This post right here is why I harp on balance and being a complete team.
Not that we can't win or be effective doing this or that.. but there will be times over the course of a season and especially in the playoffs where teams will force you or you will force yourself via poor execution to execute outside of your wheelhouse.
To win every game you can and set yourself up for the absolute best possible position to win the championship as you can.
Home field is a huge advantage.. not a necessity, but an advantage to getting to the end goal.
Hence why I go a little postal when we can't execute in all phases of the game and be a complete team.
Because sooner or later those weaknesses will be exposed and the road will become tougher.
If we can convert a yard on the goaline successfully in Atlanta, we have a cushion.
If our special teams don't fail in Washington and Miami.. we are not in this position.
If our offensive line can come out of the gate and be effective game one.. we allow Rodgers and company to play effectively against the Bears.. we are not in this position.
If you want to hoist the Lombardi and bring it home at the end of the year.. you have to be a complete team and execute in all given game situations as possible..
Why?
To make the road to the goal as easy as possible and increase the odds.
Simple and nothing more than that.
*Edit and addition
Now before I get scalded.. I don't expect to win every game.. but that doesn't mean my expectations shouldn't be to capitalize on realistic opportunities that we face over the course of the season.
"The oranges are dry; the apples are mealy; and the papayas... I don't know what's going on with the papayas!"