Thanks to Zeus for the rain, and Jared Goff’s slippery little hands for doing their part to help the LOLions offense beat themselves. LOLions fans must view the schedule expansion to 17 games as cruel and unusual punishment.

Joe Barry still has a lot of energy. D got some stops *and* turnovers. 12 made some incredible throws. The win feels pretty damn good, even if it was against Eastern Michigan.

Finally a win for the fans! Too bad pack didn’t play kings every week!

defense is terrible. and needs alot of work. but stokes on the outside looks promising. king can hide in the slot against teams with no wr depth. we will see how this d does against the niners and the steelers rushing attack and short passing game. but lets be real the defense didnt really stop them the lions stopped themselves. the fumblerooski, the 4th and 1 pass to the covered man when swift was wide open the other way. stokes was promising after his early mistake for sure. the offense worked out there shit at least. but the o line is still a problem. this is not a great pass rush and they did not blitz. still got 3 sacks that i can remember. gonna be a long season that will most likely end the same way the last two have but at least rodgers has his head out of his ass and he ran the offense. they showed 2 high safetys, he ran the ball. no ego involved, just football. thats a good sign. 2 tough tests coming up.

* li·a·bil·i·ty - a person or thing whose presence or behavior is likely to cause embarrassment or put one at a disadvantage. Similar words - Lowry, Lancaster, King

* recurring message

1. King is bad. Stokes is better than him. Right now.
2. Gary is not living up to pick #12. He'd better get on it.
3. This defense straight up sucks.
4. Joe Barry sucks worse.
5. Run the damn ball.
6. The youth on the inside of the OL is a problem right now.
7. What happened to the year of MVS?
8. What happened to the "illusion of complexity?" To the jet motion, sweeps etc?
9. 11 personnel and 5 wide can suck my left nut.
10. What does MLF and 12 think this is, 2009? Is 12 in full on dementia at 38 years old?
11. Right now is a mediocre team... maybe below mediocre.
12. I see very little reason we won't get absolutely boat raced in SF next week.
13. "Last Dance" teams rarely accomplish their goal.
14. It's a good thing that the Lions, Lionsed it.
15. Goff sucks too.

OK. Chicken Little has vented his spleen. Yes, I know I'm acting like a spoiled fan right now. We beat the Lions by 20. I'll take it. I'll be back with a more measured take tomorrow. lol

Good to see the offense shake off that debacle against the Saints. Good to see AJones getting his this week. Need to get Dillon on track, too.

Defense just looks lost, presnap, way too often. They're going to have to start manufacturing pass rush, or they're going to play a lot of track meets.

1-0 this week. On to SF.

Aaron Jones made the train go.

#12 and MVS are not synced up.

This team has Davante and a bunch of #3 receivers, but no reliable #2.

Tonyan. Just awesome when needed.

#70 did not have a very good game.

How many beers deep are you Nagler? Spelling errors and repeating yourself. Lol.

Kevin King WILL be replaced by Stokes in a few weeks. He gives up too many plays, out of position and I just don’t see the confidence.

Where is the pressure? One sack in two games has me a bit worried.

Need to give Dillon more touches on offense. His yards per average PROVES that.

Regardless, 1-1 and beating a division team is always a plus.

Still not convinced on the defense, but nice to see them stiffen up a bit after the half (and to see more of Stokes as well.

Also nice to see things click again on offense… will be even better when some of those long balls find the hands of MVS!

Anyone know what radio station Nags does his post game breakdown?

King is the assassin that shoots his employer.
Stokes looks like the starter.
The offense will need to get others involved more going forward.
Defense still needs work, but Goff helped them out a lot.
I hope they don't get too cocky over this win as it wasn't as dominant as the score says.

This defense is not good, it cannot control a game. It’s up to #12 again this year to carry this team.

