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He depended upon Neal to be healthy and fulfill his potential at that spot.
That was the critical mistake - IMO.
That was the critical mistake - IMO.
Well, the injuries to Neal were not the same each year, so I'd argue it is in hindsight. Will he suffer another long term injury to a different body part next season? I don't know, and neither do you and neither does Ted. But to think it was unrealistic for Ted to expect Neal to be healthy enough to replace Jenkins to me is flawed logic. Like ThxJackVainisi said above, based on what Neal has shown he could do when healthy, there was no reason not to think he could replace Jenkins. I don't think Neal was every fully healthy last season, so hopefully that knee strength is back and he can be the playmaker he's shown he could be capable of.
You are jumping the gun big time with this assumption. Do you have any doubt that Thompson will use valuable picks in the draft on defense? Perhaps not the first four in a row as many fans desire because he will still be looking for value, but I’ll bet he uses at least two picks in the first three rounds on defense. Who will those players be? Will one or more be presumptive starters? Consider the fact you can’t answer either question.… it appears he is about to make the same mistake again this coming season by keeping around guys like Jones, Zombo and Walden, Neal, Wynn, Green who not only can't play, but can't stay healthy. … Perhaps it's time we stop wasting our time with these guys who can't play and are made of glass and find some new blood. That's all I'm saying. It's like putting money into a piece of **** car that is just going to keep nickel and diming you.
Jesus Christ give it a rest with these analogies of we won without him we don't need him.
It's old. The only reason we went 15-1 was because Rodgers could score almost whenever he wanted, but he's not going to be able to do that forever. If we went 15-1 without a bunch of players then why the fuking uproar about needing address the defense right now? Hey we went 15-1, right? We can do it again no problem
Just stop
Is that so? Giving up 30 some points was all on our offense right?
I don’t care who emerges as the answer at the OLB spot opposite Matthews as long as someone does. If it’s Brad Jones that’d be great since he’s already on the roster and at a bargain price.
Don't fret about the defense. It's the offense in some peoples mind that gets blamed for us not progressing further into the playoffs.
Probably because it was.
I think a fair assessment would be to also list the many failings of the defense that day.Probably because it was.
During the regular season I saw a defense that could be improved, but did enough to win. A defense that finished 14th in points allowed going into the last game of the season where we sat several key starters, and then finished 19th in points allowed after. A defense that led the league in turnovers. Yet somehow that's horrible..
Probably because it was.
Well said.
I love this team, and TT is the main man to thank for it.
But think about this for a second: If David Akers foot didn't have a bad game in the 2010 Wildcard game, this team would have now been 0-3 in the playoffs, 3 straight 1 & dones.
Thank God Akers had that bad game.
During the regular season I saw a defense that could be improved, but did enough to win. A defense that finished 14th in points allowed going into the last game of the season where we sat several key starters, and then finished 19th in points allowed after. A defense that led the league in turnovers. Yet somehow that's horrible..
When your defense is ranked 32nd out of 32 teams in the league, that's horrible. No matter how you slice it.
Oh come on now the offense wasn't the problem...I mean they were a let down in the playoffs but they were the highest scoring team in the league.
The D was a consistent problem year-round and we knew that if the offense ever slipped up and had a bad game...we were toast.
That's exactly what happened against Kansas City and New Jersey.
Exactly. It all goes to show you how close/tight things are, how many factors there are in deciding games, ultimately who becomes champion.James Jones actually catches the ball, we're up 28 - 10 in the 4th qt, probably up 28 - 3 if Rodgers hadn't fumbled near our endzone in the 2nd half. ... then again, refs do their job, we probably make a run in 2009, guys catch some passes/dudes cover their guys in the giants game, we're probably celebrating our 2nd consecutive superbowl win
This point has been refuted so thoroughly you discredit the rest of your argument by repeating it. No matter how you slice it.When your defense is ranked 32nd out of 32 teams in the league, that's horrible.