The Packer Pundit

Oh I know what you're all thinking! Looking at me with those accusing eyes of yours. You all think this is just going to be another Bash Mike Sherman™ post when in fact... the truth of the matter is... it's my 1,000th Bash Mike Sherman™ post!

Okay so let me start by saying that as a Coach and a GM... Sherm was a pretty darn good... Coach!

I thought he was a great play caller and motivator. Remember when he started and the Pack was in a slump and he brought them in donuts and took them bowling? Bite Me... if my boss did that I'd totally be motivated!

And his record says it all... 53-27 with a .663 winning percentage in his first five years with 3 Division Championships and...

Yeah... that's the only problem... the "and" that follows is his less than stellar Playoff record of 1-4. Including 2 Lambeau losses and that ridiculous 4th and 29 against the Eagles.

However... that stupid pass over the middle for the first should never have even happened. Had Sherm simply grew a pair and run the damn ball on 4th and inches just before that. The Pack could have run the clock out and been on to the Championship Game.

Well we can't cry over spilt dairy and I'm sooooooo over that now.
Sort of!

Now as to his General Managing skills... I wont even get into the whole Joe Johnson signing (Not Sherm's fault... the same way it wasn't Bush's fault there weren't and WMD's. Heck all the intelligence from the CIA said Johnson was going to be a great pass rusher and Saddam had Nukes!) But what I do want to vent about is his... Gawd awful drafting record.

Can you say "Trading Up" to get B. J. Sander??? Duh!

As we all know...the NFL draft is the life blood of a team... let's go check out Sherm's drafting... and make sure you have a pint of O positive handy... just in case.

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Of the players drafted in 2001, Robert Ferguson and David Martin are the only ones remaining. (Jamal Reynolds was #1 but in Sherm's defense... this was more Ron Wolf's draft than his)

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Of the players drafted in 2002, Najah Davenport and Aaron Kampman are the only ones remaining. (Javon Walker was #1 and we all know how that worked out)

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Of the players drafted in 2003, Nick Barnett and Kenny Peterson (bust) are the only ones remaining.

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Of the players drafted in 2004, 4 remain: Ahman Carroll (bust), Donnell Washington (bust), B. J.Sander and Corey Williams

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Now... let's review... what was the Packer's record last year???