Solid comeback win after the week one debacle. Rodgers played well. A. Jones was great. Defense came together in the second half and did a good job shutting down the Lions. Stokes had a very good game. He may be ready to take over for King. Get ready for the big challenge against the Niners. Thanks, Since '61

Aaron Rodgers holding the ball too long and playing backyard football with continual deep passes to Davante Adams may work against the Lions, but what about the 49ers?
I'm wondering if Rodgers is temperamentally incapable of playing small ball consistently. He's a great enough passer to excel against most defenses, but is he a great enough quarterback to consistently outsmart the best defenses?

-Run. the. ball
-King is just a guy
-If I had a nickel for every time we saw “incomplete to MVS”, I’d have like $100
- love this team, but they ain’t playoff bound playing like this- that D is soft. Don’t think it’s Barry’s fault either
- go Pack

The defensive line is a straight up joke except for Kenny.. That d coordinator really is bad but you know who is worse Gute for not addressing the D line for three straight years except for adding a 5th round pick, and undrafted free agents. Buddy Ryan couldn't stop the run with this Dline ...

Will see what happens but I'm betting big on the niners next week

What the hell even is this defense? MLF said the Rams defense was hard to prepare for. A college team could prepare for this defense. I saw nothing novel, mostly soft off coverage, very little pressure, barley even linemen stunting. What is that bullshit?

We scored 30+ points, we didn’t turn the ball over, and we won. We always win when we score 30+ and doesn’t have multiple turnovers.

Oh, the defense held Detroit to 17 points, including a second half shutout.

Get the ball in the hands of your money players: Jones, Adams, Tonyan. Connecting on that bomb to Adams must have felt good for Rodgers. Nice blocking by the OL on the 19-yard reception by Tonyan on the first drive.

The Lions were pretty lackadaisical getting moving on their last possession of the first half. They almost seemed predetermined to settle for a field goal when they could have maybe had more if they used better clock management.

It took Barry too long to bring pressure. No sacks again, although P. Smith got close.

Nice game from Campbell overall. I don't fault him for the TD pass to Hockenson because the ball was thrown perfectly.

Notice how the defensive intensity picked up once we got the lead? Now it would be nice if that aggression and intensity were there in a measured way leading up to halftime.

It good that things are back to normal, at least for the short time being. Better be ready for some physicality next game.

HEROS
Rodgers
Adams
Tonyan
A. Jones
Campbell
Stokes

ZEROS
King
Barry
Lazard

A win is a win and happy for this team but the d is bad and the coordinator. Too many lost souls that can’t figure out what their doing out their. Happy we won to a team that’s awful and still making mediocre quarterbacks unreal. If they win vs San Fran Maybe week 1 was a fluke. But too many holes to fix unless we bring in some free agents on the dline or ilb positions. Offense will find a rhythm but they can’t outscore everyone and maybe the d will figure out the new system. I’m not convinced watching Dallas have a real coordinator now and playing better and the lions lost with a lot of rookies on d but their coordinator sure knows the game. Glad we won but it gets harder now and we shall see if this d can do something now.

a Glimpse of the future perhaps. Stokes on the edge. King inside or even a roving Jaire .

A shutout in the 2nd half - a 4th down stop that opened up the game and 2 turnovers. Progress hopefully.

Before the game, someone tweeted how the Packers should have kept Williams and Linsley and let Jones go. Timing is everything.

No matter what twitter wants you to think you are never as bad as week 1 makes you look and never as good as the second half of game 2 makes you look. Just play and improve.

Great Game. I loved it. Jones, Adams, Tonyan! Rodgers had fun and it showed. Defense is progressing. Not Regressing. Alexander played well in the slot. I hope he stays there. Re-sign Amos.

That throw to Tonyan for the 3rd TD is unreal. If 12 is making such throws this offense is hard to stop

It took some superb play from Rodgers and mistakes fsrom the Lions to win the game. A lot more work is needed to really get the Packers rolling.

And whatever happened to the crossing routes that were so successful last year??

I know they made some plays late (Stokes flashed) but the defensive MVP for me was the rain. Goff fumbling a wet ball to let the Packers go up to 35-17 was a gift. Of course game ball has to go to Aaron Jones with his ridiculous 4 total TDs. Rodgers played well overall with a couple of absolutely vintage throws.on the key drive to start the third quarter (that laser to Tonyan for the TD absolutely blows my mind).

