Thoughts On Loss To Dallas

The Packers were beaten by Dallas 37-27 last night, and that gives the Cowboys the inside track to homefield advantage in the NFC Playoffs. Yes, it was a tough loss, but it's not the end of the world. Green Bay finishes up with the Raiders, Rams, Bears, and Lions. They should be able to win 3 of out 4 and finish with a 13-3 mark, which would give them a first round playoff bye. WOW...13-3...even 12-4. Who would have thought that...NOT me. I thought the ceiling was 8-8 for this team. I was wrong.

Here are some other thoughts from the loss.

1. Brett Favre was bad last night before he got hurt. If Favre had stayed in the game, Green Bay would have gotten beaten 55-14. Brett has been great this season but last night he was not. It also looks like Favre will be OK for the Raider game a week next Sunday.

2. Aaron Rodgers made himself some money last night. In his first real playing time, A-Rod, showed he could be a solid NFL QB. Whether its in Green Bay or somewhere else, when his deal is up, he'll get paid...maybe off of that outing alone.

3. Green Bay almost got burned by only having 2 QBs on the roster last night. People were asking why Favre was still in uniform after he got hurt.....we'll if Rodgers had gone gone down a one armed Favre would have been back under center or Ruvell Martin. That would have been a treat, the biggest game of the year for the Pack, and Ruvell Martin leading them on a late game drive. I wonder what kind of arm he has?

4. The secondary was ugly last night. They missed Woodson big time. Jarrett Bush had no clue, Atari Bigby was awful. It wasn't pretty as Romo just picked them apart...especially when you get virtually no pass rush the entire game.

5. The more I see Ryan Grant, the more I like him. He's a north to south runner, which I like. He gets moving and he runs down hill. When you run like that, you'll pop some big gains as you saw on the 62 yard TD run last night. He just put his head down and went, when he popped out the back side, he was gone. Ted Thompson might have found a keeper there.

6. The NFL Network coverage was horrible. And that's an understatement. We pre-warned our KFIZ listeners to turn down the TV and listen on the radio to Wayne and Larry even if there was a delay because Bryant Gumbel is just plain bad. First off, he doesn't have that sports announcer feel to style. I kept thinking I was watching a piece on HBO Real Sports or a Survivor Reunion Show, not NFL Football. I like Cris Collinsworth. He's a guy that isn't afraid to rip guys, even Favre. He speaks his mind and doesn't worry what others think. The audio was also screwy last night. Deion Sanders mic was way too loud, they had the crowd noise too soft behind the announcers. It was just plain bad.

Again, it was a loss for your Green Bay Packers....but as Ryan Pickett told me after they got beat by the Bears..."We weren't going to win them all, so we'll move on." That is true. Just get Favre healthy and get ready for Oakland at Lambeau.