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I'm a little thread-happy this morning:) I couldn't wait until Tuesday or Friday to really start talking about the Green Bay game.

I'll leave a "keys to the game" thread to someone else, but the prospect of going 4-1 has me giddy! Did that sound gay? Anyway, I really feel like we can pull this one off. So here are my 5 keys to the game. j/k

Honestly, more of the same from the Lion's game and we'll be fine. For some reason, I don't see us having an emotional let down for this one. Maybe if we're coming off a victory from a team like New England I would be a little suspicious, but I think the guys will be ready to roll at Green Bay. The Packer's defense is better than Detroit's, but we match up pretty well against them too.

This is really going to be a long, long week. So glad it's a one o'clock kick off!!

I'll throw out one key to the game: [B]Derrick Frost.[/B] He's been pretty close to lights out, if you ask me. If we can keep them on a long field, I like our chances of forcing Favre into some "gutsy" mistakes.

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I think our secondary matches up VERY well against the Packers. If our front 4 can maintain pressure, we can possibly see another performance like yesterday as I do think our back 4 are among the leagues best.

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Lots of pressure on Favre and the interceptions will start to pile up :o) However you can bet Green Bay will put up more than 3pts

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Ok, My first key to the game is to make them one-dimensional like we did against the Lions. Keep Brett Favre throwing, he is bound to throw one to us like he did with the Bears.

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[quote=Takeuon;361051]Lots of pressure on Favre and the interceptions will start to pile up :o) However you can bet Green Bay will put up more than 3pts[/quote]


To a man, if you asked us whether Detroit will put up more than 3 points Sunday, we would have looked at you like you were crazy.

I think the Packers probably will put up a touch or two.

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when james jones catches the ball......STRIP IT!!!

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The difference is that the Lions [I]don't[/I] run, and the Packers [I]can't [/I]run consistently. We will have to pay attention to the run more in Lambeau than we did last week, because the Packers will at least try to run the ball.

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You ARE a little thread happy today 12th.
I'm a happy man myself, and looking forward to spanking the Pack.
Keys???????? What's the deal with injuries to Randle El, and Santana?? I would not look forward to playing the Pack without them.
I will look forward to Carlos, ST, and the boys collecting several of Brett's "Competative fire" int's!!!!!!!

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I believe if our defense can play the pass as well as we did against the Lions we will have another great game. Green Bay can barely run the ball so our safeties won't have to worry to much about play action and they can hang back and do their thing.

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For us to win, we need to play defense, as that is Green Bay's biggest threat. We are a better all around team, and could be undefeted. I like our offense vs their D and it will be a good game

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I like the fact that they seem to struggle running the ball. They had a few solid gashes last night against a dinged up Bears D, but overall it has been all Favre. They are a much better team than Detroit, and Lambeau is a tough place to play. I'm just glad it's early October and not late December. Otherwise it would be REALLY tough. I'm psyched for this one. Favre is my favorite football player, maybe my favorite sports figure, of all time. I know, I know, he's not a Redskin, but I've always loved the guy. He pretty much cemented it when he threw for 399 and 4 TD's the day after his father died suddenly (2003). I can't wait. Sorry Brett, but I hope you don't play too well in this one.

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GB's defense gives up big games to tight ends, so look for Cooley to have a big game (especially if our top two wides are out).

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We can't allow Brett Favre to get on a hot streak. He's had our number the last few times he's played us. It's certainly going to be a big test for us.

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I think the biggest test this game will be on will be our corners. They handled Detriot great, but Green Bay runs a lot of quick slant routes and screens and I wonder how our linebackers and corners will handle that. The good thing is Green Bay has pretty small receivers, so we shouldn't have a size issue.

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[quote=BrudLee;361064]The difference is that the Lions [I]don't[/I] run, and the Packers [I]can't [/I]run consistently. We will have to pay attention to the run more in Lambeau than we did last week, because the Packers will at least try to run the ball.[/quote]

They're going to try, but do they even have a healthy RB anybody should be afraid of? Vernand Morency? A gimpy Brandon Jackson (averaging 30 yards a game)? DeShawn Wynn? Yeah, I didn't think so, either.

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Keep Brett from making the big plays. Keeping our Safeties in the right place will be a big deal. And watch those quick slants--they hit those well, and get good YAC on them. Again, safeties have to be in proper position.

