Wednesday Morning Green Bay Packers, NFL News And Links: LeRoy Butler And Crazy Exes

The following facts have been missed by everyone – football journalists included.
The current (old ) CBA had language forbidding anti trust suits for six months
after the CBA expired. The current CBA expired March 11, 2011. Judge Haydon
in Minnesota has scheduled a hearing on the anti trust lawsuit September 12.
My opinion is that in that hearing the plaintiffs will be asked if they want to resubmit.
If there is a new CBA, probably not. If the lockout is still in effect, Brady et al
will decide 8 weeks or no weeks. Because it is quite clear the lockout will end
only by a new CBA or court action.

In the 2005 draft, the Packers first selected Aaron Rogers, who has spent most of his career in Favre’s shadow (will not elaborate, you know the story).
The 2nd round pick of the same draft has spent his career in the shadow of another great. He’s a safety and wears #36, which has made it difficult for Nick Collins to truly be embraced by so many Packer faithful. Maybe I’m just speaking for myself, but LeRoy was so loved for so many reasons, that my perspective on Collins started as “don’t bring shame to that number.”
Around the middle of February, however, I pondered the question of which current Packers (projecting that their careers continue on the current path) are possible/likely for Canton? Chuck, Rogers, Matthews, etc., but Collins never came up. I guess I still have Collins in LeRoy’s shadow, despite impressive stats, pro bowl appearances, and a signature Super Bowl moment.
All that being said, and having said really nothing about LeRoy, trying to determine which one is better is kinda like a parent saying which child they love the most. I just can’t do it.

http://www.footballoutsiders.com/stat-analysis/2011/broken-tackles-2010

Clay Matthews leading the league with least amount of broken tackles last year. Once he’s got you, you’re going down.