I've been listening to some of the media coverage on this game, and some of our fans have lost their minds. Obviously, not many have paid attention to our upcoming opponent.
I was listening to Bobby Belt recently, and he's out there embarrassing the Cowboys and giving the Packers motivation. Essentially, he asked Broaddus to tell him why he should have a healthy respect for Green Bay. In that episode, it almost sounds like Belt is both drunk and on crack. It's quite bizarre.
Even more bizarre are the comments, where people are dissing on Broaddus for not parroting his line. It's silly.
The first thing to remember is this Packers' team is young. So, they ought to have more stamina for the playoffs after a 17 game season. Also, their defensive pass rush is pretty good. They have one less sack than Dallas.
Add to that, four solid WRs, a pretty good OL, a solid run game, and a QB who has thrown 4 less TDs than Dak, and they suddenly appear to be quite the opponent, for an underdog.
We're talking about a team with all the pieces they actually need to win it. In fact, it's quite the opposite of what Belt says. Maybe Dallas shouldn't fear this team. But they should certainly respect them. They started out 2-5, then won 7 out of 10 of their last games.
I don't care who you are. That's impressive. We likely win, I think. But if we don't, we'll have suffered defeat from a formidable team and an actual contender.
If we lose, I expect to see lots of scapegoating and the typical ignorant reactions from our fanbase. This isn't the same team we played last year. They're even better, if you've actually cared to look at how they've played, recently.
What happened when they were 2-5 isn't really relevant when they've managed to win 7 of their last 10. If we're going off the last 10 games, which is how I judge how strong a team is going into the playoffs nowadays, the Packers are on the same level as Dallas. What gives us an advantage is having homefield for this game.
We'll see. Between the 105.3 clowns, aside from Broaddus, and Belt's new takes, I haven't really heard any honest assessments without bias and without hate or homerism, which is what I expect from the media. Thankfully, Broaddus has been around long enough he doesn't lose his mind and has actually been doing his homework lately, which I'm thankful for.
I suspect McCarthy has done his homework, cleaned up some of the details, and has this team dialed in. Even so, like I said, this team is no pushover. Truth be told.
