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Cheese Curds: Green Bay Packers News and Links for August 28th, 2014

Apparently Scott Tolzien is eligible for the practice squad (not that it will matter) and his fellow QBs really, really like denim.

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Today is the last opportunity for the players on the Green Bay Packers' roster bubble to make an impression on Ted Thompson and his staff and improve their case for a roster spot. In the final preseason game tonight against the Chiefs, expect a heavy dose of youth on the field and get ready to wash it down with inexperience.

Oh, and apparently the quarterbacks' new thing is denim. Lots and lots of denim. You'll see what I mean. Join us this evening for the game!

Packers running backs have all proven themselves | Packers.com
With Eddie Lacy, James Starks, and DuJuan Harris all impressing in the preseason, this is probably the Packers' deepest stable of running backs since the mid-90's heyday of Edgar Bennett, Dorsey Levens, and William Henderson.

Life on the Bubble: Myles White fights for a spot on Packers' roster | JSOnline
White is working hard but not letting the stress of camp get to him, saying "It’s in God’s hands and Ted Thompson’s hands." Indeed - as Tyler Dunne notes, "God and Thompson are synonymous this time of year in Green Bay."

Clearing up Scott Tolzien's practice-squad status - ESPN
Wait, seriously? Tolzien is still eligible for the practice squad? Well it's a moot point anyway, because he's played so well this preseason that there's virtually no chance he would clear waivers.

Due diligence | ESPN Wisconsin
Ted Thompson speaks on just how critical the final preseason game can be for roster decisions, even if his historical reference about Desmond Howard in 1996 was a little hazy.

Rodgers & Flynn Dress to Impress at Welcome Back Packers Luncheon | Cheesehead TV
Great stuff here - with the Packers' quarterbacks decked out in Canadian Tuxedos for the Welcome Back Luncheon, there's terrific photoshop fodder that's being put to good use in movie poster form.

51st Annual Welcome Back Packers Luncheon | Packersnews.com
Here's more great photo evidence of the denim dynamos, as John Kuhn and Josh Sitton got in the act too.

Why Your Team Sucks 2014: Green Bay Packers | Deadspin
It's finally here. See why everybody's jealous of us cheeseheads.

Madden 15 is so realistic it even has a consummate Manning Face - SBNation.com
EA nailed at least one aspect of the NFL