Published on: 13th September, 2009
Like a kid on Christmas Eve, I could not sleep last night. I am so excited about this season that I was up until 3:30 a.m. and back up by 9:30 a.m. to watch the pregame shows. (That's right East Coasters, there are lots of us watching football on the ...Published on: 7th September, 2009
I should preface this article by saying I do not advocate gambling. However, I am frequently caught wanting to show my confidence by offering to wager on my views. Thus, I will offer odds on the odds for certain Packers' achievements, as listed according to www.Bodog.com. Regular Season Win Total, Over/Under Over 8.5 ...Published on: 5th September, 2009
The Green Bay Packers had two important steps take place this weekend that will enable my favourite quarterback to be in green and gold: They dumped 2008 second round pick Brian Brohm, who showed little to make one believe he could play at the NFL level in two training camps and ...Published on: 1st September, 2009
On Friday, the Green Bay Packers continued their success in the preseason, beating the Arizona Cardinals 44-37. Unlike the first two games, won by a combined score of 48-21, this game provided considerably more scoring. There also were considerably more areas in which the team showed it needed improvement.True, the ...Published on: 29th August, 2009
Against the Bills last weekend, the Packers dominated once again in all phases. The Bills were without Terrell Owens and are hardly an elite team on either side of the ball, but the negatives of the game end there.The starting defense once again pitched a shutout and forced multiple turnovers--in ...Published on: 23rd August, 2009
I was willing to let this Favre thing go. In a way, I was happy he exposed the Vikings for what they were—desperate and willing to put one man before the team. Then I heard him utter these words: "Real Packers fans understand."Really, Brett? Because I have been a real ...Published on: 22nd August, 2009
The Green Bay Packers debuted their new defense Saturday, Aug. 15, by shutting out the Cleveland Browns. Granted, Cleveland is no offensive powerhouse, and helped the Packers by getting called for holding on a 31-yard field goal after their first possession, then missing the re-try. But the Packers held them to ...Published on: 14th August, 2009
The Philadelphia Eagles signed Michael Vick to a one-year, $1.6 million contract Thursday, August 13, with an option year for $5.2 million in 2010. I will not get into the morals of this move, as I have covered them for Examiner.com. Here, I will just address this move from a football ...Published on: 7th August, 2009
Tory Humphrey, the Packers third tight end on the depth chart, has suffered a broken forearm in Thursday's practice, requiring surgery. The team is waiting to see how the surgery goes before determining whether this will make Humphrey miss his second season in three years; clearly, he will miss significant ...Published on: 20th July, 2009
This is the first edition of a list of who, as a General Manager, I would want to have to win in 2009, in order from best to worst option. I start with the quarterback position because it is universally recognized as the most important in football—the very reason that ...