And Another Thing About the Game ...
I thought the defense played well.They swarmed to the ball, tackled pretty well, and if you remove Ahmad Carrol and replace him with a dung tossing, play calling monkey, ...we'd probably have been in position to win this game 6-3.
But the offense really disappointed. They moved the ball better than the Lions most of the game, but they lacked any consistancy in the second half.
Favre missed on all of his deep passes except for one (that was taken away due to another phantom penalty), Green wasn't given a steady diet of runs, and the Packers failed to attack any portion of the field.
Screen, run, bomb. That was their game plan.
It's no small wonder they failed to get into the end zone.
Now, we should all use some caution here. The first week of each season often features a lot of upsets and supposedly bad teams playing good. It's the least useful week to use as a barometer.
...but I believe we saw a good representation of what we're left with after 13 nice seasons.
We're left with some very talented offensive players who have no foundation to work from. Furthermore, there is very little depth. Well, actually, there is no depth.
We have a good defensive coach who is trying to get the most out of a group of untalented underachievers, and in the case of Carrol, an untalented, egotistic, malcontent.
This is what Sherman and Thompson have built. This is their doing. Their players. Their decisions.
They dug the hole, I suggest we bury them in it.
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