Cory’s Corner: Mike Holmgren was a better coach than Mike McCarthy

When it comes to coaching, the Green Bay Packers have been more than blessed. The name of the NFL’s top prize was an iconic Packers head coach. And before Vince Lombardi, there was a guy named Curly Lambeau who not only coached consistent winners but was one of the brainstormers that brought pro football to […]

Surviving Sunday: News, Notes and Links from the Packers bye week

With the Green Bay Packers on a bye, I figured this was a good time to resurrect Surviving Sunday for a week and ask a question that has been on my mind during this week without Packers football. Actually, two questions have been on my mind: If Brett Favre was the Packers quarterback during the […]

5 Reasons why the Packers will beat the Dolphins (and 1 reason why they might not)

Whenever you’re feeling down Green Bay Packers fans, remember this: It could be worse. We could be Dolphins fans. Like the Packers, the Dolphins had it really good for a really long time back in the day. Super Bowl titles, an undefeated season, Hall of Fame coaches, and Dan Marino, one of the best quarterbacks […]

The Burke Blotter: Manning Deserves Favre’s Record

Records are made to be broken, or so the saying goes. Yes Packer fans, even Brett Favre’s. After yesterday’s slate of games, Denver Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning stands five touchdown passes away from tying Favre’s career total (and NFL record) of 508 touchdown passes. He’s also around 5,500 yards of breaking the former Packers quarterback’s […]

Cory’s Corner: Mike McCarthy is the Packers’ next priority

Now that general manager Ted Thompson has been rightly granted a contract extension, it’s time to start zeroing in on the next big signing. And that’s head coach Mike McCarthy. Some folks still may grumble about the job that he does, but he has led the Packers to the playoffs the last five seasons. That […]