Green Bay Packers rookie running back Jonathan Franklin has a unique nickname-The Mayor. His goal was to fall in love with the town where he hoped to play his entire career. And when his career was over, he would run for mayor of Green Bay-and win. Franklin had expressed an interest in a political future…
If you are a Green Bay Packers fan, odds are you did not sleep well on September 24, 2012. Why would this have been the case? Because you just watched the worst officiating blunder in the history of the NFL-the Fail Mary: It is still difficult to find the words to express just how…
Well, that wasn’t exactly what we expected from the first week of preseason. A stinging 17-0 loss to the Cardinals left Packer fans wondering not only if they should start worrying, but arguing whether it was appropriate to even worry about worrying yet. We’ll break down the good, bad, and ugly from last week, as…
When Graham Harrell signed with the Packers in 2010, he had the pedigree to prove he belonged in the NFL. A two time 5,000 yard passer during his time at Texas Tech, he ended his college career as the all time leader in passing touchdowns with 143. His 15, 793 passing yards ranked second all time.…
In 1997, there was one game every NFL fan had circled on their calendar as the game of the year: October 27. This Monday night would feature a rematch of Super Bowl XXXI between the Green Bay Packers and New England Patriots. The 1997 Packers featured many of the same names which brought the Lombardi Trophy back…
Of all the transactions Ted Thompson has ever made, the acquisition of free agent quarterback Vince Young ranks as one of the biggest head scratchers. A six year veteran, Young brings to Green Bay a resume’ consisting of 46 touchdowns, 51 interceptions, completing less than 58% of his passes while compiling a 74.9 passer rating. The former…
“Mason Crosby is competing for a job on our football team, like everyone else. He definitely didn’t take a step in the right direction with his performance. That’s what Family Night’s for. He’ll be evaluated. He’s definitely got to do better than that because that’s not going to cut it.” Mike McCarthy If you’re name…