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Need a Good Pump-Up Before Sunday?

I came across this video, made by a former Wisconsin resident who is going to school for A/V in Los Angeles.

It is 9 minutes long, but very well put together and certainly sets the stage for Brett Favre’s return to Lambeau on Sunday. Funny to note that Favre’s Jets days were not touched at [...]

Favre Leads NFL In Incomplete Retirements

Okay, so I stole that title from Stephen Colbert.  It’s funny, and I could use a smile after just surviving one of the busiest days of my television career so far.  But I have had some time now to let this all sink in so here are my thoughts.
First of all since this is my [...]

Kampman’s Big Move

Welcome Dom Capers.  Welcome to outside linebacker Aaron Kampman.  In a move that was sort of anticipated the Packers announced that with Capers’s 3-4 defense Kampman will be moved from defensive end to linebacker.  Defensive linemen in the 3-4 scheme are pretty much responsible for simply taking up blockers.  That isn’t a very good assignment [...]

Aaron Rodgers, a good move?

The Packers pretty much had to sign Aaron Rodgers to a long-term deal.  After the Summer the organization had with Brett Favre a long drawn out contract negotiation with Rodgers is the last thing Green Bay needed.  Statistically Rodgers has been solid thru 7 games and that pretty much forced the Packers hand in to doing [...]

What do you think of Brett Favre now?

I know that there is a great divide between ‘Packers Fans’ and ‘Brett Favre Fans’ over the events from this past August.  ‘Packers Fans’ will cheer for the Green and Gold regardless whether Aaron Rodgers, Matt Flynn, or Don Majkowski comes out of retirement to be the team’s starting quarterback.  Meanwhile, once Brett left our [...]