Biggest Surprise This Season?

[oregonpackfan]

Actually Favre. If you would've told me that our running game would be averaging 50some yards a game, I would have assumed that Favre would've tried too much and thrown shitloads of pics, and because of that, we'd win 4 or 5 games. I assumed going into this year that the offensive line was going to be much better with a year under their belt, and give Favre a running game and time to throw. Favre is still winning games without any of that. He is probably the biggest suprise, his patience and accuracy this year. His numbers, other than touchdown passes are right up there with Brady and Manning. Completions, yards, even his QB rating is back up to where it was in the mid nineties.

What he said...

Also, Favre has demonstrated the past two games he still has the arm strength to throw the bomb.

[Deputy Nutz]

I was suprised that Atari Bigby was becoming decent starting quality safety and then reality smacked us all in the face. Bottom line, teams have realized that he can't cover his responsibilities when he is deep, when he has underneath coverage he is ok.

[Deputy Nutz]

Oops, biggest surprise, FAVRE.

[Carolina_Packer]

Biggest surprise is our results and resiliency. What a team! Keep it going guys! This is a fun ride, but there's still a long way to go.

[pbmax]

OK Harv, but even by your reckoning, he had four INTs that were on his shoulders. We were behind the almost the entire game and things looked dismal from the second quarter on. This is the kind of game I expect to see him implode in.

During the 4-12 year, the distressing trend was the inexplicable throw while down only one score in the second half.

What these things have in common is a sense of hope lost on the teams' part. I am not trying to read his mind, but results can be disastrous when Favre concludes that nothing short of a miracle can save the win.

His defense and his receivers give him the confidence that miracles are not needed. This, I think, his level of confidence in his teammates, is the difference. Not McCarthy.

[HarveyWallbangers]

OK Harv, but even by your reckoning, he had four INTs that were on his shoulders.

Right. Three of them in the 4th quarter after we had fallen behind 38-10. What did you want him to do... hand the ball off?

[Rastak]

OK Harv, but even by your reckoning, he had four INTs that were on his shoulders.

Right. Three of them in the 4th quarter after we had fallen behind 38-10. What did you want him to do... hand the ball off?

Throw it to the guys with the "G"s on the helmet?


I admit he was at the disadvantage though. I'd agree generally with you.

[gbgary]

to me the biggest surprise has been the team's success without having a decent running game. think how much pressure would be taken off the passing game if we just had a mediocre running attack.