Well, the "Fifth Annual Brett Favre Retirement Game" is going to be played on prime time New Year's Eve.
By the time the game kicks off, Green Bay will know if they have any chance of making the playoffs with a win over the Bears. The Bears, of course, have "nothing to play for".
I don't know if any of you have watched the Packers "win" their last three games, but they resembled a blind man making it across a five lane Interstate without so much as a scratch!........It just don't happen without a shitload of luck.
Now, the pundits out there are already harping about how this game means squat to Chicago, etc, etc,.......This is complete bullshit!
We have all seen what happens to teams who enter the playoffs on losing notes. Sure, some can get it going again, but they generally don't want to have to re-start the engine. Plus......I don't care what anyone says. This rivalry still means a ton to Smith, and he wants to bury Green Bay. (You can't tell me otherwise!)
I understand the intangibles. You don't want anyone getting hurt, etc. Guys need rest, etc. That's all well, and good.
But if you can keep Green Bay out of the playoffs? Hell......you know you're playing those starters for a short time anyway, and the second string aint just gonna "mop up".
So here's my thought on the situation:
Chicago will most likely give their starters a half to three quarters of game time. Let's play safe, and say just the first half. Well, they are going to want to win the game, so my estimation is that they will pile it on early, and let the big boys sit.
Now, Green Bay has barely beaten teams who couldn't tie their laces the last three weekends! John Madden will be blowing Favre from the booth all week leading up to this game, and the love-fest will continue at game tine. The Bears defense knows this. (I'm pretty sure that they also remember shutting out the Pack the first time they played this season.)
Favre will shit himself for the first thirty minutes, and while Green Bay has a nice defense, they won't be able to defend Favre's errors.
I know it is only Tuesday, but I already made my wager. I don't want to lose any value.
I highly recommend pounding the piss out of:
4 units
1st half Chicago -1/2 -110
By the time the game kicks off, Green Bay will know if they have any chance of making the playoffs with a win over the Bears. The Bears, of course, have "nothing to play for".
I don't know if any of you have watched the Packers "win" their last three games, but they resembled a blind man making it across a five lane Interstate without so much as a scratch!........It just don't happen without a shitload of luck.
Now, the pundits out there are already harping about how this game means squat to Chicago, etc, etc,.......This is complete bullshit!
We have all seen what happens to teams who enter the playoffs on losing notes. Sure, some can get it going again, but they generally don't want to have to re-start the engine. Plus......I don't care what anyone says. This rivalry still means a ton to Smith, and he wants to bury Green Bay. (You can't tell me otherwise!)
I understand the intangibles. You don't want anyone getting hurt, etc. Guys need rest, etc. That's all well, and good.
But if you can keep Green Bay out of the playoffs? Hell......you know you're playing those starters for a short time anyway, and the second string aint just gonna "mop up".
So here's my thought on the situation:
Chicago will most likely give their starters a half to three quarters of game time. Let's play safe, and say just the first half. Well, they are going to want to win the game, so my estimation is that they will pile it on early, and let the big boys sit.
Now, Green Bay has barely beaten teams who couldn't tie their laces the last three weekends! John Madden will be blowing Favre from the booth all week leading up to this game, and the love-fest will continue at game tine. The Bears defense knows this. (I'm pretty sure that they also remember shutting out the Pack the first time they played this season.)
Favre will shit himself for the first thirty minutes, and while Green Bay has a nice defense, they won't be able to defend Favre's errors.
I know it is only Tuesday, but I already made my wager. I don't want to lose any value.
I highly recommend pounding the piss out of:
4 units
1st half Chicago -1/2 -110
