Clay Matthews and the Green Bay Saga

     If you haven't heard of it yet, Clay Matthews has decided to comment about the 37-20 loss against the Giants in last year's Divisional round of the playoffs. He believes that the Packers beat themselves in loss, and any other day they would have beat the Giants. He even went as far as to say that the Packers "handed them the game." Not only has Clay Matthews spoken about this issue, but allmost the entire Packers team has said that they believed that they lost the game, and the Giants didn't beat them. The only exception to this has been WR Greg Jennings, who acknowledged that the Giants were definitely that better team, and they should have won.

     These comments have made me lose a lot of respect for the Green Bay Packers and their players. You want to know why weren't playing the best football? Because you were playing the Giants. I mean, imagine if a commander for a losing army said that they just weren't fighting their best during the war, and that's why they lost. A loss is a loss no matter how it occurs. In fact, the definition of lost is, "(a game or contest) in which a defeat has been sustained." Just like the Falcons, the 49ers, and the Patriots, the Packers lost to the better team in all four games. Justin Tuck has even gotten fed up about the issue.

"Thank you for giving us the game, Clay," Tuck deadpanned. "I appreciate it a lot."

"Did they play their best ball?" Tuck continued. "I don't know. But we won the football game. I don't think they gave us anything."

     Totally agree Tuck.... Totally agree. That's all I've got for today. No practice reports due to the fact that the Giants were on a plane today, heading to Jacksonville in preparation for their Friday night preseason game against the Jaguars. Check back here tomorrow, for some information about what to watch for in tomorrow's game, as well as an analysis of their first preseason game.