Slice of Cheese for 1/26

by texwestern on Jan 26, 2010 8:30 PM CST in News Comment 20 comments

Anybody in the mood for some cheese? Well, here's your friendly reminder that happy cows most definitely do not come from California.

The Journal-Sentinel is reporting that former Broncos' defensive coordinator Mike Nolan was offered the Packers' DC job before Dom Capers was hired. Nolan is an excellent DC who struggled as a head coach, and I think he would have done well in Green Bay, but I doubt anyone else would have turned the defense around as quickly as Capers did.

Greg Bedard gives a few thoughts on the second day of practice at the Senior Bowl.

Clay Matthews has been nominated for the NFL Rookie of the Year award. As far as I can tell, this is just a fan vote, to get out there and support the Claymaker!

While the Packers weren't playing football this weekend, the fans scored an 8th-consecutive title in the Campbell's Click for Cans competition by more than doubling the Jaguars' votes. Congratulations to Packers fans everywhere, as Wisconsin food pantries will receive a helping hand from Campbell's.

If you haven't had your fill of schadenfreude yet, the Press-Gazette has video of Vikings fans at a bar in the Twin Cities area.

Proof that Wisconsin's greatness doesn't just lie in its food, beer, and sports teams, native Wisconsinite Brooklyn Wolosyn won the national Punt, Pass, & Kick competition in the 10-11 year old girls category.

Surprise, surprise...Brad Childress didn't set a deadline for Brett Favre. As if we didn't already know who wore the pants in that relationship, here's the latest bit of evidence.

In case you missed it, the Packers are raising ticket prices.

Paul Kuharsky of ESPN points out the problem with the Pro Bowl. When half of a conference's starting players are on an all-star team, is it still an "all-star" team?

ESPN's NFC North blogger Kevin Seifert needs assistance for deciding on his 2009 All-Division team. It says something about the division when he can only decide on 11 out of the 27 players without debate. Whether that something has to do with the competitiveness of the division or Seifert's inability to make arguments or decisions is left for you to decide.

That's all for tonight. It's homework time. It's Tuesday night, I have no date...I've got my two-liter of Shasta and my all-Rush mix tape...let's rock!

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Hey thanks for this round up...

Or put it another way, we all know who was wearing the “knee-pads” in that relationship!

I see that Bedard and others are excited about the OLB from Meeeeechigan Brandon Graham. The more I think about, the more we need a pass rushing threat at linebacker (to compliment Cla.). we havent’ had a great pure pass rusher since KGB really. What separated us from other teams in the playoffs is that we couldn’t get to the QB, we couldn’t get to Warner, we never touched FAvre in the two games. In this passing league, we NEED to start punishing opposing QBs immediately. Get the pass rusher at OLB is priority number 1.

Plus we have two aging OTs…but oh well.

I must be losing my edge…I kinda felt bad for those Viking fans, they almost seemed likeable. (notice the “almost”)

by PackFaninFL on Jan 26, 2010 10:12 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

I look at the draft and at first I want to feel the same way you do. I would love to see us take a Hughes or Graham, or even possibly Best at Rb, but we can’t just keep putting our OT need off. Maybe the coaching staff is leaning towards Spitz at LG, Wells at C, Sitton at RG, and Lang at RT for next year and the future but we still need to address LT.

by packallday555 on Jan 27, 2010 12:43 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Aaron Rodgers

I’m surprised there is little talk about Rodgers now being the starting QB in the Pro Bowl with both Brees and favre out.

I e-mail Lori Nickel, telling her about it last night and she posted a blog at JSOnline today.

by Darrell L on Jan 26, 2010 11:26 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

Probably because...

No one really gives a rat’s tiny behind about the Pro Bowl (I know some do, but just sayin’…). Seems like a lot of the players don’t either. And does anyone besides me have a problem with it being played before the SB? Are they using it as a filler so people are still amped going into SB weekend?

by pvilleWIcheezhed on Jan 27, 2010 7:16 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs

I am with you…Rodgers starting is a huge non-story to me.

by TrevorR on Jan 27, 2010 10:01 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs

I love

the Futurama reference

by uofmike on Jan 27, 2010 3:14 AM CST reply actions 0 recs

BINGO!

I’m glad somebody caught that.

"Career highlights? I had two. I got an intentional walk from Sandy Koufax and I got out of a rundown against the Mets." - Bob Uecker

by texwestern on Jan 27, 2010 7:40 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Kevin Seifert has a tough job...

