“I DON’T KNOW WHAT WE’RE YELLING ABOUT! LOUD NOISES!” OK, I do know what everyone is yelling about and it’s understandable….to a degree. The 2013 season has completely come off the rails for the Green Bay Packers who are 0-4-1 since quarterback Aaron Rodgers went down against the Chicago Bears with a fractured collarbone. Green […]
Packers Defense
Which Joe Flacco will the Packers see in Baltimore?
Prior to the 2012 season, Joe Flacco rejected a contract worth about $14 million per year. At the time, that contract seemed generous for a quarterback who had won five playoff games yet had never thrown more than 25 touchdowns in a season through four years. But Flacco thought otherwise, so played out the final […]
Previewing the 2013 Packers with Rivers McCown from Football Outsiders
The 2013 Football Outsiders Almanac is out now and I would advise Packers fans to pick up a copy. I’ve always enjoyed how the almanac blends modern analytics and metrics with traditional scouting and the unique perspectives of a talented writing staff. Rivers McCown wrote this year’s chapter on the Packers. I don’t want to […]
Fact Czech: The Packers Defense is Soft
We’re less than three weeks away from the start of training camp, and already narratives are being formed and talking points are being accepted as fact about the 2013 Green Bay Packers. From now until the start of camp, I’ll Fact Czech (see what I did there? Heh.) some of these narratives and presumed truths […]
Surviving Sunday: Packers News, Notes and Links for the Football Deprived
To survive this particular Sunday, I don’t want to write about Desmond Bishop officially signing with the Vikings, Aaron Rodgers getting shafted on the NFL top 100 list or Aaron Hernandez (allegedly) murdering a guy(s). Instead, let’s do a Packers hypothetical: If Packers GM Ted Thompson calls you tomorrow, rattles off the names of two […]