Most Courageous QB Effort

[Smidgeon]

Warner picked this defense apart, absolutely took them to the wood shed. That's the area of the team that ought shoulder most of the blame and the area that needs most attention next year. What I mean by attention is finding an answwer to the question of how that hell Arizona and Pittbsburgh managed to make the defense look nonexistent. Is it a lack of talent? If so, where exactly?

My opinion, and only my opinion:

The only 3 QBs to truly pick apart the Packer's defense were Farve (twice), Big Ben, and Warner. If you want to get technical, Big Ben and Warner did it to a much more effective level than Favre. Favre needed help from the Packer's O-line to win the first game (and got plenty) but had plenty personal motivation to win those games anyway. Big Ben and Warner are both well versed on playing against the 3-4. If there are any QBs out there who know where the soft spots are, those are the QBs. Not to mention that both teams have extensive experience against the Capers' 3-4 (Pittsburgh because they run it, and Cards because Whisenhunt was with the Steelers for 3 years). Yeah, it was not a pretty game (but was almost), but the defense isn't as bad as it seems. There are just a few players here or there who know how to play against that defense. Is it any wonder that AR put up almost as gaudy statistics against their defenses too? He knows how to play against that D (or similar) as well. Capers' D does need some new players, another playmaker, and for God to suspend aging on Woodson. But I don't have a problem with the scheme. Not yet anyway.

[Bossman641]

I've been replaying the missed throw to Jennings over and over in my head since the game ended.

If Rodgers needed any extra motivation for this offseason (which I doubt he does), that is it.

[MichiganPackerFan]

Re: Most Courageous QB Effort

Aaron Rodgers officially moves into my 2nd place All-Time Packer Quarterback with his gutty performance today. If the defense had not failed, this would have an historic victory.
1. Bart Starr
2. Aaron Rodgers
3. Bert Favre

And if Brett Favre did the saem thing (he hasn't), who here would be all over hims aying he cost us another win? Early int, int/fumble in OT to hand the game over.
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Favre wouldn't have come back after that start. He would have thrown 5 more picks. As good as Favre was in the regular season and early career playoff games, his playoff losses in the second half of his GB career were MAJOR choke jobs.