Cheesehead
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Doug from Lafayette, OH
Comin' back to win the ring. Welcome home TW. Not only has he been through the ups and downs with this team the previous two seasons, but he brings with him a champion's mentality. What do you feel is the best thing about this signing, Spoff?
Tramon can serve as insurance in case the Packers want/need another option in the secondary or on punt returns, and he can act as a sounding board for any of the young DBs in these high-stakes times. But we don't even know if he's going to play Sunday. The Packers would have to elevate him from the practice squad on Saturday to allow for the possibility.
Eric from Green Bay, WI
Good morning Spof. People can talk all they want about line play, turnovers, or any other indicator of victory. What hasn't been talked about from the Rams game is every single player on offense contributed toward the victory. It wasn't just Rodgers, Adams, and Jones. It was a total and complete showing on offense. Let's see that again on Sunday and we can add another George Halas trophy to the case.
Sounds like a plan.
Richard from Livermore, CA
If Kurt Warner was correct about only playing playoff games in dome stadiums, then we also should be using a "spherical football" because then it wouldn't take weird bounces sometimes which can favor the underdog. My high school football coach would throw a football up in the air, and as it bounced unpredictably he would tell us players, "There is an element of luck in the game, and the winner is the team that responds to it better."
I like that.
Ferdinand from Woodbury, MN
It's such a thrill to see your name and submission in II. Therefore, following up on Estillac's observation yesterday, "Tis better to have been published and forgotten than never to have been published at all"!
My bad, Ferdinand. Clearly, You and Wes originated a "Queen's Gambit" dialogue before I started watching the show, so it didn't register. There's a quip to be made about trees and forests and Inbox references, or something along those lines, but I don't have the brain power to think of one right now, and I don't have any greenies.
Sean from Vermontville, MI
If memory serves me, LaFleur has lamented the play call (not the decision) a few times this year after failed two-point conversions or fourth-and-shorts. I really appreciate that. His confidence that the decision to go for it is inspiring, while balanced by the humility to say, "I could have chosen a better play." We are truly blessed with another great head coach, who can coach all the way to laser goalposts. Two legitimate shots at Super Bowl titles in the first two years is impressive. How rare is that?
I believe last year, LaFleur was the 12th to reach a conference title game in his first year in an NFL head coach. Of those other 12, only four got at least as far the next year – George Seifert (1989-90 49ers), Barry Switzer (1994-95 Cowboys), Rex Ryan (2009-10 Jets) and Jim Harbaugh (2011-12 49ers). As to your other comment, I've been impressed with LaFleur's openly public accountability from the get-go, and I think it has created a culture of accountability throughout the team.
Keith from Bakersfield, CA
The AFC and NFC games being rematches of two Week 6 games is a coincidence. A professional writer confusing coincidence and irony is ironic. (Just ask Alanis.)
Is a smart aleck missing self-deprecating sarcasm ironic, too?
Estillac from Belem, Brazil
It's pretty clear that the Packers must protect the football. Are there any specific things they can add to this game plan in order to achieve that goal, or do they just need to keep doing what they've been doing?
The latter. The Packers had the fewest giveaways in the league in the regular season with 11, and only nine by the offense (two lost fumbles were in the return game). We all know two of the nine were in Week 6 and proved costly. As I said on "Unscripted," they didn't need to win the turnover battle last week to win a playoff game by 14 points. The turnovers were 0-0. I'd take that again, frankly.