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I am glad that the Packers beat the Eagles. I was happier than all hell to see the smile / smirk wiped off of McNobbs face. I am very happy that we are 1-0.
I do think it sucks that I have to have Chad Johnson somehow score 30 points for my fantasy football team, to have a chance to beat Madtowns fantasy team though, lol........what an ass whoopin! congrats Mad
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Let me just say right off, that I am sorry for dwelling on things that I have no power over, and things that cannot be changed. Having been one of the people that wanted Moss, his dominating performance in week one was a bold statement to anyone who thought that he was not worth getting for the Packers.
While some people were complaining that Favre's accuracy was off on the long ball, I saw it differently. On 3rd and 1, Favre went deep to Jones, and it looked to me like once again, Jones slowed down early in the route to look over his shoulder for the ball (again). Favre sure looked frustrated enough about it, yet I did not see anyone in here mention it.
The statement that it takes time to build chemistry is correct, and anyone claiming that Favre needs to build up his chemistry with these young receivers would be correct to say that. They would also be correct to say that we have some very talented receivers with a lot of potential. What we do not have is veteran receivers other than Donald.
In 1996, we definitely had a kick ass Defense. Our special teams rocked, but I don't think that anyone looking at our Offense on paper prior to the season, would have expected them to come together as well as they did. At receiver, Terry Mickens was the only guy that was around long enough to develop any kind of chemistry with Favre. Perhaps Freeman as well, but he was a rookie the Packers had drafted the previous year. The rest of the receivers were all free agent pick ups that very year. Whats my point? I guess it is simply that as important as chemistry, talent, and potential all are, experience is even more important.
Again, I apologize to all of you for complaining, but we are still sitting on an awful lot of cap room, and the excuses given to not sign guys such as Moss or Green, just do not wash to me.
I saw an interview with Favre a few hours after the game. You would have expected him to be smiling and upbeat. Instead, he looked frustrated and beat up. Some may assume that he simply does not like his new role of having to play it safe, or that his age is catching up to him. Trying to look at things from his point of view though, my opinion is that he may have been frustrated by the fact that he could not do what was asked of him with the lack of experience surrounding him. One glaring fact that everyone here should have noticed, is that Favre in fact did have to take some terrible risks to keep the Packers in the game. Favre had to be the gunslinger of old, even though the coaching staff had been preaching to him not to do the things he had to do, in order to get us in position to score. I have no doubt that they were cheering just as loudly as we were, watching Favre unload the ball in the middle of getting creamed or taken down by a defender. It was something we have seen Favre do time and again, but that he had been preached at, not to do.
Perhaps with the return of Jennings, the one extra weapon at WR will make a difference. Maybe if K-Rob gets reinstated, he will provide more experience to a position that lacks it. We can only hope anyways. Neither addition will change what we saw from our O-line and running game though. My hope is that is was more the Eagles Defense wreaking havoc that caused the problems with our O-line and running game than anything else. Because if this is what we can expect from them throughout the season...........
I do think it sucks that I have to have Chad Johnson somehow score 30 points for my fantasy football team, to have a chance to beat Madtowns fantasy team though, lol........what an ass whoopin! congrats Mad
.Let me just say right off, that I am sorry for dwelling on things that I have no power over, and things that cannot be changed. Having been one of the people that wanted Moss, his dominating performance in week one was a bold statement to anyone who thought that he was not worth getting for the Packers.
While some people were complaining that Favre's accuracy was off on the long ball, I saw it differently. On 3rd and 1, Favre went deep to Jones, and it looked to me like once again, Jones slowed down early in the route to look over his shoulder for the ball (again). Favre sure looked frustrated enough about it, yet I did not see anyone in here mention it.
The statement that it takes time to build chemistry is correct, and anyone claiming that Favre needs to build up his chemistry with these young receivers would be correct to say that. They would also be correct to say that we have some very talented receivers with a lot of potential. What we do not have is veteran receivers other than Donald.
In 1996, we definitely had a kick ass Defense. Our special teams rocked, but I don't think that anyone looking at our Offense on paper prior to the season, would have expected them to come together as well as they did. At receiver, Terry Mickens was the only guy that was around long enough to develop any kind of chemistry with Favre. Perhaps Freeman as well, but he was a rookie the Packers had drafted the previous year. The rest of the receivers were all free agent pick ups that very year. Whats my point? I guess it is simply that as important as chemistry, talent, and potential all are, experience is even more important.
Again, I apologize to all of you for complaining, but we are still sitting on an awful lot of cap room, and the excuses given to not sign guys such as Moss or Green, just do not wash to me.
I saw an interview with Favre a few hours after the game. You would have expected him to be smiling and upbeat. Instead, he looked frustrated and beat up. Some may assume that he simply does not like his new role of having to play it safe, or that his age is catching up to him. Trying to look at things from his point of view though, my opinion is that he may have been frustrated by the fact that he could not do what was asked of him with the lack of experience surrounding him. One glaring fact that everyone here should have noticed, is that Favre in fact did have to take some terrible risks to keep the Packers in the game. Favre had to be the gunslinger of old, even though the coaching staff had been preaching to him not to do the things he had to do, in order to get us in position to score. I have no doubt that they were cheering just as loudly as we were, watching Favre unload the ball in the middle of getting creamed or taken down by a defender. It was something we have seen Favre do time and again, but that he had been preached at, not to do.
Perhaps with the return of Jennings, the one extra weapon at WR will make a difference. Maybe if K-Rob gets reinstated, he will provide more experience to a position that lacks it. We can only hope anyways. Neither addition will change what we saw from our O-line and running game though. My hope is that is was more the Eagles Defense wreaking havoc that caused the problems with our O-line and running game than anything else. Because if this is what we can expect from them throughout the season...........
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, and I am sorry. I will buy into your carrot theory, lol....... but I still disagree about Jones, it did look to me like he hesitated while looking over his shoulder, and I have seen him do the same thing in the preseason on the same exact route. He will get it right with time. Again, I am impatient and that is a fault of mine, I cannot help but to think about the "what if's" involved with the idea of having had a veteran WR running that route, rather than a guy that was just picked up in this years draft. 
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