Aaron Rodgers took time out of his offseason schedule this week to bash a fan who had ripped his use of hard counts. While the criticism was silly, it was nice to know that Rodgers has such pressing matters on his mind. Rodgers will turn 33 in December and the clock is ticking on his […]
Where I live in southeastern Wisconsin, the atmosphere is rife with despair as the Green Bay Packers head into the playoffs as a 5-seed following their blowing of the NFC North title last night at home to the Minnesota Vikings. No one can deny how poorly the 10-6 Packers have been playing for over two […]
The comparison of Rodgers’ first 100 games to that of his predecessor, the presumptive Hall of Famer Brett Favre, began in the aftermath. About a week earlier I had a text-message debate with a friend about which quarterback was better in their prime. Frankly, I don’t see this as even being all that close—prime-for-prime, Favre is better than Rodgers. Here’s why…
The Green Bay Packers are hoping their month in the quarterback desert comes to an end after their Thanksgiving Day game with the Detroit Lions. Aaron Rodgers won’t play on Thursday, but there is hope that with a long week ahead that Rodgers can get back on the field for his team’s final four games. TheSportsNotebook will look at what the Packers have to do to make the most of December
Are the Green Bay Packers dead in the water? That’s the question the NFL world is asking in the wake of the Aaron Rodgers injury, a fractured collarbone last night on Monday Night Football, a game his team lost 27-20 to the Chicago Bears, slipping into a three-way tie with the Bears and Detroit Lions for first place in the NFC North.
Sunday’s NFL second-round games start with Houston-Baltimore (1 PM ET, CBS) and conclude with NY Giants-Green Bay (4:30 PM ET, Fox). You can scroll down one post for the previews of Saturday’s games (New Orleans-San Francisco & Denver-New England). Here’s how the Notebook sees Sunday… Houston-Baltimore: This game reminds me a lot of the 2008 […]
Before we start talking the NFL playoffs, we’ve got some business to close out with the regular season and that means handing out some hardware for MVP and Coach of the Year. Today the Notebook starts with a look at an MVP vote that deserves to be a lot closer than it’s been portrayed. Aaron […]