"The blueprint has been drawn - the question is, do the Packers have the talent on defense to play the same way?"

When comparing the Packers and the Saints defenses I actually like the Packers defense quite a bit better than the Saints. I think the Packers secondary is better and as a whole so are the Packers pass rushers. The Saints have a better GROUP to play on the interior of the D-Line where the Packers have Clark. Lancaster and Lowry just haven't been very good, especially Lancaster.

The Packers CAN play the same type of game the Saints did against Dallas. If Alexander can lock down Cooper who I think is one of the most OVERRATED WR in the game today, hold Zeke to say 100 yards or less then I think the Packers can keep this close. The Smiths have to take advantage of Tyrone Smith being out and disrupt Zak. They also HAVE to stay disciplined and not let him run loose and escape the pocket over and over again. Especially when in man coverage. And for the love of GOD please put Josh Jackson on the field in place of Redman! Redman has been TERRIBLE. I thought when Jackson was on the field the Packers defense was better.

Last... The Packers really need Bulaga to play. Lawrence will eat Light alive! They also need anyone, someone to take a step forward to help fill the loss for Adams AND continue to step forward when Adams comes back. I HATE the Cowboys. I hate how they ALWAYS show the goofball Jones hugging a bunch of men when they score but hardly ever show him when Dallas is getting their ass kicked.

Let us hope we see NONE of Jones...OR, FOX starts showing those pictures I love of a bummed out and pissed off Jerry Jones. Pettine's a smart guy and I still believe in the Packers defense 100%. Thursday Night games suck. The ONLY thing they've done is make more $$$ for the NFL.

Let's please stop talking about Jimmy Graham. He hasn't been much since his New Orleans days. Can't (won't) block to save his soul and now is marginal at catching. We will be post Rodgers before Green Bay sniffs real TE play.

I too like Pettine but I can't see a 3-5 defense that doesn't have strong trench play and little at ILB making a sustained impact. Kenny Clark is being double teamed and burned out. Lowry, Adams, Lancaster and Keke may give you some rotation, but these are not going to hold up against the better O-lines - even the average O-lines in the league. And who are our linebackers? Like the 10 year drought at safety, the Packers have ignored the middle linebacker position for a decade. I like what Gutekunst has done but we are another year out on defense.

O-line: Has anyone seen Billy Turner show any promise? Almost every Rodgers scramble or improvisation gif shows our RG getting pushed back or thrown aside. I don't want to think of potential implosion on the right side of the line but Bulaga is already breaking and Turner never made it.

In reality, Gutekunst will need another year and NO free agent or draft mistakes to get us enough talent to play with the better teams.

Pettine:
Sometimes a coach can do anything and nothing will help. But it seemed like in this game that Pettine was slow to react to what the Eagles were doing. He kept using 2 DL and a 3rd safety for the majority of the game.
I know he likes using that 3rd Safety but I don't think Redmond should be that guy. IMO he should have changed some of the personnel faster.

Rodgers:
Off the top of my head Rodgers had 1 bad throw. And it wasn't the interception. It was one that should have been intercepted but the LB dropped it. Rodgers was closer to vintage Rodgers then anything. It feels like to me that this offense is about to take off. Even without Adams I think the offense will get rolling sooner then later.

Graham:
Jimmy had his best game of the year. But there were 3 plays in which he absolutely could have done better. The 2 passes to him in the endzone and the RPO play on 3rd down. The 2 passes to him he has to come down with. And on that RPO play he needs to give more effort, or any for that matter.
I will say though that it feels like they have found a role for him in the offense. And he is a threat over the middle again.

Clark:
I think the combination of a high playing percentage the first 3 games and then the short week for the Thursday night game all contributed to him and the other DL not playing up to their level. Also something that hasn't been mentioned a lot is that the Defense was on the field a ton against the Broncos. And on a short week they just didn't have it. The DL was getting pushed back a lot more then normal. The good thing is they have a mini bye before the next game.

Cowboys:
Cowboys will be without their premiere LT. Packers have 3 Edge players that could take advantage. Saints did give us a blue print on how to slow down the Cowboys offense. Packers need to keep the chains moving on offense. The more they are on the field the better it will be for the defense.

