5 Packers Thoughts
1. I'm not sure the Packers aren't better with AJ Hawk and Brandon Chillar then they are with Nick Barnett and AJ Hawk. I think it speaks more to the fact that AJ Hawk is playing out of position on the outside to anything negative about Nick Barnett. With his speed, put him on the outside next year and go with Barnett, Hawk and Chillar. That could be scary good.
2. Chad Clifton is getting a step slow. The line in general played MUCH better than they did last week, but he is not the football player he once was. The Packers might be better off with Colledge at LT and Spitz at LG. I'm sure they've discussed it.
3. If anyone didn't know, Al Harris and Charles Woodson are the best combination of cover corners in the National Football League. If Woodson doesn't make the Pro Bowl this year, I am not watching it. Wait, I never watch the Pro Bowl anyway, but you get the idea. The only thing that will keep Harris out is the time he missed, but even so, he's certainly good enough. He should be joined by Collins and Kampman on the defensive side of the ball. Offensively they should be represented by Greg Jennings and Mark Tauscher. Will Blackmon could be the return specialist in Hawaii too.
4. I think we should temper our excitement a little bit about how well they played. The Bears were not able to do anything and a lot of that was because of the lack of mobility of Kyle Orton and his injured ankle. They loaded up against the run and only had to cover for a very short amount of time because he couldn't keep plays alive. And even though the Bears have been better this year, they still don't have all that many offensive weapons. They won't have the same luxuries against the Saints next week. I think the Saints are the best team in the NFL that doesn't win very much. They're scary on offense.
5. Aaron Rodgers is a different guy when he has some time to throw. Who isn't really, but man did he look good again. That being said, the Packers would be 7-3 with Favre....
5 NFL Thoughts
1. Kurt Warner is the MVP of the league right now. He is playing out of his mind. And the Cardinals are for real at 7-3. If they get any running game from Hightower and Arrington, they can't be stopped because they have two recievers who demand double teams. If they don't give Bouldin all the money he wants in the off-season, I will be convinced that they do not want to win ever again. The only reciever in the league that's better than him lines up opposite him.
2. How come Brad Childress doesn't really want to coach the Vikings? Hand the ball to Adrian Peterson, then throw it, then hand it to him, then throw it to him, then chuck one down field to someone, then lather, rinse and repeat the process. If he doesn't touch it 25 times a game for the rest of the way out, he should be fired. Why doesn't he know this? He beat the Packers BY HIMSELF. That's what superstars do. That's what he is. Also, pass this memo to Wade Phillips about Marion Barber please. It's not that hard.
3. In case people haven't noticed, Peyton Manning is 17th in the league in quarterback rating and Donovan McNabb is 18th. Have we seen the best of those two guys? Seems like their prime didn't last all that long. Either that or I'm getting old, but man it came and went. They are behind the following list of quarterbacks in QB Rating... Chad Pennington, Matt Schaub, Trent Edwards, Matt Cassell, Matt Ryan, and Jason Campbell just to name a bunch.
4. ESPN decided that the star of Monday Night Football would be Ron Jaworski, but I'm really annoyed with him already this year. He thinks he is a genius and he's not. (Similar to the way I feel, but that's neither here nor there). I say more Tony Kornheiser makes more entertainment!
5. Finally, there is nothing better than football in HD. I can't even watch it in standard def anymore. It hurts my eyes. The Bills and Browns have never looked better.
8 comments:
Kosi, your a smart man, in fact I agree with you on pretty much everything you just typed. Except for that little part where you snuck it in that the Packers would be 7-3 with Favre? What games would we have won with Favre that we didn't with Rodgers? Atlanta, if I remember correctly, Rodgers was pretty good. Dallas? It wouldn't have mattered who the QB was, we weren't going to beat the Cowpokes on that night. Wade Phillips did what you said on that night, gave it to Barber - A LOT!!! Tampa? Tennessee? Minnesota? Granted, Rodgers wasn't that great in those games but whose to say Mr. Interception would have been better. I love Favre, always will, but I don't think we are 7-3 with him. He can't block or tackle!!
Vikings - First off, Favre isn't called for an illegal forward pass on that safety, therefore no safety. He is too experienced to give up one safety, let alone two.
Titans - Favre finds ways to win. That's why he is a Hall of Famer. He's worth at least one win a year himself over a first year starter, you have to admit that
Good points. Except the Favre part. I too believe that Rodgers is our guy. You have to move on MJ. Move on. Don't be that guy who hangs on to his ex-girlfriend and compares his new girlfriend to her every chance he can get. We are dating Rodgers now, and have been for a bit now.
Rodgers is a damn good QB. He looked like a schlep against the Vike's because his line is still getting used to Rodgers' cadence being screamed in a crappy dome. Remember, Favre had that down to a science.
Rodgers will slip a couple of times yet this season. But he is the top QB in the North, which I have argued since this past summer.
See, I'm not really hanging on. I just believe Favre would have won those two games.
I think the Packers and Ted Thompson did what was best for the organization going forward. Going with Rodgers, who is really good, with this young and developing team was the right move at the right time. They will grow together and get better. But, this team is 5-5 right now. Last year with Favre, they were 8-2. It's largely the same talent around him. Why the change?
It's the right move for the organization going forward, but these first 10 games are one step back before they take two steps forward.
Oh, and are you kidding me, the top QB in the north? How hard is that to be exactly? I think I might be the second best
Nonetheless, he is the best. You are the best in Tecmo Bowl.
You've been listening to that idiot Bradshaw on Sunday mornings too much. With Favre, the Packers probably would have lost that first game to the Vikings. He has looked very old at times this year. They lost to the Raiders!!?! The Saints are probably the best team with the worst record, and the Jets are the worst team with a good record. But I hope they keep winning so the Pack gets a good draft pick. Also, you brought up the Packers record through 10 games last year, but I don't think that was because of Favre. They pulled out some wins that could have gone either way, like that first game against the Eagles when they didn't score an offensive touchdown but still pulled out the win. I don't know, maybe I'm just arguing because that's what I like to do.
Oh and I guess I have to get myself a picture to keep posting on this thing huh?
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