Cheesehead
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Lynn from Butler, IN
Do you believe someone on the Rams staff reads the II to try to get insight on what's going on with the Packers' plans for the game?
I hope so, because it'll probably be to their detriment.
Ryan from Colfax, WI
Mike, reading Cliff's story on all of the "premature" losses post-Super Bowl XLV makes me think how differently things could have played out, and maybe even brought a Super Bowl to Green Bay in 2014 had some of those injuries not happened. I know you don't like hypotheticals, but between J-Mike and Collins, who did you feel the Packers could not afford to lose more?
Collins. He was a Hall of Fame talent at a position you can't just compensate for elsewhere, unlike tight end, where numerous other offensive weapons can fill a void.
Tommy from Waukesha, WI
Longtime reader, first-time writer. We have all read the articles this week about Adams vs. Ramsey, our OL vs. Donald, McVay vs. LaFleur. Who is your X factor on our defense this week? I love the way Krys Barnes is playing lately and Darnell Savage is showing us the first-round talent he has, but I have to go with Adrian Amos. He is so versatile and smart I just believe he is going to make a major impact on this game. What say you?
He's as good a pick as any. But I don't think Amos has to do anything spectacular to make the impact the Packers need. Solid run support vs. Akers and keeping things coordinated vs. Woods, Kupp and Higbee can go a long way.
Joe from Wauwatosa, WI
I know he is starting to be more well known locally but I think this playoff run will be a national coming-out party for Rashan Gary. Is there another player who may not be as well-known on a national scale that you see having their "breakthrough" in this playoff run?
Perhaps Krys Barnes.
Craig from Brookfield, WI
Time to show some appreciation for Brian Gutekunst, and yes...Ted Thompson. Here we are in cold, slippery January, and our RB cupboard is full without committing any first-round picks to the position. Getting AJ Dillon at pick 62 (Gutey), and Jamaal Williams at pick 134, Jones at 182 (both Thompson) is looking pretty smart right now. None of us fans got goosebumps when those picks were made. But here we are with our biggest RB problem being how we fit all this talent into the salary cap. Clap. Clap. Clap.
Success will always create problems, but they're the better problems to have.
Patrick from Gulf Breeze, FL
Rob Demovsky answered a question I've had for a long time in a recent article: 24 of Aaron Rodgers' 89 interceptions were off tipped balls. For a QB to throw 412 touchdown passes and 65 interceptions that were legitimately his own fault (with its own margin for error), is absolutely bonkers.
I so want him to get to 500 before 100.
Dan from Lignite, ND
What's your favorite Rams uniform? The navy with the real gold, or the bright yellow? I have always thought the helmets with the horned look were cool.
The ones they wore in my youth, the blue with yellow, were their best and I've never understood why they changed.
James from Chicago, IL
How things have changed. In 2020 the NFL's top defense in yards surrendered is the Rams. The Rams are the only 2020 defense that would have been ranked in the top 10 in 2000. If you go back to 1975, all but one defense in the NFL gave up fewer yards than the Rams did this year. You cannot compare different eras.
I think we've tried to make that point a few times here.
Brianna from Farmington, MN
What will be Rodgers' biggest challenge in these upcoming playoffs?
That's an intriguing question, and I really don't know. It might be staying in the same comfort zone mentally knowing David Bakhtiari is not on his blind side. I'm sure he has plenty of trust in Billy Turner, but just human nature makes it difficult not to think a little bit differently once something doesn't go as planned over there, with the stakes so high.