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Jim Phaserman

It truely is a team sport...

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If you watch ESPN, or NFL Network, you can quickly get the feeling that a team's success comes down to one or two players. Many people might even believe that. Some believe that without Terrel Owens, the Eagles wouldn't have made the Superbowl last year. But, the Eagles went through the Playoffs without TO, and still made the Superbowl. Allow me to use Green Bay's monday night game as an example.

 

The Packers proved on Monday that it takes more than one great player to win. Brett Favre had one of the best games of his career. Favre completed 27 of 39 for 303 yards and 4 TDs, with one interception that is better classified as a Defensive Back stripping the ball from a WR, this game ranks up there with the famous Raiders/Packers Monday Night game, after Favre's father died. But, dispite this, the Packers still lost to Carolina. Why did they lose? Because it's very difficult to win when your defense allows 32 points. Because dispite the fact that they are ranked in the top 10 defending the Run, the Packers have a porous secondary that is not very effective against a passing game. and turnovers do hurt. two of them in the game hurt the Packers, including a critical turnover in the opening minutes that set up a Carolina Touchdown.

 

What it comes down to is this: The Packers' Offensive Line isn't opening up big running lanes for the Packers' 5 running backs: Green, Davenport, Fisher, Leach and Henderson. The Packers' Defense cannot defend the Pass. So, while the front 7 may do an exceptional job of stopping the run (They kept Steven Davis to under 60 yards on the night, quite a feat.) they leave the passing game wide open. Blocking and Tackling. If you block better and tackle better, you win. And the Packers aren't getting it done. Brett Favre could well throw 78 TDs this season, but without support from the other 21 starters, the Packers could still go 0-15. It's a team game. You need 11 men acting as one to win.

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Football is the ultimate Team sport, followed by Bowling, you may laugh, but if one person on your team has a bad game the others can rally and take the win, but Football is a great team sport, take away a few components and the team can lose (Patriots)

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It's true, it is a team sport. 1 player doesn't guarantee victory, though poor play by 1 key player can seal a defeat.

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That is true. A mishandled handoff or a fumble, or a bad punt, or (Sorry, Mr. Keading) a shanked field goal and spell defeat.

 

Football is the ultimate Team sport, followed by Bowling, you may laugh, but if one person on your team has a bad game the others can rally and take the win, but Football is a great team sport, take away a few components and the team can lose (Patriots)

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Very good point. I think the Patriots and the Packers have something similar in common. They both lost key players in the off-season, and have been plagued by injuries (Terrance Murphy, who would probably have ended up the #2 reciever, bypassing Antonio Chatman and Robert Furgeson, may never play football again, and with Ahman Green out, the already shotty running game may take a big hit, while the Patriots are suffering from a rash of Defensive Injuries.)

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