Tony Dungy, Jon Gruden, Brian Billick. What do all these coaches have in common. They’re all not coaching anymore for one thing.  They all won one Super bowl. Will McCarthy end up on this list?

McCarthy unlike the other coaches with the exception of Tony Dungy, had Favre now Rodgers. All these coaches were considered great coaches at one time. Then a funny thing happened time just past them by. Belichick from the Patriots always has his team in the playoffs even with subpar talent. Belichick is the royalty of coaches every year his team is in the discussion for the Super bowl. Granted, he has Tom Brady the greatest clutch quarterback of our generation. I am not a Patriots fan at all. But, I do respect good football teams.

McCarthy has been devastated by injuries again. I do cut some slack for that. How are you supposed to coach a new player in a new position every week. This the NFL and if you are supposed to be the best. When Thompson and McCarthy draft players they draft those who can fit the Packers system. What is the issue with the Packers. Next man up, philosophy?

Is it McCarthy is good enough to coach these players? Is it the staff not being able to coach the players? Losing Joe Philbin was a huge loss in my opinion. Maybe it’s a combination of both.

All I know is McCarthy better figure it out otherwise he’ll be joining the coaches I mentioned above.

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Green Bay and Atlanta. No Rodgers again this week. Rodgers is frustrated that he cannot play. There are no winners in this game. If Rodgers gets hurt and we lose the game, we lost Rodgers for more time and possibly into the future.

Back to the preview of the Game. Three things to watch.

1. Eddie  Lacy vs. Atlanta’s defensive line: Atlanta’s defensive line is worse than      the Packers defensive line. That is saying a lot considering what the  Packers defensive line has been doing lately. Not only Lacy, but Starks      can make a difference.
2. Matt  Flynn vs. Atlanta’s secondary- The secondary for Atlanta is bad and that      is being generous. Matt Flynn can get confidence if he establishes his rhythm      early in the game. If Lacy can wear down Atlanta’s defensive line it      should allow Flynn to have a good passing game.
3. Packers  Defense: This game is the last time I say this regarding the defense. The defense has been a mess. Maybe, Rodgers can motivate the defense. It can get any  worse can it?

My final thoughts are that the Packers are a not going to win. I think it will be a hard fought game. In the end the Packers just don’t have enough fight left. Falcons 21-17 Packers.

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My NFL picks for week 14. I am 103-71 on the season.

Falcons over Packers
Cincinnati over Indianapolis
New England over Cleveland
N.Y. Jets over Oakland
Pittsburgh over Miami
Tampa Bay over Buffalo
Kansas City over Washington
Baltimore over Minnesota
Denver over Tennessee
Arizona over St. Louis
San Diego over N.Y. Giants
New Orleans over Carolina
Dallas over Chicago

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Thoughts of Detroit and Green Bay. Usually there is a good and bad I try to put into these articles. There is no good about this game. The Packer defense looked terrible. All right they were pathetic. This is a game that will define this team, if they have any chance of making the playoffs.

The Bad: The defense has fallen apart. I’m not sure why this has happened. The line-backing corp looks terrible. Jones has no speed to cover tight ends, AJ Hawk makes a play but is to inconsistent, Matthews tries his best but with one hand, and
Neal looks too banged up to even make a difference anymore.

The defensive line has become a sieve. Jolly looks tired, Raji hasn’t played well since 2010, and Pickett is falling apart.

The secondary once the strength is now another weakness. Without Hayward it lacks a ball hawk. Shields still recovers from his hamstring, Tramon Williams is okay but no longer a difference maker. Our safety play with Burnett and Jennings is a terrible tandem. Richardson could be a player but he is still coming back from an injury.

The coaching has become a futile gesture with this team. The players are not executing on the field. I’m not sure if the message has become stale or the players are just to beat up. The rest of the season will tell if the coaches can get these players to step up and win a game.

The offensive line is just a patchwork line. Matt Flynn was a tackling dummy.
Aaron Rodgers is the heart and soul of the Packers. Brett Favre was the heart of soul of Packer. We remembered what happened with him. If the Packers intend to win another Super bowl they need another person to help them this team win.

I give the Packers a 0 out of 5 for this game. The Packers need to use this game

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My NFL picks for week 12. I am 91-66-1 on the season.

Packers over Lions
Cincinnati over San Diego
Seattle over New Orleans
Denver over Kansas City
Jacksonville over Cleveland
Arizona over Philadelphia
Baltimore over Pittsburgh
Indianapolis over Tennessee
Miami over Jets
Chicago over Minnesota
Giants over Washington
Buffalo over Atlanta
Dallas over Oakland
San Francisco over St. Louis
New England over Houston
Carolina over Tampa Bay

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Green Bay and Detroit. I am going to buy a Josh Sitton jersey for Christmas. The Lions defensive line does play dirty. Sitton said, what needed to be said about the Lions. This is the main reason they will never win a Super bowl with Jim Schwartz as head coach. They aren’t tough just dirty. I believe this is this the reason why McCarthy didn’t start Rodgers.

Back to the preview of the game. Three things to watch. Actually four things to watch this week. It’s Thanksgiving time to stuff another thing to watch.

1. Matt Flynn: It’s time to make coaches and general managers believe in you again. Matt Flynn needs to play well for the Packers have any chance of winning. The Lions will be ready for Lacy.

2. Packers defense : Here we go again Packer Fans. Every week for the last four weeks McCarthy defends Capers and the defensive staff. The defense says we need to play better. Thank you Mr. Obvious. Hey, Packer defense just do your job. How’s that for being obvious.

3. James Starks : I know Eddie Lacy should be the focus. He will be for sure. James Starks can make the Lions defense work. Eddie Lacy pounding the rock. James Starks running past them for big gains.

4. Mason Crosby: I hate to say it but I have a feeling it’s coming down to a field goal. Let us pray Packer Fans it doesn’t. Nothing against Crosby but he really isn’t the kicker you can count on.

I think the Packers can win this game. I ‘ll go with my final thoughts are that the Packers will win this game. Packers 24-21 Lions. We have to stay positive. Hopefully, Rodgers will be back next week against Atlanta.

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Thoughts of the game between the Vikings and Green Bay. I know a tie is like kissing your sister. Which is pretty disturbing that someone would equate a tie in a football game to kissing your sister. All the strangeness aside, the Packers still have a chance to win the NFC north.

First the good: Eddie Lacy has to be up for rookie of the year. He took the team on his back and showed that to play this game you have the desire to win.

The Bad: Scott Tolzein. He just looks like the game is too much for him right now. I still stick to what I said, I really do like him. Give Tolzein the offseason and playing in the Preseason. Who knows we might have good back up for Rodgers.

The Good: Matt Flynn. We all have bumped into that old friend you haven’t seen in years. You start talking and it’s like old times. It was like old times on Sunday. Now Flynn needs to win before we forget our old friend again.

The Bad: The defense. Let’s be honest this defense stinks. It has no identity. No player has led this defense. Granted Matthews had two sacks but with that cast on he is still limited. What happened to our run defense? It’s like the defense is playing scared. McCarthy better start challenging this defense and the coaching staff. No more excuses.

The Good: The offense definitely played better. I’m not sure if it was Flynn, Lacy, or the terrible Viking defense. The offense seemed to be lifted up with Flynn. We’ll wait and see against Detroit.

I give the Packers a 2 out of 5 for this game. Detroit is up next. This is another Packers must WIN game for a chance of making the playoffs. It’s going to be like that every week from here on out.

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