Revolving door GM???

[Deputy Nutz]

I agree. I want to see you have the same passion for Aaron that you had for Brett (e.g. throwing cups against the wall at the bar after he threw a killer interception against the Bears).

Ain't never going to happen again. I don't have those emotional highs or lows with sports anymore. It really is a breath of fresh air for me. Sure I like watching the Packers more than say the Buffalo Bills, but I am not over committing emotionally any more, way more lows than highs. I like Aaron, always have but he isn't Brett and that is probably a good thing for me.

[Bretsky]

ya.....you don't have to keep as many cups around to throw against walls

Cheers,
B

[HarveyWallbangers]

We need to bump some more threads.

[get louder at lambeau]

Ain't never going to happen again. I don't have those emotional highs or lows with sports anymore. It really is a breath of fresh air for me. Sure I like watching the Packers more than say the Buffalo Bills, but I am not over committing emotionally any more, way more lows than highs. I like Aaron, always have but he isn't Brett and that is probably a good thing for me.

That's unfortunately rational for someone with the name of Deputy Nutz.

[Scott Campbell]

We need to bump some more threads.

I was looking for something specific, which I couldn't find. But there's so much funny crap out there you wouldn't even believe it.

[sheepshead]

PackerRats Classic.

Indeed, but that sh*t goes on on every board. Everyone is a GM wannabe.

[bobblehead]

I agree. I want to see you have the same passion for Aaron that you had for Brett (e.g. throwing cups against the wall at the bar after he threw a killer interception against the Bears).

When he threw that I was screaming "We traded that fucking QB....WTF!!! Why does Urlacher have half of his career picks against us and always in the fucking RED ZONE!! Right between his fucking numbers" I'm pretty sure that is an exact quote. Nothing got broke, and no animals were harmed during this outburst.

For the record, that is the second one he has had against Rodgers like that. Its fucked up, and I thought we broke that annual right of passage this season, but the football gods simply waited for the most painful possible time to do it.

[wist43]

I was actually going to start a new thread about Rodgers... he certainly has transformed his delivery, and those years on the bench behind Favre have paid off.

In today's NFL, QB are thrust into the starting lineup within a year typically, and too many of them flame out under the pressure... there certainly is something to be said for the old school method of QB development.

Two things have landed us in the SB above all others... Rodgers emergence, and the switch to a 3-4. If you're going to run the offensive system we run, the only shot you have is to have an elite QB - again, what are the odds of landing that guy??? Not good... you can say TT did some Nostrodamusing with Rodgers, but truth be told, QB's are next to impossible to project, and I really don't bother trying to evaluate them b/c there's just too much that goes into the formula that we can't see.

As for the 3-4... that speaks for itself. Loved TT's drafting of Raji, wasn't so sure about Matthews, but of course he's panned out big time... in a 3-4, it is the pass rush OLB that stirs the drink. Because Rodgers turned out, and b/c we switched to the 3-4, I'm hoping we can win multiple titles with this regime.

[pbmax]

And if Driver is limited or retired by '10, a healthy Jennings is likely going to get his contract. Not guaranteed, but likely.

Boom, roasted. Keep both with extensions you idiot message board person!

[pbmax]

I was actually going to start a new thread about Rodgers... he certainly has transformed his delivery, and those years on the bench behind Favre have paid off.

In today's NFL, QB are thrust into the starting lineup within a year typically, and too many of them flame out under the pressure... there certainly is something to be said for the old school method of QB development.

Two things have landed us in the SB above all others... Rodgers emergence, and the switch to a 3-4. If you're going to run the offensive system we run, the only shot you have is to have an elite QB - again, what are the odds of landing that guy??? Not good... you can say TT did some Nostrodamusing with Rodgers, but truth be told, QB's are next to impossible to project, and I really don't bother trying to evaluate them b/c there's just too much that goes into the formula that we can't see.

As for the 3-4... that speaks for itself. Loved TT's drafting of Raji, wasn't so sure about Matthews, but of course he's panned out big time... in a 3-4, it is the pass rush OLB that stirs the drink. Because Rodgers turned out, and b/c we switched to the 3-4, I'm hoping we can win multiple titles with this regime.

And that is the flaw with armchair GM'ing (not just you wist, but all of us). We just don't have access to enough. If Andrew Brandt is to be believed, they knew Rodgers was going to be good enough his first year. Even when everyone was worried about the throwing motion and the poor preseason, Brandt said the team knew he could do it very early. Even knew his character would play out as a team leader (from his practice squad team building, I suppose).

And Nutz, welcome back. Same level of passion or no, this place is smarter with you. And for KYPack, we need to send that guy an email soon.

[denverYooper]

When he threw that I was screaming "We traded that fucking QB....WTF!!! Why does Urlacher have half of his career picks against us and always in the fucking RED ZONE!! Right between his fucking numbers" I'm pretty sure that is an exact quote. Nothing got broke, and no animals were harmed during this outburst.

For the record, that is the second one he has had against Rodgers like that. Its fucked up, and I thought we broke that annual right of passage this season, but the football gods simply waited for the most painful possible time to do it.

I thought the same thing

[Little Whiskey]

those years on the bench behind Favre have paid off.

I wonder if it was "learning" from Farve or the fact that the coaches could work on what was wrong with rodgers (delivery and mechanics) so he could develop instead of him needing to learn the offense and learn everyone's defense.

[Scott Campbell]

I was actually going to start a new thread about Rodgers... he certainly has transformed his delivery, and those years on the bench behind Favre have paid off.

In today's NFL, QB are thrust into the starting lineup within a year typically, and too many of them flame out under the pressure... there certainly is something to be said for the old school method of QB development.

Two things have landed us in the SB above all others... Rodgers emergence, and the switch to a 3-4. If you're going to run the offensive system we run, the only shot you have is to have an elite QB - again, what are the odds of landing that guy??? Not good... you can say TT did some Nostrodamusing with Rodgers, but truth be told, QB's are next to impossible to project, and I really don't bother trying to evaluate them b/c there's just too much that goes into the formula that we can't see.

As for the 3-4... that speaks for itself. Loved TT's drafting of Raji, wasn't so sure about Matthews, but of course he's panned out big time... in a 3-4, it is the pass rush OLB that stirs the drink. Because Rodgers turned out, and b/c we switched to the 3-4, I'm hoping we can win multiple titles with this regime.

Didn't mean to single you out Wist. Sorry. I always respected your posting even if I don't agree with parts of it.

[Scott Campbell]

And that is the flaw with armchair GM'ing (not just you wist, but all of us).

All the speculation about Ted's ego was ridiculous. Much of the criticism centered around made up "facts" about phony motives.

So this trip to the Superbowl is very satisfying to me on many levels.

[wist43]

I wonder if it was "learning" from Farve or the fact that the coaches could work on what was wrong with rodgers (delivery and mechanics) so he could develop instead of him needing to learn the offense and learn everyone's defense.

I think one of the main things that necessarily means that QB's take longer to develop is simply the maturity factor... we forget, these guys really are just kids, and everyone matures at a different rate.