The next 4 weeks are going to be different. They're going to look different. Who knows where GB is going to stand on Thanksgiving. Personally, I think GB is going 3-1 over the next 4 games because they have 52 guys that want to prove it's not a 1 man operation around here and while they love their leader, it's on them to carry on.
But the reason for this post is the big picture beyond 2013. This is now a team built to continue to contend for championships for years to come. The pieces Ted has put in play over the past few years are going to pay off. Injuries have crippled this team but every year going forward they're going to hurt less. The 2013 draft was a game changer for Green Bay.
In 2014 the OL backups are going to include Sherrod, Barclay, and Tretter. Bakhtiari will be a tested vet in his second year. Hyde looks like a young football savant. Worthy and Datone Jones will be second year guys looking to follow Daniels third year lead. And then there's Eddy Lacy. Currently 8th in the NFL in rushing even though he essentially missed a game after 1 carry for 10 yards. He's 4th in the NFL AVERAGING 85 yards per game. Perry looks like he's found his groove coming off the same side as he did at USC. He's a different guy when they line him up there and looks like an automatic 10 plus sack guy there. And let's not forget Clay possibly made his biggest play as a Packer coming off the spot Perry's been playing when he told Pickett to spill it and stuck Mendenhall in the backfield and forced a game changing fumble in Dallas.
I'm not remotely close to giving up on 2013 because AR is hurt. Way too much football left and I think this team is going to respond like its 2010. I'm just all kinds of fired up how crazy good this team is going to be for the years to come.
Proud as possible to be a Green Bay Packer fan.