Recently, I was over at Big Blue View, reading a fanpost about an anonymous player from one of their 2010 opponents saying that Eli Manning is still on the rise and blaming Kevin Gilbride for Manning's high turnover numbers last year.

In the comments underneath, one Giants fan (GhostDini) said,

There are so many pre-snap reads in our offense. I’d love to have the Packers offense. It’s so basic.

I responded that our offense is not so basic, and threw out the first thing that came into my head, which wss that each of our receivers can line up at any of the receiver positions on any given play, and properly execute the particular responsibilities (route running, timing with Rodgers, etc.) of the position they line up in.

Then, one guy (tommy d.) essentially argued that that only proves that the Packers' offense is simple; so simple that the receivers can do that without being confused by it all, but I counter-argued that the fact that our receivers do that makes our offense exponentially more complex.

So then, tommy d. asked if that is the common belief, that Philbin/McCarthy’s offense is complicated, and I said I wasn't really sure what the common belief is, and would write a fanpost over here to generate a consensus.

So, please, vote in the poll, give us your thoughts (including anything else that you think may make our offense "so basic" or not so basic, and help generate that consensus opinion for tommy d.

Poll

Is the Packers' offense complicated, or basic?

74%

Complex

71 votes

25%

So basic

24 votes

95 votes | Poll has closed

According to Greg Gabriel, former Director of College Scouting for the Chicago Bears, we have Bears General manager Jerry Angelo to thank for the availability of James Starks at the 193rd slot in the 2010 draft. In a National Football Post article, Gabriel said that two players who the Bears had high grades on were available in the sixth round -- Central Michigan quarterback Dan LeFevour, and Starks.

There was excellent discussion on the two players with some people favoring Starks and others favoring LeFevour. I was in Starks’ corner.

As Chicago's pick at the 181st slot neared, Bears GM Jerry Angelo made the decision to go with Starks. Starks' agent was contacted and agreed to the Bears' preliminary condition that a four-year deal would be done by a certain date, and then, while the Bears were on the clock, Starks was called and told that the Bears were taking him. However, while Gabriel was on the phone with Starks, Angelo changed his mind and decided to draft LeFevour (who was subsequently released at the final cut), instead.

Gabriel called it

the most embarrassing moment I had experienced while scouting.

So, thank you, Jerry Angelo. Because of you, the Packers have a rushing threat in the playoffs.