Concerns for 2010 (No Particular Order)

[Brandon494]

Hawk will be a stud this year...grab the pencil and paper and write that down

Never heard that before

[HarveyWallbangers]

I know another thing that isn't a concern, and that's fumbles.

http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/news;_ylt=AvvPo9N5.zW.wcnDmuc9_4xDubYF?slug=teamreports-2010-nfl-gnb

Article starts out with this:

While the Packers’ passing game has been off-the-charts healthy this preseason, the offense has a major flaw to remedy before the start of the season.

But then you realize this:

Grant incidentally will enter the regular season with a career-high streak of 291 carries without a fumble—the longest active streak among NFL backs.

His only fumble in 2009 came on a pass play in a Week 2 loss to the Cincinnati Bengals. Grant’s last fumble by rush was Dec. 28, 2008, against the Detroit Lions.

Jackson was beside himself for a while following his turnover. He didn’t have a lost fumble his first three years in the league.

Hello, now's the time to fumble. These guys have proven throughout the years that fumbling isn't a major concern with them.

[channtheman]

I know another thing that isn't a concern, and that's fumbles.

http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/news;_ylt=AvvPo9N5.zW.wcnDmuc9_4xDubYF?slug=teamreports-2010-nfl-gnb

Article starts out with this:

While the Packers’ passing game has been off-the-charts healthy this preseason, the offense has a major flaw to remedy before the start of the season.

But then you realize this:

Grant incidentally will enter the regular season with a career-high streak of 291 carries without a fumble—the longest active streak among NFL backs.

His only fumble in 2009 came on a pass play in a Week 2 loss to the Cincinnati Bengals. Grant’s last fumble by rush was Dec. 28, 2008, against the Detroit Lions.

Jackson was beside himself for a while following his turnover. He didn’t have a lost fumble his first three years in the league.

Hello, now's the time to fumble. These guys have proven throughout the years that fumbling isn't a major concern with them.

Exactly. Every running back is going to fumble at some point. Might as well get them out of their system in the preseason. It could almost be looked at as a relief that the running backs finally fumbled. Now they are set to not fumble for the regular season.

[MichiganPackerFan]

I know there have been a lot of preseason fumbles, but it IS just preseason. Ball security shouldn't be an issue once things start for real.

My only big concern is defending the mid-level passing game. We got torn up there last year.

[bobblehead]

Re: Concerns for 2010 (No Particular Order)

1. ILB next to Barnett. Bishop is not the answer. Can Chillar play an entire season at this position? Can Hawk start forcing turnovers? Is Hawk second team?

2. Tramon Williams. Obviously the dude is going to be picked-on. Against better receivers he is consistently beat.

3. Nickel db. Maybe its Shields. Underwood makes too many mistakes. Lee is okay but has not stepped-up.

4. Backup to Grant. Jackson gets hurt and fumbles. The other 2 are unproven in the regular season.

5. Returners except for Blackmon.

Omissions or deletions?

1) I think the Chillar/Hawk monster is solid, not spectacular.
2) Tramon would start on many teams. Even better, if Harris comes back he is an exceptional nickel.
3) see 2
4) Bjack has 2 career fumbles, and zero lost in over 200 touches. He has missed a couple games, but I don't think its fair to say "he gets hurt". he has played over 11 every season.
5) How many teams have more than one returner?

[mraynrand]

Every team is going to go AZ on the Packers. Not worried about nickel, but terrified about the dime and the middle of the field. Lack of pass rush will make it even worse. There is no way to know at this point if the pass rush will be better this year.

[vince]

1. Pass rush/coverage. They go hand in hand.
2. Matthews' hammy.
3. Finley getting hurt. That would change the dynamic of the offense substantially - perhaps more than Rodgers going down.

[retailguy]

I'm a little surprised by all the "concern" around here. This team is poised on the brink of greatness. Ted has installed his chosen players into each area of this team.

We need to accept the fact that if he thought we needed better players (especially starters) he'd have went out an acquired them.

There is no legitimate reason, especially at this point, for this team not to be successful. We should be competitive in every single game, and quite honestly should win the majority of them.

Every team has holes, after all this is the NFL. Our holes should not preclude us from a championship season!

[HarveyWallbangers]

The shtick is getting old retailguy.

[retailguy]

What is really getting old is listening to you guys tell me for the last 4 years that this team was getting set up and ready, and now, just weeks before we enter the season, hearing the very same people scale back their predictions.

Fretting about Finley getting injured is ridiculous. Fretting about Hawk? Pathetic. He's started for the past 4 seasons, and is solid but not spectacular.

Legitimate concern at the number 3 corner perhaps, but if it was an issue, TED WOULD HAVE SOLVED IT. HE HAS HAD THE WHOLE OFFSEASON. He has therefore assessed that we have adequate personnel to man the position.

As in prior years, our team goes as far as the OL takes us. I believe you, THE PROBLEM IS SOLVED. You have assured me that I will be impressed, and I am watching with great expectation.

[Tarlam!]

Granted, RG, you've kept a consistant viewpoint on this. Still, I can't agree with the hypocracy theory from other posters you seem to have.

And, TT is under enough pressure without having you on his back!

[falco]

[Fritz]

Well, fans aften do fret. I know I do. And I'm a huge Thompson fan. But I do fret. Will the secondary be good enough? Will there be enough pass rush?

But my fretting doesn't mean I don't think Thompson has done a good job. It's just my fretting. And that's kind of the theme of this thread - what are your concerns? I think it's fair to believe in TT and still have concerns about positions on the team.

[falco]

TT has made his share of mistakes, like any GM. One can argue the merits and flaws of his methods. But its unfair to expect any GM to be able to fill every hole each year and make perfect personnel decision everytime. It a continually evolving body of work.

[HarveyWallbangers]

TT has made his share of mistakes, like any GM. One can argue the merits and flaws of his methods. But its unfair to expect any GM to be able to fill every hole each year and make perfect personnel decision everytime. It a continually evolving body of work.

If it was so easy to fill every hole every year, every GM would do it, right? Even Super Bowl champions have holes. It's up to the coaches to compensate. The one thing that neither a GM nor coach can really plan for is an abundance of injuries. I'm talking little nicks here and there, but several injuries to your best players. No matter who you put on the roster, you aren't going to find backups that aren't a significant dropoff from your best players.