What a confusing first two weeks...Brett Favre has apparently forgotten how to throw the ball more than 10 yards, and the Packers' O-line, a spot that should be a strong point is frankly disappointing.
Hopefully Green Bay will get it together against the Rams, while Brett should find a reason to take his game to the air....

ON SUNDAY IT BECAME EVEN MORE EVIDENT
HOW THE GAMEPLAN OF THE VIKES HAS EVOLVED
NO LONGER A DOWNFIELD PASSING TEAM
ITS THE SHORT GAME AROUND WHICH IT REVOLVED

HANDING THE BALL OFF TO ADRIAN
AND TOSSING THE OCCASIONAL PASS
WORKED TO BEAT THE LIONS IN LAST WEEK'S GAME
AS THE DETROIT DEFENSE RAN OUT OF GAS
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THE FORMULA'S WORKED FOR THE FIRST TWO WEEKS
ALTHOUGH THE COMPETITION'S NOT BEEN FIRST RATE
BUT WILL IT CONTINUE TO BE AS EFFECTIVE
AGAINST A NINERS TEAM THAT'S BEEN LOOKING GREAT?

SAN FRANCISCO'S FOOTBALL TEAM
HAS REALLY BEEN A BIG SURPRISE
REBOUNDING WITH SORT OF FOCUS AND FIRE
AS WAS ONCE FOUND IN THEIR HEAD COACHS EYES?

THOUGH QUARTERBACKED BY SHAUN HILL
WHO ONCE HELD A VIKINGS' ROSTER SPOT
THEY'VE RELIED HEAVILY ON THE LEGS OF FRANK GORE
WHO'S COME THROUGH FAR MORE OFTEN THAN NOT

THIS WEEK HIS TASK WON'T BE EASY
AS THE VIKINGS' DEFENSIVE LINE IS TOUGH
BUT THEY LOOK TO HAVE SLIPPED JUST A LITTLE
AND FOR GORE THAT MIGHT BE JUST ENOUGH
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IT WAS ANOTHER SUNNY SUNDAY AFTERNOON
SPENT WITH AARON RODGERS ON HIS BACK
IT SEEMS EVERY TIME HE DROPS BACK TO PASS
THE PLAY ENDS WITH A DROP OR A SACK

THE BENGALS ADDED TO THAT PATTERN SUNDAY
AS SIX TIMES THEIR LINEMEN CAME CRASHING THOUGH
AND NOW WITH TWO STARTING LINEMEN INJURED
COACH MCCARTHY HAS SOME REAL WORK TO DO

CEDRIC BENSON CARRIED HIS TEAM
AND HE'S SURELY NOT A TOP-TIER GUY
BUT HE RAN OVER AND THROUGH THE PACKERS
NO MATTER WHICH OF THEIR STUNTS THEY TRIED
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THIS WEEK BRINGS YET ANOTHER OPPONENT
THAT LOOKS LIKE AN EASY WIN
BUT STEVEN JACKSON'S POWERFUL RUNNING
WILL TEST THE PACKS DEFENSE YET AGAIN

WITH MARC BULGER AT THE QUARTERBACK
THE POTENTIAL FOR THE BIG PLAY IS THERE
BUT SOMEHOW THE CONNECTIONS ARE NOT BEING MADE
WHEN THE FOOTBALL IS PUT IN THE AIR

THE RAM'S DEFENSE WILL BE READY AND WAITING
FOR THE PACKERS AND THEIR MAKESHIFT O-LINE
FOR UNLESS GREEN BAY CAN TURN THINGS AROUND
THAT RAMS' "D" WILL HAVE A GREAT CHANCE TO SHINE
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THESE 'NINERS WILL GIVE THE VIKINGS TEAM
THE STIFFEST TEST THEY'VE FACED TO DATE
AND WHILE ONE WOULD LIKE TO PREDICT A PACKERS WIN
IT'S PROBABLY JUST WISER TO WAIT......
Carl "Gator" Nelson
Packers 'verses' Vikings: A Poetic Perspective
www.PackersversesVikings.com