No better, no worse

I guess that's the best prognosis we could expect from Aaron Rodgers' calf injury. I was so worried he would forget his injury and take off running and tear it completely. But he kept his head about him and even pulled back when he started to run on the TD pass to Andrew Quarless. Aaron Rodgers is a special player, both physically and mentally.

By all rights the season ends Sunday. The Packers weren't in the same league as the Seahawks in the season opener and that was when the Seahawks were not good.

The game plan - I fully believe the game plan was to avoid Richard Sherman, no matter what Coach McCarthy says - was the first problem. McCarthy tends to over-think his game plans.

I can just see him going through this progression. The Packer offense was cranking coming out the pre-season, so in McCarthy's mind the Seahawk defense would be ready, so he changed everything. We had the great Jordy Nelson - who doesn't back down from anybody - essentially back down from the blowhard Richard Sherman. How good did that work?

Going into that game Sherman was spouting off. He was the toast of the town being interviewed every day. He went from that loud mouth last season to an expert on every subject. The media - I don't like how they feed into the ego of some of the most obnoxious stupid players - would ask him opinion on topics other than football and he would answer. It then became if they didn't ask about world affairs, or the Pope, or President Obama, he would offer his thoughts on those matters. WHO CARES WHAT YOU THINK? Or is it just me who doesn't care and wished he would shut up?
My recollection of the first Super Bowl holds a good example of Sherman. The Chiefs had a cornerback named Fred "The Hammer" Williamson. He was Richard Sherman of his day with a big mouth. He boasted of bringing his hammer down on Boyd Dowler and Carroll Dale.
Boyd Dowler got injured, but not because of "The Hammer's" hammer. His replacement, a hung over, seldom used, older and getting older by the minute, Max Gee became the hero of the game with 7 catches for 138 yards and two touchdowns. Dale finished with four catches for 58 yards.
Williamson finished with three tackles and no interceptions or knockouts. However, he did get knocked out the game himself. I remember it being from a Donny Anderson power sweep behind Fuzzy Thurston and Jerry Kramer. He suffered a concussion and a broken arm. He doesn't remember the play to this day.

Humm, wouldn't it be nice to dust off the old Lombardi Power Sweep and run over Mr. Sherman and knock him and his mouth out the game? Won't happen, but I can wish. My first wish is....

We now know Eddie Lacy sat out the first half because of an asthma attack and he still gained 101 yards. Great runner.

Well, those are my thoughts on the great matters of Tuesday. Later.