If the Packers offense is going to click, there is one player who needs to perform at a high level in 2013. That player is Jordy Nelson. Nelson burst on the national scene during Super Bowl XLV, with his 9 catch, 140 yard performance, a major reason the Packers emerged victorious. He followed that up with…
Next Stop, Training Camp! Join Kelly, Richard and Colleen as they discuss an NFL potpourri of topics in their final show before Packers training camp. They start by debating JS Online’s Top 10 Packers coaches, get sidetracked by the Detroit Lions and Aaron Hernandez, debate Colin Kaepernick’s choice of hats, give Dom Capers a job…
Training camp opens on July 26. To prep for that I’m going to take a look at 5 players that “have to be good”. The reasons can be varying but because of whatever circumstance it is either vitally important to the 2013 season or the teams foreseeable future that the investments made in these players…
The Seasons of Favre continue to unfold. The Spring of 2013 will be remembered as the season which witnessed Brett Favre, Aaron Rodgers, Mark Murphy, and Mike McCarthy express their desire to move beyond the messy divorce which has haunted them for five years now. The Summer of 2013 has continued the path of reconciliation, with Packers…
This week’s edition of Midweek Movie focuses on an important, yet perhaps overlooked, member of the Packers’ offensive machine: James Jones. Drafted in the third round of the 2007 draft, Jones became an instant contributor to the Packers, finishing his rookie season with 47 receptions for 676 yards. Both stats rank fourth all time in the…
The 1982 NFL season will always be remembered as “The Strike Season.” A 57 day player’s strike reduced the 16 game season to a 9 game season, and turned the playoffs into a tournament style event. For the die hard football fan, having nearly half of the games eliminated was tough to stomach. Luckily for Packers fans,…
The spring and summer of 2013 should be renamed the Seasons of Favre. Over the past six months, the seemingly tumultuous relationship between the former quarterback and his former employer has gone from a Defcon 1 state of war to a Defcon 3. Not the huggy kissy relationship some would like the two sides to…