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<blockquote data-quote="IPBprez" data-source="post: 27209" data-attributes="member: 51"><p><span style="font-size: 10px">Posted Oct. 22, 2005</span></p><p><img src="http://premium.packersnews.com/00coverart/0001premiumwoods.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p><strong>Mike Woods</strong></p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 26px"><span style="color: yellow">Sherman <em>must show</em> he deserves to be coach</span></span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 18px">The idea, at least in part, was clearly understood. By stripping Mike Sherman of his general manager’s duties, the extra time would allow him to be a better coach.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 18px"></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 18px">A 1-4 start by the Packers says that hasn’t worked out too well. Sherman will be fighting to reverse his team’s fortunes the final 11 games. What isn’t certain is whether it also will be a fight to retain his job.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 18px"></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 18px">Only General Manager Ted Thompson knows what he thinks of the job Sherman has done and what he believes he’s capable of doing, and his is the only opinion that matters. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: 18px"></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 18px">With almost three months left in the season, that thought process may change, perhaps more than once.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 18px"></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 18px">One line of thinking says the two-year extension Sherman received before this season will mean nothing if he fails to produce a winning record, which is reasonable, considering the company the Packers keep in the NFC North.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 18px"></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 18px">Another quarter will argue Sherman’s opportunity for success has been handicapped by Thompson, who failed to sign either of the Packers’ two free-agent guards this offseason, added no free agents of note to a talent-depraved defense and took a player who could not help them immediately with the first pick of the draft.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 18px"></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 18px">That said, one of the reasons Thompson was handicapped was because of the bad contracts Sherman signed off on as GM, which put the Packers tight against the salary cap. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: 18px"></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 18px">One of the reasons the defense is short on talent is because the Sherman-led drafts failed to produce enough quality players. That is Thompson’s reality, but it is Sherman’s problem. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: 18px"></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 18px">When you view the Packers after five games, there’s only one portion of the team you can say is improved. That would be the defense, which ranks 10th in the 32-team NFL.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 18px"></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 18px">An early school of thought heading into the season was that if first-year defensive coordinator Jim Bates could somehow transform a unit that ranked 25th last season into a top-10 unit, the Packers could make a run deep into the playoffs.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 18px"></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 18px">The season is far from over, but Bates has held up his end of the bargain with a unit that can’t compare talent-wise to the offense. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: 18px"></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 18px">While they have hurt themselves too many times with penalties, have not forced enough turnovers — save for the victory over New Orleans — and there are issues with the pass rush, no one can complain about the defense’s performance. It has given the Packers a chance to win every game.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 18px"></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 18px">Now it’s up to the offense to deliver on its promise. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: 18px"></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 18px">True, injuries have been a problem, but not as much as the problems associated with the offensive line. No one really knows whether Ahman Green has lost a step or his inability to find holes is directly tied to the line or is a combination of both. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: 18px"></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 18px">But Sherman needs to find answers. Like Bates, he needs to find ways to do more with less. This season, and his future, may depend on it.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 18px"></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 18px">Sherman was given more time to be a better coach. Now he has to prove he can be.</span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="IPBprez, post: 27209, member: 51"] [size=2]Posted Oct. 22, 2005[/size] [img]http://premium.packersnews.com/00coverart/0001premiumwoods.jpg[/img] [b]Mike Woods[/b] [size=7][color=yellow]Sherman [i]must show[/i] he deserves to be coach[/color][/size] [size=5]The idea, at least in part, was clearly understood. By stripping Mike Sherman of his general manager’s duties, the extra time would allow him to be a better coach. A 1-4 start by the Packers says that hasn’t worked out too well. Sherman will be fighting to reverse his team’s fortunes the final 11 games. What isn’t certain is whether it also will be a fight to retain his job. Only General Manager Ted Thompson knows what he thinks of the job Sherman has done and what he believes he’s capable of doing, and his is the only opinion that matters. With almost three months left in the season, that thought process may change, perhaps more than once. One line of thinking says the two-year extension Sherman received before this season will mean nothing if he fails to produce a winning record, which is reasonable, considering the company the Packers keep in the NFC North. Another quarter will argue Sherman’s opportunity for success has been handicapped by Thompson, who failed to sign either of the Packers’ two free-agent guards this offseason, added no free agents of note to a talent-depraved defense and took a player who could not help them immediately with the first pick of the draft. That said, one of the reasons Thompson was handicapped was because of the bad contracts Sherman signed off on as GM, which put the Packers tight against the salary cap. One of the reasons the defense is short on talent is because the Sherman-led drafts failed to produce enough quality players. That is Thompson’s reality, but it is Sherman’s problem. When you view the Packers after five games, there’s only one portion of the team you can say is improved. That would be the defense, which ranks 10th in the 32-team NFL. An early school of thought heading into the season was that if first-year defensive coordinator Jim Bates could somehow transform a unit that ranked 25th last season into a top-10 unit, the Packers could make a run deep into the playoffs. The season is far from over, but Bates has held up his end of the bargain with a unit that can’t compare talent-wise to the offense. While they have hurt themselves too many times with penalties, have not forced enough turnovers — save for the victory over New Orleans — and there are issues with the pass rush, no one can complain about the defense’s performance. It has given the Packers a chance to win every game. Now it’s up to the offense to deliver on its promise. True, injuries have been a problem, but not as much as the problems associated with the offensive line. No one really knows whether Ahman Green has lost a step or his inability to find holes is directly tied to the line or is a combination of both. But Sherman needs to find answers. Like Bates, he needs to find ways to do more with less. This season, and his future, may depend on it. Sherman was given more time to be a better coach. Now he has to prove he can be.[/size] [/QUOTE]
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