I think their crosstown colleagues, the Giants, have that one wrapped up. They have a 2-game lead in the race for the bottom, and since 1 of their remaining games is against the Eagles, I don't see the Jets passing them. But there's a good chance they'll finish 4-13, considering the Bills are up next and Miami may possibly be playing for a postseason position. It could be a Top 5 pick when it all shakes out.
McManus did hit a 55 yard FG against the Saints. That's always impressive in December in GB.
And he was in MN for quite a while if I remember correctly. I don't remember him going 4-12. He was a good kicker for many years in GB.
The Giants biggest problem continues to be management. They lose Barkley and McKinney to FA and both guys are on pace for All Pro. The working conditions are important. The Jets have the same problem - actually worse.
Greg Joseph just signed to Jet's PS ... my guess is Anders played his way off of another team
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That was Sherman's last year. We went with a different holder that year.
I think I'd rather have a consistent Joseph with not a lot of range to Carlson or Narveson with a ton of range but no consistency. And both Carlson and Narveson would miss when there was little pressure. Just weird.Greg Joseph just signed to Jet's PS ... my guess is Anders played his way off of another team
Thanks milani. Mike Sherman? Was he coaching in 2005? I thought the Packers went from Holmgren to McCarthy to MLF. Now I'm not so sure about what happened after Holmgren and before M showed up.
Damn, if we still held the rights to Bahk, we could probably fleece that pick off of them!
Six seasons with the Vikes
Thanks HE. Yeah I knew he was up there for a while. Did he leave in FA or did he just want a change, or both? If the Packers had really wanted him they would have paid. Not sure when Crosby got drafted, but it seemed like he replaced Longwell.
Correct. And it helps that other players have stepped up. That gives the Packers the luxury of holding guys out of games where their presence probably isn't necessary. It also gives guys a chance to step up and prove themselves. Nixon, as an example, is playing better in the secondary. He's not a pro bowl guy as a corner, but he's smart and athletic enough to play well.
He did very well in minihaha. We probably just didn't want to pay him what he was worth.
So far so good. Keep O line coming in the draft. Our backups are kind of scary. And we won't be able to pay everyone when their contracts come up. Yeah, same for all positions. I just think being able to run and also keeping Love healthy is too important to take big chances on longshots and development.
My boys! The Hanson Brothers. Carlson, in Slap Shot, was Dave Hanson, who hailed from Cumberland, WI. He was an "enforcer" out there, and a good one. He left a trail of broken noses, and bloody lips. That was a great movie. Loved it!
It was Holmgren, Rhodes, Sherman, McCarthy, Philbin (interim), MLF.
That means I must be old. Sherman's last season was 2005. It was a horrible year. A nightmare. And you could see it coming. I try not to belabor it. We managed to lay an egg in the 2004 playoff against the Vikings after beating them twice in the regular season. But we were in cap trouble due to some contracts for players who turned out to be a bust. Thompson took over the GM spot and I still get angry that he let guards, Marco Rivera and Mike Wahle, walk. He replaced them with 2 absolute stiffs. And as a result Favre was battling a constant pass rush and our backs became decimated, including Ahman Green, from getting hit in the backfield. I was hopeful TT could have kept one of them. But no. The first game of the season we scored 3 points in Detroit, which was a bad team. I recall I saw us play the Steelers with Charlie Batch at QB for Pitt! We picked off a pass and were at their 5 yard line! They stuffed Samkon Gado with our silly putty blocking. Then Favre is blitzed and they get a strip sack for a TD. Horrific! Sherman got axed after 4 straight playoff appearances. In comes MM.
I remember there being quite a lot of discussion about that. The consensus seemed to be that guards were not worth paying the kind of money it would have taken to retain them. I was angry about it too, but maybe the real problem was that they let the situation occur in the first place. Maybe a compromise would have been to retain one of them. When you have a QB like Favre, not the best idea to leave him unprotected. Anyway, water under the bridge by now.
Thanks very much. Rhodes lasted a year I think (and was promoted to HC from DC). Sherman was ok, certainly better than most of the guys hired after Lombardi. Too wishy/washy for me.
Part of the problem was that Wolf made Sherman GM when he retired in addition to his coaching duties. Very hard to do both in most eras. Even before free agency and then collective bargaining Lombardi did it and even he made some miscalculations. Wolf should have found a professional GM. In addition to the guards we lost Flanagan, our all-pro center, after 2 games with a career ending injury. Our defense in 2004 was so bad that we had to improve it. We had 3 running backs go down as well. Just a horrific season. Surprised Favre did not pack it in then.
