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GREEN BAY, Wis. - The Packers will get a head start out West to prepare for the NFC title game against the Seattle Seahawks.Green Bay plans to leave for Seattle on Friday, one day ahead of when the team would usually fly out for Sunday road games.This is no ordinary road game. The winner goes to the Super Bowl.Coach Mike McCarthy is hoping this trip to CenturyLink Field has a different outcome than the previous one in September — a 36-16 loss in the league opener to the Seahawks.You learn from past experiences, McCarthy said Monday. We evaluate every schedule, every practice. Were always looking to try to get better.Just like quarterback Aaron Rodgers, whom McCarthy said felt well a day after the 26-21 win over Dallas that clinched the Packers first trip to the NFC championship game since their most recent run to the Super Bowl title after the 2010 season.Dealing with a lingering left calf injury, Rodgers once again proved Sunday that hes better than most healthy quarterbacks in the league even if hes less than 100 per cent. He finished 24 of 35 for 316 yards and three touchdowns.Rodgers said the calf felt better as the game progressed. A practice plan for Rodgers will be determined on Wednesday.I think he feels better at this time this week than he did last week, McCarthy said.For as good as Rodgers was against the Cowboys with limited mobility, the Packers may need him to be even better against Seattles rugged defence on the road.Rodgers was 23 of 33 for 189 yards with a touchdown and interception in the opener against Seattle. Back then, the Packers offence was still trying to find its rhythm. Eddie Lacy got knocked out of that game with a concussion.Things have changed dramatically. The offensive line has played well all season. Jordy Nelson and Randall Cobb are one of the top receiving tandems in the league, and Lacy has gotten stronger in December and January.And now, rookies Davante Adams and Richard Rodgers have proven they can produce in the post-season after good games against Dallas. Fullback John Kuhn and tight end Andrew Quarless have also emerged late in the season to help diversify the attack.You know, this team from Week 1 has grown a lot, so were definitely looking forward to it, said Quarless, who had four catches for 31 yards and a touchdown against the Cowboys. Just to see the growth and resilience of this team throughout the post-season is a positive.The tweaks that McCarthy made to the training schedule and conditioning program have also paid off. Not counting Rodgers lingering injury, the Packers for the most part havent been hit by long-term or season-ending injuries to key players that seemed to slow them down in recent years.The move to fly out on Friday fits the pattern of McCarthy trying new things to give his team an edge. The practice schedule will be normal otherwise, given that Friday is usually a day off the field. The team will then run through a practice on Saturday in Washington.Just the fact that were trying to get better at everything were doing, McCarthy said.___AP NFL website: www.pro32.ap.org and http://twitter.com/AP_NFL NMD Cheap . Gauteng High Court Judge Dunstan Mlambo ruled Tuesday that South African media houses will be allowed to install three remote controlled cameras in court for the Olympic athletes trial starting next week to capture images that likely will be seen by millions around the world. NMD Wholesale . 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With the Montreal Canadiens still not knowing when the second round of the Stanley Cup playoffs will begin, Michel Therrien decided to simulate a game day for his team on Monday. "Its almost a week since we last played and this is part of our preparation for the next round," Therrien told the media. The players participated in a simulated morning skate at 10:30am, their usual practice time on game day, and then headed to the Bell Centre at 5pm with their families to take part in some activities the team has planned forr them, followed by a scrimmage with members of the Hamilton Bulldogs.dddddddddddd "Its good for us to feel the speed of the game again and to get our timing back,” PK Subban said following practice. “Its tough when youve been off for a few days to keep your timing, so it will be good to get in a scrimmage.” It will be a closed door event with the public and the media not allowed to attend. 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