Picture day for the Green Bay Packers this past Monday! Of course, I love the team photo, and the outtakes shared on social media by the team, but I also love the bleacher seating shown in the background. It was the bleachers in the photo that inspired me to share a game day story not…
July 2017. Training camp. Throughout the NFL, the most laughable pre-camp statement was uttered by Doug Pederson, head coach of the Philadelphia Eagles. Coming off his rookie season as a head coach, with his Eagles finishing 7-9, Pederson stated the following: “I look back at my time in Green Bay as a player when we…
The Minnesota Vikings were destroyed this past weekend in Philadelphia vs. the Eagles. This, along with the Patriots making their 76th Super Bowl appearance during the Brady/Belichick era, were the biggest takeaways from the weekend. Yet, as badly as the Vikings were destroyed, it can be argued they weren’t destroyed as badly as any semblance…
When Vince Lombardi was hired by the Packers, it marked the most important turning point in the history of the Packers. A former NFL powerhouse, the Packers had been reduced to a laughing stock of the league by the end of the 1950’s. Gone were the glory days of the 1930’s and 1940’s. A series of…