Personnel Holocaust - or - can the Packers survive?
Special to edMaddenReports
By Morten G. Robinson
L. Johnny said that change was in the air. He wasn't kidding. Gone is Brett Favre, the man who single-handedly thrust this franchise into prominence. What is left is a trifecta of pivots, the most likely of whom is a first-overall bust in Tim Couch.
Having done nothing to justify his draft status in the five years since he came into the league, Couch is the most likely to start the season, since Craig Nall and Doug Pederson have proven, in their time in the league, that they are not quite ready for prime time. What did the Packers get for Favre? A first and a third from Arizona. These will do nothing for us this season.
Gone also, are Ahman Green, Javon Walker, Grady Jackson, Mike McKenzie and Darren Sharper. Replacing them are Julius Jones, LaTarence Dunbar, Junior Siavii, Dunta Robinson and Michael Boulware. We are all for youth movements in this space, but to completely overhaul a team in this way does nothing but leave a pundit cold.
Granted, Javon Walker, Grady Jackson and Mike McKenzie have all complained about salary issues, Ahman Green has fumbling problems and Darren Sharper isn't getting any younger but to thrust their neophytic replacements into the fire in such a manner seems irresponsible.
Time will tell if all of the draft picks will pay off, if Couch, Jones and Dunbar will be able to adequately take the place of the trio of future hall-of-famers, and that same time will also see the inevitable demise of what can only be a football dynasty.
Farewell, Brett. The true cheesehead faithful will miss you.
By Morten G. Robinson
L. Johnny said that change was in the air. He wasn't kidding. Gone is Brett Favre, the man who single-handedly thrust this franchise into prominence. What is left is a trifecta of pivots, the most likely of whom is a first-overall bust in Tim Couch.
Having done nothing to justify his draft status in the five years since he came into the league, Couch is the most likely to start the season, since Craig Nall and Doug Pederson have proven, in their time in the league, that they are not quite ready for prime time. What did the Packers get for Favre? A first and a third from Arizona. These will do nothing for us this season.
Gone also, are Ahman Green, Javon Walker, Grady Jackson, Mike McKenzie and Darren Sharper. Replacing them are Julius Jones, LaTarence Dunbar, Junior Siavii, Dunta Robinson and Michael Boulware. We are all for youth movements in this space, but to completely overhaul a team in this way does nothing but leave a pundit cold.
Granted, Javon Walker, Grady Jackson and Mike McKenzie have all complained about salary issues, Ahman Green has fumbling problems and Darren Sharper isn't getting any younger but to thrust their neophytic replacements into the fire in such a manner seems irresponsible.
Time will tell if all of the draft picks will pay off, if Couch, Jones and Dunbar will be able to adequately take the place of the trio of future hall-of-famers, and that same time will also see the inevitable demise of what can only be a football dynasty.
Farewell, Brett. The true cheesehead faithful will miss you.
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