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Zambo;n135662 said:Wasn't somebody on here recently claiming they were the team to beat in the NFC? 3 straight losses and now its doubtful that the team to beat even makes the playoffs.
Yep, that was me. And G2 pretty much nails it. Definitely an overstatement on my part, but that comment was more about Kelly having success in the NFL and the unlikeliness that he'd want to leave a team that was hot at the time to come back to a school and region to which he had no ties. I still stand by that core thought.
But honestly, what we've seen through much of this season is exactly what concerned me about him from the beginning. Those Oregon teams weren't exactly known for their toughness and typically relied on just "out athleting" the opponent, which would notoriously fail at least once a season. Even in their one title game, they faced probably the weakest D in a championship game setting in recent history, and still largely struggled. I'm not saying that his offense isn't great, and won't work in the NFL. But if you look at the SF game early in the season, we had 3rd and goal from the 2 with a minute to play, and opted to throw the ball on 3rd and 4th down, despite having one of the best RBs in the game. Imo, in order to have success in the NFL, sometimes you have to just be able to "nut up" and get 2 yards. That one game is a big part of the reason we're out of the playoffs. And seeing the cowboys trending only makes it worse.
But best of luck to your packers the rest of the way. Personally, I think sports are bad.