Agreed on all fronts. A sad display of football out there tonight for the most part.

Penalties = Game Lost

Jeez, where do I start. Two picks nullified by penalties, Jones pretending this is 2007, a FG blocked, Tim M with the worst punt ever (returned for a TD), Tauscher playing like he's 45 years old....it goes on and on. Yet, we still should have won. Just trying to find a silver lining. Gotta go, the Jim Beam is calling me after this one....

The Bears didn't win this game, Green Bay lost it.

Take away 1 penalty on 10 different plays and you have a Packer win.

Good thing we have the Lions next week.

Somebody needs to lose their job after tonight, if only to show that people need to be held accountable. Fortunately there are plenty of candidates, starting with Mark Tauscher, Daryn Colledge, James Jones, and Mike McCarthy. Since it won't be McCarthy (although quite frankly he is ultimately responsible for this hot steaming mess of a performance), I suggest that Tauscher be made the fall guy.

One part of me is disgusted/mad with the way the packers played today. The other one is just saying "it's hard, but it was a road game. They wouldn't have beat us if they didn't commit those stupid mistakes. It's week 3." ...

Come on guys, a superbowl team does not play like this. The penalties just killed us, and the penatlies at crucial times and the bone headed plays. If A-Rod does not get that intentional grounding call, maybe Jones does not fumble. Also, Darren collage cost us a TD.

The Packers sucked tonight, and I am pissed at this team, they are better than this. The Bears should send the Packers are thank you card for the gift the Pack gave them

On the plus side, that game is over.

"Lots of rookie mistakes tonight. Some by rookies."

Great line.

Couldn't agree more on the running game. The Lynch rumor annoyed me a couple weeks ago, but could it be time to make the call?

What do you bet that McCarthy talks about fundamentals tomorrow? I could choke.

If Packers played every snap to win, they would. They just look like they think they are going to win no matter what sometimes and that's what kills them. Oh, and the penalties. Let the week of depression begin...

I was stunned by the timing of some of the penalties. Flags called back a touchdown pass and two interceptions. Go stripes!!!

This team will get it turned in the right direction. This game will serve as the kick in the pants that will get them revved up to destroy for the next few weeks. I just wish the heartbreaking loss that should serve as a turning point weren't against an undefeated division rival

How is no one else looking at the fact they didn't let them score at the end? It ended up with :08 seconds left down 3. I would have much more took around 1:40 left down 7. Messed up time management again. I don't like to rip MM, but this upset me.

I am just bewildered by how bad this game was. There are no excuses for the shoddy play by the Packers. None. What happened last week in practice? On the flight to Chicago? Last night in the city? Today in the team hotel? Did someone keep them up all night with booze and hookers? I'd rather know that happened than consider the alternative--that maybe this team isn't nearly as good as everyone thinks.

Same problems as last year, offensive line, special teams, and penalties.

The Clay Mathews sack that was flagged for a 15 yard face mask penalty sums this game up.

Our offensive tackles can not run block, so going and getting another RB will not change things a whole lot, but we do need a running back that can hit a hole with speed.

Having watched every tortuous play in slo- mo what I said last time still holds. Aaron Rodgers deserves a medal for the way he has continuously picked up the shoddy play of the OL. Tauscher got tossed once again. He "whiffed" three times, bailed out twice by AR breaking it to the outside. He got called on a couple of holds that easily could have been 5 or 6. Clifton did play better this week but it only looked like he was trying to survive, not exert his will. I have never been critical of Wells (I have a soft spot for short-armed former wrestlers) but he got tossed around today and really couldn't help. Strikingly, I don't recall seeing Baluga or TJ out there. So that either means they were there and were noteworthy for not being noticed (a good thing for an OL) or they didn't get any snaps, even to give Tau and Clif a breather. College needs a college--just count the number of times he "rubs" a DL only to whiff on the second guy he is supposed to attack. It's almost like he didn't want any part of Urlacher.

Suzy Kolber's interview with Cutler after the game was priceless. She asked him how it felt to lead the game-winning drive. He got about 65 yards in penalties, had one INT dropped and another INT wiped out by a dubious PI flag*! That's Montana-esque right there!

*I think that most of our penalties were legit tonight, but that last PI was frustrating. The DB and WR were both looking at the ball, and the two of them were tussling together. How is that defensive PI?

