Mice And Men - Lions

[LegandofthePack15]

Worst line in history? With Clifton, Tauscher and Flanagan in the prime of their careers? When you have two tackles who can neutralize anyone with little or no help, as Clifton and Tauscher did then, and a center who is good enough to have finished the year at LT just a couple years earlier, it didn't matter all that much that the guards were weak. With no pressure from the outside, it is easy for a QB to slide away from pressure up the middle only. Besides, Wells started half the games at LG that year.

Quickest way to get to a qb is up the middle. Klemm and Whittaker were so incompetent, Thompson didn't even bother to bring them back for another season - and Whittaker was a Thompson draft pick.

Favre's quick release played a large role him being sacked only 24 times that season. The G.O.A.T didn't care about qb rating; its all about making plays. Sure, sometimes Favre would try to do too much and throw a pick, but all in all, he was a playmaker.

Rodgers, on the other hand, is someone Mike Martz would love to coach. Martz's offense requires the qb to hold the ball longer than usual to allow receivers to develop their routes. Its no secret Rodgers sometimes hold the ball longer than it takes Bob Dole to play a round of golf.

[mraynrand]

growing up when Favre cocked back ...

wasn't that when he was with the Jets?

[mraynrand]

Mazzin and Legend together. There goes that theory.

[LegandofthePack15]

growing up when Favre cocked back to launch a deep ball, I would get sick in the pit of my stomach.

Nice sexual innuendo, Mazzin.

Edit: Rand beat me to it.

[mraynrand]

Then after the game would say something about "wrong route"

Nahh - he would say "I was just trying to make a play"

[mraynrand]

Well that rare appearance resolves any lingering questions I had.

And we all know Favre had two phases to his sack avoiding career, the first where he ran around like Tarkenton and refused to go down like Roethlisberger and then threw a pick. Later, he made a lightning quick read and then fired off a pick.

Back on topic, Rodgers taking sacks is probably a win in Net Yardage, but its almost as frustrating to watch as a pick.

I think of it more like a holding penalty than a pick; despite the difference in loss of down, they both tend to be drive killers.

[Cheesehead Craig]

Must have woke up and it's a couple of years ago. After all, there's still the Favre vs Rodgers threads being discussed. Can't wait for the thread to be created on who we should take in the 2010 draft.

[denverYooper]

Must have woke up and it's a couple of years ago. After all, there's still the Favre vs Rodgers threads being discussed. Can't wait for the thread to be created on who we should take in the 2010 draft.

Next thing you know, Mobb's going to show up.

[KYPack]

Next thing you know, Mobb's going to show up.

Bring Black McKenzie!

[Mazzin]

Thats what I'm talking about 2010 draft. I'm already wanting to discuss it, but i just need to see the order

[denverYooper]

Bring Black McKenzie!

SOLDIER!

[KYPack]

SOLDIER!

That's it.

I'm bumpin' the Favre thread.

[Smidgeon]

Owens or Plaxico? I remember worst versus Plax.

Plaxico owned him for sure, but Harris would always talk a really big game before facing Owens. And it always backfired.

[ThunderDan]

Plaxico owned him for sure, but Harris would always talk a really big game before facing Owens. And it always backfired.

Maybe it did work and if he didn't do it it would have been 250 yards and 3 TDs.