Sunday was a typical day in Bob Slowick’s happy world. His front line was beaten repeatedly, his secondary continued to find new ways to fail, and ultimately the defense was no match for an offense that has two, count ‘em two, weapons. Packer fans who dare to insinuate that this is the worst defense they’ve ever seen are told to look at the Packer teams of the 1980’s, but which would you rather have: less talented players who play their hearts out (80’s) or more talented players who seem clueless (today)?
What was not typical was the inability of the offense to score in the red zone. Four potential scores were taken off the board by Packer miscues. Had we converted on any one of these we’re looking at a very different game. Favre had 2 interceptions in the end zone, and one was unforgivable. Favre later said as much, calling the play “bonehead” and saying “a quarterback who has been in the league as long as I’ve been shouldn’t make that mistake”.
Agreed. Let’s move on.
I was encouraged by their ability to move the ball against a good defense. I think that’s why I wasn’t too upset with this game. Karen however, who is now fully emotionally committed to this whole football thing, was a bit more demonstrative. First off, when Donovan Darrius clothes lined Robert Ferguson I thought she was going to hop in the car and head to Jacksonville to meet the plane at the airport. When the Jags easily scored on a fourth and goal from the one, she began yelling “Why can’t we stop that? These guys should all be fired!”
Agreed, or as we say around the house “Right again honey”
On the plus side, Javon Walker came to play, catching 11 passes for 156 yards. That was about it on the plus side.
When all is said and done, Sunday ended with the Packers locking up a playoff spot, and strange as it may seem a win on Friday gets them the division. However I suspect that Minnesota will absolutely destroy Green Bay. I have the feeling that it’s going to be an absolute testicle-popping-in–the-microwave blow out, with Packers being carted off the field like Confederates at Gettysburg.
I can only hope to be wrong...
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Now Dahhhling,
ReplyDeleteAlthough I agree whole-heartedly with your sentiment, I believe you need a refresher geography lesson. You are now living south of the Mason-Dixon line and as such should know better than to compare a flailing team from the land of Northern Aggression (no matter how beloved) to a lost battle by our rebel-yelling boys in grey. Perhaps your metaphor would be better served by picking a battle in which those damn Yanks fell to our southern ways.
Kisses.
-Ki Ki
Now Dahhhling,
ReplyDeleteAlthough I agree whole-heartedly with your sentiment, I believe you need a refresher geography lesson. You are now living south of the Mason-Dixon line and as such should know better than to compare a flailing team from the land of Northern Aggression (no matter how beloved) to a lost battle by our rebel-yelling boys in grey. Perhaps your metaphor would be better served by picking a battle in which those damn Yanks fell to our southern ways.
Kisses.
-Ki Ki
Right again honey! That line should read "Like Union Soldiers at Cold Harbor... or Manassas... or Antietam... or Shilo... or Fredricksburg... or Chanslorsville.... or Atlanta...woopsie! I meant, err, the Crater, yeah that's right!
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