It has been over 7 months since the Green Bay Packers' hopes for a Super Bowl appearance were burned to the ground by what was an almost unstoppable Atlanta Falcon offense. The pain of being a Packers fan has never felt so real. Seven consecutive playoff appearances, no Super Bowl. When will it end?
I am optimistic about this year. We drafted in the first few rounds to improve our secondary. Ty Montgomery is the most explosive running back we have had in a long time. Aaron Rodgers, of course, is a BADDDDDDDDDDDDDD MAN
There is no disputing that the offense has the potential to get it done every drive. What I question is how competent our Defense will be in these playoff runs. Can they protect a lead? Will they make plays when they should? Will our offense get the ball on the first possession of overtime ever? I think back to the 2015 season where the Packers lost to the Cardinals with a performance by Carson Palmer that, quite frankly, was worse that the stats shown. He should have thrown at least 4 interceptions that game. The Packers secondary bobbled gimme picks in the second half of that game. In those dire circumstances, Aaron Rodgers had to throw his second Hail Mary pass of the season to force overtime. In that overtime, the Packers were unable to sack Carson Palmer on what was at first a certain coverage sack. On this play, Carson Palmer was able to scramble and throw to Larry Fitzgerald for over a 60 yards completion. The Packers would then find themselves helpless to stop the Cardinals on a pitch pass play at the goal line where Larry Fitzgerald would score the game ending touchdown.
That example might sound like a lot of jargon but it highlights a lot of the issues the Packers have had in the post season. An even worse issue would be the 2014 NFC Championship game. That one hurt the most out of any post season loss. I will not go into that game as the pain scars me forever.
Let's hope for a great NFL season and I will personally hope for the Lombardi Trophy to go back to Green Bay! If you like this post, please upvote, resteem, and follow me. I post about topics ranging from sports to technology!
