greenmachine

Being a Green Bay fan I can tell you that Nall has alot of potential. I liked Craig alot. He looked very good in relief of Favre 2 years ago when Doug Pederson got hurt. I've argued alot with other Packer fans about how good he can be. Green Bay wanted him back. IMO he should have been Favre's successor not Aaron Rodgers. Nall has a great arm and many on the team said it was just as good as Brett's. He throws an excellent deep ball. I think he has a good shot be your starting QB. Good luck with Nall.

Hey guys Green Bay fan here. Jerry Gray is interviewing with the Packers today. Could you give some insight on what defensive scheme he runs? I saw that he had good defenses in 03 and 04. Was last year just rough because of injuries. Would he be a good pickup for a DC? My guess is that he would.

Well I'll say that when nobody expected Mike Sherman to be the head coach for the Packers when he they had a vacancy in 2000 after they fired Ray Rhodes. I also don't think many expected him to be hired for the GM position in 2001. Many Green Bay fans didn't feel that he was ready for that at the time. IMO Sherman was so so as a GM. He had many ups and downs along the way. After going 8-8 with Rhodes he was fired. Sherman took over and led them records of 9-7 in 2000, 12-4 in 2001, 12-4 in '02, 10-6 in 2003 and 10-6 in '04, and 4-12 this past year. IMO Sherman is a decent coach. A business like coach. Not a great motivator. Many times over the years it just seemed like the Packers did not get up enough for certain games or were just outcoached when they shouldn't have been. Even when the Packers had there best years in 01 and 02 under Sherman it always felt like they could have and should have done more. The Packers IMO were the best team in a weak division when they won there 3 straight division titles under Sherman. And it usually showed when they got into the playoffs. They never made it past the second round in the playoffs under Sherman. The mystique that the Packers had under Holmgren of being unbeatable at home was lost under Sherman. There best chance of advancing past the second round was in 2003 against the Eagles. IMO the Packers should have won that game. There were several reasons why GB didn't win but one of the main things that sticks out besides 4th and 26 in alot of Packers fans minds is when Sherman punted the ball on 4th and 1 at around the Philly 39 yard line towards the end of the game. A first down there probably would have gotten them the win. Sherman decides to punt and Philly tied the game I believe. Sometimes he's too conservative IMO. He had a pretty good amount of talent in Green Bay but Green Bay never had a defense under Sherman like they did under Holmgren and that possbily is one reason also why they never got to an NFC title game or Super Bowl. In 05 Sherman was relieved of his GM duties to concentrate on coaching. Ted Thompson was brought in and did let Mike Wahle, Rivera, and Darren Sharper go. If Sherman had stayed GM I believe the Packers would have been in a better situation to win this past year. He more than likely would have kept OG Mike Wahle even though they were kind of tight against they cap they could have made it work. And also maybe would have gotten a little better help when other players like WR Javon Walker and Terrance Murphy went down with injuries. Yes the Packers did lose some talent this past year in FA but injuries also sealed Mike Sherman's fate as well. IMO Green Bay looked stale, predictable, and uninspired this past year. Sherman also from what I've heard didn't really have a relationship with new GM Ted Thompson. It's gotta be tough to lose your GM role and just so back to being the coach after having it for 4 years. Even though Sherman had his flaws he is a very dedicated coach. He is a solid coach. Maybe a change of scenery is all he needs to get back on track. I just hope that if Tom Rossley his good buddy is your Offensive Coordinator that he isn't calling plays. He's too predictable. Sherman took over playcalling from him last year and they went on a nice winning streak. I can honestly say after going 4-12 in 05 those 3 straight division titles in 02,03, and 04 felt pretty good. Of all the candidates out there Sherman would probably be a good fit for you guys. After the Holmgren years Green Bay fans (myself included) were pretty hard to please. Most people in Green Bay felt he deserved another chance this past year due to injuries and loss of talent.