State of the Packers
I have not given pro-football, or the Green Bay Packers more than 4 minutes of thought since the playoff embarrasment last year at Lambeau.Coach Mike Sherman addressed Packer stockholders and the media for over 50 minutes during the "State of the Packers" address. They don't have a transcript up at the moment, but they do have audio. Maybe tonight I will get around to listening to all of it, but for now I am going on the press reports.
Naturally, Sherman addressed last season during his speech:
"We've been a good football team," he said. "But I don't want you ever to think, as shareholders or as fans, that good is good enough. It's not good enough."
I'll tell you what else isn't good enough, ...Sherman's view of last year.
That team quit in the last two games. They looked weak, scared, tired, and unmotivated. There was no fire, no aggressiveness, and seemingly, no plan.
This all goes to coaching. This team was not prepared. They looked like they were in over their heads, and I blame the coaching staff. They are all new, holding positions they never really had before, and it is showing.
I would like to think they have learned from the past, but until Mike owns up, takes the blame, and gives me some indication that he "gets it", I won't be convinced.
Here's a few things we need:
More than 1 receiver
Plays that use our TEs to stretch the middle of the field, putting pressue on the safeties, and taking pressure off our wideouts.
A pass rush
Linebackers who can stuff the run
A defensive backfield scheme that focuses on defending the pass instead of merely laying 10 years off the reciever and tackling him after he picks up the first down.
More plays that put Favre on a bootleg
Players who can tackle
I love Donald Driver. I love Favre. I love Ahman Green.
If all our players played with their desire, their fire, their determination, we wouldn't be looking back in bitterness at a 12-4 season.
It's probably too early to make predictions about next season, but I'm already on record. It's not going to be pretty. This is the year where we all realise the Packers are in decline, and the era that began in 1992 is just about over. I don't know what to call this era, ...I guess the Favre era, but that makes it look like it is all his triumph and all his decline.
He can still win. I'm not sure about the rest of the organization.
Jeebus, ...please let me be wrong.
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