Well for one thing - theres this 72 page forum where guys who break down tape, study the 22s, “know people” (or know people who know people) and read a CRAP ton of football stuff online - mostly advocate he be canned.
I was all for Barry being fired.
I guess we will find out on Saturday, but I think that the defense is suddenly believing in itself too. Yes, Sunday was a playoff game, but I haven't seen the defense that focused and juiced in a long time. As you or someone else mentioned, maybe MLF getting more involved has helped. Whatever happened seems to be working, so as you said, why the heck would you mess with it?
I'm not sold yet on Barry to be clear. But I am optimistic and trying to keep an open mind that things have turned a corner.
Nor am I, sold on Barry. However, like most things when it comes to the Packers, I tip my hat to the experts (MLF and maybe Gute and Murphy) when it comes to these BIG decisions. They obviously like something that Barry does, otherwise they never would have hired him, nor would he have lasted this long.
I think most of us have not anointed Barry as the second coming. Nor have many of us not said "if this continues". I agree with you that giving JB a new 5 year contract based on Sunday alone would be a knee jerk reaction, but keeping the possibility of keeping him another year open, given the last 3 games, isn't.
I think most of us have not anointed Barry as the second coming. Nor have many of us not said "if this continues". I agree with you that giving JB a new 5 year contract based on Sunday alone would be a knee jerk reaction, but keeping the possibility of keeping him another year open, given the last 3 games, isn't.
Vikings: 10 points
Bears: 9 points
Cowboys: 16 points (before starters pulled with game in hand)
Were you ready to give up on Jordan Love 7 games into the season? Oh wait, it is you, yes you were.
Thanks, I expected as much. You never let me down.
I'll just put this here.
Barry has been the DC for 3 seasons.
Better offenses now. So we will be put to the test. The Cowboys had to run less when they got way behind. The Niners will hit with McCaffrey all night and go play action off him. Despite Kittle and Deebo we have to slow down McCaffrey. Even on swing passes he is dangerous.
You are an interesting duck.
His description looks like a page out of the Captain's diary. Captain made the same argument about the Love pick. I responded by equating it with the Rodgers pick in 2005 which he defended. Captain claimed the 2005 Packers would not go to the SB. What he failed to realize was that the Packers still had a HOF QB who you would want to help by giving him an O line. And it was a team that had won 3 straight divisions. So if you could pick a Rodgers in 2005 who was not going to start until 2008 you could certainly pick a Love in 2020.
Agree, but some people are so set in their thought patterns, they won't change or admit that they were wrong.
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An MVP level QB is a very rare thing. In the last 20 years there have only been 8. Their time should not be wasted, I will agree. However, if you have a chance to draft one when your QB is near the end of the road, you do it! This poster also over estimates Rodgers ability to win a SB. The additional weapon would not have significantly helped.
And how long could Rodgers play period? As long as Brady? After Rodgers was drafted Favre still played 6 more seasons albeit two other teams. And he did not miss a start until very late in his last season. Rodgers goes down in his first series for his new team.
I'm not disagreeing that the defense played well against the Cowboys, but have you seen the box score from that game? Dallas not only won the time of possession, they ran 35 more plays than we did (89-54). They only punted twice to our three times. They had 15 more first downs (37-22). They had more yards than we did, 510-415. Of course, we led in some other key categories, like yards per play, sacks, and INTs.
Whether Rodgers plays 5 or 6 more years it doesn't matter. He was not playing at a high enough level for the Packers ever again. He wasn't going to play within the system. I can see it with Love. The team is rallying around him.
