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JR from East Moline, IL
If Green Bay beats Seattle and then goes out west near his hometown, to a place Rodgers had some tough losses, and beats the team that passed on him and who were proclaimed to become more disappointed than him, can we just label this postseason as "The Reckoning"?
Just beat the Seahawks.
Margeaux from Tallahassee, FL
Does DK Metcalf remind you of a slightly bulkier former Packer nemesis?
Tramon Williams was asked that very question on Monday, and his response was great. He said as big as Metcalf is, Calvin Johnson was still bigger.
David from Minneapolis, MN
I'm glad that DK Metcalf put that on tape prior to this weekend. Do you know if that has been on tape prior to that? I'm just glad it won't be a surprise coming into this game.
He had only one 100-yard game prior to last weekend (OT win over Tampa Bay in Week 9), but 58 catches for 900 yards and seven TDs in a rookie regular season is an awfully strong start to a career.
Austin from Milwaukee, WI
There is a lot of talk on Metcalf and rightfully so, but Tyler Lockett is a gamer. In games where there is two or more potential risks for cornerbacks, is consistency of the same defender or a barrage of different looks better for the D? I feel like if I was a CB, I would rather want to be attached to the hip of one specific receiver, knowing all of his skills and weaknesses.
Defensively, the perspective of affecting the quarterback has to be considered as well. Is changing up coverages and looks the best way to keep him from finding any rhythm, or does how the corners match up against particular receivers take priority? Those are game-by-game decisions most often.
Mark from Marxville, WI
Morning, containing Russ Wilson is the key to assuring a “W” vs. the Hawks. The Eagles assigned a safety to spy on him with mixed results, mostly unfavorable in my opinion. How do you think the Packers will try to defend him?
That’s the million-dollar question heading into this game. I generally fall into the school of have multiple options and plans, and keep the other guy guessing.
Andrew from Waterloo, IA
Has Spoff ever been flagged for excessive celebration, after successfully stealing Wes’s lunch?
Only the time I actually found cheese on the sandwich.
Matt from Bozeman, MT
Fletcher Cox really caused some havoc lined up against Seattle's center and really anywhere lined up inside against the Seahawks last week. Do you see Kenny Clark having a big game this Sunday?
As Wes and I discussed on “Unscripted,” it could depend on whether or not the Seahawks get guard Mike Iupati back from injury. He’s a veteran, interior presence who changes that matchup.
Ryan from Appleton, WI
Outside of Seahawks-Packers, what game are you most looking forward to on Divisional weekend?
As much as I’m having fun with everyone for repeatedly bringing it up, it’s obviously Vikings-49ers. San Francisco is the new kid on the block, relatively speaking, as far as the playoffs go. First appearance in six years, with a new roster, new coaches, everything. Minnesota’s current team has been through some of these wars. I thought Zimmer’s postgame locker room message Sunday was spot-on. He quickly reminded his players how two years ago after their dramatic victory over the Saints, they got smoked the next week. As challenging as the turnaround and travel are for the Vikings, they’ll be ready.
Nicholas from Portland, OR
Given the history and what’s at stake, would you classify the upcoming game as must-win?
To steal Wes’s line from yesterday, is that really a question?
Greg from Long Beach, CA
I read Clete Blakeman will be the head official for Sunday’s matchup. Is he known to have a crew that calls more penalties or lets the players play? Is there anything we, as fans, could expect now that we know the officials?
Hard to say. For the record, Blakeman’s crew called the second-fewest penalties in the league this year, and the Packers had Blakeman only once this season – for the Monday night game vs. Detroit in October. But only one member of that crew will be on Blakeman’s crew Sunday.
Bill from Bloomfield Hills, MI
Thanks Wes for bringing up 2007. I remember how “thrilled” I was when the Giants beat the Cowboys and we got to host the NFC Championship, as I'm sure the Patriots liked the Giants as NFC champs over us or the Cowboys. Just win three games. If it’s your year, it doesn't matter who you play.
Dave from Germantown, TN
In the Packers’ matchup with the Seahawks, we have the Hawks at 11-2 in one-score games and the Packers with an 8-1 record. The Seahawks have outscored their opponents by seven points during the regular season and the Packers by 63 points. These two teams are either the two luckiest teams in the league or the two most clutch teams in the league. Which is it?
We’ll find out next week, when one of them gets a shot at the Super Bowl, but that’s for next week.
Martin from Evansville, IN
Why does everyone look ahead so much? Our goal should be 1-0. Whether true or not, I liked Wilson's comment that he didn't even know he was playing the Packers next week. We need to be that focused on this next game.
Amen. Happy Wednesday.
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