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The Something Awful Forums > Discussion > Sports Argument Stadium > The Football Funhouse > 2017 Team by Team Recap
 
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SKULL.GIF
Jan 20, 2017


 Team: Green Bay Packers

Record: 7-9

What sucked:


What was good:
Aaron Jones showed potential to be truly great, and Montgomery/Williams look to be more than adequate, solving the Packers' chronic inconsistencies at running back. Mike Daniels and Kenny Clark turned out to be one of the top DT pairs in the league. Blake Martinez finally gives the Packers a solid, consistent presence at inside linebacker, something they've been lacking for far too many years. Davante Adam put together a good season despite concussions and despite Hundley. We swept the Bears. Dom Capers was fired.

Most disappointing player:
Brett Hundley came off three years of "Wow, he looks great in the preseason, he must really be progressing well in McCarthy's system," and delivered a performance sufficient to crown him worst starting QB in the league. Somehow, despite this, the Packers managed to scrape out three wins with him, keeping fans' hopes alive for Rodgers to return from injury and run the table a la 2016. This did not happen.

Unexpectedly good:
The Packers backup OL. After yet another season of chronic injuries to our starters, Justin McCray and company filled in and occasionally did more than adequately. Unfortunately this was largely overshadowed by Hundley's performance and injuries to our running backs.

Best moment:


Draft needs:
Pass rusher, linebacker, cornerback, depth at tight end / wide receiver. The Packers are in a position to either aggressively trade up and grab one of the best available defensive players aside from Chubb, or to stay put and then trade back into the first round (a la 2009 when the Packers took BJ Raji then traded back into the first for Clay Matthews). Clay Matthews is getting old and will retire within a few seasons, so it's time to draft his heir apparent. Martinez has played great at ILB but picking up a linebacker who can more consistently drop into coverage would round out the current corps well.

Hopes for 2018:
After cleaning house (firing Capers, forcing Ted into retirement, and turning over a good portion of our secondary along with letting Jordy Nelson go) everyone's anticipating a renewed, fresh Green Bay Packers with a healthy Rodgers at the helm. We hope that:
  • Mo Wilkerson finds renewed motivation playing under Mike Pettine and alongside Daniels/Clark, and the Packers generate one of the scariest defensive lines in the league after the Rams and Eagles.
  • The improved defensive line combined with Pettine actually having schemes appropriate to 2018 trickles down to the rest of the defense, and pass rushing and coverage improve significantly. As Daniels steps up further as leader of the defense, they discover fire and toughness.
  • Rodgers returns to form and assembles another great season of firing lasers to Davante Adams, Jimmy Graham, and Randall Cobb, assisted by the return of OC Joe Philbin, who helped to engineer the legendary 2011 offense.
  • The Packers don't choke yet again on the brink of going to the Super Bowl.

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SKULL.GIF
Jan 20, 2017

CyberPingu posted:

Best moment for the Panthers surely was Cam calling out Matthews on knowing what play they were running then doing the football varient of a teabag.

As a fan of the losing side there, that was still fantastic.

"You've been watchin' film, huh? That's cool, watch this."

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