After watching future Hall of Fame quarterback Brett Favre torch defenses through the air over the first four games, Green Bay Packers head coach Mike McCarthy announced plans to completely stop running the football in future games during a press conference Wednesday.
The shocking statement was soon followed by another surprise when McCarthy confirmed rumors that both DeShawn Wynn and Brandon Jackson had been cut. The two rookie running backs led the Packers in rushing yardage after four games.
From now on we're done running the football,"" McCarthy said in his Elvis-like voice. ""I'm gonna' put the ball in Brett's hands and let the chips fall where they may.""
When asked how he could possibly expect to operate an offense without running the football, McCarthy stared blankly into the video cameras and delivered a typical response.
""Brett Favre is just a competitor,"" McCarthy said. ""He straps it up and competes.
If we go out there and compete and play football, it shouldn't matter if we throw on every play.""
Favre and the other Packers did not comment on the developing situation, but analysts around the league were buzzing about McCarthy's controversial decision.
""Quite frankly, the man is crazy,"" raged ESPN pundit Stephen A. Smith. ""It is outrageous and ostentatious. This is an abomination upon the game of football.""
Merrill Hoge of ""NFL Live"" also called McCarthy's decision ridiculous, but then he realized he was Merill Hoge and no one gave a damn about what he had to say.
McCarthy respectfully disagreed with his critics.
""Throwin' the ball 50, 60, 70 times a game - that's just Green Bay Packer football,"" he said.