Mike McCarthy's team continue to consistently play down to their competition. Especially early in the season. They'll let loser teams hang around all year and stumble through the season until week 10, then they'll start to look loosely like professionals.
I disagree on Slocum. Yeah, they've had two decent games. Well, one and a half let's say. In what, two seasons?
Agreed on Shields. Cliffy and Tauscher need to take a seat.
I like Shields. I very very very much liked the way the offense rode the time of possession. When we do that, I think it puts Rodgers in the zone, and he plays better. Wish they'd keep doing that, but I doubt they will.
I like the way the defense played. Yeah, they had lots of penalties, but I like their aggressiveness. Freak events nullified multiple interceptions. Lots of pressure on the QB too.
They shoulda let the Bares score at the end and got the ball back with 1:50 left.
Also, is it just me or is MM just getting way too cutesy with the red flags? It seems like he's trying to calculate greater strategies into his use of the replay requests. Like using it as a timeout or whatever. Just use it for replays, MM. If you want a timeout, call a damn timeout.
This thing with MM's teams never showing up until week 10 is really disheartening. Losing confidence in him as a guy who can get it done.

The defense gave up very few points. While they did get the ints, they didn't force the key turnovers to blow the game open. Blame Capers for sitting back at the end.

As far as the DBs, you get what you pay for (rookies) except in the case of Collins (real all-pros make the INT, don't experiment with in-game piledrivers and make their presence in a game felt--see CM3 for reference). The difference between Woodson last year and this year is the fortunate turnover--a microsecond of difference. I hope the full screen replay shows a wide open field for Derrick Martin after the INT. His decision to run it out started a series of bad field position transitions, if I remember correctly. Burnett and Shileds are learning, playing good technique multiple times but getting sorely toasted at least two times each.

As for the LBs, another great gtame by Barnett. But don't get me started on how horrible a game Chillar had, how little confidence MM has in Poppinga as a LB and how many of AJs "tackles" occurred after significant games (8,6,5,5 and 7 yards for the first five!).

Lee reportedly wasnt on special teams. Quarless was definitely not a factor. Derrick Martin was assinine with his block in the back.

Jones mad some great plays early with YAC but had two real idiotic plays. Despite a similar right sideline play where he transferred the ball to his right arm, he obviously didn't on the fumble. But as dramatic was his passivity on the end of the first half hail Mary that ended up in an AR int. He did nothing to fight for or tip the ball depsite being in a position to do so.

I think we found a good rotation of outside linebackers: #52, Zombo and Jones. Shields should turn out to be a solid ball hawking CB. Sure hope our back up tackles are ready for a lot of work next week, the starters looked like crap. College had a couple holds, one called at the wrong time...but it was a hold regardless. Rodgers looked great, as did Kuhn (after all, he is a fullback). Jones...Jones....Jones....Crap...wrong time to fumble! I think we found a punter, now we just gotta get him to put hangtime on it and not go for distance!

Sloppy game all in all. The good things the Packers had until this point were still good (AR - Finley connection, QB pressure, YAC of the WR group, chances for INTs) and the bad things were still bad (penalties, special teams play, OLine crappy run blocking).
So what did we learn? Not a whole heck if you ask me. Luckily the Lions come to Lambeau next Sunday, that should shut up the nay-sayers again (or if they lose it will inflate a lot of things around the Packers community).

we actually did play well on all fronts except for the penalties.. if u take away all of the penalty calls we win this game by 20 points. easily.. rodgers looked great.. but you wanna knwo who didnt?

BRANDON CHILLAR! yalls golden boy.. got beat by olsen for the td and got the pass interference on olsen late in the game at a crucial moment
some coverage specialist we got there.. not..
also in the run game.. his pursuit to the run was atrocious..

overall this was a game lost because of mccarthys lack of dicispline in his players.. if we disciplined clifton and tauscher for the rookie mistakes this game ends different

zombo and burnetts penalty are understandable since they are rookies.. but burnetts penalty was not interference if you ask me.. i saw no grab he put his had up near theWR arm because the WR was pushing burnetts facemask... should havenot been called

has Chillar ever looked good???!!!

Also when Collins picked that ball off that should be the same a a tip right??? And a tipped ball can't have PI. There was a interception in front of the PI so it should not have been called.

Campen and Slocum-should be axed!!!!! Penalties,Bears starting field position, OL, suck-suck-suck, etc. I see Lions and Packers fighting in the basement.

hahahahaha....

Green Bay SUCKS....they will always choke when it matters!

Aaron Rodgers...Mr dink and dunk benefits more from YAC than any QB in the NFL....

He's Trent Dilfer-like....

The "Annointed Golden-Boy" can't win football games when it matters...

Get ready for more disappointment, Fudgers..

hahahaha..now let the EXCUSES begin.

Penalties, geez we are looking like the Raiders of old. I'd say that is the one major error I saw, well 18 major errors.

