What The Hell, Packers?

Full disclosure: I gamble on pro football. Almost every Sunday, in fact.  Believe you me, there were few bets I liked more this past Sunday then Packers -10 1/2 over the lowly Bengals. Slam-dunk, no doubt, easy victory for the green and gold.

So here's my question for the Packers: what the fuck were you attempting to do Sunday? Did any of you watch a single episode of 'Hard Knocks' this season? Did you not see how incredibly hard it was for the Bengals to put together a team that would in all likelihood struggle to compete in the Canadian Football League?

Apparently not, because the Packers got straight up RAPED by Cincy. That's right, raped. And not by big playmakers like Carson Palmer, by guys like CEDRIC FUCKING BENSON and some castoff named Antwan Odom! This Odom dude had 5 sacks! Most defensive lineman are lucky to get that IN AN ENTIRE SEASON!

Sometimes when I'm watching the Packers struggle against a clearly inferior team, I imagine that the team is just playing a big joke on its fans. I can see Mike McCarthy saying, "Alright men, let's give these talentless scrubs a 10-point lead just to make everyone nervous, then we'll bust it open and win by a field goal. Sound like fun?"

It appears most of the team missed the memo on that joke, because the Packers offensive line has HUGE problems.

Since I'm a betting man, I'd offer a wager that given the opportunity, I could have sacked the shit out of Aaron Rodgers on Sunday, maybe even forced a fumble. That's how bad this O-line is.

Do these linemen not realize that in order to actually produce wins, you need to protect the quarterback and occasionally open a hole for Ryan Grant to run through? If this is a concept that they're struggling with, it's time for Ted Thompson to get on his phone and fucking MAKE SOME CALLS.

And another thing: when did the Packers receivers forget how to catch a football in stride? Seems like a simple concept, but then again, this team can't even block a rushing defensive lineman for more than two seconds.

Thankfully, the NFL did the Packers a big favor by lining up another cupcake for them this Sunday: the St. Louis Rams. They play in a dome, which automatically makes them a bunch of pussies.

And despite what you hear about St. Louis Cardinals fans being so "smart" and "passionate about the game," Rams fans are the exact opposite: fairly dumb and still under the impression that Kurt Warner will return to play quarterback.

If the Packers can't clean it up this week, there is zero chance we'll strut into the Metrodome next weekend with an ounce of confidence. 

Not good, Packers. Not good at all.

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