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Bill on Pack
Bill Belichick met with the media on Wednesday morning, and as part of his opening comments, he touched on the Packers:
"They’re playing very well. They have a good football team. I think they're pretty good at everything. Offensively, they have a very skilled offensive football team and guys that can make plays at quarterback, running back, receiver, [and] tight end. [They have] a good offensive line. Their productive in pretty much all phases of the game. They can run the ball. They throw it. They have as many big plays passing as anybody in the league. They have long drives. They score on big plays. They run the ball. They’re one of the top two rushing teams in the league, yards per carry, negative plays, things like that, first down rushing, they lead the league. They're very good in all of those phases. Of course [Brett] Favre can run the show and, as he usually does, make plays, improvision plays that always make him dangerous. Defensively, they're a very athletic group. They rush the passer well. They’re very active upfront. Their linebackers are both fast in coverage and quick in terms of blitzing and pursuit. They do a good job in the running game. They cover well in man-to-man situations. [Al] Harris and [Charles] Woodson are probably as tough and competitive and challenging as any corners that we've faced or probably any corners in the league. The safeties, [Nick] Collins and [Marquand] Manuel are hard hitters. They're very aggressive. They do a good job as well. Defensively, they turn the ball over. They rush the passer. They stop the run. They play good man-to-man coverage. Woodson on the returns, they've had a couple of different guys returning kickoffs, but they’re a good return team. They’re a good coverage team. They have a couple of young kickers that have strong legs and have been very active kicking field goals. They’re playing well. I think they’re playing with a lot of confidence. I think they've improved quite a bit since the beginning of the year, in the last month, coming off the bye. Like I said, they’re pretty good at everything. We’re going to have to play a good football game on Sunday, we know that, to win."
