OldSchoolSnapper

I'm almost certain Detroit is winning the NFC, which I don't like, but I guess we're down to Minnesota and Detroit being 2/5 outcomes so Minnesota losing is good. I was indifferent about the Eagles until the viral douchebag from yesterday harassing that poor girl. I'd like to see anyone in the AFC take it this year. Buffalo is my top choice. The Rams or Commanders would be fine but I don't see it happening.

I couldn't really care less where they are picked. He was a guy that looked like he was going to be a significant part of the team, except now he has headcase and head injury problems and I doubt he has a second contract in GB.

Mike McCarthy is out in Dallas. I thought he was safe but when I saw he was entertaining the Bears, that it was something that would get under Jerry's skin. I bet he did not like that.

I went to high school with a player whose rookie year was 2011 (I was a bit older) and shockingly he's still in the league. That offseason I happened to be in Milwakuee and he recognized me walking down the street. I had a brief conversation with him about life in the NFL and he specifically said when his team did film study on the Packers that season, it was discussed in those sessions that their defense just looked lost without Nick Collins.

I think it's entirely possible one of the current WRs becomes the "true #1" everyone is clamoring for. I think it's probably Reed. I think some are being way too dismissive of where these guys are in their development. Doubs is starting to give me Terrence Murphy vibes (not a similar situation just a high-ish pick who is going to have a short career). The suspension and the head injuries are just not a good thing. But I think going into next season hoping it happens is a bit of a risk.

Funny to debate a 16 year old team, but it's the offseason - they really weren't though. Their secondary in particular was shredded at will against any top offense they played that season. Favre twice, they could not get him off the field for the life of themselves, the Cardinals, and they padded stats against the likes of the hapless Lions, coming off an 0-16 season, and Bears at the time. They beat Arizona by like 30 the week before the Wild Card in a game Arizona treated like a bye. It was actually pretty similar to this year where they took care of business against who they should, but never showed up against anybody good (they actually did yesterday for the most part). Major difference being that this team had to play the top 3 teams five times during the regular season. They gave up at least 30 points in every game they lost that year. Huge difference though is they had the DPOY and Clay Matthews.

Maybe WR is an issue, I am pretty meh on bringing back old Packer retreads. It just doesn't seem to work out. At the right price maybe, but I don't think he is going to go for that. I think a vet WR could help. But the best WR won't change the fact that Love was off the mark a lot this season. Rodgers is quite literally the most accurate in history so I think everyone has to put that to bed, but Love has to be better no matter who is catching the ball.

I think reality is somewhere in the middle, as usual. At this point in the Rodgers era they were 0-1 in the playoffs though he was admittedly playing at a higher level than Love - that will probably always be the case. Their defense went from pretty embarrassing in '09 to very good in '10. Statistically they were ok but they got embarrassed by AZ in the Wild Card. A huge part of the improvement was an undrafted rookie FA named Sam Shields. They had some nice pieces offensively, but I would say nobody close to as good as Jacobs and their offense was actually pretty bad the first 2/3 of 2010. My point in all that is things can change in a hurry and because of unexpected things. I think they do need more out of their 1st rounders, but the undrafted FAs, the less splashy FAs can also help a lot. Just as regression happens, some guys will bounce back and others will emerge. The NFL is fun to follow because of those drastic changes that seemingly come out of nowhere. I am not worried about Love. I think he was less healthy most of the year than he let on. I don't think he is a HOF QB but I think he's very good, and good enough. It happens pretty much every year that someone just hits a bad patch and limps in. It was the Packers this year. They just weren't playing well when it counted. This was really predictable. But for God's sake, if we want to fix the low-hanging fruit, can we have a Madden player take over the kickoff and punt/return teams?

The last defensive first rounders are Stokes, Wyatt, Walker, Savage and Van Ness. That's extremely bad. I think those guys look like solid picks at this point, but Matthews and Raji were more or less immediate stars. Going 2/2 with both first rounders in a single year is hard, but so is going 0/5. The Packers really have squandered their top pick quite a bit lately. I don't want to give up on Walker or Van Ness but they both sucked this year.

The Packers need their day 1/2 picks to be more Matthews and Raji and not guys that aren't cornerstones until Year 4 and then demand a big payday. They won the Super Bowl in large part because they hit on those two guys. That was their second year in the league. We have more "projects" right now than a 3rd grade art class. They need at least 1 rookie that can play immediately.

The separation between oldest and youngest is like an average of 1.8 years. From 1 to 10 is like .1 and .2 years. It's a stupid thing. It needs to go away. People repeat it as if one team is 25 and the other is 80,

Everyone in the league is a #2 behind Chase. I don't know if the Packers need Higgins but they need someone.

The were 3-6 and 6-8 last year. They had a hot month, and the significance of it has been really overstated. They were more consistent this season. When they got bad, they didn't sink as low as they were last season. But they never hit the plateau they did last year. I don't think there was a point this season were they ever looked as good as they did in the playoffs last year. There are a few reasons, I think Jaire is one. He basically didn't play this year and they are paying him to be the best or second best player on the defense. Another is there is film on everyone now. Love, all the receivers who honestly are either average or still really young or both. There was no great season from anyone in the front 7. Someone else alluded to the hot seat. I think MLF is on it if he puts together a season like this next year. If there isn't a title push by the 2026-27 season I think he is out.

They got about as far as they should have. Yes they went 0-5 against the top teams, but let's be real, there were some near losses in those wins too, against some not great teams. They were a backside playoff team. They were interchangeably 4-7th depending on who you ask and by the end of the year they leaned more to 7th. If they were 6, sure maybe they beat the Rams I guess. Lots of work to do but I think they're probably better than how people are going to act this off-season. I think Love's best is ahead of him still.

That's a fitting end to Love's forgettable season. Bad throw to an open WR for 3 yards and a first down. Oh well. There are plenty of spots that need some help in the draft. I am wishy washy on Adams but they need help at WR too.

Even if it did mathematically this game has no shortage of things to point to.

It's a long shot either way but this is exactly why I'd have played for 19-11. I figured they'd drive but hoped we could tighten up when the field shrank a bit. If you miss the conversion you're in the same spot you are now. I think we'll have a hard time moving the ball here without any receivers regardless. Honestly just glad we didn't get absolutely annihilated. I think we got beat by a better team all things considered. No magic pixie dust this year.

I don't think they will keep them off the board. I expect them to score again. But I get why they didn't, I don't think it's egregious.

If the Packers score they should go for 2. Keeps it one possession with an Eagles FG.

Well everyone says we don't have a #1 WR. Does it work if we don't have 2, 3, or 4 either.

Right on cue. And Balentine probably became a meme.

I was already groaning when I saw it was first and goal at the 9. If they aren't inside the 5 I almost expect they won't score.

Now that the game is technically back to one score, this is consistently where our defense that's played well all day quickly makes it 2 scores again.

Oh yay. We got 3 points.

There are some glaring personnel deficiencies on that defense too.