If King and Bulaga can play, our chances of winning this game increases immensely (obviously). If King plays, put Gordon in at ILB to help stop the run. He usually had good games against Dallas when he played for the Giants. Then it's up to Alexander, king, Savage, Williams and Amos to cover.

Without Adams playing WR, giving Rodgers more time to throw becomes even more critical. Having Bulaga back is huge. Today we will see the first injury report. Fingers crossed for some good news. Beating the Cowgirls is a beautiful feeling. Go Pack

I have been concerned about the D-line depth since they cut Daniels. I fully understand the financial reason for releasing Daniels, but the Packers now have Clark and a bunch of pretty average d-linemen. I think they were counting on M. Adams and he has not been able to contribute due to injury. I hope Gute is beating the bushes for a run stopper that can be had on a one year contract.

I’ve never been a fan of Pettine and his small, soft defense. It is too reliant on turnovers to stop drives. It may work when you play guys like Cousins and Flacco who are handing out turnovers like candy on Halloween but it fails when you play the Bradys, Wentzes, and Mahomes. This defense reminds me of KC’s, reliant on your QB to score 40 points to beat better teams.

The Eagles had no answer for Davante Adams in Thursday evening until he went out of the game with an injury. Without Adams the Packers could not move the ball one yard to score a game tying TD. Why? Because the Eagles knew they could ignore the Packers run game and focus on Rodgers and the remaining Packer receivers.

Graham had 2 chances to make a play and came up empty. The other 2 downs the Eagles focused on Rodgers to keep him from rolling out or running it in.

The Eagles game exposed the lack of weapons on the Packers offense. If the Packers had a WR to compliment Adams the Eagles run game could not have kept them in the game. Kudos to coach Pederson for neutralizing the Smiths. It was enough to keep the Packers defense honest in defending against Wentz’s passing.

Against Dallas the Packers will need to stop Zeke and pressure Dak Prescott. They will also need to play with a lead which will help take Zeke out of the offense. The Pack also needs to find their run game against Dallas and keep the Dallas offense off the field. Thanks, Since ‘61

Graham is the most overpaid player in the NFL who is not a Viking starting QB. Two hands, bro. You nothing close to OBJ.

I think that any path to the playoffs depends on how healthy Rodgers is down the stretch and into the playoffs, so that's the #1 thing for me.... Are We Protecting Rodgers?

I, personally, don't think we are. He's getting sacked and hit at a higher than league average rate, and we're throwing a lot, so that adds up to a lot of physical contact on his body.

The Eagles offense looked like how I hoped our would look: Two TEs, running the ball a lot, having an efficient 16-27 night with three TDs, no turnovers, no sacks. That's what I was hoping for before the season started. Now, I'm afraid we're just going to throw, throw, throw and that we'll break Rodgers and be finished by Thanksgiving. I hope not. I'd rather lose a game or two by stubbornly running and protecting my QB than win a couple now and have him broken when we really need him.

If we don't stop the run on defense, nothing else matters. Run stuffing means every body has to stay in his gaps, even if it means just making a pile. You can't get pushed out. We're not doing that....we're getting moved.

A glance at the rosters of both teams tells an interesting tale: The Packers heaviest people on defense are Clark and Lancaster, but the Eagles offensive line is loaded with 330 lb road-graders. That's an extra 100 pound of muscle at the point of attack and it makes a difference, especially when you get a little tired from being on the field all the time.

I think this team is built for the air on offense and defense, and that we've prioritized speed over size, and what I saw against the Eagles was us getting moved out of our gaps by larger guys.

Hard to see how the Packers were tired and the Eagles weren't. And hard to see how, if Jersey Al is right and he usually is, the Packers get physical the way the Saints did with the Boys. No, our guys looked like boys last week. Both in the lack of physical play at the line, at the point of contact (how many missed tackles and extra yards by the runners?) and in their over pursuit beyond obvious gaps. So yeah, Pettine has work to do on at least that last one, the rest of it is up to the players.
With Adams out I don't see how even Rodgers playing in Dallas can pull this one out. Ten point loss or more.