historical Packers' trivia...

the first shareholder/owner meeting was September 17,1923... 204 stockholders bought 1,109 shares($5 per share) for a net profit of $5,545... however,numbers at end of year under "Capital Stock Issued" listed the stock sale,at $5,585... in 1931,a fan(Willard J. Bent)sued the Packers after falling out of the stands,at City Stadium,and was awarded $5,000... verdict was handed down in February,1933,and the Packers went into receivership... the NFL went to bat and transferred the ownership to the club's president(Leland H. Joannes)and waived the transfer fee,in an unanimous vote... interesting footnote:the receivership was never officially terminated... on December 14,1934,a stock sale was launched,to raise "$10,000",and over the length of the sale,113 shareholders bought 484 shares for $12,100,but the Gazette-Journal counted 291 more shareholders,for a total of $12,416... in late 1949,facing a $90,000 shortfall,the Packers organized an intra-squad game to raise funds,so six days later,they launched a third stock sale,after a heated meeting... they wanted to raise "$200,000",but they raised by the newspaper's own story,(popular number:"$118,000"),but ledgers indicate that 4,165 1/2 shares* were sold for $104,187.50 to 1,651 shareholders...  *there were nine half shares sold for $12... at a victory party on May 22,1950,club president Emil Fischer crowed,"we have done it again... once again,Green Bay has proven to the nation what civil pride means"... that is the start of the story of the Packers' public ownership... i am very proud to be a shareholder/owner of the Packers,and of the history of the team... GO PACK GO!!!!

on to 2016...

this is a post to all my family wherever they may be... you are simply loved by me more than i can ever say... to one survivor to all of you,may you have health,love,and happiness,in 2016... here is a big kiss and hug for everyone,and to the dearly departed... may we never forget those who have passed away,and may they be in our hearts,forever... on to 2016...

commentary...

yesterday,i got a little edgy with my father over last weekend's 38-8 Packers' loss to the Arizona Cardinals... he kept on giving me the needle over the loss,and finally,i told him that enough is enough... sorry,Dad... you must understand that it was not the 38-8 score,or the needle being jabbed into my side by my father... it was the simple fact that the Packers simply have not played Packers' football,the team effort simply was not there last weekend,or the fact that the Packers playing like they are a third rate expansion team over most of this season simply disgusts me,period... you say that ten wins is good... i agree,but it is the way that they have beaten those teams that has irritated me,this season... i got to thinking about what is missing with this year's team,and you can talk about injuries,bad playcalling,bad defense at times,especially last week,but honestly,it simply comes down to one thing... wonder what it is??? because i do finally know what it is... it is not injuries and such... it is simply team grit... an attitude of "who cares,we hate you,and we are going to beat the pants off of you"... DA BEARS were 15-1,in 1985(the best team in the NFL),and they had the attitude of a team who said that you are not going to beat them,period... they were coached by Mike Ditka,a coach who simply hated the Packers,and we hated him... William Perry scored two touchdowns against the Packers:one at Soldier Field,on Monday Night Football,and caught one touchdown pass at Lambeau Field,later on that season... a funny story came out of that Lambeau Field game:somehow,DA BEARS' locker room got flooded before the game,so Ditka,pissed about what happened,called for that touchdown pass to Perry... that is grit:an attitude of "we hate you,and you are the enemy"... folks,i miss that attitude,that grit in a rivalry,like DA BEARS' linebacker breaking the Packers' player's nose,with a sucker punch,or the Packers' team band marching down Michigan Avenue,going into hotels on route to the game,blaring at full volume,one year... by the way,the one loss in 1985 that DA BEARS suffered,was on Monday Night Football,in Miami,and they got spanked 48-17,that night...

blog statement...

will preview the Vikings/Packers game,later today...

Packers' trivia,and comments...

what current Packers' receiver has similar statistics to Jordy Nelson,when Nelson was in his second year??? answer:Davante Adams... note:so there is hope,folks... he just needs more practice to catch Rodgers' passes over the off-season... my personal opinion:Nelson's injury hurt him most,as the season has progressed...

blog statement...

i am fine physically,but not in a good mood... need time to get head on straight... will preview Minnesota Vikings/Packers game,Sunday night,tomorrow... will be just fine,but am just very irritable,and honestly need "time on my knees",and some Bible study,over the next few days,and need some quiet time reading,too... nothing seriously wrong,but am not too happy...

critical plays to a rout...

4th and 2,Packers run a fake punt,get seven yards,then Rodgers gets sacked on consecutive downs to end that drive... next drive,Mike Daniels intercepted Carson Palmer,runs it down to the Cardinals' 15,and then Rodgers throws a bad pass and gets intercepted in the Cardinals' end zone,and then the Cardinals drive it 80 yards to make game,17-0,in last minute of first half,at halftime... Packers get second half kickoff,and within first minute of second half,fumble,and then the Cardinals make it 24-0 with a touchdown run,shortly after that... later on,Rodgers gets strip-sacked,fumbles both times,and Cardinals turn fumbles into touchdown returns,to close out scoring,in a 38-8 rout... in about six minutes of game play,it went from 10-0 to 24-0,and then the coup de grace,of two,not one,touchdown returns,by fumbles,to make a total rout of the game... folks,that happens... snowballing mistakes do happen... you can blame injuries on the offensive line,and the mistakes for the rout,but honestly,games like this do happen even to the best teams,but now is the time to stand up,and be the Green Bay Packers... if "we" get beat Sunday,by the Minnesota Vikings,i will tip my hat to the better team(out of respect)... however,i would love a third crack at the Vikings in the playoffs,and "bury" them into whatever turf the teams play on... Packer Pride!!!! that is what matters!!!!

last night's NFC North division game...

Minnesota Vikings 49,New York Giants 17...

commentary...

honestly,if i was to say anything about yesterday's game against the Cardinals,it would be unprintable for this blog... here is a story about a similar loss:October 2nd,1994,Philadelphia Eagles 40,San Francisco 49ers 8... why bring up that 49ers' loss??? Steve Young and Bill Seifert almost came to blows on the sideline,when Seifert pulled Young in the third quarter... why do i remember that game??? that night,was in Reno,staying at the Mizpah hotel,and grabbed the papers from Reno and San Francisco,the next morning,and went back to bed,and read the papers,especially the Sporting Green of the Chroncle(remember when the sports section was literally green??? i do),and read the blistering report of the game... why do i bring that up??? the 49ers won the Super Bowl that season... i am not saying that the Packers will win Super Bowl 50(not by a long shot)... luckily,the 49ers got smoked early in 1994... unfortunately,for the Packers,they are frustrated,and embarrassed by what happened yesterday... also,unfortunately,they have only seven days to get their heads out of their backsides,forget about reading their newspaper clippings-good or bad-and remember that the Vikings are coming to Lambeau Field to "kick ass and chew bubblegum,and they are out of bubblegum"(thanks Roddy Piper)... the Packers better come out to play Sunday,or they will be embarrassed again... i do not think that will happen again,folks...

Packers' game score,and commentary...

Arizona Cardinals 38,Packers 8... nine sacks,two fumbles returned for a touchdown,and with an interception,in the Cardinals' end zone,that led to a eighty yard touchdown drive,in last minute of first half led the Cardinals to a demolition of the Packers,in Arizona... only thirty seven passing yards in the first half,by Aaron Rodgers,did not help,along with eight sacks(and both fumbles returned for a touchdown)... it was UGLY,UGLY,and UGLY!!!! demolition is a kind word for this piece of manure... i do not have anything else to say,because i also am disgusted with the way that the Packers played,today... not with the score... that happens,but the way that the Packers played today was simply pathetic,period....

NFC North division game scores...

Detroit Lions 32,San Francisco 49ers 17... DA BEARS 26,Tampa Bay Buccaneers 21... Minnesota Vikings play the New York Giants,tonight...

beatdown of the week...

Houston Texans 34,Tennessee Titans 6... when you give up thirty four straight points,you deserve the dubious distinction of the beatdown of the week...

the Packers win,if...

the Packers win,if they can slow up the Cardinals,muddy up the game,score early,and often,and play Packers' defense... a shootout with the Cardinals and the Packers,most likely,lose the game... however,do not count out the Packers,because they will come to play,and show Packer Pride... whether they win is the $64,000 question... they need their best gameplay,and play it to perfection,which basically means they need to play their best game of the season,period...

commentary...

i am very tired of pundits denigrating the Packers,this season... Kurt Warner,the former Cardinals' quarterback,basically gave the MVP to Cardinals' quarterback Carson Palmer,and gave the royal shaft to Packers' quarterback Aaron Rodgers... listen Kurt,numbers are basically the same between the two quarterbacks,and you give no props to Aaron Rodgers... you are a homer of the worst kind,and honestly,the Packers may not win the game,but Kurt,SHUT UP,AND GROW UP!!!! i have no respect for you,even when you were a quarterback,because you have a real big mouth,period... Kurt,do me a favor,SHUT UP!!!!

Packers/Cardinals game notes...

the Packers are 44-22-4 lifetime,against the Cardinals,and are 16-14-4,at Arizona... they won 31-17,in 2012(their last meeting,at Arizona)... however,those are just numbers,and the Packers will be facing a team,in the Cardinals,that rank in the top ten in both team offense,and team defense,while the Packers rank in the top five in team scoring defense,and are in range of being number one in the NFL,for this season... Carson Palmer is having a MVP season,David Johnson can run like a rabbit,Michael Floyd and Larry Fitzgerald are receivers that are simply studs on offense... on defense,they have many players that are All-Pro caliber,one being Patrick Peterson... the Packers are not that explosive on offense,but they do have Aaron Rodgers,Eddie Lacy,and James Starks(a potentially lethal duo of running backs),but Lacy has been very inconsistent,and Starks has picked up much of the slack,in the running attack... too many drops have hampered the passing attack,but Rodgers,and Palmer have similar passing,and touchdown numbers for the season... at crucial times,the Packers have not done well,and that has given lower numbers(and scores)to the Packers' offense,so the outstanding scoring defensive numbers for the Packers' team defense have been overshadowed most of this season... interesting game,Sunday!!!!

blog statement...

i will preview the Packers/Arizona Cardinals game,tonight... sorry for the delay,but i do need a day to do more research,and get some more rest...

blog statement...

MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!!

respect for Charles...

first of all,i deeply respect Charles Woodson,for his Hall of Fame caliber career,and without him,there is no Super Bowl XLV win for the Packers,period... as a shareholder/owner of the Packers,i will always have a deep soft spot for him,and honestly,the Packers made a deep mistake in letting him go in free agency in 2012,because he has proved them dead wrong...  i give him a deep respectful hat tip for his career... note:point blank,if he is not in the Hall of Fame,it will be a real shame,and crime...

blog statement...

i will be online only twice in the next three days... to preview the Packers/Cardinals game,and to wish everyone a Merry Christmas,on Christmas Day...

Packers' historical trivia...

Damarious Randall and Quinten Rollins did something this season that has not done for the Packers,since 1921... what is it??? answer:both rookies returned interceptions for a touchdown... it has been done only once before,in team history,when Nate Abrams,and Billy DuMoe returned interceptions for a touchdown,in 1921...

blog statement...

after previewing the Packers/Cardinals game,tomorrow(tonight,if possible)... i will take a break until after Christmas...

commentary...

i will preview the Packers/Arizona Cardinals game,starting tomorrow... note:the last time that Packers played the Cardinals(in the playoffs),in Arizona,in 2009,the Packers lost in overtime,51-45,when Arizona recovered a fumble by Aaron Rodgers,and returned it for a touchdown... a few plays before,the Packers missed a golden opportunity to win game,when the Packers' receiver dropped a sure touchdown pass on a bomb by Rodgers... second note:on the critical play,Rodgers got his head almost ripped off,when the Cardinals violently pulled down on his facemask,and then he fumbled the football... the referees absolutely missed that penalty(stupid referees),and let me tell you that it was very,very obvious,that it happened,folks... i still have a very hard time watching that play...

last night's NFC North division game...

Detroit Lions 35,New Orleans Saints 27... oops,i forget to post this last night...

a very sad anniversary...

today is a very sad anniversary for me... sixteen years ago,i last saw my soulmate in the hospital... because of a promise made to her,i gave her time to be with her family... unfortunately,no member of her family showed up,except for her son Michael,but i do not know this until her passing... i almost broke that promise on Christmas Eve,and again,on Christmas Day(a hour before she died),but my word is my word... the last message i got from her was a simple one,"Chris,I love you",at 2:15,that morning... i went to see her that morning,sixteen years ago,but she was seeing visions,and was incoherent... she asked me what she was seeing,and i simply told her that she was seeing angels... after a very short time,i left,grabbing a teddy bear(the teddy bear i gave her on first day that i saw her in hospital)on the way out the door... at that point,i was heartbroken and shattered... note:to tell you the truth,i still have not recovered,even sixteen years later... i go on with life,but the wound is still raw,if i really think about her...

quote of the week...

"We weren't very effective"-Packers' quarterback Aaron Rodgers,when asked about the Packers' offense,in which Rodgers had a passer rating of 68.8(his eighth straight game with a passer rating of under 100)... note:that is butt ugly,folks...

commentary...

