Archive for August, 2008
Packer Transplants Episode 28 – Topic Links
For your organizational enjoyment, a list of topics and their relevant links from the latest episode of Packer Transplants. Packer Transplants Episode 28: “Offensive Offense” Good Bad and Ugly The Good, The Bad and the Ugly It’s Only Preseason Can Everyone Please Calm Down? Things To Work On It’s Time For Aaron Rouse The Barbre [...]
Accountability
Mike McCarthy has talked a lot about ‘availability and accountability’ and the need for his players to be those very things – available (ie not hurt all the time) and accountable (ie if you screw up you will not play/be part of the team) So it is more than a little surprising that Jarrett Bush, [...]
Packer World just got bigger
We have officially gone feed crazy. Remember when you learned about Thomas Jefferson and the Louisiana Purchase? This is bigger. Here at Cheesehead TV we strive to adhere to our mantra “devoted to Green Bay Packer Fans”. Welcome to the new Packer World, with all new pages including: Packer Blogosphere How about we take the [...]
Just Floating It Out There…
Philadelphia Eagles wide out Kevin Curtis will miss up to eight weeks after undergoing surgery for a sports hernia he suffered during the Eagles preseason game against the Panthers. The Eagles have a very deep defensive line. The Packers have a very deep wide receiving corps. I’m just saying… Tweet
Flynn Should Be the Backup
And it isn’t even close. Last night I went back and re-watched every snap that Brohm and Flynn have taken from Family Night through the 49ers game. (Mrs. PackerAaron was thrilled) It’s so blindingly obvious that Matt Flynn is, at this moment, the better quarterback in McCarthy’s system. Brian Brohm may overtake him down the [...]
New Packer Transplants Episode On the Way
Corey and I will be breaking down all things Packers tonight at the impossibly glamorous Cheesehead TV studios. (Seriously, the Craft Services alone are enough to make you think you’re on the set of a big budget Hollywood film.) If you would care to add your two cents about anything at all regarding the world [...]
File Under: Sad But True
I would absolutely love to take credit for this observation, but I can’t. I am usually loathe to venture into the comment sections on any Packer news site, but this gem had me grinning and cursing its truth at the same time. From a commenter over at the JS Online Packer Blog calling himself windycityPacker, [...]
The Barbre Mystery Continues
Even with Wells out again with a ‘trunk’ injury (what the hell does that even mean?) Allen Barbre can’t lock down a guard spot, having once again split time with Daryn “Alphonso Boone Is My Daddy” Colledge at this mornings practice. This is getting ridiculous. Barbre was touted by McCarthy all offseason as someone who [...]
Intense Football League? Who knew?
Fear not, Packer fans, the organization has left no stone unturned in its quest for defensive line help. The Packers announced today (but apparently made the move last week) that they have signed defensive tackle Rodney Allen from the Odessa Roughnecks of the Intense Football League. This is not a joke. Either Allen is the [...]
Calling Out the Packer Blogosphere
Where the hell is everyone? Here we are, in the thick of the preseason, the offensive and defensive lines are in shambles, the running game is non-existent, the Pack has just been pasted by one of the worst teams in the league and… nothing? All my regular reads: Packergeeks, Brats and Beer, Railbird – where [...]
Don\’t Expect Big Offensive Changes
Pete Dougherty has a piece in today’s Press Gazette entitled “It’s Time To Find Identity For Offense” where he lays out the case for the Packers forging their offensive approach over the course of the next two preseason games. It’s a lengthy, well written piece. And a complete waste of time. Mike McCarthy is never, [...]
Ten Games
That’s how many real games it will take to evaluate Rodgers, according to Mike Lombardi over at the National Football Post. Lombardi makes a great observation in response to a quote in the Journal Sentinel from Reggie McKenzie regarding Rodgers’ mechanics in the pocket: All this talk about feet, backpedal, and arm, are meaningless if [...]
Note To Alan Herman
Mr. Herman, You made it abundantly clear that you found the Packers initial offer to your client Ryan Grant insulting. You know what I find insulting? That your client clearly didn’t keep himself in game shape this offseason and during his ludicrous holdout. Grant is STILL not participating in practice due to his hamstring. Glad [...]
Reality? Meet My Official Green Bay Packers Blog
Jeff over at Google-beloved My Official Green Bay Packers Blog has one of the most egregious cases of preseason prognostication I have ever seen. To wit: With Will “China” Blackmon and Jordy Nelson available to return kicks, there’s no reason we shouldn’t have the best return game in the NFC North or the NFC for [...]
Hey, Whatever Happened To…
… Alan Barbre competing for the left guard spot? I mean, I understand wanting to get your rookie Sitton on the field and all, and the fact that Campen and McCarthy have repeatedly stated that Jason Spitz is their best guard regardless of side (wonder how they feel about THAT statement after watching the tape [...]
Rodgers Watch
The 0:58 mark on this video is a perfect example of Rodgers hesitancy in the pocket. It’s been noted extensively, but I found this particular play interesting for two reasons. It’s a perfect illustration of Rodgers thinking too much. He looks at James Jones to his right as his first read. Then, you can almost [...]
Exactly
Mike Lombardi voices something I said to a friend on the phone yesterday, and something that I haven’t seen mentioned, even in a cursory fashion. Don’t read too much into the Packers huge loss to the 49ers. They had a short week and a long trip. That is a bad combination in the preseason. Could [...]
Woodson In Midseason Form
I’d like to take a quick break from pointing out all the things the Packers need to work on and single out Charles Woodson’s inspired play from Saturday night. Not just his interception, which was freelancing at its finest, but his very presence on the field. He and Harris completely shut down the receivers for [...]
It\’s Time For Aaron Rouse
Enough. The Nick Collins experiment should be over. There are lots of reasons, but the biggest is something Collins himself said back in June: I’ll put it this way: This is my fourth year and what they’ve seen is what they’re going to get from Nick Collins…Maybe more (big) plays this year, but what you’ve [...]
49ers:34 Packers:6
Jordy Nelson, Charles Woodson, Vernand Morency Aaron Rodgers, Jason Spitz, Donald Lee Jarrett Bush Tweet
\’Finesse\’ Team Rears Its Ugly Head
Toward the end of last year, I made the observation that the Packers under Mike McCarthy had become a finesse team. Last night, McCarthy’s team played true to that moniker. Every which way, they were beat on the lines, they were beat on almost every hit, and they were clearly the team that has spent [...]
