All the Packers need to do is beat Seattle and this game doesn’t mean much. Beat Seattle (a bad team that only beat the Rams on the road) and the Packers are in the playoffs. Rest up for the game against the Cardinals (may very well play them the first week in the playoffs).

Get to the playoffs and anything is possible. Just look at the Giants from a few years ago and the Cardinals last year.

Well I have to say for the most part it was a well played game. But my god who the F*** is Josh Bell??? C”MON coach MM. It’s the final moments of the game and we have a absolute nobody playing on the field. And how about that Jarrett Bush and Mason Crosby. I’m telling you that a 9 point lead instead of a 6 point lead would have been really nice. Too bad our kicker cant even hit a 34 yarder and our corner has no idea how to defend a pass at all. The offense starting looking good during the 2nd half and our defense was pretty solid despite more than enough blown coverages by Bush.

Mason Crosby cost this team a game no need to attempt any FGs the rest of the year.

Too late to replace him no quality out there. Just dont attempt any more FGs only xps .
Can we get a firing squad for Slocum?

Well, I was upset to say the least, to have a win plucked from us with no time on the clock. BUT!!! They played hard and didn’t quit. I believe the that Bell guy was in there because they were running a prevent defense with no LB’s and all DB’s. So they had to dip as deep in the CB pool as they could. Bell is a special teams player and I’ll tell you – that throw was one of those once in a lifetime kinda throws – no time, fading with only the toes on the line, catch to win the game kinda throws. So am I content? No. But I am very optimistic that they were down, came back and took the lead and kept fighting. The Steelers were the better team today – we’ve had a nice run of 5 in a row – we’re NOT the Saints or Minnesota or Indy but 5 in a row is nice streak. We lost to the defending champs by one measly point and it took just a small streak of luck to pull that out but they did. So I’m not as pissed as I probably should be – I DO think that missed field goal hurt us. I was telling a friend that was watching the game with me that the missed field goal would come back to haunt us and I was unfortunately right. Three more would have put us ahead by 9 (as I think someone else already noted in here).

So I’m just happy to still be talking play-offs considering what we were talking just five short weeks ago. We’re not a SuperBowl team by any means but we are a play-off caliber team and just think of the possibilities next year when we shore up a few remaining holes… kicker being the first hole to plug and then special team coach. We have franchise QB and a strong set of receivers and defensive players – just a couple more key players away from 13 season wins or more IMHO.

Mel, no rush because we went with 3 tired guys who were absent once their QB broke what little contain there was.
Which is why, AATP, this was hardly that lucky. Roethlisberger had time to wait and reset for another good matchup if he wanted.

Iccy, perhaps you hit the nail on the head – not sure. I’ve done some real trolling in my fishing days, and do bait the malcontents. Tell you why. We’ve got young guys out there still learning, and while Bush has four yrs in the league he didn’t play in the nickle until this year. Same with Bell, two years and I don’t remember him much in the dime (or Bush in nickle) until Harris got taken out. They have to play to learn and I give them the time.
The bait in this senario is this: Driver two serious drops, Finley two serious drops, Jones and Jackson, drops; what, at least seven total? And you hang the loss on Bush, Bell, and Crosby? Missed coverage by Hawk, Chillar, and Barnett and you harp on Bush and Bell. A terrible miss, again, by Crosby, but that miss and the TDs on Bush and Bell didn’t lose the game even though they absolutly contributed.
Frustration is one thing, not supporting the team is another. You each get to decide what kind of GBP fans you are, I wouldn’t even try. I’ve got my own opinions and its based on how you (all of you) react and comment when things go awry.
I’ll just say this; I’ve seen a lot worse and probably will again, but it won’t get me throwing rocks at my team no matter how much I may dislike the way MM makes certain calls. Brings up another typical response, fire MM after the O scores 36 pts, but Capers walks on water after his D allowed 37. There are 11 guys on that field going in each direction and all 22 plus gave it all they had today.

Hey, Mel e Mel, I think the cap kitty is now somewhere between 12 and 14 Mil. Shall we give it all to Peppers tomorrow or wait until the end of the season? Yeah, iccy, thats bait.