The offense had the get-right game they were looking for, even if it wasn't perfect. This defense terrifies me down the stretch. Hope they can hold it together for now.

At the half I was afraid the last dance might end up being a drunken polka, then BOOM, almost like magic the Packers were transformed into the team we hope they can be. The play of the game without a doubt was the 50 yard bomb to Adams down the right sideline on 3rd-and-12. It cascaded after that and we even got a gift turnover from Goff on a slippery ball.

Also of note, I think we witnessed the changing of the guard at cornerback. King will tease you with a nice break up here and there but then he'll play Keystone Cops on a critical play. In just one outing Stokes flashed more fluidity and agility than King ever displayed. I think this kid could be a nice compliment to Jaire.

Oh, and now we saw why the Packers resigned Jones in a position we already had strong back ups. In some ways he makes our offense tick as much as Rodgers. He's truly a vastly underrated and special back.

Finally, kudos to LaFleur for a nice game plan and getting the team ready to play.

It was a absolutely class act for the Packers to recognize the contributions of Ted Thompson in building an amazing organization. RIP Ted.

Defense is not good! Gute's fault for not addressing D-Line and middle LB position! Maybe Love can play D? SF licking their chops!

Out for the evening and ended up speed watching recorded game at 1 am early this morning.

I think everyone's comments are valid and pretty spot on. I believe all year there is going to be extreme frustration amongst our fan base (me included) because of the ARod bullshit this year combined with all the national and local press talking up the Packers being a SB team. It is going to be impossible for this team to week in and week out to meet us fans expectations. As NFL personnel are fond of saying "our opponents are professionals and get paid too".

There are a lot of things to really like so far. I am really happy to see the young OL on the interior developing and getting experience. It is only going to help long-term. Stokes my goodness has unlimited potential. Hill continues to impress reminding me so much of Jones. Be nice to start seeing Amari more and likely will as season progresses. This is a team being built for long-term.

Yes, the defense is dissapointing up to this point but a 2nd half shut out is impressive. I agree I'd like to see Gary do more, but a significant reason is the Packers have virtually nothing on the interior DL for pass rush. Zero! Where is Keke and Clark? There is no doubt in my mind the Packers need to invest 'two high draft choices' next year on DL. Need a significant upgrade there.

This team will be a contender if they can avoid any significant injuries to guys like Rodgers, Jones, Adam's, Tonyan, Jenkins, Jaire, Clark, and so on along with steady improvement with their defense and interior OL.

Gawd, I got so tired of the broadcast crew talking about Jamaal Williams and how the Packers miss him, etc!

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2nd Half. That's what I signed up for.

That said, I agree with EVERY SINGLE ONE of your points, Aaron. A new DC and new system, as much as many of us want to think it's unchanged, it has changed, and will take time and real reps to progress into what many of us were pining for on D. Good to see LaFleur dictate a heavy dose of running the ROCK! That always helps every phase of the passing game.

Phenomenal throws by Rodgers, placing the ball twice the way only he can do it (Davante 3rd & 12/Tonyan TD). Aaron Jones was equally spectacular.

DET suffering injury at CB weighed heavy though, and was a help to GB in the 2nd Half. Packers 1st ten games is loaded with challenges. Legit challenges. Hoping for the best. Stokes couldn't possibly defend the TD. Perfect throw and perfect pass, which no DB can defend. However, he made INSANE plays on the ball to show why we took him R1. Those were confidence builders, which he sorely needed. He's going to be special. Garvin hitting Goff forcing the INT by Campbell was on brand. Good to see the positive swing.

Rodgers still has his head up his ass. He had zero idea it was the two-minute warning before half. When the whistle blew he threw his hands in the air and looked to the bench as if he were about to chew MLF out for calling a time out or something. Then when he realized it was the two-minute he undoubtedly felt like an asshole so he just smiled.