At some point, TT must hold McCarthy accountable for the inexcusable challenges. Tonight, it cost us 45 seconds which the Packers could have used. Isn't there anybody up in the booth that can advise McCarthy to stop wasting the challenge? It is beyond stupid at this point.

All I can say is TJ Lang must be really, really, really bad.

"The special teams was beyond horrible tonight but I'm not ready to say Slocum should be fired, especially after how good they looked the last two weeks."

I'm ready. I've been ready since early last season. Two good games from special teams isn't enough for me to jettison Slocum. Oh yeah. And Campen.

I meant two good games aren't enough for me to keep Slocum. Not enough sleep = unintelligible writing.

Is James Jones from Chicago? I bet if he were strip searched one would find a "BEAR DOWN" tattoo somewhere on his person.

He single handedly cost us the game in Chicago a couple years back, and really killed us tonight.

If he would indeed be a #1 on some teams, TRADE HIM. Sure he flashes, but his propensity to give the ball to the other team at the most inopportune time is just unacceptable. UN-FUCKING-ACCEPTABLE. I believe his contract is up after this year, unload him now and get something for him. Year 4 for James, I just don't see it.

Somebody should be held accountable/made an example of after that sloppy excuse of a performance last night. James Jones is as good of candidate as any.

Buffalo could probably use a #1 WR. Just sayin...

On the plus side, I felt going in that we were the better team and nothing changed my mind last night. But you can't win with repeated shotgun blasts to the foot, no matter the opponent. I still think we're a 12-13 win team, and the class of the division, but that can't happen again.

GBP 4 LIFE

P.S. Times like these I really hate having so many bare fans for friends

Hard to say anything that hasn't been said. Penalties (discipline) and Special teams are two areas that are supposed to be correctable with proper coaching. Yet they destroyed us last night, just like a handful of games over the last couple years. This HAS to fall on coaching. Maybe MM is just cut out to be an elite OC, but an average head coach.

And if you're Aaron Rodgers, how do you feel right now? Dude played fantastic. How can he do a postgame interview without looking PISSED? The rest of that team should feel absolutely ashamed of the way they let that guy down.

Bottom line is this:

For a great team, this is a wakeup call, a slap accross the face that should humble them.

For a bad team, this is par for the course.

I think the Packers are a great team, but I'm interested to see how they come out of the gates on Sunday. Should be very telling.

And Fitzy is right, how can you survive when you keep blasting your foot off with a 12 gauge.

Still - I believe in this team. Go Pack Go!

Just a horrible night of football, made worse by the announcers. What game were they watching??? ESPN has destroyed Monday night football. I'm disgusted by the whole thing.

This game felt like the NFC championship last year. We were the vikings, totally dominating the saints, yet still lost because our own stupid mistakes, not turnovers but penalties and dumb mistakes.

Tauscher should be benched. Plain and simple. He is horrible this year.

Bulaga has to be put in on the line somewhere. I would put him at LG, and put in Lang at RT. Honestly, Lang can't do any worse than Tauscher.

Jennings should have caught that bomb.

Quarless should have caught that TD.

Can't believe Crosby kicked another one out of bounds!

That PI penalty on Burnett cost us the game. BS call all the way.

McCarthey needs to pull his head out of his ass. Why do coaches not just let the team score? You really think Gould will miss a chip shot extra point field goal??

Bright spots:

Rodgers looked amazing.

Finley played great.

Defense as a whole play pretty well. When Neal comes back we should be very good.

Zombo played well.

Jenkins played well.

Jones played well I thought, except for that inexcusable fumble. He's held onto the ball like it was flag football or something.

Really we should have won by two or three touchdowns, but killed ourselves. Hopefully they use this game as motivation to come out and murder the next four games.

You could tell it was going to be "one of those nights" right away. I was just waiting for the major F-up of the night and Jones came through with that. Then McCarthy seals the deal with a stupid challenge that had no chance in hell of being overturned.

I gotta think that Bulaga and/or Lang could hold the Bears just as well as Clifton and Tausch. I know we feel like we owe these veterans for their past body of work, but the NFL is a "what have you done for me lately" league and our two starting tackles haven't done anything in 2/3 games. Just one of those things where it comes down to the old "Just win, baby" make the changes and get going.

I don't think the Packers should have won this game or that they gave the game away. Give the Bears some credit. This year's Bears are a better team than last year's. They were able to knock the Packers off their game. With a few exceptions, (Finley & Rodgers) when pressured, the Packers played poorly. The O-line penalties happened because the line was losing the war of the trenches. If you can't play your game when pressured, you won't win these kind of games.