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<blockquote data-quote="PackerDNA" data-source="post: 571286" data-attributes="member: 9965"><p>Just knockin' around some thoughts while not too patiently waiting for kickoff....</p><p></p><p>- I don't want to put the big kabosh on anything, but so far, things have been much better on the injury front. For me, last season was a "I wonder what if", "what could have been" season, a season completely destroyed by injuries. Let's hope the relative good health things continue.</p><p></p><p>-Rodgers showed flashes of his brilliance last week, but to me hasn't been quite the same guy through week 2. Am I sounding the alarm that something's wrong here- outside of taking sacks after having 10 seconds to run or throw it away- no. There's a readjustment period , a get comfortable with your receivers thing going on here. Gone are Jennings, Jones, and Driver. A lot of new, young and unproven guys in their place. TE is in flux. Injuries disrupting the O line haven't helped. When things settle down and get sorted out, I'm expecting a whole lotta 'wow' moments from ARod.</p><p></p><p>- Speaking of the guys tasked with catching the ball, someone not named Nelson is gonna need to step up soon. Teams that overly rely on one WR generally don't get far. I'm wondering just how good this WR corps really is. I see way too many times that guys are having trouble getting seperation, much less getting open. I'm specifically looking at you, Randall Cobb.</p><p></p><p>-About Cobb. I don't care for comparisons to Harvin. Cobb isn't in Harvin's class as an athlete or playmaker. But I would like to see the Packers do more to find a way to move him around and get him the space and matchups that would allow him to be more of the playmaker he is.</p><p></p><p>-I'm under no illusions about the defense, but maybe I have more confidence in what it will be than others. They're not going to be a great, dominating unit as currently constructed. Too weak up the middle; NT and ILB are below average, and Burnett is 'JAG'. But it's a work in progress. New guys, guys learning new roles, everyone trying to gel. The pass rush possibilities in particular have me excited. If they can get more turnovers and just be a 'top 12' D, than if the O plays even near it's capabilities, than we're in good shape.</p><p></p><p>- Interesting article at JSO on TT. Over the years, I've become pro Ted after starting out more on the 'tightwad Ted' side of things. But I remain in the 'there's still something missing, but I can't quite put my finger on it' camp. When you have greatness at QB such as the Packers have had for so long- 16 seasons of Favre, year 7 as a starter for Rodgers- you should be filling up the trophy case at a faster clip. </p><p>The bottom line for me is that in the future, Ted needs to be more to hell with it, we've got to be more aggressive to get over the hump while I've still got a future HOF QB in his prime. It's not that he can't or won't. Woodson, Peppers, the trade up for Matthews were great and aggressive moves that put those arguments to rest. But they're too far and few in between. At the end of the day, it's about winning Lombardi's. If you're happy with double figure wins , division titles and making the playoffs every year- but not sniffing another SB again- that's fine. But when an opportunity to get impact, difference making players even if the cost is deemed heavy, either through trade ups in the draft or free agency, then do it. I think maybe for lack of a better term that there may be too much 'paralysis by analysis' in such decisions.</p><p>The Packers have too many 'nice' players on the roster, and too many that they hang on to-IMO- too long in the hope they realize the potential that they hoped they'd have.</p><p>Take away 2010, and in the TT/MM era, this team has 2 playoff wins. One of those against a shaky Vikings team that basically played without a QB. We could end up with over a consecutive years quarter of a century of Favre and Rodgers at QB and only 2 SB wins to show for it. To me there should be at least five when it's all said and done.</p><p>Just go for it, Ted.</p><p></p><p>-After the Hawks game , the familiar cries of 'it's just one game', 'it's still early' were out in force. I see the merit in that. After all , IMO, it takes about the first quarter of any season for things to really start to shake out- but look at the rest of it. That 'one game' will almost certainly be the reason the game will be in Seattle if we see them again in the playoffs. And the gap between the two teams head to head gave me a long pause.</p><p>But judging from last weeks results, it' gonna be a wild, unpredictable season, so I'm just gonna settle down and enjoy the ride.