It will be tough on O to get into a rhythm being at lambeau. We may need to hit a bomb or two to win this--time for JC to hit that pass. We have more speed than they can handle on the corners, if we can beat their jams and give JC enough time to throw.

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Yup, all of their running backs have been shakin' up good at some point in the season. The first few weeks it was Morency, then Jackson, then last night Wynn had to come out of the game. If any of those 3 is 100% it's Morency, who isn't very good. They all aren't very good.

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I think the key to this game is for the DB's to hold on to the passes that come their way...

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carlos best get ready for them slant patterns. If he dont start looking at film yesterday he will get burned all day long. I would hope hope Greg pencils in the same scheme that he put in for the lions.

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[QUOTE=Hail2em;361516]carlos best get ready for them slant patterns. If he dont start looking at film yesterday he will get burned all day long. I would hope hope Greg pencils in the same scheme that he put in for the lions.[/QUOTE]

Agreed. With Carlos playing with 10 to 15 yard cushion, those quick slants will kill us.

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Sounds like we're all in agreement this is a game we should win. I just hope the fire on defense is still there. M. Washington has a lot to do w/ that and he could be out - even though Godfrey is just about the best backup ss linebacker you could want he could never bring the emotional lift Washington does.
I think our O will be real solid again. Campbell will have some bad plays and a few bad series going forward but I don't really see this stud having a flat-out bad game. Is anyone else hugely impressed w/ Campbell's calm and composure? Friggin like this guy win or lose.

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[quote=MTRedskinsFan;361531]Sounds like we're all in agreement this is a game we should win. I just hope the fire on defense is still there. M. Washington has a lot to do w/ that and he could be out - even though Godfrey is just about the best backup ss linebacker you could want he could never bring the emotional lift Washington does.
I think our O will be real solid again. Campbell will have some bad plays and a few bad series going forward but I don't really see this stud having a flat-out bad game. Is anyone else hugely impressed w/ Campbell's calm and composure? Friggin like this guy win or lose.[/quote]

I've heard nothing about Washington being out...and don't forget about Blades

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On Comcast this morning, they said Randel El had a mild hammy sprain and that Marcus Wsahington's was "moderate" and he was saying he's still real sore. I could see him not playing.

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I think this is going to be another battle like last weeks, with our D-coach against thier O-coach. Brett Can hurt you vertically, but they don't have the consistant running game. If they did, they would be really a team to watch. Farve is not the type of QB to get rattled with a little pressure, so blitzing a lot won't help to much. We need our CB's to be on top of thier game, along with our LB corps. Skins 24 GB 20.

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I think the skins might have turned a corner last week b/c they displayed this killer instinct that I haven't seen in them in a while. It was like they knew they were going to win even when they were only up 14-3 despite the fact that the Lions led the league in 4th quarter scoring and they had given up leads in all 3 previous games. They just exhibited this quality that few teams in this league have where u have ur opponent on the ropes and u deliver a knockout punch.

I think that this quality could be key in the Lambeau b/c i can see the skins jumping out with an early lead. Then it will be a clash to see if mr. comeback Brett Favre can lead the pack back or will the determination of our D overcome those odds in a hostile environment. either way i think it will be a close game.

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I'll be honest, i'd be alot happier if Green Bay was coming off of a win. They didn't look bad running on Chicago's d. Granted, I do think we will win but it's not going to be easy by a long shot. They will be very fired up to show they're not overrated, as I think most of us think they are.

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This is going to be a huge test. Very tough road game against one of the best QBs to have played the game and then there's the letdown factor coming off a dominating win. The Pack have a tough D too, we're going to have our work cut out for us.

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[QUOTE=BrudLee;361064]The difference is that the Lions [I]don't[/I] run, and the Packers [I]can't [/I]run consistently. We will have to pay attention to the run more in Lambeau than we did last week, because the Packers will at least try to run the ball.[/QUOTE]

Totally. I kept saying that if Detroit had commited to more a running game then they could have competed but Mike Martz just can't help himself. Jones was mauling us in the 2nd half, albeit because we simply refused to let them pass downfield.

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This game scares me a little. GB is always tough at home, and I don't look for them to "give another one away" like last week. I think this defense will give us problems, and whoever wins the turnover battle and the field position battle will win. Let's hope we can at least run the ball effectively, and then keep Favre guessing on D.

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You know the trick, if you will, is to keep the Packers one demensional. They can't run the ball, so let's make sure they don't discover a running game on us. If we can solve that piece of the puzzle, then we force Brett to put the ball in the air 25-30 times. That should play to our strengths.

