You know, I’ve got a good friend that actually had the Rams going to the Super Bowl…wow! I had them at 8-8 in my NFL Preview for Bullz-Eye, which doesn’t look too good either.

I’ll tell my friend that you called him an idiot though and thanks for posting again, haha….

Personally, I think the 49ers picked the right QB in Alex Smith in ‘05, but I don’t fault the Pack for selecting Rodgers, either. Pundits had him projected as a top 10 quarterback and at the time, Favre was waffling about his future, so GB took a shot when he fell so far. Of course they could have landed a player that would probably be helping them now (Logan Mankins and Heath Miller come to mind), but you can’t fault them for taking a guy they thought would be a franchise QB and their backup plan to Favre.

As far as me not including the Packers in my top five, let’s just get it out in the open so you don’t all lynch me: I’m extremely worried about their lack of a run game. Just like you guys, I’ve watched a ton of football and the formula has always been, if you can stop the run and run the ball, you’ll make a deep playoff run. I know, I know – the Colts couldn’t stop the run last year, but they did in the postseason and it’s a big reason why they were able to get over the SB hump. Having an elite passing game helped as well, of course…

I love Green Bay this year and ask JP, I was one saying in preseason that they were better than people thought (although I didn’t like their pick of Justin Harrell with Reggie Nelson still on the board). I saw them more as an 8-8 or 9-7 team, but they’re playing great right now and I give them all the credit in the world. If they start running the ball more effectively, I’ll love them even more…just my thoughts.

What do you guys think???

I have hopes for Koren Robinson – a talented player who might finally understand just how fortunate he is. Green Bay is a pretty good place for that to happen,

As he gets into game shape, he can hopefully take some of the stress off the rookie and second year wideout. If he can return to form, we’re one step closer to fielding a very formidable team.

Now if we could just find a real running game and keep Favre out of those “I just gotta make a play!” moments. We might really have something here.

I need to say something public about Max McGee. Air Force pilot, Packer Great, broadcaster, businessman, and a charitable dynamo with regard to juvenile diabetes. Dead at 75.

Max was one of the fixtures in my father’s storytelling while we listened to Packer games on WTMJ AM620 – living in Chicago at the time, he referred to that station as Radio Free Milwaukee: a joke that took some learning to understand. Max doing color commentary along with play by play guy Jim Irwin were the personification of the Green Bay Packers for me. Even when the Packers were playing the Bears, and we could get the broadcast, we would turn the sound down and sit next to that crackly old transistor radio. My grandfather’s radio. The only one in the house that could pull in WTMJ.

The stories of Max’s carousing, his tormenting of Vince Lombardi’s legendary discipline and his uncommon athletic talent were common conversations around my home. McGee was quoted, “When it’s third-and-10, you can take the milk drinkers and I’ll take the whiskey drinkers every time.”

My Dad was old school – we didn’t talk much when I was growing up, but tuning in on Sundays with Max and Jim was just the thing. Those afternoons meant the world to me.

God’s speed, McGee.

But just for you and the rest of Pack Nation:

6. Green Bay Packers
Previous Rank: N/A
Why? Because they’re the best damn team in the NFL – that’s why!