April 27, 2003

Packers Notes

I have no insight to offer on the Packers' two draft picks. I've never heard of either of them. What I am happy with is the emphasis on defense. Mike Sherman didn't pull any wild deals to draft a quarterback as the heir to Brett Favre. That's probably because he took Ron Wolf's advice on this year's crop.

What caught my eye were these few paragraphs about last week's signing of Eric Crouch:

Former Heisman Trophy winner Eric Crouch, the St. Louis Rams' third-round pick last year as a wide receiver, will play quarterback in his debut with the Packers in minicamp this week.

"I can't believe how he went through waivers and no one claimed him because of the athlete that he is," Sherman said. "He's certainly someone we can work with.

"He also can run around in practice and challenge our defense while he's developing in our system. One thing I wanted to get done in free agency was find a running quarterback who could give our defense a look in practice."

For any Chicago Bears fans reading this I'll give you a little help in reading between the lines: Mike Sherman thinks Kordell Stewart will the the Bears' QB the Packers will have to deal with. With Jim Miller's constant injuries it makes sense. And when you consider there's Minnesota's Dante Culpepper also in the division and a possible meeting with Atlanta's Michael Vick in the playoffs, the defense needs to be exposed to very mobile quarterbacks.

For my Minnesota readers I ask you this: How is Mike Tice allowed to coach your team? The guy's incapable of making trades and drafting players in the alotted time, he can't get picks signed in time for training camp, and he doesn't win on the field. Can someone inform Tice that there's no time out on Draft Day. I'd offer some sympathy, but anything that lets the Vikings be a losing laughingstock is good before my green and gold eyes.

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