Packers... trick or treat?

Yes I've been away from this little task for two weeks, what gives? The first week was forgivable; I was going out of town early on Sunday and the Packers were playing in Detroit, where they lose year after year, even when playing well. Last week? Lots of excuses. I had not seen the game or the highlights and didn't feel like I had anything to add.

So where are we this week?

That's hard to say. Which team is going to show up... the one that destroys decent teams and can play with the likes of the Colts or the one that lays down and fails against lesser talent? It's a sports cliché that good teams find a way to win when they aren't having a good day, but there's something to it and thus far this year the Pack doesn't even get into the ballpark. The similarities between Green Bay and Kansas City in this respect are pretty striking.

Which leaves lot's of questions.

How much of the change has to do with Favre being happy with the play calling changes since Sherman started doing it after Rossley's heart procedure? How much does an early lead help? The play calling seemed to go down hill in a hurry when they've played behind earlier in the year. Grey Ruegamer seems to have fit into the OL pretty well. Having Grady Jackson back certainly helps the defense, but Dallas wasn't a big run threat so last week wasn't useful as a long term guide.

How's Brett?

Another obvious question is Brett's hand (wrist?) sprain. I've looked but can't really see any problems in the second half. He certainly came up grinning after making the crouching block on La'Roi Glover when Green ran back to the right on the broken play in the second quarter. The problem is that he can play pretty well hurt, he's just not the amazing player he can be.

Just weird

Did you know that the Packers play for the presidency tomorrow? Apparently the Redskins success in their last home game preceding the election has been an accurate indicator of the current administrations election prospects for most of the teams history.

Sure it's silly (like the Boston curse, now lifted), but somehow I think there are going to be a lot of temporary Green Bay and Washington fans tomorrow (just in case).