With Kampman and Harris out, the offense needs to rise to the occasion
(By Rory Lee - PC Staff) - Last week, after the Packers’ suffocating defensive performance against the Cowboys, I suggested that we might be witnessing a shift in this team’s core strength: that is, although the Packers have been an offensive-oriented team for the last decade, their defense might slowly be becoming the dominating unit. All this was said cautiously, however, and I made sure to include the caveat that it was too soon to tell, at least definitively, which unit was better: after all, the offense has many weapons, two of whom—Jermichael Finley and Jordy Nelson—just returned from injury. Regardless, I felt relatively safe proclaiming that we were starting to see some much needed balance in Packerland: both the offense and defense are capable of taking over a given game.
Last week I also said that “it’s amazing what a difference a week makes” and that “I just hope I don’t find myself saying that next week.”Well, here we are, a week later, and I’m saying it: what a difference a week makes.
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