TT's best acquisition?

[Noodle]

BIG difference between being on the 5 yard line versus the one foot line (good spot by the official, I have to admit).

If you have any sack at all, you have to run the friggin ball. At the time, I thought MM was trying to get the record for Favre, but maybe he was just out thinkin' the other guys. For whatever reason, that was a brokedick call.

And agree, Favre should have just drilled Juice's junk with a fastball for yuking it up.

[HarveyWallbangers]

In all fairness it's still just 3 games. The Vikings started out 3-0 last year - didn't they? Though the Packer are winning in what appeared to be the meat of their schedule.

2-0. They beat Washington and then beat Carolina (who didn't have Steve Smith). They lost their 3rd game.

[HarveyWallbangers]

That was a bad call. I don't mind passing so much (our running game stinks), but having an empty backfield was the bad move. I hope he's learned his lesson.

[Patler]

And agree, Favre should have just drilled Juice's junk with a fastball for yuking it up.

Why, is Favre perfect?
Everybody screws up once in a while. For some reason we are intolerant of linemen making any mistake, but RBs, WRs and QBs do it all the time and we have the attitude of, "Well that happens."

That's one of the reasons I didn't like Favre's scowls and stares, or when he ripped his chin strap off in the first few games when an RB dropped a pass. Did anyone do that when he overthrew the running back by a mile yesterday on a little dump-off pass?

Everybody screws up now and then. You support your team mates, not show them up or belittle them.

[Patler]

That was a bad call. I don't mind passing so much (our running game stinks), but having an empty backfield was the bad move. I hope he's learned his lesson.

Both MM and Favre said that had been their most successful formation, so they stuck with it. MM went so far as to imply the game plan called for it, and he long ago learned to stick to the game plan.

If that is what their week long scheming told them to do against this team in that situation, I won't fault them for doing it.

[Noodle]

I agree with your larger point that Favre looks like an ass when he pouts or rips off his chinstrap. I just went with the Favre/fastball bit as a reference to the Paul Crewe/Ray Nitschke scene in The Longest Yard.

Comedy is a dangerous thing.

[SkinBasket]

And agree, Favre should have just drilled Juice's junk with a fastball for yuking it up.

Why, is Favre perfect?
Everybody screws up once in a while. For some reason we are intolerant of linemen making any mistake, but RBs, WRs and QBs do it all the time and we have the attitude of, "Well that happens."

That's one of the reasons I didn't like Favre's scowls and stares, or when he ripped his chin strap off in the first few games when an RB dropped a pass. Did anyone do that when he overthrew the running back by a mile yesterday on a little dump-off pass?

Everybody screws up now and then. You support your team mates, not show them up or belittle them.

It wasn't that he made a mistake. Hell our line makes mistakes every down practically. My problem was that we were down by 4 to a pretty good team late in the game, had 1st and goal at the 1 foot line, and he was laughing about pushing us 5 yards back.

Could it have been nervous laughter? Maybe. But it sure doesn't look good to be laughing about doing more damage to our field position than the SD defense could have done in that situation.

[The Leaper]

No matter what you call there, if the defense stones you, you will be criticized for the call. If you make it you're a genius for crossing up the defense.

I think the correct call on that 4th-and-1 with 5 minutes to play and a great defense is to KICK THE FIELD GOAL.

Forget the pass-run debate. McCarthy has to learn to KICK THAT FIELD GOAL and make it a one point game so we have a strong chance at getting the ball back with a FG to win it.

[TheRaven]

And agree, Favre should have just drilled Juice's junk with a fastball for yuking it up.

Why, is Favre perfect?
Everybody screws up once in a while. For some reason we are intolerant of linemen making any mistake, but RBs, WRs and QBs do it all the time and we have the attitude of, "Well that happens."

That's one of the reasons I didn't like Favre's scowls and stares, or when he ripped his chin strap off in the first few games when an RB dropped a pass. Did anyone do that when he overthrew the running back by a mile yesterday on a little dump-off pass?

Everybody screws up now and then. You support your team mates, not show them up or belittle them.

Agreed.

[Patler]

No matter what you call there, if the defense stones you, you will be criticized for the call. If you make it you're a genius for crossing up the defense.

I think the correct call on that 4th-and-1 with 5 minutes to play and a great defense is to KICK THE FIELD GOAL.

Forget the pass-run debate. McCarthy has to learn to KICK THAT FIELD GOAL and make it a one point game so we have a strong chance at getting the ball back with a FG to win it.

I agree completely. Field Goal is exactly what I said at the time. I didn't care much what play they ran. I thought it was wrong to pass up the "sure" three points and the opportunity to win on a long FG to end the game.

[woodbuck27]

Re: TT's best acquisition?

MM

I think so.

What else can account for the fast start with a zippo running game and a 'D' that I do see some holes in? See **

MM is making good half time adjustments and all his hard work (his coaching staff's) all off season and in TC is being rewarded.

** He has a pretty decent starting QB to help him look good also. He is obviously being succesful in changing favre's style of play to date.

It's too cool.

I'm wondering where Aaron Rodgers will find a home?

Favre will be back in 2008 if he wants to be.

GO PACK GO !

[The Leaper]

Re: TT's best acquisition?

Favre will be back in 2008 if he wants to be.

GO PACK GO !

Why wouldn't he want to be? This team clearly looks better than last year's...Favre is playing at an All-Pro level...and the team is only going to continue to get better.

At this point, there is no reason to believe he wouldn't be back in 2008. This team is a running game away from being a title contender.

Have I mentioned that there is a strong RB class to draft from this year?

[3irty1]

MM was a terrific pick up by Thompson. It takes a lot of stones to appoint a head coach with no mustache!

[Bretsky]

I agree, and even sweeter that the so called "experts" on this forum said TT was out of his mind to hire MM and should have made a better push to get Childress and are proven dead wrong.

Who has ever called anyone, or themselves, an expert?
Aren't we all just giving our opinions?
Aren't we ALL sometimes right and sometimes wrong? (Feel free to bring up Atlas Herion here if you want to! )

Lately it seems to be the norm to persecute those that are brave enough to state their opinion and it has not been right

[Bretsky]

MM was a terrific pick up by Thompson. It takes a lot of stones to appoint a head coach with no mustache!

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