The Packers running game is currently a non-entity. Whether Ryan Grant is still a step slow from his hamstring injury or the ofensive line simpy isn't good enough, the results are clear. How else do you explain ZERO net yards rushing for the last three quarters Sunday in the loss at Tampa Bay? Even a dead man can do that.

How much confidence has Mike McCarthy lost in the running game? Down two points in the 4th quarter with a banged up Aaron Rodgers at the controls, McCarthy had good field position and plenty of time to work with. What did he do? Call for an empty backfield without even the threat of a run. Rodgers was blitzed, threw to the wrong guy and it was picked off by the Bucs. Ballgame.

We can sit here all day and talk about the irony of Brett Favre throwing six touchdown passes on the same day that Rodgers tossed three interceptions and got hurt. One thing has become clear. Ted Thompson's gamble to go with two rookie backup quarterbacks has backfired. You could make the case that it's already cost them one game and might cost them more.

While Thompson is thinking over his decisions made in the off-season, he has to at least be a little concerned that he overpaid for Ryan Grant. What happened to the guy we saw last season? He looks like John Brockington at the end of his Green Bay career. Picking up a yard has become a challenge.

The bloom is off the 2-0 rose as the Packers have dropped to 2-2. McCarthy has proven resourceful at fixing things. Looks like he better dig back into the toolbox again and find a healthy Rodgers and a healthier running game.