That’s the way it’s supposed to be. But a couple weeks ago that wasn’t the case. Charles Woodson and Al Harris reportedly went to the coaches to ask that Marquand Manuel not be allowed to play with them anymore. They said something about not trusting him in the backfield, and something about him being “poopy”. They said that instead, they wanted to play with Atari “The Gamer” Bigby.
In preseason so far, Bigby has looked pretty tough. He forgets that you’re allowed to tackle players below the shoulder pads (and has missed a few because of it), but his willingness to stick his nose into ugly places is something we could use.
But where’s that leak coming from? Even former Packer defensive tackle Santana Dotson, when asked on the Bob and Brian show, said it was something that never should have made it to the media, that it was a family thing that needed to stay in the family.
Just like I wasn’t too amped about the preseason wins against the (two years ago) Superbowl teams, I’m not checking to see if I can use my toe to pull the trigger on my 12 gauge while I suck on the barrel, now that we’ve lost the last two practice games.
We’re talkin’ ’bout practice.
Yes, the running game is worrisome and the receiving corps is pretty young. But special teams has shown some bright moments, and it appears that we have our choice of good place kickers in Dave Rayner or Mason Crosby, and our defense seems to be much better this over last year.
And the energy level of that defense seems high - when asked after the game A.J. Hawk swore he heard someone yell “PIÑATA!” during the Jacksonville preseason game last week, knocking the snot out of some poor Jaguar RB like he had Snickers in him. I mean the guy was swinging like he was a green light:
So the Packers will start the 2007 season with a few question marks but also few excalamation points. Let’s see how far this punctuation will take us.
Tell me that’s not the coolest candy bar commercial you’ve ever seen.
I think all the federal buildings across America should have a sign out front that says:
Helping Criminals Find Jesus
Since 1789
In a related story, when Vick held his presser to explain his plea deal, he said he’d turned his life over to Jesus, and that it was thr gith thing to do right now. I liked what he said, but call me a cynic. Until his cornrows are beaten into a buzz cut and he can stay out of drug, dog and sex trouble for more than 12 months (once he’s out of the hole), it’s all just a big stroke job.
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