I didn’t realize that the Panthers put a hurtin on the Viqueens – I like it… !!! I bet everyone wants a copy of that tape…

Some more bait; Woodson has three penalties, we had five that resulted in PIT first downs. And lastly, Chillar had one that negated a BUSH INT. I know, I know, its MM and TTs fault.

umm.. larrytex.. the vikes already played the bengals.. they play chicago next monday night…

Oops, went from 15 to 14 rather than 15 to 16, you are so right Cody. Was careless.
Anyway, all I know for sure is that we had a six point lead with 2:06 to go and couldn’t keep PIT out of the end zone, and thats all that counts. Point is, plenty of blame to share if you’re into that.
I don’t know if you’re aware if AL, but justawake and Pete H took Bush out on Green Bay last week and threw him out of the boat. Whereupon Bush walked to shore and j said to P, “look, the S.O.B. can’t even swim”.
I’ll believe the newbies can’t make it when they’re cut.

LarryTroll Says: “We’ve got young guys out there still learning, and while Bush has four yrs in the league he didn’t play in the nickle until this year. Same with Bell, two years and I don’t remember him much in the dime (or Bush in nickle) until Harris got taken out. They have to play to learn and I give them the time.”

As has been quite common recently, I find myself wondering what the hell you’re talking about. Bush won the nickel corner job in Training Camp 2007 but played himself out of it in short order when the season opened. The reason you didn’t see much of Josh Bell is because he wasn’t a Green Bay Packer until after the Al Harris injury! Duh – know your topic before flapping your gums!

You say Jarrett Bush played the first down pass to Heath Miller perfectly. I guess you know more than Troy Aikman, who opined Bush was in great position but failed to make a play on the ball. That’s what Bush does best – fails to make plays! Exhibit B – on the Steelers nearly successful on-side kick attempt, Clay Matthews is battling the wave to get to the ball (he tackled Ike Taylor). If you watch the replay, Bush is up front, FAILS to recognize what is happening and turns his back as the wave gets to him!

Up to this point, I hadn’t typed a single word about Jarrett Bush. Since you decided to be his PR publicist, I thought I’d play devil’s advocate. He did not play well yesterday and your impassioned defense is illogical. It’s not coincidence that the opposition is targeting Jarrett Bush and they’ll keep doing it until he proves he’s capable of making a play.

With Bell, the problem isn’t him, it was how in the hell is he on someone by himself with 8 men dropped. How is ANYONE alone in coverage, especially a guy who has been with the team a month.

An example of why I go at length to support the Troika and players that are maligned can be found in the 11:51 post (re; why did we cut Sutton).
Sutton didn’t play this year until the CAR starter had injuries. He then had 10 carries over the next 6 games for a total of 59 yards. Then we have to listen to “see what a nice job Sutton did for Carolina at RB. We should have kept him.”
That, after Sutton having a wonderful day against MIN, of 2 carries for 9 yards. Wow!

No way to refute the early history, he played himself out of contention as nickle and dime. But, he is a long shot from Ahmad Carroll who really played himself off the team.
Thats partly my point; in four years he has bounced between Corner and Safety along with the Specials. He tried to replace Woody when he got hurt and then got hurt himself. Then he was bounced between nickle and dime. He is here, he is learning, and if he gets replaced sobeit. It might surprise you, but you can find some highlights too if you look hard enough. But why bother when you can find a scapegoat or two to blame when things go rough for your favorite TEAM?

No question, Pete H, on balance it looks very bad. But, while he is a Packer I’ll root for him, encourage him, and while not defending him, I will support him.

Your “point” seemingly changes as the wind blows; I guess now your point is that Jarrett Bush isn’t Ahmad Carroll. That’s relevant…

LarryTex Says: December 20th, 2009 at 6:25 pm – “You guys drive me nuts. This is a tough ball game against the SB champs. Show a little support, you so called Packer Fans. MY ASS!”

LarryTex Says: December 20th, 2009 at 7:11 pm – “We might not win this game, but they’re playing their hearts out. If we win it, I think half of you ought to shut up the rest of the year.”

I ask you, are you proud of these postings? There’s nothing wrong with passionate fans complaining about features of their TEAM which might prevent that TEAM from reaching its potential. You’re probably too full of yourself to come to this conclusion, but you should be embarrased by your behavior…

There you go again – I interpret your entry as “only a few on this site have earned the right to complain about the team?” For the record, I turned 47 last Wednesday, vaguely remember the late 1960′s and have never waivered in my support of the team since 1972 (full collection of DX trading stamps). A casual acquaintance recently told me her son was to attend Elon next fall; my first thought was, “TE Rich McGeorge went to Elon” – then I snapped out of it and offered her congratulations! I’m not a casual fan, nor do I sense others on this site fit that criteria.

