Gameday 12/23/2007
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Packers just can't coast
When the Green Bay Packers walked out of the Edward Jones Dome a week ago, they thought they had hit coasting season. In the NFL, coasting season is the time near the end of the regular season when a team's playoff fate has largely been determined yet it still has two or three games to play before the postseason begins. When the Packers left St. Louis last Sunday, foremost on their minds was a little R&R -- rest and recovery -- before the playoffs. By the time they landed in Green Bay, however, any plans to put their season on cruise control for the final two games had been shelved. Once the Packers learned the Dallas Cowboys had lost to the Philadelphia Eagles later Sunday, everything changed. Two days later, the Pro Bowl voters treated the Packers like they were the Miami Dolphins and, suddenly, a Green Bay team that appeared to be destined for the No. 2 seed in the NFC had all the motivation it could ever want. [More]
Team's Depth Has Produced Various Heroes
Whether the Pro Bowl voting is a true measure or not, the Green Bay Packers have their share of stars who have propelled the team to what could result in its best regular-season record ever. But one of the keys to the current 12-2 mark, and an illustration of the depth on the team's 53-man roster, has been the emergence of various, and in some cases unexpected, heroes in virtually every game. Sometimes it's the boost from those players further down the depth chart that make the difference, and that's been true for the Packers in 2007. "I think anytime one of your players on the 53 takes his level of performance to another level, it gives you a lift," Head Coach Mike McCarthy said. "It's nice when the players from within are improving, and that's really what we feel is one of the foundations of our success this year with our players, particularly improving from Year 1 to Year 2." [More]
Packers just can't coast
When the Green Bay Packers walked out of the Edward Jones Dome a week ago, they thought they had hit coasting season. In the NFL, coasting season is the time near the end of the regular season when a team's playoff fate has largely been determined yet it still has two or three games to play before the postseason begins. When the Packers left St. Louis last Sunday, foremost on their minds was a little R&R -- rest and recovery -- before the playoffs. By the time they landed in Green Bay, however, any plans to put their season on cruise control for the final two games had been shelved. Once the Packers learned the Dallas Cowboys had lost to the Philadelphia Eagles later Sunday, everything changed. Two days later, the Pro Bowl voters treated the Packers like they were the Miami Dolphins and, suddenly, a Green Bay team that appeared to be destined for the No. 2 seed in the NFC had all the motivation it could ever want. [More] Team's Depth Has Produced Various Heroes
Whether the Pro Bowl voting is a true measure or not, the Green Bay Packers have their share of stars who have propelled the team to what could result in its best regular-season record ever. But one of the keys to the current 12-2 mark, and an illustration of the depth on the team's 53-man roster, has been the emergence of various, and in some cases unexpected, heroes in virtually every game. Sometimes it's the boost from those players further down the depth chart that make the difference, and that's been true for the Packers in 2007. "I think anytime one of your players on the 53 takes his level of performance to another level, it gives you a lift," Head Coach Mike McCarthy said. "It's nice when the players from within are improving, and that's really what we feel is one of the foundations of our success this year with our players, particularly improving from Year 1 to Year 2." [More]
Published by PackerPundit On Sunday, December 23, 2007 at 5:43 AM.
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