As many media members know, Rodgers has been anything but interesting to interview in the past. Sometimes it is hard just to get him to talk. On ESPN Radio Milwaukee earlier this week, Aaron Rodgers uncharacteristically took jabs at ESPN analysts: Tony Kornheiser, Ron "Jaws" Jaworski and even Marcellus Wiley. To be fair to Rodgers, he has been on Homer's show before, so many of … [Read more...] about Aaron Rodgers Rips NFL notables on ESPN Radio
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Green Bay Packers, you’re on the clock
By Jake McCormick Come 6:30 tonight, we officially wake up in Green Bay Packer GM Ted Thompson’s Christmas morning. … [Read more...] about Green Bay Packers, you’re on the clock
Would you want Antonio Cromartie in a Green Bay Packer uniform?
By Jake McCormick Last year, Green Bay Packer GM Ted Thompson did the unthinkable: He traded up in the NFL draft, which led to the selection of linebacker Clay Matthews. … [Read more...] about Would you want Antonio Cromartie in a Green Bay Packer uniform?
Three playoff precursors to a Green Bay Packer offseason of expectations
By Jake McCormick The Packers' season ended a week later than it did in 2008, but the playoffs have a way of magnifying the cracks in a team that the regular season can't do. Between the missed field goal and overtime turnover flashback to the 2007 NFC Championship game and deja vu scoring of the Packers/Steelers game earlier this year, Green Bay's offseason begins on a … [Read more...] about Three playoff precursors to a Green Bay Packer offseason of expectations
Ten reasons why it’s great to be a fan of Wisconsin Badger and Green Bay Packer football
By Jake McCormick It’s a good week to be a fan of Wisconsin professional and collegiate football. After a year and a half of consistent scrutiny surrounding Ted Thompson, Mike McCarthy and Aaron Rodgers, the Packers are headed back to the playoffs and are considered one of the hottest teams in the NFL in a wide open race to the Super Bowl. Throw in all the clichés you … [Read more...] about Ten reasons why it’s great to be a fan of Wisconsin Badger and Green Bay Packer football
Despite play equivalent of pulling teeth, the Packers should get to the playoffs
By Jake McCormick There is a guaranteed difference in competition levels between the Pro and All-Pro difficulty levels in Madden. Anyone who has ever binged on that game (as I currently am) could tell you blowouts are much more common against a terribly average computer. Thankfully, the real life Green Bay Packers have hit a stretch of games against Pro-level teams that has … [Read more...] about Despite play equivalent of pulling teeth, the Packers should get to the playoffs
Packer win and momentum boost overshadowed by season ending injuries
By Jake McCormick Green Bay Packer quarterback Aaron Rodgers got some revenge of his own, so to speak, by besting the man picked 22 spots in front of him in the 2005 draft. By the San Francisco 49ers, his favorite childhood team. The Packer defense started to gel play like a unit and actually create pressure on the 49ers’ Alex Smith. Surprisingly, the Green Bay ground game … [Read more...] about Packer win and momentum boost overshadowed by season ending injuries
Seriously? The DEFENSE won a game for the PACKERS?
By Jake McCormick Typically, sports rivalries between states are cyclical, and right now, Minnesota is making me glad I’m still not going to college an hour and a half from their border. But this past weekend gave me a little needed confidence in Wisconsin sports. Brewers GM Doug Melvin is stockpiling money like Bazooka Joe comics to cash in on some pitching, Bucks rookie … [Read more...] about Seriously? The DEFENSE won a game for the PACKERS?
Packers hanging by a thread for 2009
By Jake McCormick If I haven’t admitted this before, I’ve been a big Star Wars nerd since I was a kid. I don’t dress up or recite all six movie scripts verbatim, but I definitely have my geek moments. One of those occurred to me on Tuesday afternoon. Sometimes I’ll pick up Episode I: The Phantom Menace if my nerd gland needs an itching. Between Darth Maul’s double-bladed … [Read more...] about Packers hanging by a thread for 2009
Packers vs. Vikings II: Judgment Day exchange
By Jake McCormick and Andy Weise As of roughly 3:13 p.m., Sunday, October 25, the Brett Favre Ball dropped in Minnesota and Wisconsin, prompting the inevitable, yet excruciatingly redundant conversation about Favre's return to his former 16-year winter home in Green Bay. His first game against the Packers went as well as he could've hoped, but returning to the scene of the … [Read more...] about Packers vs. Vikings II: Judgment Day exchange