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

  If you missed the three-hour ESPN special unveiling the NFL schedule, congratulations. I was open minded enough to give it a shot, but only managed to last about five minutes before trying to leap through my living-room window.   Three hours to unveil the NFL schedule?! I allow the NFL and the Green Bay […]

Around the NFC North: Offseason Moves and Views on the Vikings, Bears and Lions

What have the teams in the NFC North not named the Green Bay Packers been up to this offseason? Read on and find out. Minnesota Vikings Players Released: G Steve Hutchinson, G Anthony Herrera, CB Cedric Griffin, NT Remi Ayodele, TE Jim Kleinsasser (retired) Free Agents Signed: TE John Carlson, FB Jerome Felton, RB Lex Hilliard, OL […]

Around the NFC North: Bears Hanging in, Lions’ Attitude, Vikings Irrelevent

For a while, it looked like the NFC North might send the Packers, Bears and Lions to the playoffs. There’s a chance that still could happen, but it’s a longshot. With the Packers cruising, the Bears and Lions have some work to do if they want to grab a wild card slot. Meanwhile, the Minnesota […]