Manchester United fans turned on David Beckham in a hurry when he wasn’t getting the job done and I’ve long thought Packer fans were every bit the equal of ManU fans when it came to support and passion. There’s nothing wrong with being critical of your favorite TEAM.

I read the lemmings are starting to get restless up on the Alaskan tundra; all the mindless rodents lack is a leader to get them started on their migration to the cliffs overlooking the sea. They don’t know why they migrate or plunge willingly to their deaths, but why deviate from the course? If you’re not too busy, they’ve got a spot reserved for you in the front row right in the middle. LT = Lemming Troll

We’re a year away. If we started the season in the form we’re in now, this loss included, we’d win the division.

We’ll make the playoffs and get some playoff experience. Hopefully at least one win in the playoffs.

I expected 9-7 at the beginning and we’ll win 10-11 games.

Add 4 games MIN @ home, CHI @ home, CIN @ home, & @TB and that’s 14-15 wins.

We win the division next year and are thinking of booking hotels in Tampa.

So, because I fear Jarrett Bush’s presence on the field as a possible deterent to Packer Playoff Participation (hearafter known as PPP), that means I don’t support the team?

How long must one self-identify as a Packer fan to “earn the right” to criticize the team? Are there other criteria?

I wasn’t involved in the “punk debate”, though all the adults I knew as a child who answered to “Punk” were of the female persuassion. My younger sister had a Punky Brewster poster when she was little. I had an aunt who answered to Punk. Given the previous, I thought it was humorous when you adopted Punk as your moniker…

Back from the burgh..yes I was actually at the game seated amongst 59K steeler fans, which means about 10K no-shows. Got to listen to 3.5 hours of puke about how awful Gay is (a Steeler cornerback)..how bad the O line is for holding penalties and the 4 sacks given up. Heard how Rburger should be benched for holding the ball too much…and how lucky Pburgh was that we can’t catch the ball. Bitchin most of the game as their defense failed time and again to stop the Packers and heard how with 3 seconds to go how the Steelers would choke again to lose their 6th in a row.

All that changed with the no time left extra point…My point is that both teams were furious with the game and that our problems are very much their problems. Except we’re 9-5 and heading toward the playoff and their not. A win would be great but this loss will make GB hungry when it needs to be and I for one now KNOW that we can score on anyone…and protect our passer against anyone.

Who more likely to light up a 3-4 defense than Pittsburgh,,(the founder). I say this loss will serve us well, and that probably is the best thing a loss can do.

PS it’s easy to bitch…Steeler fans do it well—try the high road for a change.

The only thing prevent defense does is prevent a win. The four best cornerbacks in the league could not cover for eight seconds which is what Capers was asking backs like Bush / Bell / etc to do for the last drive.

Yikes. I sound like a Larry clone.

You weren’t dating on the West side around ’67 was ya?

Iccyfan, never got a response from Reid but drank beers with some Cincinnati Packer fans while I was cookin bratz. During the tailgating the people around us were great…talked some good football and shared food, drink and FIREPIT. (Great idea for the future). Got into stadium and immediately got the Packers suck routine from young drunks above us. First play of the game I was cursing Bush more than anyone as I had to get in someone’s face to “mind his manners” around my daughter. As the drops occurred I needed to remind another Steeler fan than rooting for His team was OK, not just telling me that MY team sucked. Actually got some support from some other Steeler fans at that point.

Heard plenty of grousing throughout the game about every aspect of the Steelers…although coming from a SB year I guess it should be expected. I left my seat right before the last play and watched it from the stairs..figured I couldn’t win either way with the drunks behind me and wanting my daughter to survive the ordeal. Treated to cheers of “swiss cheese” on the stairs and saw GB decorated truck get bombed with ice chunks.

Pittsburgh is the same city where celebrating the Penguins SC win and Steeler SB win usually mandates turned cars, burning couches, and drunken brawls.

In the end…the good people were great…and the ugly were drunk…and I lived in the burgh for 5.5 years and actually liked it. So don’t call me a burgh hater, please.

Lastly, for reference…I was at a Penn State/Alabama game in 1986 AT Alabama where the final was PSU 23 and Crimson Tide 3. As we walked out…hundreds of fans sought us out to shake hands and congratulate US for having a team that that good to kick their butt.
Alabama was ranked 1 and PSU 2 and PSU went on to win the National Championship with nary an Alabama fan but plenty of Alabama respect. Shame I didn’t see it in Pittsburgh.

Hope to make Lambeau someday