OhmygodOhmygodOhmygodOhmygod. Packers QB Aaron Rodgers is hurt.
Now what?
Can Seneca Wallace keep the Packers alive until (if?) Rodgers returns?
Should the Packers call Favre?
Should the Packers call Flynn?
Where’s Graham Harrell when you need him?
What the hell happened to the defense on Monday?
Did the Rodgers injury somehow cause the Packers to forget how to tackle and pass protect?
What is a Shea McClellin and why did it do that to our quarterback?
The Bears still suck. Ok, that made me feel a little bit better.
Oh damn, I just remembered that Rodgers is hurt. OhmygodOhmygodOhmygodOhmygod.
Now I’m starting to panic. How can I snap out of this?
Maybe writing the Packers stock report will help. Let’s see.
On to the stock report:
Rising
Eddie Lacy
I totally forgot how awesome it is when your favorite football team has a running back that just trucks people over. Getting excited about long pass plays is awesome and everything, but there’s something about the feeling you get when a stud running back starts plowing over defenders and ripping off large chunks of yards. It makes you want to tear off your shirt and start posing like Hulk Hogan. Ok, maybe it’s just me who wants to do that every time Lacy runs someone over…
B.J. Raji
It’s been a solid run for Raji the last three games. He sniffed out a couple of screen passes against the Bears and has done an excellent job of making plays at the point of attack. Big, nimble and smart. That’s been Raji over this recent stretch of games.
Brett Favre
Wait a minute. What’s he doing on this report?
Steady
James Starks
Did Starks install a turbo button on his back when he was out? Seriously, I don’t remember him being nearly this fast. He’s firing through holes like he’s been shot out of a high-caliber rifle from a deer hunter perched high up in a tree in the woods of Mondovi, Wis.
Tim Mashthay
Punts from Masthay kept pinning the Bears deep on Monday night. Too bad the Packers defense didn’t follow through and force a turnover or make a stand late in the game.
Falling
Dom Capers
What the hell was that, Dom? I try to avoid putting coaches on the falling list because I find people who constantly yell about playcalling to be nauseating, but the defensive calls on Monday night were atrocious. Josh McCown is a backup quarterback. Blitz him, Dom. Rough him up. Put some heat on him. Don’t treat him like he’s the second-coming of Tom Brady.
Casey Hayward
It’s been a lost season so far for Hayward. He’s missed most of training camp and the first six games. He also missed a tackle late in the game on Monday that gave the Bears an opportunity to pick up the first down on fourth-and-1 and break the Packers hopes of pulling out a win.
Seneca Wallace
I knew it would be bad. Did I think it would be that bad? Yeah. Yeah, I did think it would be that bad.
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Finley and Barrington will go on IR. Thanks, Since ’61
Newhouse is terrible. The Packers should have kept Vince Young as a back up. He was the only guy in the preseason that moved the offense effectivly. He was a winning record as a starter, and has plenty of experience. Out of all the QB that TT brought in, VY had the arm strength to stretch the field in addition to his running ability. TT you blew this one. I hate to say it but we will be lucky to win 2 out if our next 5 with Wallace as QB.
Hey Since ’61, thanks for the flashback of some really bad packer qbs, what an image. Scott Hunter could execute the hand-off with the best of them. Might as well throw TJ Rubley in there. We’ve had a few clunkers mixed in over time havent we? I’m feeling queezy going down the list. Things have to get better right? Wallace couldn’t possibly get worse,…. could he?
Tim – I forgot TJ Rubley and also John Hadl, as pointed out by Jerry. On a positive note, I just noticed on Packers.com that Rodgers will be week to week?! This is probably a ploy to keep the Eagles unsure how to prepare but who knows? I could see Favre trying to play through this injury, maybe AR will. As for “iron hands Hunter” I wonder what became of him? Everyone keep the faith, we have been through worse times (the 70’s and 80’s). Thanks, Since ’61
I think Barclay should be listed on the “falling” list.
Adam – “makes you want to tear off your shirt and start posing like Hulk Hogan. Ok, maybe it’s just me who wants to do that every time Lacy runs someone over…”
That’s the best description I’ve read of how I feel when Eddie Lacy is bowling defenders over or dragging them along…
If ARod isn’t back by Det and we don’t go at least 1-2 in the next 3, we’re not getting into the playoffs. 3rd place finish is on the horizon… ugh…
We have to beat DET and CHI at their places and play .500 ball in the other games to get the 3 seed… Which still probably brings DET or CAR to Lambeau in the WC game… followed by a trip to NO or SEA or SF…
Ugh.. All around.
I was thinking with a win last night and the team getting healthier that the #1 seed was in sight. No more.
Barring a minor miracle, we are screwed.
I think the pack will tailor game plans to what Wallace can do for them, rollouts, misdirection, deception…plus what Lacy, Starks, Franklin and run game bring. Boy, I wish cobb and finley were healthy, they would help Wallace a lot. Is Wallace able to stretch the field? He doesn’t look like he can throw with any authority. The packers offense might look a lot like the bears offense under lovie smith. Ball control to the extreme at best, three and outs in the face of a defense bunched up at the line at worst. We Need a tight end to come to the rescue, and good blocking more than ever. Might be hard to watch.
I was in crisis mode all the way through the game, just hoping to see Rodgers back on the field. But didn’t expect street clothes.
As the game went on, I had an idea. McCarthy should give the ball to Lacy, every down like the Vikings did with Tarvaris Jackson & Adrian Peterson in 2007.
Over all, I think we will be ok for 3 games. Eagles, Giants and Vikings. 2 are home games, and the Giants are 2-6 then we have the Lions. Hopefully we will have him back by then.
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