Packers’ defense can’t let up
The Green Bay Packers are coming off a grueling game in 90 degree heat and travel to London next week to face the Giants. If that’s not enough to deal with they have to face the greatest coach in NFL … Continue reading
Is it really a trap?
We’ve all heard the classic sports cliché’s. It’s a “revenge game.” These teams “don’t like each other.” This is a “trap game.” My personal favorite, “pound-for-pound he’s a great player”– translation: the player is too small but he’s pretty good. … Continue reading
Everything you need to know about the Green Bay Packers
Owing to their massive popularity in the world of American Football, there are many questions people ask about the Green Bay Packers. Let’s go over some of the frequently asked questions about this team to give you some additional knowledge … Continue reading
Huge win just what the doctor ordered
The Green Bay Packers shocked many fools like me yesterday in beating the Tampa Bay Buccaneers 14-12. What a game it was for only 26 points being scored. The Packers offense looked awesome for most of the first half and … Continue reading
Complete and Compelling (for week 3)
A win, need not be dominating. A win, does not have to be a work of art. All wins are not created equally. The Green Bay Packers win over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers was as complete and compelling a win … Continue reading
Packers-Bucs may be more of the same old same old
The Green Bay Packers travel to Tampa Bay Sunday for a game against the Buccaneers. If history is any indication it won’t end well for the Packers. Florida and Aaron Rodgers do not get along. The Packers have been blown … Continue reading
Should but won’t; A Florida story
There’s every reason to believe the Packers should beat the Tampa Bay Buc’s on Sunday. But they won’t. Thankfully, I’m not a great prognosticator. Also, I sometimes mentally assume the obvious to lower my disappointment later, to psyche myself out. … Continue reading
Bears prove no match for must win Packers
The Green Bay Packers knew they would be in deep shit if they lost to the Bears last night. I’m not going to go over the odds of making the playoffs after a 0-2 start, you’ve heard them already. This … Continue reading
Must win game in week two
After the Green Bay Packers embarrassing loss to the Minnesota Vikings last week the Packers find themselves in a predicament. A loss to the lowly Chicago Bears Sunday night at Lambeau Field could send the Packers spiraling downward. After the … Continue reading
Not quite “must”, but close
There’s no such thing as a “must win” game in September. There just isn’t. Dividing the contenders from the pretenders mostly takes place between Halloween and Christmas in the NFL. Nonetheless, the Packers-Bears game Sunday night is high stakes for … Continue reading
Another stinker for Rodgers, Packers
Well, I have certainly been wrong about the Green Bay Packers before. But this might be my most egregious misjudgment of a football team ever. This was the George Costanza version of the team – everything was exactly the opposite. … Continue reading
That’s on you Coach
What’s worse than an uninspiring game plan? Being too foolish or stubborn to change course when you see it’s not working. On Sunday in Minneapolis, Coach Matt LaFleur had numerous blinking light alerts that their plans were not getting it … Continue reading
Special teams? No, Mystery Teams!
I consider myself a seasoned, knowledgeable NFL fan. Although far from being an expert, I pretty much “get” offensive and defensive strategy. When it comes to Special Teams, they may as well be speaking Portuguese, because I’m clueless. Sure, I … Continue reading
Vikings are the perfect opening day opponent
If the Packers want to know exactly where they stand going into the 2022 season, the opening day opponent is the perfect test. The Minnesota Vikings have beaten the Packers two out of the last three times they played. The … Continue reading
What to look forward to in the upcoming Packers’ season
Even if summer might be coming to an end this marks the best time of the year for football fans. With colder weather and shorter days, the promise of NFL and Packer football are there as a constant. At the … Continue reading
Packers primed to get over the hump
This is it folks. If it plays out the way I think it will, 2022 will end 30 consecutive years of the Green Bay Packers having a Hall of Fame quarterback under center. When I think about the 25 years … Continue reading
14 has a nice ring to it
I’m old enough to remember none of the 1960’s glory years. My first Packer memories are of the 1971-72 seasons. Weird scenes and fuzzy recollections of Bart Starr coming to the sideline holding his throwing arm; a nearly spent Ray … Continue reading
Is this Aaron Rodgers last chance to win a Super Bowl?
It’s been over a decade since Aaron Rodgers won the Super Bowl for the first and only time. How many NFL championships would the Green Bay Packers’ budding dynasty win? It was the obvious question to ask after they won … Continue reading
Not many areas of concern on the Packers’ roster
The Green Bay Packers will be down their to their initial 53-man roster Tuesday. For the most part there aren’t any areas of the roster to really be concerned about. Yes, there are a few question marks, but overall the … Continue reading
Final roster is anything but final
It’s a right of late summer to make your best guess about the final roster. The thing is, more critical decisions are bound to happen later. Late moon Rison Does anyone remember Howard Green or Andre Rison? Neither man spent … Continue reading
Practice game two in the books
The Green Bay Packers picked up their first win of the preseason Friday night at Lambeau Field. There was some good, and some bad. Jordan Love looked better than last week on the good side, special teams struggled once again … Continue reading
No more Mr. Nice Guy
Well, so much for the peace, love, and gratitude of the new and improved Aaron Rodgers. Even the new Rodgers has a breaking point and yesterday it was breached. Dropped balls and wrong routes had Rodgers calling out his young … Continue reading
Top Reasons the Packers are One of a Kind NFL Franchise
The Super Bowl title has been so near yet so far for the Green Bay Packers the last decade. Last year, Green Bay was one of the top teams predicted to win Super Bowl LVI. Then the team met San … Continue reading
Preseason opener is what it is
The Green Bay Packers lost to the San Francisco 49ers last Friday in the preseason opener for both teams. Preseason games today are really just joint practices using game rules. All they do is give us fodder to way overanalyze … Continue reading
Lambeau Field Witnessed Its First Soccer Game
The historic stadium at Lambeau Field witnessed a first recently, as it hosted its first high-profile soccer match. Two of the biggest teams on the planet came together in Wisconsin to take part in a non-competitive game as part of … Continue reading