Packers will dominate in 2011

I didn’t write this for Vikings fans, I wrote this for Packer fans who have nothing better to do than to read Vikings blogs and comment as if they are superior beings. I bated you in with the title, and now you’ve read enough to get upset… Comment away- I want to know how the Pack nation feels about this.

Damn you… You got me.

That’s something that hadn’t been done since 1962.

Whether or not they dominate is another story. They did not dominate last year and they experienced more than their fair share of injuries. Maybe this year they have less injuries?

Their offense is going to be crazy good. They are getting Finley back and they added Randall Cobb too.

The Vikings will definitely have a very hard time stopping them just like last year.

It feels like it is going to be a long year boys. I will know better how I feel once free agency is over.

Injuries have already been discussed by my fellow Packer fans above. I too believe the Pack won’t be hit that hard again. 15 players on IR is ridiculous. But even without those guys the team won the Super Bowl, so they know how to deal with injuries and missing guys.

Again, Packers3485 already discussed the cap room better than I could. I’ll also throw in Brady Poppinga as a guy about to get cut. IIRC that’s like $2 mil or so, in addition to what was said above.

I don’t think the long season will matter all that much. The players have had plenty of down time since the SB with this stupid lockout. And quite a few starters did not take part in that long season, so those guys should be fresh as long as they come back healthy.

Rodgers’s concussions are a legitimate point, but I’m not too terribly frightened. The OL is much better than it was 2 years ago, and it should be even better with Bulaga getting more experience. I’d fear more for our RBs getting hit than our QB at this point.

So many breaks? Are you talking about the Bears? That was a bad call. But to say that call is the only reason they made the playoffs is reaching just a little bit. Like Wiedmann said, they were in every single game. If anything, they had breaks go the other way. A missed kick or 2 by Crosby cost us games. The injuries hurt a lot.

If you want to look at the CHI games, the first one was the real fluke. 18 penalties? When is that going to happen again? And if you were watching that NFCCG, it’s not like they were doing so well with Cutler. Heck, knocking him out probably gave them a better shot because Hanie played pretty well.

I think a little too much is made of the word choice of "dominate" that ESPN used. That is just for page views. What they were essentially doing was just voting on who they think the best team will be next year/3 years from now, and then saying since that team would supposedly be the best, they’d obviously have the best chance to "dominate."

I think you’d be hard pressed to find too many Packers fans who assume we are going to "dominate" the league. Confident in our chances to do very well? Definitely. But "dominate" is too strong a word for that.

I completely agree with Packers3485 here. Well said. Nobody is expecting an undefeated season.

But when you consider what we did last year, the players we have coming back, the extreme depth we’ve built up, the only reason not to think the Pack can do it again is either complacency or bad luck. Also consider all but 1 starter will likely be back and none of the rookies will be counted on to play a big role (outside of Cobb returning kicks), the team is set up a lot better than many others coming out of the lock-out.

P.S. By saying: “How many super bowls has your team won?” It shows your limited football knowledge and your inability to move forward. Stop living in the past.

Oh, and considering next year has yet to begin (curse this lockout!), would it really be living in the past? ;-)

As soon as next year starts, I’ll get ready for the repeat. As for now, I’m still celebrating.

BTW, is it just me or is the coverage of the negotiations nothing but a huge tease?

Remember how great the saints were supposed to be? Sure they made the playoffs, but they couldnt beat the seahawks. The pundits love certain teams and when they do well enough they wont stop talking about them. Sadly the packers are one of those teams.

Now im not arguing that the vikings will win the division, as I think we’ll fall short this year. I think the bears were bigger imposters than the packers and the lions are a year short yet. Remember the pack turned it on during the last half or so of the season. Being a WI resident (sad I know) I watched nearly all the games (I hate having packer friends) and can say they certainly didnt dominate until the playoffs.

pretty freaking good. Nice article.

THE NFC NORTH FAN FAVORITES RB EDITION is up and running, come get your voice herd over at the Pride of Detroit. Grime bring your friends cause I expect this to be the most voted on edition of all the fan FAVORITES.

The Packers defense is very good and their quarterback is very good. In fact, if I could take one QB in the league right now, he’d be the guy. That combination will be tough to beat. I have no idea if they will be dominant, but they will be tough — possibly Payton/Colts tough but with a good D. YIKES!!!

i never really minded Matthews (aside from the typical distaste for him being a Packer) until he took his helmet off mid-play against the Vikes…i found that not only disrespectful, but careless and immature. and he wasn’t even penalized for it, and as far as i know he wasn’t even fined. what a joke.

(for anyone who doesn’t remember, that was also the game where Shiancoe’s TD was incorrectly reversed, and GB’s non-TD was counted. worst officiated game i’ve ever seen…talk about ‘home cooking’.)

…i find it hilarious that so many Packer fans lurk this site. either they have too much time on their hands, or their own team’s site is that boring that they have to come here for kicks. ha.

I hate the Packers when they suck and when their Good. Let the records and stuff speak for themselves but the Packers will ALWAYS suck! … well, according to a true Viking fan like myself.