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…
For a team which is perennially in the discussion as a Super Bowl contender, the Packers apparently do so with two “superstars” and a number of role players. At least that is what the NFL Network would have you believe. As the countdown of the Top 100 players for 2013 reaches its apex, there has been only…
Start making your travel plans Packers fans. The team has released its training camp schedule for the 2013 season: July 26 — Shells (8:20 a.m.) July 27 — Shells (8:20 a.m.) July 28 — Full pads (8:20 a.m.) July 29 — No Practice July 30 — Full pads (8:20 a.m.) July 31 — Full pads…
During the months of June and July, finding relevant Packers news is often hard to come by. Occasionally, there is some big news to come out of 1265 Lombardi Ave at this time of the year. Case in point is the release of Linebacker Desmond Bishop earlier this week. But this type of news is often the…
The Green Bay Packers vs. the Chicago Bears. Gives you goosebumps just hearing that doesn’t it? The longest running rivalry in the NFL, going on an unbelievable 92 years this season, the Packers and Bears games have become the stuff of legends. Every contest a bitter struggle to claim superiority until the next meeting. During much of…
