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Well, there’s always next season

It’s hard to believe how much can happen in a week.  Last Sunday night, the Packers had an opportunity to get within a half-game of the NFC North leading Vikings.  But after losing the much talked about game, Green Bay was left setting their sights on earning a Wild Card spot in the playoffs.  Driving [...]

Something for Bucks fans to cheer about

I have to admit I was a bit skeptical when the Milwaukee Bucks drafted Brandon Jennings with the 10th overall pick in the NBA draft this past June.  Here was a player that opted to play overseas for a year instead of playing college ball.  And it’s not like he set the world on fire [...]

The Truth Trickles Out

I believe the divide that exists between Packers fans after the Brett Favre fallout mainly exists because NOBODY can say what really happened back in the spring and summer of 2008.  Favre said he felt like he wasn’t welcomed back.  Ted Thompson said conversations about letting him back out of retirement lasted almost until the [...]

Everything goes great for Packers

What a day to be a Packers fan on Sunday.  Green Bay defeats Cleveland 31-3, now having outscored their past two opponents by a combined score of 57-3.  When the final second ticked off the clock in Cleveland, TV network coverage switched right over to Pittsburgh as Brett Favre was in the midst of yet [...]

Packers vs. Vikings Will Lead To Rodgers vs. Favre Debate

We knew it was coming.
On Monday Night Countdown ESPN analyst Tom Jackson referred to the after-effect this game would have, right or wrong.  He said if the Packers won the response would be that Green Bay brass (Thompson, McCarthy) made the right choice in choosing to move on and see what the franchise had in [...]