Glancing at Scott Tolzien’s boxscore from the Giants loss, you’d be impressed. But don’t be fooled. Tolzien Alex Smithed the Giants to death. Mike McCarthy kept the leash on the third-year pro making his first NFL start. He didn’t allow Tolzien to keep the Giants defense honest by throwing it down the field. The Giants…
In order for the Packers to remain breathing for a postseason berth, the defense has to get better. With the Panthers playing strong, the only way Green Bay touches the playoffs is by winning the NFC North. And if Aaron Rodgers is out for another 3-5 weeks, the defense must get turnovers. I thought this…
Mike McCarthy is usually at the postgame press conference podium for a long time speaking in circles and coach speak. After the Packers’ dreadful loss to Philadelphia on Sunday, McCarthy was pretty direct. You could tell me meant business. I thought this was pretty telling: “We’ve played nine games, time for our locker room to…
By now most Packers fans have been able to cope with not seeing number 12 for the next few weeks. But how did we get to this point? I usually defer to Ted Thompson because of his ability to mine diamonds in the scrap heap portion of the draft. And he did land Rodgers in…
It’s only been one game, but I think it’s fair to say that Seneca Wallace isn’t a capable quarterback. First of all, he’s 33. There aren’t a lot of 33-year-old backups that can still make the majority of throws NFL quarterbacks must make. With Wallace under center for the Packers, that number gets trimmed to…
I understand why coach Mike McCarthy quickly said he wanted the carries to be closer to equal last week. He doesn’t want to overwork his rookie running back. But, then again, he can’t take Eddie Lacy off the field because it was evident the deeper the game went on, the more the Vikings defenders didn’t…
With injuries to Jay Cutler and Lance Briggs combined with the quarterback ineptitude in Minnesota, the NFC North has suddenly turned soft. The Bears-Packers Monday Night Football game drew serious interest in the offseason for a couple teams that may be vying for a division crown. Now, the Packers are already an 11-point favorite against…