The Packers Have a Lot to Clean Up if They Want to Be Serious Contenders
Photo via Madison Morris, packers.com After watching the Green Bay Packers tie the Dallas Cowboys last night, there are three common themes I’ve noticed since the Packers won their last Super Bowl. Each season, the Packers hurt themselves through either injuries, self-inflicted mistakes, or playing down to their opponent instead of playing to win. Last night, there were a million reasons the Packers should’ve lost that game. There were also a million reasons they should’ve won. I’m going to hold off on the offensive slander until later, even though it was a huge factor in them not winning this game. The defense was abysmal. The juice we saw from this unit the first three games of the season was nowhere to be found. I’m not sure where it went, especially considering the magnitude of this game around Micah Parsons’ return to Dallas. Credit to Parsons for playing his butt off and getting held almost every play (get used to it folks, the NFL loves offense). There was no help from the surro...