Pack Attack

Well....it has finally happened. The Packers have lost one of the games they had to win to make the playoffs. Not that in a 16 game season being upset is the end of the world, but with the way they have played against quality opponents they really needed all the gimme wins they could get. But it is the NFL and even those games that appear like a lay-up are against professional athletes.

Three picks and a block punt are a good way to allow a team to beat you, but what is truly fascinating is how similar this team is to last years team. Everyone has thought they where better than they actually were and even still many see them as a high powered offense that is dangerous. The problem is their wins are against three 1-win teams and the Bears in week 1 where Jay Cutler was on another planet.

Now I did not see this loss coming, the Packers have seem to come out to play in games against the bottom tier teams, but would a win really change how we thought of them. The crazy part of this season for them was that their schedule was so weak that if they would have won last week they would almost be a lock for 8 or 9 wins. Hopefully, for the cheesseheads this loss wakes them up, but I just can not see their defense being able to do a lot against a hot Cowboys team next week.

With little to no pressure and trouble stopping the run, it could be a long day for the Packers defense. People still seem to believe however that Aaron Rogers can play catch up and win shootouts for them. The only real evidence of this however is in blowouts and when the team is down by a substantial amount. He is talented and capable of putting up mammoth numbers, but with no running game and no offensive line he is going to turn the ball over and be sacked an awful amount for the remainder of the season.