Physicality is part of it, but really more about attitude and that warrior-type mentality the Packers seem to be lacking. Physicality would be the result of that mentality…hopefully.

I’ll take the sack and the punt every time.

WR/TE – Greg Jennings – Must be re-signed. I can’t over emphasize this enough.

Jermichael Finely – If Jennings is re-signed I don’t see this as being that big of a problem, but if he and Jennings both bolt. That drastically shrinks Rodgers arsenal. There are few TE options on the market who make sense and for the exception of early round top tier TE, there isn’t another TE on the GB roster who can step in and get defenses attention like Finley can. I can’t stand the guy, but he might need to stay.

RB – DuJuan “the car salesman” Harris is not the answer to the feature back role. Neither is Starks, Green or Grant. Especially if your going to run 430 times a season. You either draft a stud like Monte Ball or get lucky with someone on the FA market willing to take less like DeAngelo Williams, Steven Jax or Chris Ivory. Not saying GB can afford all of them but if the market drops like it did for Benson last summer who knows.

Safety – For the exception of William Moore there isn’t another safety on the market who could provide a huge upgrade if Woodson isn’t back. This is the last position I expect TT to upgrade. More than likely he upgrades through the draft here. Maybe Woodson restructures his deal.

LB – Do what you have to do to cut AJ Hawk or trade his ass. He won’t even start with Matthews, Perry, Bishop, DJ Smith, Erik Walden and Dezman Moses all hopefully healthy. Couldn’t hurt to add another pass rushing force here.

DL- I think Ryan Pickett is on a serious decline. More so than what’s being talked about, he doesn’t get after the QB whatsoever. I’m also not too high on Raji, but whatever. Richard Seymour could be a TT type guy. Anthony Hargrove would have been a nice addition to the Pack this year, if it weren’t for the bounty scandal. There’s a lot of depth out there on the market for DL, I think TT would be wise to explore an option for signing a veteran like Seymour, Melton, Freeney, Randy Starks….this is a good time to get one of these guys possibly on the cheap to help add to the DL.

Again these are just options.

I’d do this….

OT – Sign FA
WR/TE – Re-sign Jennings/Finley (bring him back)
RB – Draft
LB – Draft
DT – Sign FA
S – Draft
K – Draft

Time for TT to get creative.

Your argument is “same personnel, same team, what’s the difference?” — well actually num nuts it’s not the same personnel, it’s missing a big key piece in a guy named Nick Collins. So start with that. Woodson was two years younger and two collar bones healthier playing corner not free. Tramon hadn’t been paid yet, so naturally he was better. Cullen Jenkins was up front instead of CJ Wilson (big difference). Bishop was healthy (although he’s still around, I won’t charge you for that one) and Charlie Peprah was at SS not MD Jennings.

I mean, my god, that’s a lot of changes. And a lot more playmakers in their natural positions, two years younger than they are now.

2010 is meaningless. Who cares, it’s over and done with — move on. The whole goal of any franchise is to become a dynasty and when you have the best QB in the league on your team the goal every year is to be a dynasty. Not some one year wonder who gets bounced in the playoffs every other year.

TT needs to make drastic changes. Regardless of whether or not Hawk is owed whatever you say he is (link me to your info on that release penalty too btw) who cares. He won’t start next year regardless, that’s far too much money to have riding the bench as a 5th string LB. If you can’t release him, trade him, get creative and get rid of his ass. He sucks, case closed. He’s slower, weaker and older than he was in 2010. He’s consistently rated as one of the worst linebackers at his position in the league — if that isn’t enough evidence already just watch the highlight tapes of Vernon Davis bitching him last Saturday.

I was merely pointing out that physicality is not the reason why the Packers lost to the 49ers. Their inability to contain Kaepernick was.

Most of my response was to other comments, not to the article itself.

2010 is meaningless? Ludicrous. Football has not changed THAT much. Certainly physicality was just as important then as now. There are comparisons that are valid and ones that are not.

I think we both have overstated the competition this year in the NFC. To make the Super Bowl, the Packers only needed to beat the 49ers and Falcons. That is not exactly a mountain to climb. The Packers are more vulnerable to running QBs now than in 2010 because they are slower on defense. Other than that, lots of similarities with the defense.

The whole point of the story is that Monte Kiffin, Jim Johnson, Lovie Smith, and Dick Lebeau are exactly what the Packers DON’T need. They need a complement to McCarthy, not a mirror image. I’d disagree about Lebeau though. He’s down on the bench and has a fiery presence. But he’s an old man and not what the doctor ordered.

As for 2010….it was in 2010. It’s over. Every time you play the “2010 card”, it’s an admission that you don’t think the league or game has changed since then. In 2010 a rookie quarterback wasn’t thought to be able to make a significant impact. In 2010 we would have laughed about a team playing the read option.

Furthermore the competition in 2010 is nothing compared to what it is in 2013. Simply put…any comparisons or references to 2010 are meaningless.

No. It wasn’t 3 yards and a cloud of dust. It was big plays, especially on 3rd down.

The Packers lost because they couldn’t stop Kaepernick, a unique talent with crazy speed, from running for 1st downs on 3rd and long. Period.

Capers did a poor job game planning for it, and the players did a horseshit job executing it.

So, who was this physical force in 2010? Clay Matthews? Charles Woodson? They are still on the team.

Funny because let’s look at some of the great defensive coordinators: Monte Kiffin, Jim Johnson, Lovie Smith, Dick Lebeau. Do any of these guys strike you as fiery?

Hey, if the point of the article is that we need our defense to be more physical, then YES, absolutely. We all agree. If being physical means actually tackling the guy instead of letting him get the corner, then fuck yeah, we need to be more physical.

Look it up. Cutting AJ Hawk would result in $4.8 million in dead money next season. Hard to believe TT would swallow that. I keep saying that. No one is listening.