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<blockquote data-quote="TJV" data-source="post: 428245" data-attributes="member: 4300"><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="color: #000000">Why would any reasonable, knowledgeable fan believe losing a football game improves a team? Or in this case, losing two in a row? Why would any reasonable, knowledgeable fan decry "a serious problem with our DL" identified three games into the season and rank the teams' defense 32nd (it was 19th in the most important stat, not 32nd) in the same post he calls the 2011 Packers the greatest team - most talented - in the NFL? The answer of course is a reasonable, knowledgeable fan wouldn't. And speaking of the DL, did you see an infusion of talent for Capers to work with after week three? Or were they already the most talented DL in the league?</span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="color: #000000">The Packers aren't the most talented team in the league IMO. They have the best - or one of the two or three best - QBs in the league and they have the best overall receiving corp. They don't have the most talented OL, they don't have the most talented RBs, they don't have the most talented TEs, DL, LBs or secondary IMO. But even their most talented unit, the passing game, had an off day. Way too many passes were dropped but even so, even Rodgers wasn't as sharp as he had been for most of the regular season. </span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="color: #000000">Look, "crap" happens. The 1962 Packers (the greatest team in team history IMO) got utterly embarrassed Thanksgiving day at Detroit. You must think that was because they were apathetic, if so, was Lombardi to blame? IMO that's nonsense, just like your idea it would have been good for the Packers to lose to the Bears. The logical conclusion to that kind of thinking is it would have been fantastic if they'd have finished the season with a three-game losing streak. </span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="color: #000000">If you think Rodgers had an off day because he was apathetic, indifferent, and/or uninterested; and if you think losing streaks are good for team morale, I don't think you know much about football or human nature. </span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="color: #000000">However on a lighter note, that's the first time I've seen "revered" used in a derogatory manner (BTW, I'm not "revered"), so kudos for that! </span></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TJV, post: 428245, member: 4300"] [FONT=Tahoma][COLOR=#000000]Why would any reasonable, knowledgeable fan believe losing a football game improves a team? Or in this case, losing two in a row? Why would any reasonable, knowledgeable fan decry "a serious problem with our DL" identified three games into the season and rank the teams' defense 32nd (it was 19th in the most important stat, not 32nd) in the same post he calls the 2011 Packers the greatest team - most talented - in the NFL? The answer of course is a reasonable, knowledgeable fan wouldn't. And speaking of the DL, did you see an infusion of talent for Capers to work with after week three? Or were they already the most talented DL in the league?[/COLOR][/FONT] [FONT=Tahoma][COLOR=#000000]The Packers aren't the most talented team in the league IMO. They have the best - or one of the two or three best - QBs in the league and they have the best overall receiving corp. They don't have the most talented OL, they don't have the most talented RBs, they don't have the most talented TEs, DL, LBs or secondary IMO. But even their most talented unit, the passing game, had an off day. Way too many passes were dropped but even so, even Rodgers wasn't as sharp as he had been for most of the regular season. [/COLOR][/FONT] [FONT=Tahoma][COLOR=#000000]Look, "crap" happens. The 1962 Packers (the greatest team in team history IMO) got utterly embarrassed Thanksgiving day at Detroit. You must think that was because they were apathetic, if so, was Lombardi to blame? IMO that's nonsense, just like your idea it would have been good for the Packers to lose to the Bears. The logical conclusion to that kind of thinking is it would have been fantastic if they'd have finished the season with a three-game losing streak. [/COLOR][/FONT] [FONT=Tahoma][COLOR=#000000]If you think Rodgers had an off day because he was apathetic, indifferent, and/or uninterested; and if you think losing streaks are good for team morale, I don't think you know much about football or human nature. [/COLOR][/FONT] [FONT=Tahoma][COLOR=#000000]However on a lighter note, that's the first time I've seen "revered" used in a derogatory manner (BTW, I'm not "revered"), so kudos for that! [/COLOR][/FONT] [/QUOTE]
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