Brett being asked to be a caretaker O (1 Viewer)

[Sweetness_34]

http://www.jsonline.com/story/index.aspx?id=647385

My personal view on the situation is that the Packers are over-estimating their D a lot. This D was horrible the 1st half of the year last year. People keep referring to how well they played the last 4 games of the year but all those folks just do not want to look at the fact that those last 4 games included playing against a team that was not interested in playing a game (Bears in week 17), against a team that was starting a rookie QB with 4 days of prep work (Vikings - remember that snooze fest game last year?), against a team that was barely average on O (Niners - with no real WR threats and no Vernon Davis) and a team with a decent O but a bad OL (Detroit) at home in the cold.

So, I fully expect that the Packers will need to wing it in 2nd half of games to win, so Favre will still throw for 4000 yards or more. Also, wiht no real running game, winging it in the red zone will also be required.

Thoughts?

 

[Angus82]

http://www.jsonline.com/story/index.aspx?id=647385

My personal view on the situation is that the Packers are over-estimating their D a lot. This D was horrible the 1st half of the year last year. People keep referring to how well they played the last 4 games of the year but all those folks just do not want to look at the fact that those last 4 games included playing against a team that was not interested in playing a game (Bears in week 17), against a team that was starting a rookie QB with 4 days of prep work (Vikings - remember that snooze fest game last year?), against a team that was barely average on O (Niners - with no real WR threats and no Vernon Davis) and a team with a decent O but a bad OL (Detroit) at home in the cold.

So, I fully expect that the Packers will need to wing it in 2nd half of games to win, so Favre will still throw for 4000 yards or more. Also, wiht no real running game, winging it in the red zone will also be required.

Thoughts?

Not saying that it won't happen, but that is not in Brett's nature. I agree that they are not a Super Bowl team and that is all that Brett is looking for. He will do whatever he thinks that he has to in order to win a game. That being said, I am sure that McCarthy does not want him forcing his throws and throwing his patented int's at inopportune times.

 

[Man in the yellow hat]

Well here is the key really:

"If truth be told, Favre has been rather ordinary this summer. There was a time when his plays and his throws stood out starkly on the practice field. That isn't necessarily the case anymore."

Favre's slow but steady decline is really what this is about. We can argue about the defense if you'd like. But that's not the issue. The issue is Favre cannot carry a team anymore, and the plays that wowed us years ago haven't been seen for a while and ain't coming back. The sooner Brett figures this out and starts to play within the new "Favre", the better the Packers will be.