Five weeks into the 2012 season, and this year’s Packer squad still remains an enigma. A prime example was yesterday’s game; a first half domination on both sides of the ball followed by a near historic collapse in the second. After last year’s 15-1 regular season, many fans expected a repeat performance this year, with a hopefully better defense. The only change in the formula would be to not rest too much heading into the playoffs, to keep the momentum rolling through a glorious, home field advantage run to a another Superbowl title. However, it has become quite apparent that this will not be the case this year. While the defense has at times played much better than in 2011, the offense isn’t anywhere near what it was a year ago. So onto plan B.
Much has been made about the teams of the last two championship runs; the Green Bay Packers and the New York Giants. The fact that they headed into the post season as wild card teams, and rolled to the Lombardi trophy. Speculation has been that it is no longer necessary to be a dominate team during the regular season, as long as you can get hot towards the end and carry the momentum through the playoffs. And so far this season, it seems that this will be the formula that the Pack will have to use if they are to fulfill the promise so many of us felt heading into this year.
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