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Tuesday Cheese Curds: Packers looking like pretenders, not contenders
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Iron pyrite, or fool’s gold, is easy to distinguish from the real thing if you know what you’re looking at. It’s brassy, more shiny than lustrous, and appears in nature as something more akin to a crystal than the rounded nuggets or flakes of gold.
There’s another key difference: under pressure, gold is malleable and will dent or fold to make a new shape as it adjusts to its circumstances, while iron pyrite will shatter.
The first two weeks of the season, the Packers were certainly brassy and shiny. They caught the Lions off guard with their new superstar pass rusher, wrecking a team that didn’t have much of a chance to prepare for their new superstar pass rusher. They handled the Commanders on a short week, giving the league its first glimpse at exactly how far Washington has fallen from a year ago.
Then, at literally the first sign of adversity, the Packers shattered like the fool’s gold they appear to be — and that’s becoming a pattern.
When unexpected offensive line issues popped up in the Browns’ game, the Packers’ offense completely tanked. Against the Panthers, when a torn ACL knocked Tucker Kraft out of the lineup, the Packers again fell apart on offense. That ineptitude lingered into the Eagles game, where the Packers sputtered through three quarters before finally finding their way to the end zone in the fourth. It wasn’t enough.
It’s easy to be caught as a prisoner of the moment and feel like the sky is falling, and maybe it isn’t. Maybe the Packers can right the ship and become the contenders they’re supposed to be this season. But if twice is a coincidence and three times is a trend, how are we to feel about a team that consistently fails in the exact same way?
Packers’ offense fails to match defense in loss to Eagles | ESPN
Honestly, this headline was adequate after the first three words.
Packers coach Matt LaFleur needs to bring in some help on offense before it’s too late | Packers News
The Packers need help, but where can they find it at this point in the season?
Game notes: Packers looking for answers with their run game | Packers.com
When even the official mouthpiece of the Packers is questioning the run game, I think you’ve got more problems than Matt LaFleur can handwave away.
Matt LaFleur Had Very Honest Answer About His Job Security After Loss to Eagles | Sports Illustrated
Since this is his stock answer on any personnel question, LaFleur should just refer to his job prospects as “a competitive situation.”
Rare footage shows sucker fish as they whale-surf in the ocean’s wildest joyride | Associated Press
Neat!
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