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Early Bird Breakdown Week 16 – Vikings @ Packers Hello and welcome back to Early Bird Breakdown. It’s week sixteen of the regular season. Before diving into the breakdown, let’s look back to last week’s game. The Recap: Last week the Packers traveled to Carolina with their playoff hopes on the line and the return of quarterback…


Well, the Packers pulled out all the stops against the Panthers, bringing back an (almost) healed Aaron Rodgers from IR in order to preserve the fading playoff chances they had. It didn’t work. So, with two games left in the season, the Packers find themselves again Rodgers-less, and out of the playoffs. The Cheesehead Radio…


The guys discuss the decision to put Rodgers on IR, which side of the ball needs more attention this off season, and how good the team might have been if Rodgers was healthy. Eric Thompson of the Daily Norseman joins once again to help break down the game to come. Then the guys do a…


When Aaron Rodgers was knocked into the artificial U.S. Bank Stadium turf in October, the widespread belief was he was done for 2017. A clavicle fracture takes at least six weeks to heal. That’s simply a waiting process. The complexity with this fracture was that it was to the throwing shoulder of the most talented…


The guys talk injuries, available veteran quarterbacks, and whether the Packers will make the playoffs without Rodgers. Then they dive in to the game ahead, and whether this depleted squad can take down the New Orleans Saints. John Hendrix of Canal Street Chronicles drops in to add a look from the Saints point of view. Make sure to give Pack…


Oh, no. The high hopes for the Packers season turned on a time (or a shoulder) on Sunday, when quarterback Aaron Rodgers was likely lost for the season due to a fairly cheap shot. Now, the season rests on the untested arm of backup Brett Hundley. Has the season gone up in smoke? Or is…