Also, it seems like when the Redskins win the time of posession game, they actually win the game.

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I was quite impressed with our front four on D against Detroit! GB will be a little tougher, and we MUST chase Brett around a little bit out the 4, int Brett of old we all know and love.
If we can do that, I think the rest wil take care of itself. Moss and El' are a must
HTTR

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Everyone who has played the Lions has impressed with their D-Line because the Lions O-Line is the worst in the league. I don't look for the same successes against GB. We will have to be a little more creative in my opinion.

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The Packers will come out on fire after blowing the Bears game in th second half. I hope we can match that intensity. If we can keep our cool through the opening stages when the crowd is going nuts, then we will eventually prevail because we are a better team than they are. The Packers don't have a very good offensive line and they pass a lot so its last week all over again in a way. Defensively they have players but I think Cooley will have his first big game and we will run the ball 35 or 40 times. I think we win this like 19 -6 or some such score. We will be ultra-cautious on offense and rely on the D to bring us home.

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Wasn't it 04' when we played them, and towards the end of a close game that we had a controversial penalty that negated a touchdown that cost us the game in the closing moments? I remember being all kinds of hot after that lose. And I think Gibbs got a league fine for basically saying that was a horse-sh*t call.

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[quote=Mattyk72;361632]This is going to be a huge test. Very tough road game against one of the best QBs to have played the game and then there's the letdown factor coming off a dominating win. The Pack have a tough D too, we're going to have our work cut out for us.[/quote]

Exactly. Everyone is focusing on Brett Favre and the offense but it is Green Bays defense that is really winning games for them this season. Favre has been playing very well, largely because he is making better decisions with the ball and not turning it over (until the end of Bears game). Obviously the Skins D is central to their success and will be this whole season, but their ability to establish a running game and for Jason to make good decisions against the best secondary he has faced this season will be the real key. The Packers secondary, corners especially, are very physical and they seemed to play a lot of man coverage against the Bears. Hopefully Moss will play and Campbell will finally connect on one of those deep balls. Still my point is that the Lions defense, secondary especially, is atrocious. Jason's play was very encouraging, but the Packers provide a much better test this week. Tough game at a tough venue. Skins 17, Packers 13 :)

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Agreed. The Packers secondary is pretty good. I wouldn't be upset if we focused heavily on the run game at Lambeau. The Packers passing game so far seems concentrated on slant routes....ehhhhxcellent. Poor Donald Driver, I suspect he won't fancy his initial meetng with Sean Taylor.

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This is going to a very very tough road game for us. Gb has very good bump and run corners. We are going to have to be able to run the ball this week. But it is certainly winable. It just feels good having a huge conference game with something on the line. I know I'm going to be jacked!

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[quote=skinsfan69;361994]This is going to a very very tough road game for us. Gb has very good bump and run corners. We are going to have to be able to run the ball this week. But it is certainly winable. It just feels good having a huge conference game with something on the line. I know I'm going to be jacked![/quote]Green Bay is not a good defense against the pass. They are far from horrible, but neither corner is young anymore and it really shows. Those safeties are terrible. They have been a very solid running defense, and we haven't really been a great running team thus far. I think we need to exploit our matchups through the air often, while still paying dues to the running game. We really need our play action this week.

The Packers have been gawdawful defending the pass against receivers and tight ends. The reason they aren't getting killed in the passing game is because they have been [URL="http://www.footballoutsiders.com/stats/teamdef.php"]unbelieveable at stopping the backs on routes out of the backfield[/URL]. So this shouldn't be too hard for Campbell so long as we run play action and get the ball out of his hands quickly. That pass rush isn't to shabby. I think we will score a few TDs on these guys.

Bench Portis and Betts in your fantasy leagues, but it's safe to roll with Campbell, Moss, Cooley, and Randle El this week.

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Here's a question: will Kedric Golston remain inactive for a 2nd week. I think Gibbs said they did because Golston is mainly a run-stopper and since Detroit is almost all pass it made sense. Well, seems like same situation in Green Bay.
I'm just kind of surprised by the Golston think because lots of folks really played him up after last season. I remember the team site posting a write-up about Golston as an apprentice to Grif. Now the guys not even active.

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Montgomery must have really impressed the coaches. Good point though about Golston being a run-stopper. Detriot isn't a running team and neither are the Packers, there is no need for him.