Packers' Jenkins: Players are 'handcuffed' in defensive system

Columnists are so black and white in their interpretations. No team runs a pure scheme of 3-4, 4-3, Tampa 2; they all run variable hybrids in order to confuse offenses and keep them off balance. Asking any defense to do that against a veteren QB like Favre is very difficult. So no, the scheme is not 'handcuffing' Jenkins becuse Jenkins and guys like Kampmann had their hands in the ground moving up the field on 60% of the plays, no different than what they did in the 4-3 on passing downs last year.

Ask yourself this, why was Jenkins, a suppossed all-pro, invisible for almost every series and every play with only 2 tackles (individual effort?)? Also, how does a rookie in Clay Matthews consistantly win battles against a LT like Mckinnie and Kampman stays invisible against a rookie right tackle?

I don't doubt there's much adjusting to new schemes and a new coordinator, but sometimes supposedly 'all pro' potential tackles like Jenkins need to point the finger back at themselves and question the effort. You can't bring your 'B' game against a focused, talented team like Minnesota.

Green Bay has no leadership, that was blatantly obvious yesterday. Cullen Jenkins has no clue what he's talking about. He decides to attack Capers and his system in the press after a tough loss. Where was this bitching after the Lions and Browns games? Capers is just about the only thing GB has going for them. The head coach is a mumbling, bumbling fat idiot, the GM is a mummified, set-in-his ways penny-pincher who treats comprehensive roster-building (HEY, TED, FREE F$%#ING AGENCY WORKS YA KNOW!!!) like the bubonic plague. And now the veterans are whining when adversity sets in. Get your life vests ready.

Scene 1 (The Bedroom. Faint candle light.Ted and Mike, unclothed except for shower sandals.)

White Hog Ted: Well, coach, I'm not so sure about your performance tonight, but as you know I'm not overly concerned about improvement.

Piggy Mike (stammering): Duh-uh-ah, umm, well, frankly we'll uh get it cleaned up. And that's the facts.

Ted (softly): You're still my coach.

Mike (with a sigh): I know.

All I can add to that is.......AMEN!

Another thing - whether the LBs realize it or not, when you enter your stance leaning forward with a really excited look on your face, most veteran QBs know that means you're coming on a blitz. Especially when you do it every single time you're rushing and you give a completely different look when you're going to be dropping into coverage. Body language is everything when trying to conceal a blitz and a number of defensive players noted that Favre was calling blitz adjustments before they showed they were coming.

Do you two actually watch Packer games? If you do, are you sober?

Some of the pro bowlers who it seems like are pissed about the transition:: al harris, charles woodson, nick colins, and aaron kampman. I'm sure there's others.

Same problems as past years. Players sack the quarterback. The Packers haven't had a premier sacker since KGB's youth. Hopefully Matthews will keep improving. Kampman, while solid, is surely not a pass rush specialists standing up, sitting down, 3pt stance. Our inside linebackers could not blitz last year, and still can't. Where is the pressure from the inside Jenkins, Jolly, Raji? Quit bitchin', and start making some plays!

Same problems as past years. Players sack the quarterback. The Packers haven't had a premier sacker since KGB's youth. Hopefully Matthews will keep improving. Kampman, while solid, is surely not a pass rush specialists standing up, sitting down, 3pt stance. Our inside linebackers could not blitz last year, and still can't. Where is the pressure from the inside Jenkins, Jolly, Raji? Quit bitchin', and start making some plays!

I thought this defensive change was supposed to be AWESOME!! Wh-what? And now the players are bitching? Crybabies. Favre beat your ass. Period. You shoulda kept him. Now shut up and keep sucking.

Yeah.............when's the last time the Queens won the Super Bowl? Only a queen would talk smack about a good half of a season. You of all people should know a regular season record doesn't mean squat. Maybe you're not old enough to remember the Falcons taking away your Super Bowl run. The greatest team never to make it to the Super Bowl? By the way, how's Ziggy's payment plan coming along for paying Favre's salary? Have you sold out your home games yet? I hear they're building you a nice new stadium.........it's in LA.