Welcome back to Cheesehead Radio, a homecoming of sorts as we celebrate our ninth season of podcasting about the best team in the NFL, the Green Bay Packers. On our kickoff show, we preview tonight’s game against the Raiders (yes, only preseason) and talk about some of the biggest issues the Packers are facing today,…
Before the stakes are raised, and emotions take over fully, now would be a good time to discuss officiating Hating on officials is common across all sports. And its accepted. If there are two rules in sports commentary they are 1) all broadcasters are blow hards and/or bias. 2) all officials are incompetent and/or bias. You can be better than…
Thursday’s matchup against the Pittsburgh Steelers could be our first glimpse at the Green Bay Packers’ starting offense in 2018. Quarterback Aaron Rodgers said earlier in the week that he expects to play, but the team would only let the happen if his blindside protector, David Bakhtiari, is able to return from injury. Bakhtiari practiced…
In February, Aaron Rodgers criticized Mike McCarthy for letting Alex Van Pelt walk, which in my view was poor leadership on Rodgers’ part. Of course, I am in the minority amongst Packer Fans, with this Fast forward to this week, and it was rookies who were catching the brunt of Rodgers’ sharp words. This time…
The off-season is offer and football is returning to our television screens. Football in the sense of the game. It’s the first preseason game. Exactly one month before the Packers kick-off their 100th season against the Chicago Bears, the Packers will play the Tennessee Titans in the first preseason game. It has been a long…
I have been fortunate enough to cover Packers camp from the sideline for Bison 1660 in Fargo, ND these first few days. I’ve taken in two days of offense vs. defense drills and have just a few quick snippets to offer before I head off to locker room interviews. Pettine will use the 3-3 defense…
In 2017, the Packers got off to a hot start and were on their way to another playoff appearance. With the franchise going down with an injury and the team not having a capable back-up, they limped their way to a 7-9 finish and missing the playoffs for the first time since 2008. Training camp…