Archive for June, 2008
Clearly, Thompson Reads CheeseheadTv
How else to explain the Packers’ attendance at a recent workout of ex-Lions running back Kevin Jones? As I wrote on May 29th, Jones is worth bringing in for a look. Tweet
Every Play Counts
That’s the name of Doug Farrar’s column over at FootballOutsiders. In it, he picks one player or aspect of a teams play and focus’ on it for an entire game. He has featured everything from star quarterbacks to undrafted defensive linemen, from defensive schemes to special teams trends – and this week he looks at [...]
Forum Activity: June 2008
Who is Ryan Grant? :helmet duh…who will be NFC North best :vikes get pumped for new season videos :tv favorite WI brat brands..updated Tweet
Family Night
Just got my tickets. I am taking my oldest daughter to Wisconsin in August and last night I realized we’ll be there for Family Night. Then I read that there were plenty of tickets left. Perfect! We’ll see you there. (As an aside: Gotta love the Press-Gazette’s headline, intimating that Favre’s departure has caused the [...]
Despite Emotion, Culpepper Makes Sense
(Just not as much sense as Tim Rattay) I am an emotional guy, as you no doubt have surmised over the past year. During those times when I may have let my emotions get the better of me, one of the PackerGeek brethren have been there to provide a calm counterpoint to my emotional outbursts. [...]
Billows Of Smoke…but No Fire?
So the Jason Taylor rumors are back in full force this evening. I don’t have much to add to what I’ve already written except to say if you’re looking for a source to trust, Greg Bedard over at JS Online is your man. One year removed from extensive time covering the Dolphins, he knows all [...]
Mike Florio – King of the Cheap Shot
Mike Florio over at Pro Football Talk is a mixed bag. He can break some pretty big NFL stories and start a great rumor with the best of them – all while being a complete jackass. A perfect example of the latter is on display today in his post regarding Ryan Grant and Grant’s contract [...]
File Under: Show Me
What can only be described as welcome news to the many critics of Packers Defensive Coordinator Bob Sanders (this blog included), Mike McCarthy has indicated that the Packers of 2008 will look a bit different in how they get to the quarterback. Indeed, PFT’s headline is the ever-popular “(Insert your team here) Promise More Aggressive [...]
No Surprise
The news that Javon Walker was found unconscious on a street in Vegas, the apparent victim of an early morning robbery, is not a surprise. Not one bit. Here’s a guy who, since he entered the league, has done everything in his power to make it abundantly clear that he cares about nothing but his [...]
Call Me An Alarmist…
…but is it not a bit disconcerting that Johnny Jolly and Justin Harrell will not only be out until training camp, but now McCarthy is saying: We anticipate those guys at some point in training camp being ready to go Some point in training camp? What happened to them being ready to go AT THE [...]
Vandermause At It Again
It must be hard to be the Sports Editor at the newspaper where the Green Bay Packers got their start. What with decades of tradition breathing down your neck all the time. A job like that could only be filled by the best and the brightest. Which is why it is such a sad state [...]
Geeks Bullish On Rodgers
Yes, this headline officially signifies that I have been working in finance for far too long… I’ve had my differences with both Andy and Steve over at PackerGeeks, but I wholeheartedly embrace this War and Peace-like in length post by Andy where our intrepid Geek brother muses on the (not-so-far-fetched in my opinion) possibility that [...]
Musical Chairs At Guard Again? Really?
Here I thought that the idea was to infuse the offensive guard position with talent, both through the draft and by letting the talent on the roster mature, and then let the contenders battle it out through the summer and the two players that performed the best would be named the starters for 2008 before [...]
The Good and the Bad (Waiting On Ugly…)
It’s been awhile, but here in the depths of the worst, most boring part of the NFL offseason is my official ‘Good, Bad and Ugly’ – without the Ugly – from the latest Packer mini-camp report. (Yes, I am now reduced to observing and commenting on the observations of others for practices that the media [...]
