30 Mar
Excuse the interruption please.
Wide receiver was probably the most successful position for the Packers in 2007. Donald Driver continued to show he is one of the best in the league, while Greg Jennings emerged as a star. Rookie James Jones started out hot but faded for a bit. He still played an [...]
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08 Mar
Although I did not put this position on the initial PPP introductions, I feel it is necessary to cover the fullback position, at is one of the most underappreciated, yet important, positions on the football field. The Packers carried two fullbacks on their roster in 2007: Korey Hall and John Kuhn. Hall, a rookie from [...]
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07 Mar
Dear Packer fans,
I know today is a tough day for you…the day you lost the identity of your franchise. But, keep your chins up Packer faithful…Brett Favre retiring is not the end of the world. You may feel miserable today, but tomorrow you’ll wake up, take a few aspirin to help with the hangover and [...]
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07 Mar
With the retirement of Brett Favre, I have decided to re-evaluate the position of quarterback for the Packer Position Profiles series, as Aaron Rodgers is the new starter. I’m not going to re-do the whole blog, just a few sections.
2008 OutlookWith the aforementioned departure of Favre, Rodgers is now “the man.” Rodgers will [...]
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06 Mar
With the retirement of Brett Favre, the Aaron Rodgers era officially begins. As I said before, I am perfectly fine with Brett’s retirement, but the adjustment is still there. As Packer fans, it is time to accept the Aaron Rodgers era with open arms. We know Brett had an amazing career and there are not [...]
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04 Mar
On March 4, 2008, at approximately 11:34 AM, I learned the shocking news that Brett Favre is walking away from the game after 17 years in the league when my AP Euro teacher logged onto Yahoo! I shortly confirmed the story thereafter.
Due to the fact that I am still in school and should be studying [...]
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03 Mar
The first PackerNation poll has come to a close. The question “Will Brett Favre return next season?” received 57 responses. Fifty (50) voters, or 87% of the vote, said that Favre will indeed return next season while seven (7) voters, or 12% of the vote said that Favre will not return next season.
Many people inside [...]
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02 Mar
The Green Bay Packers traded franchised defensive tackle Corey Williams to the Cleveland Browns on Friday for a second-round draft pick in the 2008 NFL Draft. The Packers had franchised Williams, who was set to start free agency, earlier in February. Williams was set to earn $6.363 million as the Packers franchise player, but the [...]
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02 Mar
1. Miami (1-15)
The Pick: Glenn Dorsey, DT, LSU
The Dolphins need a lot of help on defense and Dorsey is far and away the best defensive player on the board. They might try and trade down but no team with the number one pick has traded down these past few seasons anyway.
2. St. Louis (3-13)
The Pick: [...]
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02 Mar
Last Thursday, the Green Bay Packers traded Defensive Tackle Corey Williams to the Cleveland Browns for a second round pick. Williams was a solid player for the Packers, but Green Bay had an overcrowded defensive line and needed to clear room.
With their 2007 first round pick, Justin Harrell of Tennessee, ready to take on a larger role, it was [...]
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