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="PackerDNA, post: 571286, member: 9965"] Just knockin' around some thoughts while not too patiently waiting for kickoff.... - I don't want to put the big kabosh on anything, but so far, things have been much better on the injury front. For me, last season was a "I wonder what if", "what could have been" season, a season completely destroyed by injuries. Let's hope the relative good health things continue. -Rodgers showed flashes of his brilliance last week, but to me hasn't been quite the same guy through week 2. Am I sounding the alarm that something's wrong here- outside of taking sacks after having 10 seconds to run or throw it away- no. There's a readjustment period , a get comfortable with your receivers thing going on here. Gone are Jennings, Jones, and Driver. A lot of new, young and unproven guys in their place. TE is in flux. Injuries disrupting the O line haven't helped. When things settle down and get sorted out, I'm expecting a whole lotta 'wow' moments from ARod. - Speaking of the guys tasked with catching the ball, someone not named Nelson is gonna need to step up soon. Teams that overly rely on one WR generally don't get far. I'm wondering just how good this WR corps really is. I see way too many times that guys are having trouble getting seperation, much less getting open. I'm specifically looking at you, Randall Cobb. -About Cobb. I don't care for comparisons to Harvin. Cobb isn't in Harvin's class as an athlete or playmaker. But I would like to see the Packers do more to find a way to move him around and get him the space and matchups that would allow him to be more of the playmaker he is. -I'm under no illusions about the defense, but maybe I have more confidence in what it will be than others. They're not going to be a great, dominating unit as currently constructed. Too weak up the middle; NT and ILB are below average, and Burnett is 'JAG'. But it's a work in progress. New guys, guys learning new roles, everyone trying to gel. The pass rush possibilities in particular have me excited. If they can get more turnovers and just be a 'top 12' D, than if the O plays even near it's capabilities, than we're in good shape. - Interesting article at JSO on TT. Over the years, I've become pro Ted after starting out more on the 'tightwad Ted' side of things. But I remain in the 'there's still something missing, but I can't quite put my finger on it' camp. When you have greatness at QB such as the Packers have had for so long- 16 seasons of Favre, year 7 as a starter for Rodgers- you should be filling up the trophy case at a faster clip. The bottom line for me is that in the future, Ted needs to be more to hell with it, we've got to be more aggressive to get over the hump while I've still got a future HOF QB in his prime. It's not that he can't or won't. Woodson, Peppers, the trade up for Matthews were great and aggressive moves that put those arguments to rest. But they're too far and few in between. At the end of the day, it's about winning Lombardi's. If you're happy with double figure wins , division titles and making the playoffs every year- but not sniffing another SB again- that's fine. But when an opportunity to get impact, difference making players even if the cost is deemed heavy, either through trade ups in the draft or free agency, then do it. I think maybe for lack of a better term that there may be too much 'paralysis by analysis' in such decisions. The Packers have too many 'nice' players on the roster, and too many that they hang on to-IMO- too long in the hope they realize the potential that they hoped they'd have. Take away 2010, and in the TT/MM era, this team has 2 playoff wins. One of those against a shaky Vikings team that basically played without a QB. We could end up with over a consecutive years quarter of a century of Favre and Rodgers at QB and only 2 SB wins to show for it. To me there should be at least five when it's all said and done. Just go for it, Ted. -After the Hawks game , the familiar cries of 'it's just one game', 'it's still early' were out in force. I see the merit in that. After all , IMO, it takes about the first quarter of any season for things to really start to shake out- but look at the rest of it. That 'one game' will almost certainly be the reason the game will be in Seattle if we see them again in the playoffs. And the gap between the two teams head to head gave me a long pause. But judging from last weeks results, it' gonna be a wild, unpredictable season, so I'm just gonna settle down and enjoy the ride. [/QUOTE]
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