January 16th, 2008

Aaron Ross Is A Warrior

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Now I know we’re Packer fans and all, but you have to be impressed that Giant’s rookie corner Aaron Ross will attempt to play against the Packers - with a dislocated shoulder. Many, many players would shut themselves down in that situation. Ross not only came back in after having his shoulder popped back into place against the Cowboys, but he made a great form tackle with his bad shoulder as well, stopping Patrick Crayton from getting a crucial first down. He immediately got up and ran to the sideline, his arm hanging dead at his side. That is some pretty impressive stuff, especially for a rookie. I don’t know how effective he’ll be on Sunday, but my hats off to a player who plays the game the way it used to be played.


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January 15th, 2008

Packers Playing Their Best Football?

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I think it would be hard to disagree with McCarthy’s assertion in his presser on January 13th that the Packers are not only playing their best football, but they just played their best game ever under McCarthy against the Seahawks this past Saturday. Obviously, you want to be playing your best football at this time of year. But you also have to guard against thinking you’ve arrived. I don’t think McCarthy will have that problem. All he needs to do is watch tape of players like Nick Collins and Daryn Colledge against the Seahawks and he’ll know he has lots of work yet to do.


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January 13th, 2008

Jennings and Grant post-game Interviews

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January 10th, 2008

Seahawk Fans Are Jerks. Who Knew?

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It’s hard to hate Seahawk fans with the same fervor as, say, Cowboy fans, but reading pieces like this will make it a whole lot easier.


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January 10th, 2008

Kerney - Home vs Away

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Patrick Kerney is getting all sorts of press after an outstanding regular season, and more importantly, just a dominate performance against the Washington Redskins. But the way people are carrying on, you’d think he was the second coming of Deacon Jones. Let’s all just slow down a little bit, shall we?

First of all, the Seahawks as a whole are a different team in the confines of Qwest Field. The offense plays better, usually provides a lead and the defense is then aided by an opposing offense that needs to deal with the thundering home crowd that makes it easy for Kerney and his line mates to get off the ball. Now, are they talented? Of course. But the Seahawks, and the defense in particular, is quite a different animal away from the upper Northwest.  And Kerney is no different.

Looking at Kerney’s 14.5 sacks from the regular season,  it’s interesting to note that just 4 of them came on the road, and 3 of those were at St. Louis against a horrible, banged up Rams offensive line. And the other came against the 49ers, who sport possibly one of the three worst offensive lines in football. Kereny’s whole game is taken away from him when the tackle opposite can get off on the actual snap count, rather than two beats after Kerney is already charging across the line.  None of this is to say that the Packers should not pay attention if Mark Tauscher should struggle in the early going. But Tauscher handled Kerney the last time they faced each other when he was with Atlanta. (Not to mention Tauscher is worlds better than most of the scrubs Kereny has made his living against this season)

Finally, the best weapon the Packers will have against Kereny is Mike McCarthy. His playcalling and ability to keep the defense guessing will slow down the entire front seven. I won’t be surpised to see a liberal use of the play where Favre pump-fakes the slant pass and then hands the ball to Ryan Grant  up the middle, since the blocking on that particular play allows Tauscher to let Kereny rush up the field and take himself out of the play.

All in all, yes Kereny needs to be accounted for. But the Packers have the tools necessary to neutralize him.


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January 3rd, 2008

Bubba Franks - Secret Weapon?

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Corey touched a bit on this on last weeks podcast and I wanted to expand on the thought a little bit.

Bubba Franks will be the key to the Packers offense in the playoffs.

Now I hear the Hyperbole Police coming to get me, so calm down. I’m not saying he’ll score 3 touchdowns a game (or even ANY touchdowns) but he will no doubt play a key, if not THE key role in what the Packers want to do on offense and how much they are able to achieve those goals.

First, his run blocking is second to none, especially his ability to seal off defensive ends on stretch and pitch plays to the outside. And with the interior of the line hurting,  you can bet McCarthy will look to get outside the tackle-box as much as he can when running Grant and/or Jackson.

Next, Franks  provides excellent insurance for Favre when motioned into the backfield for pass protection purposes. We haven’t seen as much of it this year (mostly due to his prolonged injury absence) but last year we saw Bubba motioned into the backfield with Favre in the shotgun almost every passing down. This look has been used a bit in the last month or so, but it is much more effective when used with Franks rather than Ryan Krause, who is just ordinary in almost every aspect of the game.

Finally, Farve trusts Franks, possibly more than any other receiver outside of Donald Driver. Don’t forget Franks was hurt on a play against Washington that not only should have been ruled a touchdown (due to a fantastic catch by Franks on a force-out) but on a pass that never should have been thrown. Watch the play again. Franks is covered. Favre has no business throwing that ball, but his trust in Bubba is so complete, he makes the throw anyway and Franks rewards him. (One could argue that this could hurt the Packers as well, but as always with Favre, the upside far outweighs the risks)


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