It’s kind of how other Green Bay Packers sites write for the idiots in the bunch. Or maybe they are the idiots in the bunch. We’re not sure. What we are sure of is the Green Bay Packers will be pandering to the dummies on the team from now on.
That means their offseason will be spent teaching their system in the most dumbed-down possible way, so the new guys — and the guys who aren’t very smart — get it and understand it. That’s good for those guys, but it doesn’t do much to advance the veterans.
But the Packers have tried that before.
They tried it last offseason, when all you heard Packers coach Mike McCarthy talk about was getting off to a fast start. Part of the plan to getting off to that fast start was NOT to pander to the dummies in the room. Instead, the Packers tailored their offseason program to the veterans and counted on them to bring the youngsters along.
The Packers got their fast start at 6-0 and then the wheels fell off.
So, either that was a stupid idea to begin with or the veterans didn’t do their part. Rather than counting on the veterans to do better, McCarthy has decided to go back to the old way.
“You always teach the youngest guy in the room,” McCarthy said. “I hate to say the lowest, but you always taught to the youngest player in the room. It’s something we’ve done through Day 1, and it’s worked for us.”
What that means is, the Packers are probably trading another fast start for a better and more cohesive team down the stretch.
After last season, I think we’ll all take that.
In hindsight, 2015 seemed to have more guys on the roster than usual who were deemed not ready to contribute. That could very well have been a byproduct of counting on the veterans to bring the youngsters up to speed (and the veterans failing to give a shit).
In the latter part of the season when you need those young guys to contribute, they didn’t really seem to be able to do so, with a couple exceptions.
Maybe that will change now that the focus is back on getting the young and dim up to speed.