Did you ever have something so passionate to say and you have so much to point out but you’re not really sure where to begin, that’s the way I feel today. 

I’ll start here….
The Packers organization moves like an iceberg, very slow and methodically. So, for those of you thinking that you’d see Mike McCarthy and Ted Thompson sitting on the corner of Oneida St. and Lombardi Ave. holding up “Will Run Your Football Team Into The Ground For Food” signs, you can forget it.

The reality is this; the Packers have 8 games to play. The Packers have 8 games to turn things around (not that I believe they will). Mike MCCarthy and/or Ted Thompson are going to be given until the end of the season to “right the ship” and then evaluations will be made, and rightfully so. There is hardly ever an instance where a firing proves to be the ignition for a team to take off and become successful. Yes, the Colorado Rockies, this past season, were an exception to the rule but for the most part, the rule is, wait until the end of the season to make wholesale changes. If you fire McCarthy now you’re basically firing your head coach and your offensive coordinator. Also, if you relieve McCarthy of his duties this minute, you pretty much guarantee that you’re putting a lame duck interim into the mix and do you really think that he’ll garner much respect from players that know he’s gone too at the end of the year? You ride the wave, good or bad, until you’ve reached season’s end and then go from there.

There are some things that you can hold on to if you’re a Packers fan;
*  Jermichael Finley and Jordy Nelson are both due back this week and will add some much needed options for Aaron Rodgers in the offense. 

*  The injury to Tauscher doesn’t appear to be serious and he should be back this week as well. 

*  The run game showed some promise yesterday and could be a factor, if used properly, for the remainder of the season.

*  The defense, quarterback pressure aside, still is better than it was last year. If the D is not constantly put in bad field position, they do show better capability to get off the field and give the ball back to the offense.

*  Does this team have the capability to beat Dallas, San Francisco, Detroit, Chicago, Seattle…Yes. Will they, that is yet to be seen. I’ve got to tell you, confidence isn’t running high right now. Shocking, I know. If the Packers play mistake free football, they’re not as bad as their record would indicate but self discipline has been the biggest stain upon the Mike McCarthy’s tenure and will ultimately cost him his job.

Here’s the Cliff’s Notes version, keep standing with your passion and optimism but remember that the dog stuff of reality is on your shoe.