jsonline.com - 1/4/2009
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Green Bay led the NFL in points scored off turnovers and finished with a favorable plus-39 scoring margin. You could say no team ever quite underachieved in the standings the way the '08 Packers did.
nationalfootballpost.com - 1/5/2009
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nationalfootballpost.com —
The National Football Post has just been informed
that Green Bay Packers defensive coordinator Bob Sanders has
just been fired. More on this story as it develops.
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Breaking News: Packers Fire Sanders
profootballtalk.com - 1/6/2009
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profootballtalk.com —
The best thing about the most obvious, superficial
analyses of NFL coaching connections is that, sometimes they’re
accurate. We suggested last night that former 49ers coach Mike Nolan could be the next defensive coordinator in Green Bay, due to ...
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RUMORS FLY OF NOLAN TO PACKERS
jsonline.com - 1/2/2009
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jsonline.com —
The average distance of Aaron Rodgers' 28 touchdown
passes was 15.6 yards, almost 10 yards below Brett
Favre's mark of 25.2 last season. Favre's average was 26.9 in 2006, his first season under coach Mike McCarthy.
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A statistical analysis of the Packers' season
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Black and Blue all over: Millen surfaces
ESPN.com - NFL Nation Blog —
... Jackson. Hmmm. Rick Alonzo of the Pioneer Press looks at whether the Vikings could be primed for a deep playoff run. Chip Scoggins of the Star Tribune delves deep into the one key difference between Childress and Philadelphia coach Andy Reid: The Vikings' emphasis on the running game. Brad Biggs of the Chicago Sun-Times suggests five ways to get the Bears over the playoff hump. Among them: Find a pass-rusher and a free safety. The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel offers its year-end grades on the ...
2008 Packers - Year In Review (Personnel Decisions)
Chuckie Hacks —
... head coach Mike McCarthy to a 5-year extension worth a reported $20 million. Showing his sophistication, McCarthy apparently didn't even hire an agent to do his contract because his brother is a lawyer. After a 6-10 campaign where (a) Packers coaching graded out as a D- according to one Journal Sentinel beat writer; (b) McCarthy's team committed the most penalty yards in the league; (c) playcalling was often called into question and (d) his team couldn't even get aligned properly on defense deep into the season, one wonders if McCarthy will have to be bought out of this ...
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jsonline.com 12/15/2008 — The longer the streak goes, the harder it gets for Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers. The Packers' 20-16 loss to the Jaguars marked the seventh time this season that Rodgers had the ball in his hands late in the fourth quarter with a chance ...
Wojciechowski: Reviewing Brett Favre vs. Aaron Rodgers
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Notes: Rodgers near 4,000 yards
jsonline.com 12/27/2008 — The 4,000-yard milestone has long been the standard of excellence for National Football League quarterbacks, a level reserved for only the league's top producers.
There's a chance Green Bay's Aaron Rodgers could reach that mark this season.
Force-fed a sack lunch
jsonline.com 11/10/2008 — Posted: Nov. 9, 2008 Minneapolis - Aaron Rodgers was upfront about his day."It was one of the most disappointing games of my career," the Green Bay quarterback said Sunday after the 28-27 loss to the Minnesota Vikings. Granted, that's not covering a ...
Aaron Rodgers Has A New Contract
acmepackingcompany.com 11/2/2008 — The reports, here and here , of Aaron Rodgers' contract extension caught me off-guard. Another Acme Packing Company writer even beat me to it . I expected a contract extension, but not until next spring. But it makes sense to do it now and allocate ...
Packers 16, Jacksonville 20
acmepackingcompany.com 12/15/2008 — From Mike McCarthy's press conference :
(There were instances of guys yelling at each other during the game. Is the frustration of the season setting in?) That's communication, that's what I'm talking about. There are play calls that come in ...
Packers 37, Chicago 3
acmepackingcompany.com 11/18/2008 — Where did this Packer team come from? This was not the same team that was outplayed last week in Minnesota. Unfortunately this game looks like a fluke. The Packers are better then their record would indicate, but they don't stomp their opponent 37-3 ...
Just Go Away Brett —
Bleacher Report - NFL 1/5/2009
If there's one thing I'm not looking forward to this NFL offseason is the question, will he or won't he?
He, being Brett Favre, referring to will he or will he not retire.
I've had enough of hearing about him.
We've gone through this the last ...
