Jeff from Agat, Guam
Doesn't get much better than seeing Lego Davante high-stepping into the end zone.
That was my favorite detail of many good ones, as usual.
Brandon from Pleasant Prairie, WI
What are the odds that next year during a home game, instead of one end zone saying "Green Bay" and the other saying "Packers," that one says "Yellow" and the other says "Weasel"?
It would generate fewer Inbox questions than last year's end zones did.
Bill from Raleigh, NC
Hi Mike, in the November game against the 49ers, AR completed 20 passes for an average of 5 yards per completion. When AR tried to pass downfield, the coverage of Sherman, Witherspoon, et al was blanketing our receivers. How are our guys going to get open 10-20 yards down the field instead of 1-5 yards?
By using different route combinations, by running some routes they might not have seen on film, by giving defenders more to think about with pre-snap motion, and most importantly, by getting the ground game going so play-action can be effective. It's going to take all of those things, but especially the last one.
Bruce from Jackson, WI
Hi Mike, can you give us an overall idea to what extent the "flu" has spread through the team? Speaking from experience it's not the easiest to get rid of and saps your energy more than anything I've ever experienced before. As much as some players might want to play I would imagine it would be dangerous to play if your energy is 50% normal. This team just continues to shine and get it done with the next man up.
We'll see if there are any new "illness" listings on today's first injury report. It seemed to hit the team harder during the bye, but it obviously did carry over to last week as well. I give Bryan Bulaga credit for tapping himself out during warmups and realizing he shouldn't even try to play, as hard as that must have been for him. He said several times during interviews last week (before he got sick) how "every play matters" in the postseason, and he paid heed to the mantra. One bad play against Clowney or whoever could have changed everything on Sunday.
Chris from Cedar Rapids, IA
I've seen several posts on giving props to Geronimo Allison for that important third-down catch (and deservedly so), but my favorite part of the play was Aaron Rodgers. After the catch he patted his own chest and pointed to Allison, acknowledging that it wasn't a great throw on his part and all the credit was due to his receiver. The friend I was watching it with (a middle school teacher and coach) immediately said "I love that."
Teammates do, too.
Mike from Manilus, NY
Hello Mike, I believe Rodgers' last QB sneak was almost exactly five years ago in the regular-season finale against Detroit in the second half after Rodgers came out of the locker room with a bum calf. He also scored.
Yes! I had forgotten all about that. He went with the sneak on the goal line because nobody figured he'd do it with the calf injury. Thanks.
Donna from Darien, WI
Who would have ever thought a year ago that this team would be headed to the NFC Championship Game? Speaks volumes about this whole organization doesn't it?
As difficult as it was at the time, and as much criticism as Mark Murphy took for it, it goes back to not belaboring McCarthy's exit once the decision had been made to move on. As Murphy noted, it gave the Packers a head start before the season ended on a very thorough and exhaustive coaching search. Maybe Matt LaFleur wouldn't have emerged as anyone else's top choice, but Murphy and the search team had done so much legwork right away, they knew when they found their guy and had no reason to hesitate.
Nicole from Trempealeau, WI
Has a rookie head coach ever won the Super Bowl?
Yes, two of them. Don McCafferty, 1970 Colts, and George Seifert, 1989 49ers.
Tim from Trempealeau, WI
Who is the youngest coach to win a Super Bowl?
Mike Tomlin was 36 when the Steelers beat the Cardinals 11 years ago.
Shaun from Sun Prairie, WI
In your mind, what's the key to the Packers winning on Sunday? Outside of scoring more points than the 49ers. :)
Get to the fourth quarter with a chance. This team has lost only once all season when the game was in the balance in the fourth quarter. So that's my framework. Now, how do you get to the fourth quarter with a chance against these guys given what happened in Week 12 (aside from the obvious, protect the football, win the turnover battle, etc.)? Offensively, you work the perimeter, with the backs, the receivers, the pocket, to move the chains and then see what opens up in the middle. That's what the Rams did in Week 16 and almost beat them. Defensively, limit the explosives, particularly from Kittle, and stop the run on first down. If they want to pound the run on second-and-8, you can live with that, but the defense won't survive in second-and-4 all night.
Paul from Knoxville, TN
Humor me, Insiders. What's the likelihood we give up an obscene amount of draft picks to get a possible successor in Joe Burrow?
Less than none.
Michael from Alameda, CA
Maybe this was pointed out, but if not, Rodgers was interviewed right after the game and was asked about the clutch third-down conversion to Davante Adams. While he at first said Davante ran a great route, he then put in a little side comment that he wished he had stayed in bounds. It shows the incredible attention to detail Rodgers has, not missing anything. After all, they could have run off another chunk of time, making the other conversion to Jimmy Graham a moot point...
Not really, though my mind was with Rodgers' at the time. Adams went out at 2:12. The Seahawks had two timeouts left plus the two-minute warning. Without getting into all the possibilities, if Adams stays in, the Packers are trying to convert again at about 1:50 or so. What would have changed is the Seahawks would have been out of timeouts before the last third down, rather than having one left. The fact they had one actually made it an easy call for the Packers to throw on third down to win the game. If the opponent is out of timeouts, it's a tougher decision. Throw to win, but risk stopping the clock before the punt if incomplete. Or run to burn the clock down to about a minute left before punting. LaFleur didn't have to make the choice.
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