Dilfer has little praise for the Packers.
Inability to close games is a concern
ESPN analyst Trent Dilfer offered a blunt and unflattering take on the Green Bay Packers this week on "Countdown Daily."
His comment reinforces a story making the same point in Wednesday's editions of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.
If coffee is for closers, the Packers don't even deserve tea.
Their fourth-quarter performances in five games this season have been worse than ineffective.
"A lot can be made of the Green Bay Packers injuries," Dilfer said. "But there were some disturbing trends with the Packers far before all these players started getting injured that tells me we shouldn't be drinking this Kool-Aid on them.
"I look at teams and how they play in the most critical moments of the football game," Dilfer said. "You can tell a lot about a team by how they play in the fourth quarter. When I look at the Green Bay Packers in the fourth quarter, it is awful. In 18 offensive possessions, one touchdown. They have four turnovers. They have 15 penalties for 132 yards. This is a team that is talking about going to the Super Bowl? They are going to have a hard time winning more games than they lose if they don't fix these situations.
"This speaks to a team's poise, a team's presence," Dilfer said. "You can't be a good football team and choke in the biggest moments in ball games."
Yes, Dilfer did say "choke."
"JournalSentinelOnline" wrote: