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This week’s random fact involves Packers training camp.
A phenomenon unseen elsewhere in the NFL is players riding bikes from the locker room to the practice field. The bikes belong to kids who live near enough to the stadium to bike there. As the players leave the locker room and prepare the quarter mile trek to the practice field, the kids are waiting. The players hand over the bike, and in return get to carry the players helmet. Doesn’t sound like a great deal to you? A friend of mine showed up for years, and had Leroy Butler ride his bike everyday, year after year. He got Christmas gifts from Butler, as well as attending his graduation. The Butlers have become family friends to him, all because of a bike ride. This is just another reason that the Packers are one of the most loved teams in the NFL. They’re human, they let themselves be normal guys with the kids. Kids who grow up seeing how great these guys are and become lifelong fans of this team. This is just one of the many reasons there is a 40+ year waiting list for season tickets.
This week’s hero comes from the stingy Packers defense, and is the guy who saved the Packers after a late fumble gave the Vikings hope for at least a tie. Atari Bigby Bigby has been a consistent performer in the secondary, and has been one of those guys that is always around the ball. His first pick of the year came at the perfect moment in the Packers victory over the Vikings. After a fumble by RyanGrant with 1:40 left in the game and the score 23-16. The Vikings took over in Packer territory, and on second and ten from the Packer 34, Kelly Holcomb attempted to squeeze the ball into Bobby Wade on a slant and Rod Woodson tipped the ball away. Bigby made a diving interception and gave the ball back to the Packers, sealing the win.
 Who would have thought that after the third game of the season we would be talking about the Packers as one of only 4 undefeated teams? Certainly not me. But with a tough run defense and a quality passing game the team has done just that. Though the record is perfect the PAcker team is not. The running game still doesn’t look dangerous, and this week, the pass defense didn’t look much better. But in the end, Brett Favre was able to lead a late game comback, followed by an interception to seal the win. Favre also tied the touchdown pass record yesterday, and continued to look like the old Brett, throwing quality passes and playing exciting football. Holding Tomlinson to 62 yards on 22 carries is a feat the defense can point to as a sign that they are better than most think. The D comes up with the big plays when they are needed, but the secondary tends to be a bit suspect at times, and it will only be a matter of time before teams can gameplan against it. If the Packers don’t shore up some kind of rushing offense in the next few weeks, it is entirely possible that the team will begin to be shutout as the opposition’s defense keys on the pass. But, until then, lets enjoy the wins while they come.
In the NFL’s week 2 awards Brett Favre garnered the honor of offensive player of the week. -Favre completed 29 of 38 passes (76.3 percent) for 286 yards with three touchdowns versus one interception in the Packers’ 35-13 road win over the New York Giants. Favre notched the 149th victory of his career and moved passed Pro Football Hall of Famer JOHN ELWAY (148) for the most career wins by a starting quarterback in NFL history. The eight-time All-Star registered his 59th game with at least three touchdown passes and increased his career total to 417 touchdown passes, just three shy of Hall of Famer DAN MARINO’s all-time mark of 420. In his 17th season from Southern Mississippi, this is Favre’s 11th career Player of the Week Award. Favre last won the award in Week 3 of 2006.Â
At halftime of yesterday’s game against the Giants, there was reason to worry. The Packers were down by 3 and hadn’t shown much spark on the offensive side of the ball. Then the second half started. And Brett Favre completed his first 14 passes. By the end of the game it was clear that adjustments were made at halftime that worked like a charm. And when all was said and done, Brett Favre became the winningest QB in NFL history. Add that to the numerous other accomplishments in his career, and the only thing keeping Brett out of Canton is the waiting period. Are the Packers as good as the 2-0 record? I think if the defense keeps playing the way they have in the first two games, they are. If Favre keeps having fun and showing the young guys how to win, the PAckers could be in the playoffs for the first time in 3 years. I’m not normally one to comment on Brett Favre one way or another, but it occurs to me that I have watched the entire career of one of the greatest quarterbacks to ever play the game. Congrats on the record Brett…there are two more within your reach this season, and then a slow ride into the sunset is exactly what “the gunslinger” deserves.
Let’s spend this time on Friday morning to take a look at what people around the internet think will be happening in the Packers/Giants game this Sunday.
ESPN: Their football expert picks have 8 of 9 people picking the Packers to win. Only Chris Mortenson chose the Giants, but he also chose the Browns over the Bengals, the Titans over the Colts, and the Dolphins over the Cowboys. Interesting picks from Mr. Mortenson. The Indiana Statesman says: Green Bay upset Philly at home even though the Eagles out-gained them in both rushing and passing yards. The Packers won by forcing more turnovers. They won’t be as lucky against the Giants. As long as Eli Manning is back, and reports look like he will, I’ll take the Giants. A website called whatzgonnahappen.com says: “If I were a betting man, I would say he would play,” said Giants backup quarterback Jared Lorenzen of starter Eli Manning. If he were a betting man, he’d be an NBA referee. Giants 24, Packers 7 USA Today’s 8 NFL prognosticators are evenly split with 4 picking the Giants, and 4 picking the Pack. One of the 4 even made the Packers win his lock of the week. And finally, associatedcontent.com says: Green Bay shocks again in week two, but by the skin of their teeth to a Manning-less giants team. Packers win Of course now we know that Manning could very well play this week, so that might change that last prediction some. My bottom line is this, If Manning plays the offense is significantly better than if he doesn’t. But the Giants defense is still the same one that gave up nearly 500 yards of offense last week. If the Packer offense gets on track this week, look for a double digit victory by the Packers.
Since it tends to be slow by midweek, I’ve decided that every Wednesday I will post a random fact about the Packers, or the city of Green Bay in general. The first fact is all about the Packers former home. City Stadium in Green Bay.
I have decided I will name a hero of the week for each game this season, and since we just finished the first week here is this week’s hero:
Mason Crosby , Kicker This may well be the only week that I name a kicker as the hero, but the rookie out of Colorado deserves it. In his first NFL game, Crosby was 3/3 including a 53 yard FG and the game winning 42 yarder with time running out. The guy has already shown he can be cool under pressure, and his leg is as strong as any in the NFL. “I kind of got thrown into the fire in the first test,” Crosby said. “But that’s kind of how I like it. It’s exciting.” This is the kind of thing you want your kicker to say after his first game winner. The kid loves to play the game.
It wasn’t much of an offensive showcase, but a win is a win as they say. The Packers triumphed over the Eagles 16-13 with a last second 42 yard field goal(see my predictions post for accuracy amazement). The Packers lone TD was scored after the recovery of a muffed punt in the endzone. And the Packer offense never really got on track. The somewhat suprising aspect of the game was the Packers defense. The Eagles have gashed the Packers D several times in the past, but were held suprisingly in check for most of the game, and especially in the 4th quarter when it counted most. This could be a more interesting season than we thought.
So it’s the morning after the Colts stomped the Saints, and it’s also day two of my predictions for the Packers Regular season. After 8 games the Pack find themselves at 4-4 with a few supposed softballs coming up so everyone should be feeling pretty good by this point. |
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