Colin Cowherd: “The Packers had a BAD win over Cleveland. There are good losses and bad wins. Yes, they’re 7-0 at home, yes, Aaron is going to be MVP, stop me if you’ve heard this before, but why are they in so many close games?? Why can’t they put Cleveland away with FOUR interceptions? Why – because they give up the 31st ranked yards per carry run defense in the league. You gotta be frightened about that, you gotta be worried about that, you’re going to face the Rams who can run it, you’re going to face Dallas who can run it, you’re going to face Tampa who can run it. You could face Philadelphia in Round 1, the number one rushing team. This team has a hole and we’ve identified it. You can power-run the football at them and they’re only 11th in the NFL in point differential.” (Full Segment Above)
Listen to Colin Cowherd explain why he has the Green Bay Packers only ranked no. 4 in his Week 16 Herd Hierarchy rankings despite Green Bay having the best record in the league, and Aaron Rodgers surging to the top of the MVP odds.
Check out Colin’s full explanation on his doubts about Green Bay from Monday:
“I like heavyweights with power – Tyson, Joe Frazier, Ali in his prime…I never liked Larry Holmes, he wasn’t as dynamic. I would never classify Holmes as one of the all-time great boxers because he didn’t have ‘the punch.’ Green Bay is like the boxer who always wins on points. I’ve seen them outplayed by Cleveland this weekend -- Aaron saves them. Outplayed by Cincinnati -- Aaron saves them. Outplayed by San Francisco -- Aaron saves them. The defense against Tyler Huntley saved them. Green Bay’s point differential – and this is what Vegas pay attention to – for a 12-3 team with Aaron Rodgers is +59. Forty-three of that is two games against the Bears and one against the Lions. They’re 11th in the NFL in point differential and thank God they played the Lions or they’d be about 17th in point differential. It means their margin for error is very slim. They play in too many close games and we know they’re in a division with two lousy teams. Minnesota isn’t even good. Their point differential ranking is squeezed between two 8-7 teams. Half of their wins are one possession. Cleveland felt like they had more good players. I don’t want to hear about ‘injuries’ for Green Bay, this whole league is hurt. Cleveland had four picks at Lambeau, and Cleveland using backup tackles had a chance to win that game late. That’s not good enough. Aaron’s teams are always ‘pretty’ and ‘talented’, but the playoffs are about getting in the Octagon. They are 31st in yards allowed per carry. They’re going to get absolutely controlled by San Francisco if they met them in the playoffs. Cleveland got 7 and 8 yards every time they wanted to and ran at will on Green Bay. I wouldn’t even classify this as ‘kryptonite’. It is an unsolvable issue, you can run the ball on them. You start looking at the Rams right now with Cam Akers coming back and Sony Michel, San Francisco has a big running game, Tampa Bay has two Pro Bowlers on their o-line. I don't see it with Green Bay. This team is so talented but the last few weeks have been eye-opening.”
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