Mike Woods Is A Hack

A few months back, during training camp, I wrote of a long-standing ritual the morning after each Packer game, reading Mike Woods in the Post-Crescent and having no outlet to tell him what a hack he is. Now, I have this here website and you fine folks to vent to - so thanks.

Mr. Woods latest contribution to the world of sports journalism is no less hackoriffic than any of it's predecessors. It's as though the Gannett company, owners of the Post-Crescent and Green Bay Press Gazette, held a "Write A Packer Story" contest for fans as they emptied into the Lambeau parking lot after Sunday's game, and picked the worst entrant from a field of mediocrity.

The crux of his argument is as follows:

There are two ways to view this outfit after six games: They're a team that has a one-dimensional offense that is cheating death, or they're a team that is finding ways to win and is certain to improve as the season unfolds.

If you choose to back away from the green and gold Kool-Aid and don't walk past the mirror without staring into it, you know the answer. The Packers are living dangerously.

What a load of manure. The team is 5-1 having played five games against professional football teams (and one game against the Vikings). They have won five contests, not by luck, but by being the better team and finding a way to win. Can't run the ball? We'll spread it out and throw it. Missing two starters on the offensive line? No problem. Struggling to cover the tight-end? Throw a safety over the top and put a corner on him. The list goes on and on.

Certainly, luck comes into play, but don't tell me the Packers haven't had some bad luck as well, especially when it comes to some awful officiating the past two weeks, including a crew that took 14 Packer points off the board this past weekend. But did the Packers complain? Did they wilt under the pressure? No, they did what good teams do. They overcame the horrible calls, the sloppy conditions, their own deficiencies, and they won the freekin' game.

Here's hoping Mr. Woods takes more thoughtful stance for his next column, rather than the hacktatsic display of his latest work.

 

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