We’re more than a quarter of the way through the NFL regular season and as Packers fans we’ve seen a mixed bag of on-field play. I don’t think that I’m alone when I say that the Packers 4-1 record seems a bit hollow at this point. We know it’s hard to compete week-to-week in the NFL and harder yet to win when you’re playing at less than full strength but something beyond that has been lurking for this Packers team. Are the Green Bay Packers contenders or pretenders?
If the playoffs started today I’d assess this Packers team as “wild card” worthy, although by virtue of playing in the worst division in football they’ll likely end up with another NFC North title by season’s end.