Welcome Back! I had to take a leave from football but thought I’d drop a line about the recent NFL Draft….First of all the new format, over 3 days, is stupid. Its good for the NFL and TV but lame for fans, IMHO. I used to really enjoy heading over to a friends house right before noon for a long Saturday. Having it all broken up during the week dimenishes the event. It used to almost feel like a normal day of watching football, except instead of watching actual games you could sort of rehash the season with friends, get excited for the new players, and then joke around about past draft failures for the Pack. Now its just lame.
Thought it was interesting how (like last year) TT stuck with his draft position, and traded up to get Burnett in the 3rd. AND he took 3 Big Ten players with only one guy from smaller, lesser-known colleges (Starks). Maybe this new format has TT spinning also..
Anyways, here are the picks….(taken from pro-football-reference)
1.23 (23) Bryan Bulaga (OT-Iowa) 6′5″-314 – I think he will be a solid pro and a good fit for Green Bay. He should benefit greatly by playing behind veterans Clifton and Tauscher too….
2.24 (56) Mike Neal (DT-Purdue) 6′3″-294 – Don’t know much about this guy, but TT must think he’s good to pick a DT this high with plenty of depth already at this position. (Although they could lose both Jolly and Jenkins in 2011)
3.7 (71) Morgan Burnett (SS-Georgia Tech) 6′1″-209 – Sounds like another good pick, fast and gets to the ball, maybe another Sharper?
5.23 (154) Andrew Quarless (TE-Penn State) 6′4″-254 – This is going to be TT’s sleeper pick, great athlete who slid in the draft because of some personal issues.
5.38 (169) Marshall Newhouse (OT-TCU) 6′4″-319 – Not sure about this pick, be lucky if he makes the team…although TT’s been good at picking players from non BCS teams.
6.24 (193) James Starks (RB-Buffalo) 6′2″-218 – Seems like a strange pick, hopefully this guy has some speed and can return kicks.
7.23 (230) C.J. Wilson (DE-East Carolina) 6′3″-290 – Don’t know anything about this pick either.
Published on April 27, 2010 6:42 pm.
Filed under: 2010 Season, Bulaga, Videos, draft Tags: 2010, Bulaga, burnett, draft, neal, quarless
Published on February 9, 2010 7:02 pm.
Filed under: Videos Tags: endeavor, florida, night, shuttle
So just saw this, pretty clear video of Dom Capers nodding off while the Packers Offense was on the field during the 3rd quarter of last Sunday’s Wild Card loss to Arizona…very classy! First thing I thought, how could anyone fall asleep during this game, one of the most entertaining games ever? And this guy is coaching the defense that’s getting absolutely lit up!
Published on January 15, 2010 7:58 pm.
Filed under: 2009 Season, Game Summary, Videos, playoffs Tags: arizona, dom capers, sleeping, wild card
Until next season starts, Aaron Rodgers will be reliving this play….First play of overtime in a game tied 45-45… reminiscent of an infamous Favre TD throw to Jennings in 2007. Man, if AR completes this pass it would’ve capped off one of the most improbable comebacks in NFL history. Down 31-10 in the 3rd Quarter, AR and the offense stormed back into this game. Neil Rackers would’ve been the biggest choke artist in Arizona, missing a 33 yard field goal at the end of regulation that would have won the game. Rodgers would’ve finished the game with 504 or so passing yards and 6 TDs (one rushing).
Well maybe he’ll get over it this quicker than most fans do but here it is….What if he lays a little air under this throw? Or if, how Troy Aikman points out, what if Jennings flattens his route out a tad? Or if Rodgers realizes he has a little more time to get this out? Was a valiant effort to get back in this game though. The Packers know they have a lot of promise for years to come.
Published on January 11, 2010 9:24 am.
Filed under: 2009 Season, Game Summary, Videos, playoffs Tags: Favre, jennings, overtime, rackers, rodgers
Maybe its sour grapes but looking at this picture it seems pretty clear that this was a facemask. And on 1st down when the Packers were called for holding Rodgers took a shot to the head. Normally that’s a 15 yard personal foul. Anyways, what a crazy game, by far the craziest playoff game I’ve seen. So now the Packers have lost two of the craziest Wild Card games ever. (The last being T.O. and 49ers) Lame.
If Rodgers completes that pass to Jennings on first down he would’ve ended up with 503 yards, 5 passing TDs and 1 rushing TD. What if?
Oh and here’s the play..
Published on January 10, 2010 10:12 pm.
Filed under: 2009 Season, Videos, playoffs Tags: cardinals, facemask, rodgers
This is such an obvious answer to most people of the world, but I would guess there are quite a few US citizens who have no clue as to ‘Why does Al Qaeda want to attack us?’ Its so easy to just say they are evil-doers and to avoid the fact that they are human beings as well. (And yes they are wrong but..) Anyways, this is why Helen Thomas needs more recognition in this country again. At least she’s permitted to ask questions (which didn’t happen from like 9/11/2001 to 1/1/2009).
There’s more here.
Published on January 9, 2010 10:23 pm.
Filed under: Videos
This is hilarious…49er fans getting pelted by like 3000 snowballs during a recent game in Philly. Take special note to the fans chucking snowballs from like 3 feet away.
Published on December 25, 2009 3:16 pm.
Filed under: 2009 Season, Videos Tags: 49ers, eagles, snowballs, video, youtube
Let’s play out this scenario, let’s say Charles Woodson keeps playing the way he’s playing, the Packers end up like 11-5 or 10-6, and their D ends the season ranked top 5. Would the below tackle be his signature play? Perhaps even the play they show over and over when he goes to Canton someday? It is insane….This is from the December 7th, 2009 Packer / Ravens game. After leading 17-0 and a couple major miscues, Green Bay is suddenly clinging to a 10 point lead, 24-14. Lambeau field is in a state of shock. The Ravens just got a pass interference penalty putting the ball on the 1 yard line. Both teams are fighting to keep their playoff hopes alive…Baltimore brings in their huge defensive tackle, Ngata, to block for Ray Rice. He swings it to the outside, perhaps thinking for a split second that he’ll be able to score untouched. Then this happens..
Watch the replay at the end of this video, its insane! This is one of the craziest tackles I’ve seen in a while. Especially one that hasn’t really been talked about much. He jumps through the offensive line blocks and stretches out to make the tackle, loss of three. Now instead of having an easy chance for a TD at the 1 foot line, they are now backed up. The Ravens go with a pass instead of pounding it in and Flacco ends up throwing a pretty careless INT.
So this single play that doesn’t show up in the stats sheet ensures the Packers are still in the lead for the final Wild Card spot. Simply amazing.
Published on December 10, 2009 11:16 am.
Filed under: 2009 Season, Game Summary, Lambeau Field, Videos Tags: charles woodson, goalline, ngata, playoffs, ravens, ray rice, tackle, video, woodson
A great video that pieces together this whole mess…This is masterful! Man, just remembering being at Favre’s last win as a Packer makes me realize how surreal this Sunday will be for lots of long time fans…Going from throwing snow balls to his teammates during a playoff win against Seattle to coming back as the QB for the hated Vikings!
Published on October 30, 2009 1:20 pm.
Filed under: 2009 Season, Favre, Videos Tags: Favre, retire, unretire, video
So in lieu of the Packers bye week, thought I’d post this hilarious video mix up of famous sports press conferences.
I still love Allen Iverson, wish he would’ve played football. And yeah Denny Green (The Sheriff) you will always rule.
Published on October 13, 2009 7:30 pm.
Filed under: 2009 Season, Videos Tags: denny, iverson, mora, namath
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