1) Introduction: I think the biggest mistake that fans make when criticizing front office personnel like general managers is using the same rubric and time frame as they use for for players. Take Ted Thompson for instance, whose first pick for the Packers was a quarterback deemed too short with a weak arm when the […]
Super Bowl
What Would You be Doing if the Packers were in the Super Bowl today?
Here’s a fun little poll for Packers fans to think about what they might be doing today if the packers were playing the Broncos instead of the Seahawks. Weigh in with your response and come back later for the full results. What would you be doing today if the Packers were in the Super Bowl? […]
Packers Periscope: Week 15 at Dallas Cowboys
The Past: In reality, the Packers and Cowboys aren’t all that different; both are storied franchises whose heydays came after hiring relatively unknown New York Giants coordinators. Both had a renaissance of sorts in the 80s and 90s; Jimmy Johnson, Troy Aikman, Emmitt Smith and Michael Irvin for the Cowboys and Mike Holmgren, Brett Favre, […]
Packers Jarrett Bush has Managed to Stick Around
The pitchforks were out and the torches were lit after the 2009 season. Packers fans wanted cornerback Jarrett Bush off the team. I admit that I was one of those Packers fans holding a torch high in one hand and a pitchfork in the other. I was sick of seeing Bush stumbling three yards behind […]
Surviving Sunday: Packers News, Notes and Links for the Football Deprived
Remember the moment from Super Bowl XLV when Packers assistant coach Kevin Greene looked Clay Matthews in the eyes and told him that “it is time!” It’s one of the more memorable moments from that Super Bowl victory and something Packers fans won’t forget any time soon. NFL history is filled with instances when coaches […]