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The 49ers just may be built to win at Lambeau Field and Hall-of-Famer Bob McGinn explains why.
(There's also that whole Jimmy Garoppolo vs. Aaron Rodgers thing, though.)
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New around here? Welcome! The “Ty & Bob Pod,” at Go Long, is a weekly examination of the Green Bay Packers (with a look around the NFL, too). Bob McGinn has covered pro football over six different decades and offers his one-of-a-kind perspective.

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OK, so Jimmy Garoppolo is many tiers below the Green Bay Packers’ starting quarterback. He’s banged up, too.

Still, as Bob McGinn breaks down, this is not a good matchup for the Packers.

The 49ers prefer a mashing brand of football and are a completely different offense than the one that fell just short of a win at home vs. these Packers in September. Deebo Samuel has emerged as a 1-of-1, hybrid threat. He’ll line up at running back and wide receiver and is not fun to tackle. Rookie Elijah Mitchell is the sort of decisive, one-cut running back his head coach loves, too.

Defensively, the 49ers’ defensive line is the best in the business.

Not to mention that this team has been in win-now mode for a while.

I tend to think the Packers win a close one because we know how the Garoppolo story ends. He’s proven to commit the big mistake in the big moment. That was the case when these teams met before — as we wrote in a column here — and again in a near-collapse against the Dallas Cowboys in the NFC Wild Card Round. Meanwhile, MVP candidate Aaron Rodgers simply does not turn the ball over, and he has a strong rushing attack to lean on himself this postseason. This feels like an A.J. Dillon sort of game.

Bob sure does make some compelling points, though. You’ll learn everything you need to about the 49ers on this week’s “Ty & Bob Pod.”

Thanks, all.

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Whoa. That's one way to exorcise some demons. The Buffalo Bills welcomed the team that's tortured them for a good decades to town for a wild card game. Then, they demolished them.
We get into the complete, instant blowout. Bill Belichick coached scared. Josh Allen was unstoppable. The Chiefs, likely, are up next.
Hold onto your butts.
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Alcohol, weed, cocaine, depression. The former Packers running back was in a bad place... but he lived to tell his story right here.
In a conversation with Go Long, Alex Green opens up on it all. He knows how lucky he is to even be alive. Sober now for nearly two months, Green is determined to stay on the right track and needs to share his story.
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Who knows what the future holds? This could be Aaron Rodgers’ final season with the Green Bay Packers. Davante Adams will be a free agent.
This team might even lose an assistant to a head coaching job.
The pressure’s on Green Bay to get it done this season with this team. We delve into the team’s Week 18 loss to the Detroit Lions but more so look ahead to the playoffs because, now, the real season begins for the No. 1-seeded Packers. They’ve got the talent to win it all but there are certainly questions. For two hours, we dig into all of those questions
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New around here? Welcome! The “Ty & Bob Pod,” at Go Long, is a weekly examination of the Green Bay Packers (with a look around the NFL, too). Bob McGinn has covered pro football over six different decades and offers his one-of-a-kind perspective.

You can access every episode by subscribing right here:

Who knows what the future holds? This could be Aaron Rodgers’ final season with the Green Bay Packers. Davante Adams will be a free agent.

This team might even lose an assistant to a head coaching job.

The pressure’s on Green Bay to get it done this season with this team. We delve into the team’s Week 18 loss to the Detroit Lions but more so look ahead to the playoffs because, now, the real season begins for the No. 1-seeded Packers. They’ve got the talent to win it all but there are certainly questions. For two hours, we dig into all of those questions…

* A cavalry of stars are returning from injury: left tackle David Bakhtiari, outside linebacker Za’Darius Smith and cornerback Jaire Alexander. You want their talent on the field, obviously. But it’s also a heck of a lot more complicated than that. Especially if Green Bay must face that 49ers’ run game in the playoffs again.

* Did Lions defensive coordinator Aaron Glenn supply teams a mini blueprint vs. Rodgers? He made everything a tick more difficult on the back end at Ford Field. Bob explains.

* Green Bay sure could use a healthy Marquez Valdes-Scantling flying downfield in case a shootout looms.

* Then, there’s the potential of a Tom Brady rematch. He has quite an MVP case to make himself this season and always diagnoses what’s wrong in any defense. If these teams meet again, should Green Bay be concerned? The 44-year-old is as dangerous as ever.

* Jordan Love’s appearance started strong, but turnovers got him in the end. Exactly how confident should Brian Gutekunst be in his 2020 first-round pick at this point?

* Special teams. Special teams. Special teams. It’s remarkable the Packers won 13 games given the play of this unit.

We also talk some MAC basketball with a dash of Joe Judge. It’s time teams stopped saying “relieved of his duties.” too. We offer a new phrase that NFL teams can officially use during a week like this. And in “McGinn’s Memories,” Bob looks back to what life was like when head coaches held press conferences after getting fired. Lindy Infante’s presser was a doozy.

Thanks, everyone.

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Bob McGinn’s Football Awards

(maximum is 5, minimum is one-half)

* RECEIVERS: 3

* OFFENSIVE LINE: 2 1/2

* QUARTERBACKS: 1

* RUNNING BACKS: 3 1/2

* DEFENSIVE LINE: 2 1/2

* LINEBACKERS: 1

* DEFENSIVE BACKS: 1

* KICKERS: 2 1/2

* SPECIAL TEAMS: 4

* OVERALL: 2

STARS OF THE WEEK

One. Dean Lowry, DL

Two. Josiah Deguara, TE

Three. Allen Lazard, WR

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After the Bills passed on Patrick Mahomes, they did select Nathan Peterman. What a funny story Jim Monos has to share with co-owner Kim Pegula from that day.
We also discuss whether a playmaking quarterback, like Josh Allen, can get hot for four straight playoff games.
The New York Giants are sifting through the wreckage.
And... AB. Should Monos bring him to the XFL? How could the XFL work? It's a fun pod from Hamburg Brewing Company in WNY.
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The seven-year NFL running back sits down with Go Long to relive his remarkable rise from chubby fifth-stringer to NFL running back.
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We discuss Jennings' surreal rise, and also the Giants of today, the concept of "loyalty," the real Odell Beckham Jr. and why he hopes Antonio Brown gets another shot.
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With two games to go, who's hot, who's healthy and who can win the Super Bowl? We try to make sense of a wild 'n wacky NFL season.
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Each week, we break down the Green Bay Packers and whip around the NFL. McGinn has covered the team since the 70s and provides his Hall-of-Fame perspective.
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