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September 15, 2006
posted under: Packers, Pre-game, Saints

It’s time finally to stop all this grousing about last week’s shellacking at the hands of the Bears and look instead to the future, to getting this Packer train back on the tracks and rolling forward instead of backwards. Thank goodness (maybe) Green Bay has New Orleans coming to town this Sunday, which could be just the tonic for what is ailing them. Before you ask, yes I might very well be high (with all these mood elevators I’m on, it’s hard to tell sometimes), but I think the Saints are a team the Packers should be able to beat at home.

All eyes will be on that Bush character, I’m sure, but he doesn’t present the biggest threat against reaching 1-1. The biggest thing threatening success is the Packers offense, which really just needs to score for Packer Nation to rejoice. Picking up first downs, controlling and moving the ball, and getting into the end zone, those are the fundamentals the Green & Gold used to be known for, and that’s what Coach McCarthy needs to get out of his troops this weekend. The Saints defense gave up 186 yards to a pretty anemic Browns team, and while the jury is still out on if Green Bay is more sickly than Cleveland, I think the Packers should be able to move the ball on this team.

While we’re on the subject of the Packers woeful offense, I spotted an item at Can’t Stop The Bleeding today that some joker in New York says Brett Favre is done, finished, kaput. It’s pretty funny because just a week ago all the sports pundits were saying Green Bay should trade the three-time MVP to another team so he can go out a winner. So which is it guys, is he done for or does he have one more season in him? Well, I’m still behind my man Brett and I say he can win games if his line holds up and his coach figures out how to mix up running and passing plays.

Looking at the Packers on defense, the big fear is that Reggie Bush will run all over them. I think we’ll see a lot of nickle defense on Sunday with Ahmad Carroll and AJ Hawk responsible for containment, and as long as they can force him to run North and South I don’t think there should be much of a problem. My big fear is they line him up in the slot and he burns Carroll repeatedly for big gains. No doubt about it, this won’t be a walk in the park — Drew Brees still has some gas in the tank and Duce McAllister is a big threat — but stopping these Saints should be a doable proposition. Maybe not as doable as Paris Hilton, but manageable let’s say. And a win this Sunday could be a huge confidence builder for everyone before back to back road games in Detroit and Philadelphia.

Go Packers!