These sound like the words of someone following a bad football team. A team that hasn't made the playoffs four years running. A team that isn't only three years removed from a Super Bowl victory. A team who doesn't have arguably the best player in football on their roster. I know this week hurt, and hell, the whole month has really, but I don't think this is a franchise that needs major changes made.
I honestly believe that if we were as healthy as the Lions are, we'd be 9-3 right now, 2 games up on Detroit and feeling pretty good about ourselves and our chances. I think our problems may fix themselves with time, making a coaching or personnel overhaul unnecessary.
Originally Posted by: StoicFire
Look at what I wrote just above:
I don't think it would take much to get this team over the top, but it needs what it needs badly.
DoddPower wrote:
I don't think the Packers need a whole lot at all. However, they do need what they need badly. Without substantial improvement in a few week areas (coaching, offensive line, line backers, safety), this team is highly unlikely to win more than one game in the playoffs. That might be good enough for many, but with a player like Aaron Rodgers, that's just not good enough for me. I want more, and think it's completely reasonable so long as a few weaknesses are addressed.
Moreover, the Packers ARE a bad football team right now. It doesn't really matter what they have done in previous seasons. The Super Bowl is a distant memory. All they have done in recent seasons is do decent to well in the regular season and then get humiliated in the playoffs. That's not a "great" football team to me, and I certainly don't think the problems are just going to "fix themselves in time" if they maintain the status quo. The past few seasons don't offer any evidence of that, as things have only gotten a little worse.
I don't consider changing defensive coordinators and adding some more top talent as a major overhaul. I just consider it as addressing weaknesses of a football team. Perhaps we just view things differently, though.
Of course the Packers would be better if they were more healthy. The reality is, they are not healthy, and they usually aren't. There's no reason to believe they will be "healthy" next season, or the season after. Therefore, improvements need to be made to still be a a really good football team even with several key injuries. It's certainly not easy, and could be close to impossible, but they have to find a way. Staying healthy is mostly just a matter of luck, it would seem, so hopefully their luck changes soon, but I wouldn't count on it. I have no idea what changes could be made in the conditioning program that would actually change much. Perhaps slight improvements could be made.