The Packers road loss to Detroit is now in the rear view mirror and it is time to look ahead to the 
meeting with the Bears. A lot of people in Packernation are panicking over the 1-2 record that the Packers have to take with them to Chicago.
I’m here to say that the Packers will bounce back in this game, square up their record, and get back on track this Sunday versus the Bears. Here are three reasons why:
The Bears D-line is not like Detroit’s
The Lions rushed four and were able to dominate Green Bay’s run defense last Sunday. This allowed them to keep two safeties deep and thwart Green Bay’s passing attack. Much of the criticism of last week’s game had to do with play calling but the Lions were daring the Packers to run the ball. My problem with the play calling was situational and I also had to wonder about the called routes on a two-deep look. That said, the Bears cannot front us the way the Lions did, they just don’t have the guys to do it. Look for balance to return to the Packers offense like magic…the real reason will be that the Bears can’t dominate up front. Add to that the fact that the Packers O-line had to watch themselves be dominated by four guys…in slow motion…on tape, for the entire week and the Packers O-line will bounce back. While Eddie Lacy made a couple fundamental mistakes, the Packers RB’s did not run the ball poorly when they were given opportunities. The offense gets its rhythm.
The defense gets it done again
The Packers defense has not gotten enough credit for the way it manhandled one of the most potent offenses in the league last week. The Bears bring a similar offense and so the test will be no less great against the Bears. If the defense can get pressure on Jay Cutler like they did on Matt Stafford, this will be another dominant performance. The Bears O-line is better though…hard to say that Julius Peppers and Clay Matthews (assuming he plays) will be in Cutler’s grill quite as much. But if the defensive backfield steps up and guys like Davon House continue to shine, I think we can keep the Bears to 21 points.
Aaron Rodgers comes back!
Aaron Rodgers is a competitor. He will have corrections in place and will come to play on Sunday. The thing about putting a loss on tape is that it gives other defenses hope that they can do the same. What most people don’t realize is that a loss on tape is also a valuable learning experience for the offense, granting them the opportunity to determine a better response to defensive strategies. Trust me, the antidote to the Lions game was to be able to consistently run the ball, but in light of the fact that we could not, the tape has already given McCarthy and Rodgers the chance to decide a better path if that scenario happens again.
Aaron Rodgers and the Packers offense storm back in this game. Packers put up 30+ and don’t be surprised with a double digit win in this game.
GO PACK!!!
I agree Brady to a certain extent but I do not think RELAXING as Rodgers says will do the job. Yes we as fans can relax but this team had better to get very INTENSE this game and get back to smash mouth football or they could be in trouble in the NFC NOrth chase IMO. Aaron really needs to start trusting all his weapons and not only Nelson also! He has not even tried Rodgers in three games! Well maybe once or twice but you see where I am coming from, Rodgers is a catching TE so get him the ball in the flat and let him do his thing. Lacy is having trouble getting through the front 4 or 5 guys so why not fake a hand off get him through the front four then screen it off to him? So what if the have seven in the back at least he is past the front four or five and can get small chunks of yards that way. They did this fairly well in preseason but have yet to see them try in three games now! Bottom line is if McCarthy does not switch his play calling up a little bit to get the defenses off balance then it is not going to go well for this offense this year! Mike has not changed the way he calls a game in four years so other teams has figured him out!
Right on Jeff! We haven’t used the tight ends enough. The Bears are vulnerable to a catching tight end so time for Rodgers to get a shot. Let’s use the guys we drafted for cryin’ out loud.
in 2010 the packers were 9-7 and still went ahead and won the Super Bowl … Don’t count them out
I did not call you crazy, but must admit that I had my doubts.
Kudos to McCarthy for going back to what has been his formula for success on offense in the past.
I apologize to you and my Packers for thinking their problems on offense were too much to overcome in a single week. But sure glad I was proven wrong, again.