He’s from MN, still lives there, and is a fan of the Vikings. They hired him away from the Star Tribune to be an NFC North blogger for ESPN but everyone knows his past so anytime he makes any kind of positive comment about the Vikings everyone rides him to town about him being biased an a homer, etc. Then if he does too many articles about any one team, they accuse him of being biased there. Its really a lose lose kind of thing. I actually feel bad for him.

He was probably afraid to name any of the more controvesial positions because all the people would do is accuse him of being an “idiot viking fan” or something. The main purpose of him is to get people on the website…draw traffic to ESPN so letting people argue about who is more worth is a good way to do that.

Those are his reasons in my book.

by TrevorR on Jan 27, 2010 10:04 AM CST reply actions 0 recs

Agree on Seifert

He’s a decent writer and I think he really tries to spread the articles around. His Viking colors show sometimes, but I do think he tries to be fair.

He did put Adrian Peterson in as a lock for best RB in the division, when its kinda debatable (for 2009) at least.

by grant76 on Jan 27, 2010 3:03 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

eh…I don’t think AP is debateable. With all the controversey he had this year, his numbers still blew away grants and no one else was even close to Grant. I’d take AP over Grant 100 out of 100 times.

by TrevorR on Jan 28, 2010 12:29 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs

If you just look at numbers its pretty even.

AP had more yards and touchdowns (1379 vs 1252 and 18 vs 11), but Grant averaged slightly more yards more per carry, and touchdowns is an almost worthless statistic IMO. Peterson did have 6 fumbles to Grant’s 0. Grant also ran behind a weaker offensive line.

The only real difference is that AP caught 57 passes for 436 yards. Grant caught 30 for 204. To offset that I would say Grant caught 83% of his passes Peterson caught 75%.

Sure the vast majority of people would rather have Peterson, but if you are just looking at the numbers, I think Grant had a better year.

by grant76 on Jan 28, 2010 11:50 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs

AP is a FAR superior back to Grant. End of discussion. Stats matter to some degree but keep in mind this was APs worst year as a pro and he’s not even out there on third downs ever because they have Chester who’s almost still a starting caliber back himself. I would argue that Chester is the #3 back in the division ahead of both the guys from the Lions and Bears.

Grant had a great year, you can’t take that away but if you bulding an all division team, he’s not going to be on it as long as AP is in the discussion and rightfully so.

by TrevorR on Jan 29, 2010 9:28 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Its probably just semantics....

But the voting was for best RB of 2009, and to quote your previous comment “….(Peterson’s) numbers blew away grants[sic]….”

I agree that Peterson is better, but if you are comparing the stats for 2009, it looks like a wash to me.

by grant76 on Jan 29, 2010 12:36 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

I don't think

this would ever happen

If you haven’t had your fill of schadenfreude yet, the Press-Gazette has video of Vikings fans at a bar in the Twin Cities area.

Is it wrong to get so much enjoyment out of others’ misery?

by Packerfan045 on Jan 27, 2010 11:41 AM CST reply actions 0 recs

Does

anyone know why the pro bowl was not in Hawaii this year? I am glad our QB is in it though. Popularity contest or not, when other players and coaches vote I think that says something.

by turd on Jan 27, 2010 12:05 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

My understanding

is they did that to encourage more participation from players.

by Packerfan045 on Jan 27, 2010 12:18 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

No I think it was to make it more relevent. The thought was that since the season was over when it used to happen that fans just forgot about it. By having it in the midst of the playoffs, it keeps football in the limelight all week. Everything they do is to increase ratings and make more ad revenue.

by TrevorR on Jan 27, 2010 12:34 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Pro Bowl=methadone

I, for one, will miss the Pro Bowl coming the week after the season was over. There’s always that dawning moment where it really sinks in, “no football this week. The season’s really over.” And the Pro Bowl was always a nice come-down. Like, “Oh, well, there is the Pro Bowl if I want to watch that.” …which I usually don’t (or at least not for long), but it was nice to have it there if I needed a live football-like program to take the edge off.

I honestly don’t care all that much about who’s playing in the game. I know the NFL does, though. You watch, it’ll go back to it’s normal time – in Hawaii – next season.

by Curly Lambeau on Jan 27, 2010 12:59 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

This sums it up

In the article it says they will still play in Hawaii on a “rotating” basis.
Leave it to the NFL make things as ambiguous as they can. Hmm kinda sounds like someone else we know, anyway I digress.

by Packerfan045 on Jan 27, 2010 1:23 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs