The Cobra
12-14-2011, 07:11 PM
Jesse Palmer...TSN
Perfect Planning
The Green Bay Packers are on the verge of doing something special. With three games remaining in the regular season, the Packers are on the verge of going 16-0, becoming only the third team in NFL history to go unbeaten in the regular season. Chasing perfection is always a dangerous goal, and I think it would be wise for head coach Mike McCarthy to remember what his team's ultimate goal is: to win the Super Bowl.
After a victory on Sunday, Packers defensive lineman B.J. Raji spoke on behalf of McCarthy, saying that it is a goal of the team to finish the regular season 16-0. Everyone wants to be part of something special, and the prospects of joining only the '72 Dolphins as the only team to go unbeaten in an entire season are certainly enticing. But not at any cost. The Packers have just lost WR Greg Jennings for at least 2-3 weeks with a sprained knee. The Packers can ill afford to lose a player like Aaron Rodgers or Charles Woodson, especially if an injury were to occur during a meaningless game. The Packers can clinch home-field advantage throughout the playoffs with a win this weekend against Kansas City. If that happens, McCarthy will have to plan a strategy for resting players if need be, over the course of the final two weeks of the regular season.
Two years ago, I remember when Indianapolis Colts fans demonstrated their displeasure when Peyton Manning and company got rested with home field locked up, resulting in a blown opportunity for a perfect season. Colts head coach Jim Caldwell made the right move then, and Mike McCarthy can make the right move now. If the Packers win Sunday, he should begin resting players in order to allow themselves the best chance at attaining their ultimate goal: to win the Super Bowl.
Perfect Planning
The Green Bay Packers are on the verge of doing something special. With three games remaining in the regular season, the Packers are on the verge of going 16-0, becoming only the third team in NFL history to go unbeaten in the regular season. Chasing perfection is always a dangerous goal, and I think it would be wise for head coach Mike McCarthy to remember what his team's ultimate goal is: to win the Super Bowl.
After a victory on Sunday, Packers defensive lineman B.J. Raji spoke on behalf of McCarthy, saying that it is a goal of the team to finish the regular season 16-0. Everyone wants to be part of something special, and the prospects of joining only the '72 Dolphins as the only team to go unbeaten in an entire season are certainly enticing. But not at any cost. The Packers have just lost WR Greg Jennings for at least 2-3 weeks with a sprained knee. The Packers can ill afford to lose a player like Aaron Rodgers or Charles Woodson, especially if an injury were to occur during a meaningless game. The Packers can clinch home-field advantage throughout the playoffs with a win this weekend against Kansas City. If that happens, McCarthy will have to plan a strategy for resting players if need be, over the course of the final two weeks of the regular season.
Two years ago, I remember when Indianapolis Colts fans demonstrated their displeasure when Peyton Manning and company got rested with home field locked up, resulting in a blown opportunity for a perfect season. Colts head coach Jim Caldwell made the right move then, and Mike McCarthy can make the right move now. If the Packers win Sunday, he should begin resting players in order to allow themselves the best chance at attaining their ultimate goal: to win the Super Bowl.