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Re: Green Bay sucks
By: packrat Date: September 11, 2015, 8:50 pm
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Carrie from San Jose, CA
I�ve greatly enjoyed reading the column through the offseason,
but I�m ready to stop reading about practice and player
evaluations and start reading about games.
I�m ready to begin writing about games again. I don�t know what
happened to cause such scrutiny of the 53rd roster spot this
year, but I�ve never seen the sensitivity for final cuts as
acute as it was this year. If you want those guys back, go get
them. They usually remain available to the teams that released
them. Does everyone understand the Packers got a compensatory
pick for losing James Jones in free agency, and then got Jones
back a year later? Now, the Packers have Jones and the pick.
That should instill great confidence in the Packers� personnel
department and the team�s philosophy for managing its roster.
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Re: Green Bay sucks
By: packrat Date: September 11, 2015, 8:51 pm
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Caleb from Eau Claire, WI
Vic, do you view Matt Forte as more of a threat running the
ball, or catching it out of the backfield?
I�m more concerned about him as a runner because you can scheme
to stop him as a pass-catcher, but if he�s gashing you between
the tackles, you�re getting whipped up front and it�s difficult
to scheme that without committing more people to the line of
scrimmage.
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Re: Green Bay sucks
By: packrat Date: September 11, 2015, 8:52 pm
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Cris from Sachse, TX
Vic, when can we start worrying about Richard Sherman?
Never heard of him.
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Re: Green Bay sucks
By: packrat Date: September 11, 2015, 8:53 pm
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Tyler from Orlando, FL
Vic, I don�t understand how players can choose to hold out and
not play in games. Aren�t these players under a contract to
play? Why can�t the Seahawks just sue and force Kam Chancellor
to play?
Maybe Judge Berman can rule on that.
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Re: Green Bay sucks
By: packrat Date: September 11, 2015, 8:56 pm
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Matt from Madison, WI
Do you agree today�s college quarterbacks aren�t as prepared for
the NFL as those of the past? This reminds me of something you
said about, I believe, Terrelle Pryor. It seems like the best
college quarterbacks are really just the best athletes, but that
doesn�t always translate to quarterbacking skills in the NFL
once the athleticism of all players starts to level out.
I remember Mike McCarthy commenting a few years ago on how much
more prepared quarterbacks are coming out of college nowadays.
Hey, Coach McCarthy is an expert on quarterbacks � I am in awe
of what he�s done with Scott Tolzien and Brett Hundley � but I
thought to myself, �Coach, I completely disagree.� I watched
college games last weekend and the play I saw nearly every team
run over and over was what I call the drop-back-and-run play.
The ball was snapped to the quarterback, he hesitated one count
and then ran with it. That�s grooming? It�s tragic a player of
Pryor�s overwhelming athletic ability is struggling to find a
place in the NFL. He�s one of the best athletes I have ever
seen, and I can�t help but wonder what a player of his talents
could become if a team committed to his development. That�s why
I favor an increase in practice-squad roster sizes and emphasis.
That�s the developmental league we need. I favor a roster of 20
practice-squad players, new rules governing the movement of its
players, and a separate coaching staff for the practice squad. I
don�t think the NFL can count on college football to provide
game-ready talent any longer. College football is facing too
many limitations of its own.
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Re: Green Bay sucks
By: packrat Date: September 11, 2015, 8:58 pm
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Nolan from West Salem, WI
Vic, who do you think will be the kickoff returner come Sunday?
Ron Zook said it�ll be Ty Montgomery.
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Re: Green Bay sucks
By: packrat Date: September 11, 2015, 8:59 pm
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Craig from Brookfield, WI
I get that we should not look past the Bears. This game has me
nervous! But would Coach Vic consider holding Cobb out, even if
he could play, for a few series and see how the game goes? If
we�re in control from the start, Cobb rests for another week. If
we are not in control after, say, a quarter, Cobb goes in.
That kind of ambivalent approach doesn�t work; it lacks
commitment. If the doctor says the player can go, it�s go time.
Managing pain is what a true pro does, and Cobb is a true pro.
<b>So, not all Packer fans are confident playing the Bears.</b>
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Re: Green Bay sucks
By: packrat Date: September 11, 2015, 9:01 pm
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Chris from Superior, WI
My high school teacher said if the Packers go 2-14 in a season
and those two wins are against the Bears, it was a good year.
Your high school teacher is wrong. You know, my inbox is full of
this kind of rivalry talk. I can almost hear Frank Broyles
saying, �It�s a border war, Keith.� I get the feeling this is
supposed to be the pro football version of Florida-Georgia, but
where�s the cocktail party, if you know what I mean? I�m still
new to this rivalry. Maybe this is the year.
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Re: Green Bay sucks
By: packrat Date: September 11, 2015, 9:03 pm
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Paula from Anaheim, CA
How can the Packers improve this year as a team? In your answer
you wrote, �Be as good as last year�s team; that�ll be good
enough. And then finish.� First, how could you possibly be
satisfied with a team that isn�t constantly striving to improve?
Good enough isn�t! You can always get better. Every player,
every coach, every columnist and every guy who sells popcorn
should have a goal to improve every single day. If they do this,
they have strengthened their chances of finishing. If they
don�t, finishing is a matter of luck. Alen wrote a question that
sincerely and reasonably asked for your opinion on a topic
within your area of expertise. Your answer looks as though you
were unable to think of a way the Packers can improve, or didn�t
want to take the trouble of providing a clear analysis. I enjoy
the column and your wit, but this response was humorless and
lazy and not consistent with your usual excellence. Thank you.
Little nervous, huh?
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Re: Green Bay sucks
By: packrat Date: September 11, 2015, 9:06 pm
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Andy from Cologne, Germany
Vic, you watched Mike Tomlin�s press conference? Headset
problems? This never gets old.
I was in bed long before the conclusion of the game, but I
couldn�t stop laughing in the first half when Al Michaels let it
be known to the TV audience the Steelers coaches were listening
to the Patriots� radio broadcast of the game. As soon as I saw
league people scrambling behind the Steelers� bench, I knew it
was the headsets. I had long been writing about this issue in
this column. This is nothing new to me. It�s just now it�s
humorous. Get ready for �Headsetgate.�
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