Stupid penalties! If our special teams and defense can keep their heads in tough spots were on our way to the play-offs this season.(barring key injuries of course(knocks on wood)) Way to many stupid late hits, roughing the passer and blocks in the back last year! Although late hits should be allowed and roughing the passer only in really bad/nasty hits. It's football not tiddleywinks Mr. Goodell.
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Since our defense has another year under their belt with Dom Capers system, they should no doubt be better. Clay Matthews, Brad Jones and BJ Raji have another year and should improve as well. Josh Bell just got put on the PUP list. Hopefully Sam Sheilds can replace him.........but without a doubt, I am sure Sheilds could replace Jarrett Bush. Somebody has to.
As far as allowing late hits. I don't think they should be allowed but sometimes the refs call a penalty for a late hit when the guy gets there about a quarter of a second after the QB gets rid of it so that is BS. I am not sure if their is a video clip somewhere, but the Packers Charles Martin put the mother of all late hits on Jim McMahon I think in 1986 or so. He was never the same again.
When it comes to our special teams.........they are thpethel teams if ya know what I mean. The Special teams coach should have been fired the day our last season was over. I mean Jesus Christ. A punter can kick the ball to one side or the other out of bounds. Alls he has to do is basically aim for the 5 or 10 yard side line. It seemed we were always starting out on the 10 yard line where the other teams seemed to started at the 35. Why did we not draft Zoltan Mesko? He has struggled a bit so far for the Patriots but I have seen him blast that ball. I think Mason Crosby will do better this year. He had a down year and it seemed he could not come through when we really needed it. It was to the point of when we didn't get the first down and Crosby walked out.......I was like !#$%^&! .......NOOOOOOO.
You didn't mention our Offensive line but it should be better for sure since we will have Taucher and Clifton from the start. Hopefully they can stay healthy and hold up the entire season. Throw Bulaga in the mix, plus TJ Lang with another year in the system and I think we will be OK. If not.......the Terminator might show up on the field.......and tell Aaron Rodgers........"Come with me if you want to live"
