Well, the offseason is finally drawing to a close. After months of heated debates in who we should draft, who we should sign, and who we should start, the season is right around the corner and football season is about to begin. Preseason officially kicks off today with Dallas and Cincinatti facing one another at the Hall of Fame Game. With that said, lets take a look at how we match up against our bitter rivals in the NFC North ... The Lions have made tremendous strides to improve a porous
More photos » ... Stephan Savoia - AP ... 5 months ago: ... New England Patriots linebackers Adalius Thomas (96) and Jerod Mayo (51) congratulate each other as they leave the field after stopping the Miami Dolphins on fourth-and-long late in the fourth quarter of their NFL football game in Foxborough, Mass., Sunday, Nov. 8, 2009. The Patriots defeated the Dolphins 27-17. (AP Photo/Stephan Savoia) ... Browse more photos » ... - A couple days ago it was announced that the Patriots released
We already knew who we were facing, now we know when and where. All game times denoted are Central Time (US) and the ones after 11/14 are subject to change based on the NFL's whim. ... SBN's table formatting is really awful, but packers.com has a very pretty, printable schedule here (PDF Format). Cluttered HTML format can be found here ... Date ... Opponent ... Time ... Sunday, 9/12 @ Philadelphia Eagles ... 3:15 ... Sunday, 9/19 ... Buffalo Bills ... Noon ... Monday, 9/27 @ Chicago
And while they were at it, they decided they better escort him out of the building just to be safe. ... Greg Bedard was surprised by the move and said "nobody in NFCN knew Packers personnel better." So I'm hoping DePaul's next job is somewhere far away from the Packers, preferably for an AFC team. ... According to Chicago Breaking Sports, DePaul had a "strong" relationship with GM Jerry Angelo, didn't always "see eye-to-eye" with Lovie Smith, and was "brash sometimes to a fault." Maybe
More photos » ... Ross D. Franklin - AP ... Browse more photos » ... Last week we went through the list of free agents for the Green Bay Packers, and the comments seemed decidedly mixed on LB Aaron Kampman. It was about half in favor, and half opposed to resigning him. However his ability as a pass rusher can't be replaced in free agency, and they can't expect to find another LB Clay Matthews waiting for them at the end of the 1st round ... The Packers can guarantee his return by placing the
With the OT win by the Bears, the Vikings now have no chance for the 1st spot and have lost their firm grasp on the 2nd spot. Right now the Eagles would have the 2nd spot making the Vikings have to play in the Wild Card week. The only thing we know about the playoffs for certain are: ... 1) Saints are the #1 and have HFA ... 2) There are 6 teams for sure in that can almost occupy any seed (except the Packers) ... 3) Week 17 is going to be exciting since a lot of the playoff teams are playing
More photos » ... by Nam Y. Huh - AP ... 2 days ago: ... Chicago Bears tight end Greg Olsen (82) celebrates his touchdown reception with teammate Kahlil Bell in the first half against the Minnesota Vikings in an NFL football game in Chicago, Monday, Dec. 28, 2009. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh) ... Browse more photos » ... Final - 12.28.2009 ... 1 ... 2 ... 3 ... 4 OT Total ... Minnesota Vikings ... 0 0 13 17 0 30 ... Chicago Bears ... 3 13 7 7 6 36 ... Complete Coverage > ... Well I
More photos » ... by Amy Gutierrez - AP ... 6 days ago: ... Dallas Cowboys linebacker DeMarcus Ware (94) is carted off the field by emergency personnel after suffering a reported neck injury during an NFL football game against the San Diego Chargers, Sunday, Dec. 13, 2009 in Arlington, Texas. The Chargers won 20-17. (AP Photo/Amy Gutierrez) ... Browse more photos » ... This is one of the shortest injury lists for the Green Bay Packers I can remember, especially this late in the season, while
by Charles Rex Arbogast - AP ... about 1 month ago: ... Chicago Bears defensive tackle Tommie Harris (91) leaves the field after being ejected for unnecessary roughness in the first quarter against the Arizona Cardinals in an NFL football game in Chicago, Sunday, Nov. 8, 2009. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast) ... View full size photo » ... From JSOnline.com: ... In the Packers' 21-14 victory over the Bears, Harris hit Rodgers low, and as Rodgers fell backward, his foot got caught in the turf
More photos » ... by Jim Prisching - AP ... 3 months ago: ... Green Bay Packers defensive tackle Johnny Jolly reacts after intercepting a pass during the first half of an NFL football game against the Chicago Bears on Sunday, Sept. 13, 2009, in Green Bay, Wis. (AP Photo/Jim Prisching) ... Browse more photos » ... If you haven't heard about the charges against Green Bay Packers' DE Johnny Jolly, they've been ongoing since July 2008. The charges were delayed back in July 2009 because the