The Green Bay Packers and St. Louis Rams meet this Sunday and these are two franchises heading in opposite directions. When both teams were needing head coaches two years ago, I was hoping the Packers would hire Scott Linehan to replace Mike Sherman. Linehan was responsible for several of the Daunte Culpepper big years in Minnesota and then led a woeful cast of characters in Miami to one of the NFL’s best offenses. I wasn’t upset with the hiring of Mike McCarthy, but I looked for the Rams to become a playoff team right away with the talent they already had in place. It didn’t happen.
For whatever reason, Linehan no longer appears to be the offensive genius I thought he was. The Rams have unbelievable talent at at all offensive positions, but struggled last year and were horrible for the most part of this year. Injuries have killed them this season but will be pretty close to full strength against Green Bay Sunday. Linehan got the vote of confidence last week which means he his most likely gone after this season. The Rams’ players may want to to come out and play hard these last three games to avoid that happening. The Packer better be on their toes. I think the Rams and 10 points looks pretty good right now.
I’m sorry, but I have to vent on the state of the NFL, which, I hope in the end, the Packers have a chance to fix. I’m talking about the obnoxious crew from New England. Now don’t get me wrong, I want more than anything for a team to shut up the 1972 Miami Dolphins, but if New England goes undefeated, we will be longing for the days of seeing Don Shula and crew hoisting a champagne glass. This Patriots team is the most despised team since the old New York Yankees. They show no respect and even their pretty boy quarterback has turned black.
Tom Brady is such a fem. I mean, does he really think that eye black can make him look tough? Not gonna happen. Especially when he pulls a Carmello Anthony and sucker punches a guy and then runs away. While he didn’t throw a punch, he got in the face of the Steelers’ Anthony Smith, who had guaranteed a Steelers win, but after a little push he was backing up like a little girl. The difference between a wimp like Brady and Brett Favre is obvious. Favre doesn’t let anybody else fight his battles and certainly would never single out a player on the opposing team after throwing a touchdown pass. Favre might tackle his own receiver or give him a helicopter ride, but one thing is sure, he won’t be antagonizing his opponent.
Another thing is sure, if an opposing player gets in Brett Favre’s face, Brett Favre isn’t making a beeline for the sideline. Just ask Warren Sapp. To me, the Patriots are a lock to win the AFC, wouldn’t it be great if the Packers were there to meet them after winning the NFC. Good versus evil.
The Packers have three games left and they need to look good in all three, not like the Sherman days and lay down. If they do that and win the number two seed in the NFC, I like their chances in to get to Dallas and Arizona. Then again, if the Packers get there and lose to that pretty boy, I don’t know what I would do. But I do know this, the Packers would have a great chance in that game. The key is not looking past these next three games. The Packers have to close strong and not lose momentum.
Looking ahead to the playoffs, which as a fan, I can, it looks like the Packers will be playing the Vikings, Seahawks or Giants in their first playoff game. I can assure you right now I want no part of the Vikings again. Memories of Randy Moss wiping his butt on the goal post after posting another dagger in the Mike Sherman era are still to vivid. The Packers beat the Vikings twice that season, too.
It’s going to be interesting watching the last three weeks play out. Kind of nice to be 11-2.