digsthepack said:
What is the fascination with Mooch? His luster has been tarnished for several years now.....not exactly like that Detroit offense was humming right along.
IMHO - Steve Mariucci proved himself in SanFran - did so, pretty well, too!
It was the other changes in that camp that caused all of the upheavals.
Havin' TO around didn't help much - all it takes is one bad seed.
The biggest issue is what can TT do to bring in the right personnel.(?)
If we get Javon Walker back - walking out of the fog that was his previous Agent (not to be named here)... and combined with a bit of secure knowledge of Ahman Green having had a chance to let his tendons, ligaments, whatever... finally heal properly. (Trust me, I know the drill in the weight room) Now, add Samkon Gado, which could relegate Batman to a third down back in many cases, especially since he's young-er and would take the pounding much easier... So then we have ----
Samkon Gado (new numbah 1)
Ahman Green (splits time with Gado)
Najeh Davenport (bull rushes up the middle - or traded?)
Tony Fisher (traded...?)
Draft is heavy on RB position - and what if Reggie Bush really does stay one more year.... to finish school?
I'm looking more for TT to find some studs for the O-Line - some really huge dudes who can wrap themselves around Favre for one last year and then protect the new Rookie QB, whomever that might be.... Heck, with the right protection, even I could pull it off and I'm 51.
Pending these issues are resolved and JB gets a few wishes satisfied next Spring, as well... then (ya know) I just (hate to say it) don't see The Odd couple splittin' up.. Sherman / Rossley go down in flames together... that's how I see it playing out. As long as Rossley is allowed to sit around the 'puter up in the window and he can keep his 'heart attack waitin''' snacks all around the keyboard.. then he's not goin' anywhere... Things are sorta set in stone with this Marty-ball OC who never shows his face out on the field during a real game.. NEVER. I guess I'd be a bit more leanient if he at least had the guts, the hootspa, to step out there and be amongst the troops - but he never has, - completely opposite of Sherm Lewis, whom I completely admire, btw - I will always think the Coaching Staff is, and should always be, "blue-collar" - out there grinding it down in the trenches, diggin' those ditches.... and as long as we have Mike Sherman on the helm - we won't have that. He is totally, a corporate monkey - it's white collar versus blue collar with him.... and you need a common comaraderie on the sidelines, not a message carrier laden chain of command where some players are never allowed to speak to certain Coaches... When Holmgren was around, everyone chatted with each other... and the HC was always in the face of the QB because he understood you need to watch the taxi driver and where he would take you throughout the Season.... Heck, you guys know what I mean.....
Right now, the atmosphere smells of elite-ism(s) all over the field.... You're always supposed to watch your place - that a crock, from the word "go".... Yeah, the "door is always open policy" is what they say - but it doesn't
really exist... not really.
TT committed himself on Mike Sherman.... you cannot forgo that.
Mike Sherman received a two year
guaranteed contract - which was totally
STUPID
TT should have waited til this Season's end before giving him anything.
No matter what Shermy does - he still gets paid - sorta like JOE JOHNSON, if ya ask me.
(This is one time, I wished one of Sherm's cohorts was readin' this)
Sherman's golfing partner and confidant is Tom Rossley - they'll probably leave the NFL together.
NOW ----
What will the conversation between Brett & Deanna be like...?
I know for a fact that Brett's skills have NOT diminished as much as some pundits would have you believe. Irvin be damned! I say Brett returns, if only for the fact that no Player as good as he has been wants his last year as a pro to be what this one has...... that's NOT the kind of chapter you want at the end of "your" autobiography.... is it? When it comes down to brass tacks, Brett's probably got enough in the tank for at least two, maybe FOUR years more.... and then he could well be a backup.. But, he won't do that.. not unless the Team really needed it.
Bottom Line?
TT will focus on replacing core players. Players who are considered NFL-E level only, who will go away forever. And that means on the Line, on both sides of the ball - the game is always won in the trenches and TT knows this more than anyone. A stud Urlacher type to help Barnett move over to weak side, like College, and two DE's who can give us that Reggie White sack-time heyday back.. and a great corner to match sides with AL HARRIS...
Then just get us some tackles who can really hang in there - look for Flanagan to retire.... We'll need a backup for Chad Clifton next year too. Anyone wanna guess how much longer Tauscher will be around? The O-Line is more important for GB than anything - the rest just walk the ball downfield.
I wanna see
THE SWEEP return to Green Bay... let's focus on getting another Jerry Kramer, another Forrest Gregg, etc out there in front of Gado, or whoever....
I really don't think anyone is going anywhere when it comes to the trio of Sherman, Rossley & Favre.
I really don't.
