i94sports.com - 1/6/2009
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Bob Sanders and four members of his defensive coaching staff were fired on Monday following a disappointing 6-10 season filled with blown leads and big plays. Not to be left out Rock Gullickson, the team’s strength and conditioning coach was also fired (a typical move when a team suffers ...
Ted Thompson sits down for Q & A
i94sports.com 1/12/2009 — Recently Ted Thompson, Green Bay Packers GM, sat down with the Milwaukee-Journal-Sentinal’s Tom Silverstein for a Q&A. A few questions stood out to me, especially those regarding Thompson’s handling of the 2008 off season.
Packers-Bears Preview
lines-maker.com 12/22/2008 — The Green Bay Packers and the Chicago Bears will both be gunning for a victory on Monday when they meet at Soldier Field. Oddsmakers currently have the Bears listed as 4-point favorites versus the Packers, while the game's total is sitting at 40. The Packers lost to Jacksonville 20-16 ...
'Jaws' attacks Packers' 'D'
jsonline.com 12/23/2008 — ESPN's Ron Jaworski brought a cudgel to the telecast of the Packers' game against the Bears on Monday night, but he didn't have much occasion to swing it. The Packers' defense didn't play badly enough to let him.
Packers brand ranks No. 1 in sports
jsonline.com 12/2/2008 — The Green Bay Packers are struggling this season, but they remain an iconic presence when it comes to team branding.
Packers consider defensive scheme change
i94sports.com 1/22/2009 — The Packers have hired Dom Capers as their defensive coordinator, and the move may spark a change in the Packers overall defensive scheme. Coach Mike McCarthy, in his Monday press conference stated, “Our starting point will be the 3-4.”
Monday Night - Packers Try to Knock the Bear out of the Playoffs
pastthepylon.blogspot.com 12/22/2008 — The last Monday Night game of the 2008 NFL regular season will actually have some meaning thanks to the Minnesota Vikings loss to the Atlanta Falcons. Will the Packers come to play or are the Bears going to have a cake walk when the game takes place?
Green Bay Switching To A 3-4
acmepackingcompany.com 1/21/2009 — A sentence as unforseen as the Cardinals' run to the Super Bowl. But, it's true . Dom Capers' hire has more or less led to McCarthy's decision to switch Green Bay's defense to a 3-4 alignment .
( Tangent #1 : For the record, ...
Packers 17, Chicago 20 (OT)
acmepackingcompany.com 12/23/2008 — You just can't make it up anymore . The Packers keep finding ways to lose close games.
In the last eight games, they've been outscored by a combined total of 6 points (194 to 200). But their record is 1-7. That's just amazing.
The special teams ...
Five plays that changed the Packers season
i94sports.com 12/8/2008 — They say football is “a game of inches.” For the Green Bay Packers of 2008, their season may have changed on just a few plays. This was a team that entered the season with a lot of potential, and just as many questions. After 13 games it appears that the playoffs are out of the ...
Packers release Sanders, 5 other coaches —
Examiner Sports 1/5/2009
The Green Bay Packers' season came apart thanks in large part to a defense that consistently blew fourth-quarter leads. Defensive coordinator Bob Sanders and most of his staff were let go Monday as a result.
Memo to Brian Urlacher: Grow up Already —
Bleacher Report - NFL 1/5/2009
Brian Urlacher thinks we have been unfair to him.
Brian Urlacher thinks we do not know anything about football.
Brian Urlacher does not think he had a bad season in 2008.
I think Brian Urlacher is misguided at best.
This is the same guy who ...
A Wolverine Weekend —
Bleacher Report - NFL 1/5/2009
There hasn't been a ton of things to smile about around these parts the past 10 months or so. When the Wolverines have a good weekend it's something we should sit back and enjoy. If you missed it, here are the "good" things that happened over of the ...