The Green Bay Packers are not strangers to large point-spreads in recent NFC games and shouldn’t be discounted as upset winners on Saturday. Once the two teams take the field the odds mean nothing. Where the smart money is riding on the Cardinals the Packers have the means to pull off a victory.
Everything the Packers did successfully on offense last week started with the offensive line. As the Packers prepare to meet the Arizona Cardinals for the second time in three weeks in the Divisional Round, their performance will once again be dictated by the play of the line.
When the Green Bay Packers 2015-16 season finally comes to a close –hopefully in February - look for significant coaching changes at 1265 Lombardi Avenue.
If the Green Bay Packers want to point to a measure of their game that heavily contributed to their six losses, they need only look to the puzzling ineptitude of their second quarter performances.
Following a series of slick moves, GM Brian Gutekunst has the Packers set up for success in next year's draft -- a pivotal moment for the team's future.