QUOTE(winodj @ Jan 14, 2005 -> 12:02 AM)
I agree, looking at Favre, I wasn't impressed this year. But his O line hasn't been great and his receiver corps hasn't been as top notch as it was either. He's still throwing 60 mph fastballs... its just his receivers aren't as open as they used to be.
Are you sure about all that?
The Pack had one of the best if not the best O-Lines in the league this year and that was without Flanny most of the year. I believe the line gave up the least or second least amount of sacks this year, had an 1800 yard rusher last year and a 1000+ yard rusher again this year.
As for Favre. He threw for over 4,000 yards and 30+ TD's again. They also had 2 1,000+ yard receivers. They were in the top of the league in offense in almost every category.
The reason the pack failed this year is the reason I predicted for them at the beginning of the year. Defense. Their line doesn't get enough push and many of the DB's are young and inexperienced. That or new to the defensive system, if you can call it that. If the Pack were in the middle of the road defensively they could have made some noise.
I agree that Sherman needed to be stripped of his GM duty. He has made a few good draft choices such as Barnett, Carroll(somewhat) and getting Grady Jackson. But, his draft choices for the mostpart leave something to be desired. See Cledtius Hunt, etc.
I pray that they bring in someone compitent and knowledgable to help resurrect the defense. However, it isn't easy to repair things in one off season. I guess we will have to wait and see what happens.