Blogging the National Football League, Blogging the NFL
Apparently, these Green Bay Packers knit hats are hard to find. You’ve seen Brett Favre and other Packers players wearing them. I’m just surprised they’re not in stock anywhere. In fact, the very same hat is selling on eBay for $150. NFLShop.com has them for sale but if you need them in time for Christmas, you’re out of luck. There’s a five to six week wait. Kate Hogan, the team’s director of retail ops said she hasn’t seen an item become this popular in years:
“There’s just a feel around not just the town, …read more

Blogging the National Football League, Blogging the NFL
After a complete game 38-7 drubbing of the Oakland Raiders today, it’s easy to say the Green Bay Packers are balanced. Brett Favre may be having an MVP-type season, but he’s getting a lot of help. Let me count the ways:

The running game that was absent earlier in this 2007 season is now clearly led by Ryan Grant who carried the ball 29 times today for 156 yards.
Special teams are now scoring. Will Blackmon became the first player since 1974 to return a punt and fumble recovery in the same game for a …read more

Blogging the National Football League, Blogging the NFL
Brett Favre is out of control. This afternoon he became only the second quarterback in NFL history to reach 60,000 passing yards in a 34-0 rout of the Minnesota Vikings. For the Vikes, it was a must-win to get back into the NFC North playoff race, but the Packers were having none of it as the offense controlled the ball for a whopping 40 minutes and the defense held Minnesota to 247 total yards. Brett continued his incredible season going 33 of 46 for 351 yards and three TDs. He trails only Dan …read more

Blogging the National Football League, Blogging the NFL
Entering the 2007 season, Green Bay Packers QB Brett Favre needs only seven more touchdown passes to top Hall of Famer Dan Marino on the NFL’s all-time list in that category. Dan has 420. Brett has 414. Nobody else is even close. Fran Tarkenton is in third place with 342. Of course, one still-active player, Peyton Manning, might have something to say about this record before he is done. Peyton has 275 TDs and counting.
You think this record didn’t have something to do with Brett’s return for another season in Green Bay? You’d …read more

The rumors of Green Bay’s interest in Oakland Raiders WR Randy Moss over the past few weeks is absurd. The last thing this young, talented, upstart Packers team needs is a diva wide receiver with a “me-first” attitude. Sure, they need a talented vertical threat, but they don’t need this one. And I know this is a pretty bold statement, but I’m not even sure how much of a threat or how fast Randy Moss is after nine seasons in the NFL. Don’t get me wrong. Randy Moss, in his early years with the Vikings, was virtually unstoppable. I can’t …read more