Packers fans look for more excitement as the offseason continues.
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Good morning, Green Bay Packers fans. We hope you’ve recovered from the barrage of news that continues to pour down on all NFL fans, including us Packers fans.

It’s been an incredible 10 days. Starting with the NFL Draft last weekend, the mega-contract signing by Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers, the completion of the draft and all the analysis that inundated us (and continues to do so), the coming out by NBA player Jason Collins and the situation that came about for former Packer safety LeRoy Butler who had a speaking engagement cancelled because of his support of Collins.

Several highs and lows were experienced by sports fans across the spectrum.

What can we expect this week? Well, several teams held their rookie orientations (the Packers are coming up), the ongoing analyses of every draft pick will no doubt continue, and the NFL offseason shows us that even politics can throw wrenches into topics such as the Super Bowl – see the story below about the supposed plan for improvements at Sun Life Stadium in Miami.

As for Packers Nation, we were informed that Head Coach Mike McCarthy isn’t standing still and plans significant changes along the offensive line; we get to know the newest members of the Packers roster through stories that shed light on the personalities and college careers of the team’s draft picks; and the team readies for its rookie orientation and OTAs that are coming up.

So, without further ado, we provide a few links below to stories that may be of interest to you …

Enjoy.

Milwaukee Brewers outfielder Ryan Braun against the Arizona Diamondbacks at Chase Field. Mark J. Rebilas-US PRESSWIRE

Chad Moriyama is  a blogger who writes mostly about the Los Angeles Dodgers, but admittedly strays toward other subjects when the need strikes him.

Such was the case when he posted a recent blog about the situation with Ryan Braun, the Milwaukee Brewers’ and Major League Baseball’s MVP.

Why talk about baseball here on a football site? It’s because Braun’s situation goes well beyond baseball and impacts all of sport, most importantly that of football.

Moriyama’s blog, “Ryan Braun: What you don’t know about his case is important,” strikes at the heart of the emotion surrounding the decision to rule his suspension null and void – a decision many said was because of a technicality. While on the surface that explanation may hold some water, when one looks deeper into the case it’s clear that there are plenty of holes and plant of leaking water.

Whether Braun is guilty of using banned substances or not is a moot point now. MLB and Bud Selig can cry in all the beers they want – it won’t change the decision. What baseball brass and NFL officials need to take away from this is the importance of getting it right. And even more important is that the media has to learn not to jump for the jugular without first studying an issue. There are too many people who form judgments based on skimpy information … those judgments blow up on the Twitter and Facebook platforms and leave a trail of destruction behind. That doesn’t do anybody any good.

With the NFL attempting to institute HGH testing for players, they better take a close look at the Ryan Braun case and they also need to read this particular blog. They may learn a lesson or two.

I suggest you slide on over and read Moriyama’s blog and take a step back to reflect. That’s something we all need to do.

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Enjoy your TV Dinner with friends from across the globe while watching the Packers vs. Giants today

Here is an exciting, new way to enjoy today’s big NFL Divisional Playoff games between the Green Bay Packers and New York Giants with a select and exclusive group of fans utilizing a new iPad application called TV Dinner.

TV Dinner is one of the most unique social experiences to come along in a long time. Utilizing some of the best aspects of Twitter and Facebook, TV Dinner allows you to join other fans from across the world to watch and discuss television events in real time, be it it sports, award shows and the like.

TV Dinner simply cuts out through the noise that is the chatter we wade through on Facebook and Twitter. The beauty is that you will interact only with those who are watching the same event, such as today’s NFL Playoff offering.

Here is today’s offering:

Dinner: Giants v. Packers
Date: Sunday, January 15th
Time: 4:30pm to 5:15pm Eastern
Network: Fox

See how it works after the jump:

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The power rankings lead things off below and then after the jump you will find stories about the Packers’ high-flying offense, injury updates and more.

Of course, there are many, many sources for Packers news … these are just a few that we ran across this morning that we would like to share.

And of course, should you like our site here, pay a visit to our Facebook page and Like us there, as well as follow us on Twitter.

Here you go:

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AJ Hawk will probably be fined for flipping the bird in full view at Lambeau Field Sunday. Raymond T. Rivard photograph

I looked over at my wife and asked, “Did I see what I just thought I saw?”

“Yes” was the answer I quickly heard.

All I could do was giggle a bit and post my tweet about what I saw.

What I and everyone else saw was the single finger salute given by AJ Hawk toward his own sideline.

It wasn’t until after the game when queried about it that it all came clear – it was an inside joke, wasn’t done with malicious intentions and seemingly harmed no one. Remember, these are football fans watching these games. For the most part, these people are immune to gestures like this … at least one would hope.
Will he be fined? Probably. Should he be fined? Probably not.

But if he’s dumb enough to do it in a stadium filled with cameras, well I guess he should pay the price.
“I guess it was on TV,” Hawk said after the game, according to a report in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. “I definitely wasn’t mad or upset with anybody. It was kind of a running joke with a couple of my teammates. I got caught up in the emotion of the game.

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