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SI's Peter King Calls Packers Best Team in NFL
By Dan O'Donnell
Story Created: May 17, 2010 at 10:55 AM CDT
Green Bay is getting some serious love from one of the most respected football writers in the country. Peter King of Sports Illustrated picks the Pack as the top team in his extremely early NFL Power Rankings.
1. Green Bay.
It's not just the maturation of Aaron Rodgers. It's the carryover from a fluky end to 2009 (the weird playoff loss at Arizona) and the fact that only one team in football -- New Orleans -- had a better point differential than the Pack's plus-164 last year. I like Jermichael Finley to become a great player in his second starting season. I don't trust the pass-rush (where Clay Matthews is the only real thing), and I worry about two of the top three corners coming off ACL surgery, and aging. But the defensive front is formidable, and a very good match for the good run teams of the AFC North. I also like Weeks 2 through 5 on the schedule (Buffalo, at Chicago, Detroit, at Washington), which sets up for a strong start.
Maybe King isn't the dunce I've thought!!
By Dan O'Donnell
Story Created: May 17, 2010 at 10:55 AM CDT
Green Bay is getting some serious love from one of the most respected football writers in the country. Peter King of Sports Illustrated picks the Pack as the top team in his extremely early NFL Power Rankings.
1. Green Bay.
It's not just the maturation of Aaron Rodgers. It's the carryover from a fluky end to 2009 (the weird playoff loss at Arizona) and the fact that only one team in football -- New Orleans -- had a better point differential than the Pack's plus-164 last year. I like Jermichael Finley to become a great player in his second starting season. I don't trust the pass-rush (where Clay Matthews is the only real thing), and I worry about two of the top three corners coming off ACL surgery, and aging. But the defensive front is formidable, and a very good match for the good run teams of the AFC North. I also like Weeks 2 through 5 on the schedule (Buffalo, at Chicago, Detroit, at Washington), which sets up for a strong start.
Maybe King isn't the dunce I've thought!!