My remark was a figure of speech.
Of course I want the Pack to win every game. That's what makes me a fan.
It's just that I don't have rose colored glasses on.
Don't take it too seriously. Of course they won't win all their games.
And they aren't going very far in the playoffs, if indeed they can get past Detroit which is not exactly a foregone conclusion.
I think all of us want that, obviously.
People seem to remember the 2010 Packers a little differently than reality. They were not a dominant team in every phase of the game. Actually, their run D was really bad. They were 28th in the NFL in YPC at 4.7, the 2014 team is currently at 4.6 YPC. They had a good secondary. The one we have now isn't that different -- younger and not as good yet, but with upside.
We need to improve on D but we're not as far off as you're implying. We need to have more interior presence, and I'm hoping Matthews will help with that -- and we need to get off the field on 3rd down. We're not doing a good enough job there.
I would have assumed most people would have said the same thing about the 2010 D, that no way could they win the Super Bowl with a defense that was giving up almost 5 YPC on the ground.
You don't need a top 5 defense to go deep into the playoffs and win the Super Bowl. It certainly helps, but you can do it without. Neither our run defense nor our offensive running game was a particularly strong point of our Super Bowl season.