You can hardly find a preaseason poll that doesn't pick the packers to win the North, contend for the SB, Rodgers winning the MVP, or Finley as the breakout POTY. In fact Gene Wojciechowski's article on ESPN this morning just had the packers as one of 3 16-0 candidates (along with NO, IND).

I'm assuming the team is mature enough to not let this get to their heads, but the hype still concerns me. IMO, the team looked even more infallible last preseason and look at the unforseen offensive line debacles and 4-4 start the team endured.

Since I live in VA, the popularity will mean I can watch fewer games out at noisy bars, and more from the comforts of my couch, but is there a down-side to this media man-crush on the team?

As long as the Packers themselves don't buy into it or another team successfully uses it for motivation against us ... nope.

But with a league that is so close in competition.. sooner or later it will bite us.. how mildly is the question.

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I think the Packers as a team are mature enough (and remember what happened last year) not to let that go to their heads. The only issue is other teams reading all about the Pack and so they'll have a target on their backs all year long.

As for me I'd prefer them to fly under the radar a bit.

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Well what I learned last year was not to put to much stock in preseason.But the preseason can very well show what there team can be about.The 3rd preseason game usually can tell somewhat about what your team looks like.During the preseason last year are Defense cause many turnovers in the preseason I think we were #1 in turnovers last preseason and in the regular season we caused many more turnovers and I think that we were #1 in turnovers.So yes and no for me for hype in the preseason.

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I have very little doubt the offense will be a juggernaut (provided there are no major injuries). I however have absolutely no confidence in the defense to improve from last year. I very much expect a regression to somewhere between 2008 and 2009 levels. I do see us losing a few games because of our porous defense unfortunately. I just don't think we've done enough to get ourselves over the edge in terms of defensive domination. It could happen but it's not a sure bet.

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You don't think are defense has improved?? Year 2 under dom capers in the 3-4 Defense I think they have improved even thoe are secondary is a little of a concern I think all the players get the scheme now and most likely can result in are play on the field.

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We've lost Jolly, Bigby and Harris for 6 weeks. Our nickel corner is Sam Shields who only has 1 year of CB experience. Brad Jones has been banged up and still isn't fully healed, as is Matthews. Pat Lee and Brandon Underwood have not shown to be reliable backups. The defense may be more comfortable with the 3-4 but I'm still squirming in my seat the minute an elite QB comes up to the plate.

I don't know. I just don't know if they've sufficiently improved.

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Well I agree with u in the question marks in are defense.But I think all the active players get the scheme now and will feel more comfortable playing in it.Overall they could be improved a little bit even thoe are secondary is a little in question.

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I just keep seeing highlights of players from other teams (from last year) on ESPN, NFLN, etc.

24 from Green Bay is in so many of them, on the shit end of the stick (I think he's even behind THAT, lol) and I don't think it's because we (or him) are so especially photogenic :tongue3:

I DO NOT trust our projected "weak links" in the secondary. I have HOPE for my boy Sam Shields, but ...

BUSH SUCKS

I am SO sure of that part, yet there he is...

Mister posterized.

STILL

at least bush is on the bottom of the depth chart this year its better than him starting as the nickel corner lmao.

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