Chicago Bears Brian Urlacher Announces Retirement

Former Chicago Bears linebacker Brian Urlacher announced today that he is retiring from the NFL after 13 seasons. I know this is a Packers website but when one of the all-time greats from a division rival hangs up the cleats, it’s noteworthy. Urlacher is a sure first-ballot Hall of Famer.  No doubt about it.  Even the casual […]

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

Forgive me, Packers fans, I’m about to stick up for the Chicago Bears. (*The author pauses for a moment to put on his bullet-proof vest, change the locks on his home, and take a deep breath*) I have no problem with the Bears one year, $2 million contract offer to Brian Urlacher. I’m actually insulted […]

Around the NFC North: Making Fun of the Bears, Lions and Vikings

It’s free agency time in the NFL, also known as the the perfect opportunity for Packers fans to take a nap for two weeks. Sure, it’s been mildly entertaining trying to figure out if the Packers did, or did not, sign Steven Jackson. And it’s been somewhat amusing following Greg Jennings and his mysterious tweets […]

Around the NFC North in Week 17

In week 17, The NFL is getting what it always hopes for when they create the schedule each spring.  Each of this week’s NFC North matchups have playoff implications and there is another NFL record in jeopardy. After the Detroit Lions’ Calvin Johnson broke Jerry Rice’s single-season receiving yardage record last week, Minnesota Vikings running […]

Green Bay Packers vs. Chicago Bears Key Matchups

Well, here we are.  It’s Bears week and the Green Bay Packers have a chance to clinch another NFC North divisional title with a win over the Chicago Bears on Sunday.  These are the types of matchups that the schedule makers and NFL hope for this late in the season. When earlier this year it […]