The Packers defense has been its Achilles heel for a couple years now... nothing has changed this season. It is a bend defense, that has to generate turnovers to be effective.
But again this season, name a team in the NFC that doesn't have a hole in it?
Dallas is as close to complete as there gets, but relying completely on untested players at key roles on offense. There defense is giving up just 20 yards less a game... not a dominate defense at all.
Atlanta goes as Ryan goes, much like Favre, he can be unpredictable. Might go for 3 or 4 TD's or go down in a blaze of 3, 4, 5 maybe 6 interceptions. But guess what, their defense is near the bottom as well.
Seattle's defense looks like a shell of itself minus Thomas... offense has been leaned upon more late in the season with very mixed results.
Giants offense is anemic.
The Lions are what they are... average at best on both sides of the ball. Consistent. Beatable.
Basically.... welcome to the new NFL... it is an offensive game where any defense can be torched at any given time. Not saying we are not behind, but we certainly are in the mix this postseason.
I expect more out of the Green Bay defense... but until they make changes in philosophy, I expect a passive defense that lives by the turnover or gets scored upon consistently.
We consistently will have to out run them on offense, which makes the times MM goes into his passive play calling maddening. We should be a peddle down until the final seconds team at the moment... or be in a coin flip at the end like we have seen a number of times.
That is about my only complaint with the offense over the past 5 or 6 years... keep the foot on the gas.
10-6 is about right for a team that relies upon their offense, that at times is very one dimensional. They have to be lights out most games to win.
I am not a Dom hater, but I am one that thinks it is time for a change in vision there. Year after year, one cannot point only on the personnel for the lack of consistency out of the defense.
"The oranges are dry; the apples are mealy; and the papayas... I don't know what's going on with the papayas!"