[QUOTE=samrothstein;37242]Has atlanta done anything wrong to be less than a FG [email]
[email protected][/email] I missing something? Alanta a well oiled machine on offense and Defense, rested, has a great balance on offense.....I am grabbing this -2 now, before it gets to -3
opinions please[/QUOTE]
Atlanta was -2.5 in the first meeting. Situation clearly favors Atlanta in this but I make the number GB -2. So, situation favors Atlanta and value favors GB.
No question in my mind GB is the better team. Full disclosure, I bleed Green and Gold. Best team doesn't always win. Atlanta doesn't make mistakes and limits your opportunities by sustaining long drives. Atlanta made a few mistakes in the NO game and it ended up costing them.
GB out played Atlanta in the first game, including fumbling on the one yard line but they weren't perfect and Atlanta took advantage of that and won the game.
Packers off a short week but they knew who they played if they beat Philadelphia and have already played Atlanta once so preparing for them isn't that difficult.
Packers are a fast team so playing on this track is to their advantage. This is a different team to defense than Philly. GB used 5 DB's almost the entire game against Philly for fear of their speed on the outside. Against Atlanta, Shields may not play much because it will be about getting off their blocks and stopping Turner, etc.
But, with GB showing an ability to run the ball against Philly, it may help set up some play action passing that could burn Atlanta for some long plays if Rodgers can hit them.
Probably a no play for me because the situation and value go in opposite directions.
Good luck
