I understand that, but we weren't expecting to lose an all pro Safety in the prime of his career, have a talented 1st round draft pick call her quits early, lose an all pro cornerback to concussion for a season and a half and then for good or have our best pass rusher suffer repeated hamstring and then shoulder injury after making a sizeable investment in him.
These things happen in football, they are part of the point, but they aren't the point i'm making. The point is, every team has to balance a team around their strength. The Packers happen to have Rodgers and built a team around him and it's a constant challenge to find that balance. Saying this team is only Rodgers is extremely short sighted. Take Von Miller off that Broncos team, what are they? Of course we're not a top 5 team without Rodgers. Even with Von Miller the Broncos weren't a playoff team, what do you think they'll be this year if he's not there?
And Cowherd did it in a week when where our strength was really shorthanded. There's a saying, you live by the sword, you die by the sword. Every team builds their team and because of all the variables, cap, roster spots, attrition, injuries, just bad days, etc if certain things don't play out a certain way, the odds they lose go way up. The Packers are no different than any other team.
It's a long season, let's see what happens. young guys can step up, other guys could get injured. The offense could roar to life in week 3 or week 6, or maybe it will flounder all over again. Our defense could come together, King might just get it, House might stay healthy and stay solid. Randall might be a route jumping beast in the slot if he just trusts his coaching and plays within the scheme and quits being so lazy thinking his skills will make up for it all the time. maybe our early season injuries are all out of the way early and the Dline becomes a force, or maybe the injuries are just a sign of things to come. I'm going to watch and find out. Cowherd doesn't have anything i need to read about this team as he exists for reasons I don't need in my life.