Archive for May, 2008
Packers Should Look At Kevin Jones
Seems ex-Lion Kevin Jones is starting to draw a little interest, with both New England and Tennessee having him in for visits. (What is it with the Titans and running backs lately?) It also appears that Jones has an inflated sense of his worth to an NFL team, but this should correct itself after awhile. [...]
It Was In My Best Situation To Handle It This Way
That’s how Ryan Grant explains not signing his one year tender and getting his butt on the practice field. Thanks to Greg Bedard for reporting the quote as it was actually uttered, as opposed to Tom Pelissero who editorializes the comment to make it appear that Grant has a grasp on the English language….though it’s [...]
Into the Quarterback Fire we go
Greg Bedard makes a good argument (sorry, sub required) for why the Packers are going to be a solidly better 53-man roster. He also paints a good picture of the huge risk that Ted Thompson is taking by having 2 rookies and the heir with no “vet”. He makes the same point as Aaron that [...]
Barbre Tabbed As Starter
It looks like the Packers are not kidding around when they say that improvement at the guard position will come from within. Second year player Alan Barbre was the starter at left guard at the opening of today’s practice, taking Daryn Colledge’s place from last year (though Colledge saw work at his old spot as [...]
Justin Harrell: Cream Puff
Justin Harrell, Mr. “Kid Gloves Treatment” himself, might not be ready until TRAINING CAMP? Ugh. Tweet
Further Spygate Thoughts
An Insult To the Intelligence of People Who Follow Football. That’s what Senator Arlen Specter calls NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell’s assertion that the Patriot’s taping of defensive and, now it is known, offensive signals had not “affected the outcome of any games.” And while I will forever revile the Senator from Pennsylvania for giving us [...]
New Packer Jersey?
Commenter Keith brings up a great question that I thought should be thrown out to the greater readership, as it were. Now that Brett Favre has retired, who’s jersey will you wear on gameday, if any at all? Or perhaps you’ll keep wearing #4 on Sunday’s? (I mean, even that kid who wore Favre’s jersey [...]
No Veteran QB For the Packers?
Adam Schein over at FOX Sports reports (hat tip: Railbird) that Green Bay Packer Head Coach Mike McCarthy (I love S.E.O.) has indicated that the Packers are in no way in the market for a veteran quarterback to add to the roster. The Packers are more than comfortable heading into the season with an amazingly [...]
It Tolls For Thee, Koren…
The Packers released Koren Robinson today, as many expected after the draft. Can’t say I’m surpised at all, especially after the way he played in the playoffs. He has lost most of his quickness and his knee was clearly bothering him. He had become a favorite target of Favre’s, to the detriment of the offense [...]
To Packer Geeks (and Joe)
Yes, that’s me. Drinking Pabst, from a Pabst glass that I’ve had since my grandfather’s bar in Chilton closed down oh so many years ago. And I’m raising my glass to my friends over at Packer Geeks, and one of their readers, Joe. Though we may sometimes disagree, here’s one thing I am certain we [...]
Speaking of Roster Spots…
… it’s interesting to note that the Packers currently have 13 wide receivers on the roster. Plenty of pundits were surprised when the Packers used their first pick on a wide out, and were even more surprised when the team added another one in the 7th round, and then signed several as undrafted free agents. [...]
Lunatics Running the Asylum?
That’s how Andy over at Packer Geeks wants things done over at 1265 Lombardi Avenue. Andy’s proposal, prompted by a Packer Geek reader named Joe, is for Ted Thompson to sign UW Whitewater running back Justin Beaver, who had a try out with the Packers during this past weekends rookie orientation camp. The reason this [...]
King Gives McCarthy and His Staff Some Love….
Always nice to see McCarthy and his staff get some national recognition. Peter King today in his Monday Morning Quarterback column, mentions the great job McCarthy’s staff has done coaching up players like Atari Bigby, Donald Lee and Johnny Jolly. Bigby and Lee were taken off the scrap heap of the NFL (Bigby was cut [...]
Back To Football…
With the first great Blog Battle of 2008 behind us, let’s turn our attention where it belongs – on the field. Watching the playoff games again this past week (because I have no life) one thing jumped out at me I thought I’d share, and it has to do with the running back position. I [...]
Sigh…
Sometimes, it’s hard not to get despondent. You kiss your wife goodnight, explaining that you simply must respond to the latest salvo against your Packer-related reasoning, and hunker down at the computer, Firefox Bookmarks at the ready, and spend the better part of an evening putting together what you think is a fairly coherent, well [...]
Jarrett Bush Throws Down the Gauntlet
Jarrett Bush welcomes new corner Patrick Lee with the following: let it be known he better be ready to compete… Patrick Lee from Auburn, let’s get ready to RUMBLE!!!!!! Which is only half as amusing as a comment on Bush’s post by one HayatoKanzaki1, who says: Hey man. You seem like a cool dude. Hurry [...]
\”The Football Guy\”
Classic Ted quote: I can’t explain what other people might say prior to the draft. I’m not saying it’s not interesting reading, but if you’re trying to do your job and you get caught up in that and Mel Kiper’s mock drafts, then all of a sudden you start drafting based on that. So we [...]
