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Does the NFL Need to Change OT rules?
Original at StreetCred's
• Tue, Jan 6
1) 2007 NFC Championship Game - New York Giants at Green Bay – Green Bay won the toss and #4 proceed to throw his lack pick in a Packer uniform. The Giants used that good position to kick a field goal and win 23-20. 3) 2004 Wildcard Round - New York Jets at San Diego – An exchange of punts. A missed Ka...
Bill Cowher, your next in the line of great Bronco coaches
Original at Mile High Report
• Tue, Dec 30
By Broncoman OK, I may be jumping the gun early. But I honestly am geeked with the possibility of Bill Cowher being our next coach. As many have said, this has become the best job opening in the NFL, if the job is offered to Cowher and he honestly wants to coach again, why wouldn't he jump on this. He isn't goi...
Getting to Know a GM: Reggie McKenzie
Original at Arrowhead Pride
• Mon, Dec 29
By primetime 07 Reggie McKenzie was a linebacker for Oakland, Arizona and San Francisco from 1985-1992. He joined the Green Bay Packers personnel department in 1994. Then Packers GM Ron Wolf told McKenzie early in his career that he'll be a GM one day.
Street Credits NFL Report - Regular Season Week 16
Original at StreetCred's
• Tue, Dec 23
That means I think the NFC playoffs will look like this: 1) NY Giants 2) Carolina Panthers 3) Minnesota Vikings 4) Arizona Cardinals 5) Atlanta Falcons 6) Dallas Cowboys. I think the AFC will look like this: 1) Tennessee 2) Pittsburgh 3) Miami 4) San Diego 5) Indianapolis 6) Baltimore. I...
NFL Week 2: Lipstick week
Original at Salon
• Fri, Sep 12
By King Kaufman GREEN BAY (1-0) at Detroit (0-1) For all the attention being paid to new quarterback Aaron Rodgers, the Packers are a good, deep, young team that doesn't need him to be great to win. At least not in Detroit. Kids: Green Bay Sunday late games Sunday night game Monday night games
Around the NFL: Pair of bungling backs lose traction in offseason
Original at Green Bay Press Gazette
• Sat, Sep 6
WI - The division’s other opening-day backs last season, Minnesota’s Chester Taylor and the Packers’ Brandon Jackson, won’t be starters when their teams meet on ...
Happy Opening Day: A Look Back at the 2007 Season
Original at Bleacher Report
• Thu, Sep 4
By Dan Parzych Vick had plenty of milestones throughout his young NFL career. In 2002, the 22-year-old Vick gave Brett Favre his first-ever home playoff loss at historical Lambeau Field as the No. 6 seeded Falcons upset the Green Bay Packers, 27-7 ...
Packers still the youngest; Ticketmaster exchange announced
Original at Hudson Star Observer
• Thu, Sep 4
For the third year in a row, the Green Bay Packers could have the NFL’s youngest Opening Day roster. The average age of the 53 players is ... Green Bay to require scalpers' permits Green Bay Press Gazette Green Bay OKs Rules for Packers Ticket Scalping WBAY
Your Emeritus' Smattering Of NFL Predictions
Original at Deadspin
• Wed, Sep 3
By Will Leitch 1. Green Bay Packers. Come on, how can you not root for Aaron Rodgers at this point? Even though every Packers fan I know is still shell-shocked ... and secretly hoping Favre comes back next year. 2. Minnesota Vikings. Were the KSK guys the first to come up with "Purple Jesus?" I feel like I read that th...
The Young and the Favreless: ’08 Packers even younger
Original at nfl-packers(mvn.com)
• Thu, May 15
By Andy Erdman It doesn’t take a mathematician, then, to predict that the Pack will again field the youngest team heading into ’08, considering the losses of Brett Favre (38), Rob Davis (39), Bubba Franks (30) and Koren Robinson (28) – all of whom will be replaced by much younger players.
NFL Players of the Week -- Week #10
Original at Cincy Jungle
• Thu, Nov 15
By Kirkendall
Shanny, Nate Webster and Selvin Young Up For Weekly Awards!
Original at Mile High Report
• Tue, Nov 13
By TheSportsGuru Green Bay Packers head coach MIKE MC CARTHY coached the Packers to their first whitewash since 2002 over the Minnesota Vikings who endured their first shut out since 1991 by a score of 34 - 0. Brett Favre passed for 351 yards and three touchdowns to help Green Bay gain 488 total yards. RB Ryan...
In the Box: NFL Week 10
Original at Sports Central
• Tue, Nov 13
By Seth Doria(sethdoria@sports-central.org) Time to take stock: Green Bay 34, Minnesota 0: The knock on the Packers until now has been the absence of a running game. Knock no more: Green Bay rookie RB Ryan Grant ran for 119 yards on 25 carries on what had been one of the best defenses against the rush in the NFL.