“At the end of the day we feel pretty good about this group.” With that one quote, one has to wonder what Packers’ general manager Ted Thompson is smoking and are GMs subject to drug testing. Thompson has three rookies, a wannabe and never-will-be joining one of the greatest quarterbacks of all time hoping to go out on a winning note. Good luck with that.
Now the never-will-be has been in camp two days and pulls a hamstring, so count Ryan Grant out of the Eagles game. What a joke this has become. The Eagles will blitz the heck of said quarterback Brett Favre and if the rookies can’t protect Favre he will take the beating of his career on Sunday. Look for a lot of tight end Bubba Franks in backfield after rookie one, Brandon Jackson, gets whipped on the blitz the first time.
The more I look at this game the more all I want out of it is for Brett Favre to remain standing. The Packers best hope is to somehow hit a big screen pass or quick hitter early in the game to make the Eagles back off on the blitz a little and maybe the Packers’ offense can run some real plays. I’m not saying the guys like Brandon Jackson and Korey Hall can’t do the job, maybe they will surprise. DeShawn Wynn, I doubt it. Wynn should be on a practice squad somewhere.
The Eagles are not the defense they once were, so if Favre has some time, he should be able to do some damage. A turnover or two by the defense could also force the Eagles out of their gameplan.
Only Thursday and I’m getting nervous. Sunday can’t come soon enough. More tomorrow. By then I might be thinking Packers win in a blowout. Typical week one. I change from day to day.