Cory’s Corner: Running back position is on life support

We all know what the NFL has become. It’s a week-to-week aerial circus that promotes scoring and keeps fans interested with countless big plays. Thirteen teams accounted for at least five 300-yard passing games last year with the Broncos and Saints leading the way with 12 and 11. The 300-yard passing game used to be […]

Surviving Sunday: Packers News, Notes and Links for the Football Deprived

New York Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter announced this week that he will retire after the 2014 season. I’m not a Yankees fan and I usually root against the Bronx Bombers in the playoffs, but I always liked and respected Jeter. Jeter was really good. He came across as a nice guy. He never got into […]

Packers Periscope: Week 12 vs Minnesota Vikings

The Past: The Packers played their last game at the Mall of America Field at the Metrodome in week 8 and showed exactly how dangerous a balanced Packers offense could be.  In short, the offense was brutally efficient; even without Randall Cobb, James Jones and Jermichael Finley, quarterback Aaron Rodgers completed 24 passes out of […]

Packers vs. Vikings: Keys To The Game

The Green Bay Packers bring their three-game winning streak into Mall of America Field to face the Minnesota Vikings on Sunday night football.  Maybe it’s just the old school in me that “Mall of America Field” doesn’t roll easily off the tongue.  It’s the Metrodome, the Humpty Dome, The Dome or in some instances, “Hell”, […]

Packers Stock Report: We Got a Bye Week After All Edition (with Podcast)

I was at Lambeau for the Packers  bye week   NFC wild-card round victory over the Vikings on Saturday night. I have a couple of questions: 1. Should we be excited about the defensive performance? Or chalk it up to playing against Joe Webb? 2. How awesome is Aaron Rodgers? 3. Will the Packers turn […]