Wednesday, October 27, 2004

Chicken

You've probably noticed that this space has had a quiet week on the Shermbutt front. No colobus monkey screeching about rolling Sherbutt out of town on a carpet of tacks, then dipping him in paint thinner, and finally scraping him against a giant piece of sandpaper until he ignites, ...nope, none of that.

Have I gone soft on him? Have I been humiliated into silence? Let's see:

The Packers have won 2 in a row and have looked like a COMPLETELY different team. Sherbutt is calling the plays and everything seems to be clicking offensively. They have been more aggressive and played to win instead of playing not to lose. That's a BIG difference.

Still, some pundits say that playcalling doesn't matter.

That's bad CW. It makes me wonder if these people are watching the games at all. The playcalling has been superb, and it's to Shermbutt's credit.

So, yes, Sherbutt is doing something good, ...but only because he was forced to. A good coach would have realized what myself, 90% of Packer fans, and Brett Favre have known for a few years, ROSSLEY SUCKS.

If it wasn't for an act of God (with an assist from McD's, Taco Bell, and Dunkin Donut), Rossley would still be calling the plays, the offense would still be stymied, and Shermbutt would still be standing behind Rossley 100%.

That's a sign of a bad coach.

He may do some good things, but a coach/GM's decision-making is most important because only the coach/GM can make certain decisions. His decision-making has not gotten any better.

Here are the reasons why they are winning:

1. They played two teams with ZERO running game and a very suspect passing game.
2. Shermbutt is calling the plays.
3. The team was embarrassed on Monday night and that slap in the face really woke them up, ...but it's probably too little too late.

Some are saying that the last two games are a good reason Shermbutt shouldn't be fired. I disagree.

I'm not prepared to trade 2 wins for a franchise. I'm not prepared to take an 8-8 season to make me feel better in the short term while letting the franchise slip away into mediocracy. I'm not prepared to look at these last two games and forget the last two years.

A better coach would have had us in the Super Bowl last year.

The Super Bowl.

Instead, we got a long ride home from Philly and a black, burning hole in our tongues that we can still feel.

We still got two punters, 4 QBs, and no pass rush or shut-down corners. We've got a weak and decimated secondary because Sherman took punters and undersized corners instead of stocking up on better players, ...for example, Chris Gamble who was taken 3 spots after Carrol.

Let's see, how's Gamble doing ...he's legitimately starting at RCB, 1 int, 3 Pdef, and 16 tackles. Not blazingly awesome, but good.

My point is, it's nice to win, but this season is indeed lost. Shermbutt is to blame for that. This team is also not stocked with young talent. That's also his fault. He's not the man to lead this team to another Super Bowl, or to re-build this team in the post-Favre years.

A couple of nice wins may make you forget temporarily about the FOUR GAMES IN A ROW THAT THEY LOST, ...but it won't make you feel any better when January 9th rolls around and the Packers are watching the playoffs at home on TV like a Viking.

Maybe then we can all return to the "FIRE SHERMAN" discussion that I'm begging for now.