RealGM

GREEN BAY (5-8) at JACKSONVILLE (4-9)
Sun., Dec. 14 - Jacksonville Municipal Stadium - 1 p.m. EST/12 p.m. CST



@




PACKERS SQUARE OFF AGAINST JAGUARS IN JACKSONVILLE

- As the snow piles up in Green Bay, the Packers head south to Florida to take on the Jacksonville Jaguars Sunday afternoon.

- Green Bay lost its fifth game of the season by four points or less last Sunday, with the Texans hitting a game-winning field goal as time expired.

- It was the third consecutive loss for the Packers, who have lost five of six since the bye weekend.

- In order to end the skid, they must win on the road in Jacksonville Sunday afternoon. The Packers are 2-4 on the road thus far.

- Both of the clubs have been unable to duplicate their success from a year ago. Green Bay finished as the NFC North champions at 13-3, ultimately losing in the NFC Championship Game. Jacksonville finished 11-5 and defeated the Steelers in Pittsburgh in the Wild Card round before falling to New England in the Divisional Playoffs.

- Jacksonville has been eliminated from the AFC playoffs, while Green Bay comes into the contest nearly eliminated. A Green Bay loss would officially eliminate the team from postseason contention.

- There isn't a whole lot of history between the two franchises. They have met just three times since 1995, when the Jaguars entered the NFL.

- The road team has won all three road contests in the series, with Green Bay taking both contests in Jacksonville. The Packers beat the Jaguars 24-14 in 1995, the second home game for the Jaguars in franchise history, and won the 2001 meeting as well. Jacksonville was victorious in 2004 in its first-ever appearance at Lambeau Field.

- For the Jaguars, they enter play Sunday looking to snap a four-game losing streak. Most recently, they lost to the Bears in Chicago, 23-10.

- Jacksonville has a 3-4 record on the road this season but has struggled at home, going just 1-5.

- Jacksonville will have a quick turnaround following the Packers contest, as they host the Indianapolis Colts on Thursday night in their final home contest of 2008.

Would be nice to finish 8-8. We're in for a large dose of MJD. I expect him to humiliate us.

aaprigs311 wrote:Would be nice to finish 8-8.

No it wouldn't. I want the best draft pick possible.

I'm a bit conflicted. I'd like to see us draft as high as possible, but i'd also like to see Rodgers play well the next three games and it would be nice to see him actually win a game late on his own. I'd like to see Moll perform well while filling in for Tauscher. As much as i hate the Vikings, it would be enjoyable to see the Packers go into Chicago and stick a knife in their playoff hopes on their home field. If the Lions come here with an 0-15 record, i want to make them finish 0-16 and wouldn't care for the embarrassment of losing at home to a 0-15 football team.

Rodgers strikes me as a confident guy, but i'm not sure it's good for him to have the team finish the year as miserable as this season has been, especially losing at home to a 0-15 football team.

It was nice when we had good announcers. Now we have Ron Pitts.

El Duderino wrote:Rodgers strikes me as a confident guy, but i'm not sure it's good for him to have the team finish the year as miserable as this season has been, especially losing at home to a 0-15 football team.

Agreed. That said, I'd be okay with Rodgers playing really well, the offense clicking, and the defense continuing to lose us games.

I flat-out don't want to lose to the Lions, though.

MickeyDavis wrote:It was nice when we had good announcers. Now we have Ron Pitts.

we also have Charissa Thompson, I love her....unfortunately they don't show her enough.

Is Charissa still a brunette? I like her more as a blonde.

MikeIsGood wrote:

El Duderino wrote:Rodgers strikes me as a confident guy, but i'm not sure it's good for him to have the team finish the year as miserable as this season has been, especially losing at home to a 0-15 football team.

Agreed. That said, I'd be okay with Rodgers playing really well, the offense clicking, and the defense continuing to lose us games.

I flat-out don't want to lose to the Lions, though.

Yea, that about sums up what i'd like to see.

One other thing i'd like to see is give Jackson the bulk of the carries the next three games. I don't have any great hopes that he can ever be an elite back given i don't think he has the burst or just flat out speed, but he's improved since his rookie year and i'm curious how he'd do with extended action over more than one game.

trwi7 wrote:Is Charissa still a brunette? I like her more as a blonde.

She needs to pose for Playboy so we can find out what hair color she naturally is, assuming of course she has some carpet laid down instead of a waxed floor.

"I wonder if the carpet matches her pubes"

trwi7 wrote:Is Charissa still a brunette? I like her more as a blonde.

She is blonde again

Rooting for the Jags in this one.

But I'm hoping we beat the Bears next week.

Goals for the game : Rodgers plays well but the D screws it up again

Ughh...this defense

Looks like the Packers have gone into all out ''shut it down for the season'' mode.

Chumps.

A pass to a RB. Wow.-

A screen. Amazing.

Let's open up the playbook when we're already out of playoff contention...

That was a huge mistake by A-Rodg to check down to a running back on 3rd down who was dead to rights. If he takes the sack, the effect is the same; field goal. Buy some more time on a full roll-out.