Welcome to Opposition Research, where I’ll be taking a look at the next Packers opponent, the (now 6-1) Minnesota Vikings.  I feel a little déjà-vu with this one, having done a Vikings post four short weeks ago, but that can’t be helped.  Now at the season’s halfway point, this game is as much about ownership [...]

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Welcome to Opposition Research, where I’ll be taking a look at the next Packers opponent, the Cleveland Browns (1-5).  This week I’m coming to you from deep within enemy territory, and while the talk has been more about babies than blocking schemes, I’ll see if I can’t give you some insight into the team we’ll be [...]

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After 6 weeks, patterns are beginning to form in the NFC about which teams can expect to compete into next year, and which teams will be out of the race before December.  Of the two undefeated teams, the Saints have a 99-point advantage over their opponents, and, if they can make it past the Dolphins [...]

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Welcome to Opposition Research, where I’ll be taking a look at the next Packers opponent, the Detroit Lions.  In contrast to Week 4’s monumental and record-breaking showdown with the Vikings, this week’s game is a “ho hum, it’s the Lions” kind of game.  The line is 13.5 and the city of Detroit cares more about [...]

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So, remember when the Giants went down to Dallas and spoiled Jerry Jones’ coming-out party by beating the Cowboys 33-31?  Well, allegedly, Giants QB Eli Manning left a note for posterity on one of the concrete columns in the visitor locker room:

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It’s been a weird couple days in the NFL.  Here are a few stories that are making the rounds, each of them a head-scratcher:

Rookie WR Michael Crabtree, after spending significant time away from San Francisco, finally signed a six-year contract with the 49ers.  If he has two outstanding years in his first four, the contract [...]

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