Championship thread!

Was gonna lock up any NFC Championship threads not started by you. What seemed like a funny joke months ago has come true.

Jeffster81 · Post #20 » by **Jeffster81** » Mon Jan 17, 2011 1:36 am

Be prepare to hear nothing but national media slurping GB and Aaron Rodgers.