the game against the Oakland Raiders was butt ugly for the Packers... Aaron Rodgers had only one touchdown pass,to James Jones,but had many drops by his wide receivers,which is a recurring theme,this season... by the way,Jones had two offensive pass interference penalties called on him,one in which disallowed a Packers' touchdown... the team defense had two interceptions,one that was returned for a touchdown,and the other interception was returned to inside the five yard line,which set up an easy Packers' touchdown... the third down conversion rate is not where it should be,and the goal line running attack is basically non-existent,and that sucks... even Aaron Rodgers had a gaffe:with only 2:36 left,and a chance to end the game on the ground,he stupidly launched a pass toward the end zone,and the Raiders intercepted the pass at the Raiders' one yard line,but the team defense stiffened,and the Raiders were stopped on downs,to end the game... the Packers are 10-4,and in the playoffs in the NFC... note:the Packers have lost two games at the last second,won one memorable game,with an untimed play,and lost a third,while driving for a chance to tie game,at the last second... only the game at Denver,against the Broncos,was a blowout... i give the Carolina Panthers,and the Denver Broncos much credit,while i must say that DA BEARS,and the Detroit Lions got damn lucky to beat the Packers,because honestly,the Packers simply beat themselves,in those games,period... the record is 10-4,and the Packers are a 10-4 team,and i mean that in a good way... question:can the Packers make a run,in the NFC playoffs??? yes,they can,but honestly,they must play better than they did yesterday,period...

commentary...

if you are a little disappointed in my earlier blogpost,do not be,because i will talk about the game,against the Raiders,tomorrow... with the way that Packers are winning this season(and losing this season),i just want to smile about the win,tonight... i deserve that...

Packers' game score,and comment...

Packers 30,Raiders 20... an ugly win is a win.... Packer Pride!!!!

beatdown of the week...

Minnesota Vikings 38,DA BEARS 17... DA BEARS REALLY SUCK... it was not even that close...

playoffs,YAY!!!!

because of the Carolina Panthers 38-35 win over the New York Giants,the Packers are assured of,at least,a wild card berth,in the NFC playoffs...

the Packers win,if...

both teams are a mirror image of each other... however,experience in having the better offense,and the better defense favor the Packers... the Raiders need the game much more than the Packers,because of playoff seeding... the Packers win,if they control time of possession,and convert on third down,along with limiting catches to Amari Cooper,and Michael Crabtree,while on team defense... if they do what they did to Dez Bryant(one catch:nine yards),last week,to either of them(especially Cooper),the Packers should win the game...

Packers/Raiders game notes...

the records of the Packers and Oakland Raiders favor the Packers,but honestly the Raiders have a great home field advantage,in the Black Hole,and both teams have an very good defense,and an intriguing offenses... we all know about two time MVP Aaron Rodgers,who has the lowest passing numbers in years,but he is capable of lighting teams up with performances that really boggle the mind(example-the 55-14 win over DA BEARS,on national television,last year,in which the halftime score was:Packers 42,DA BEARS 0),but folks,Raiders' quarterback Derek Carr has some of Rodgers' traits(like being mentally tough),and can shock many teams,like beating the Denver Broncos,15-12,in Denver,but the Raiders have been lukewarm in their team efforts this season,just as the Packers have been,but can both teams rise up and have a slugfest of a game??? can both teams stop the other team,on offense??? both are rhetorical questions... can the Raiders beat the Packers??? yes,but they need a couple turnovers,and critical stops,at critical times,on defense... can the Packers beat the Raiders??? yes,but they need to score early,and often... allow the Packers' defense to dictate how the Raiders play early,by stopping them with three and outs,early... both teams need to convert third downs to prolong drives... if either team dominates time of possession,the other team is in trouble... let me say this:do not forget the Black Hole,if close,they may make the difference,with critical delay of game penalties,or blown timeouts... interesting game,Sunday???

correction...

folks,it was 2:30 am when i was writing previous post,and it slipped my tired mind,at that time... i corrected it....

blog statement...

will preview Packers/Raiders game,today,after a trip to Snoozeville... need it badly...

thankful things...

i honestly started this post really unloading and venting my spleen,about this year... i honestly deleted that crap... sorry,folks...  it is Christmas,and i really do not feel joyous,and happy... i am finally losing weight(been over 200 pounds for over a year,and i have not felt well in the process)... my father was really surprised to learn that i was 225 pounds,at one time,and simply did not believe it... cracked a joke about being weighed on a truck scale,in the process... well,Dad,i have lost over 25 pounds,and will continue to do so... the last two months of this year has been a torturous road for all my family,and i honestly have felt miserable for my family... THINGS TO BE THANKFUL FOR:my dear stepmother is recovering in rehab,after hip surgery,and other complications... i am losing weight,finally... as for my family up in Redding,it is slowly getting better,because a family member died early last month... the grieving and mourning process is underway,and yet,some days are like the first day,after sweet Ben passed away,so we have to be patient with that situation... our tight family is right now split in two areas of the state,and it makes me upset... however,the Shaw-Stinson clan makes me very proud,because they are doing everything that they have to do... they may be unhappy about it,but they are all champions,in their own way,and i am very,very proud of every single one of them... it reminds me of the fifty four days that i spent with my dear soulmate,sixteen years ago,and i did the very same things that they are doing,and folks,it was painful for me,at the time of her passing,on Christmas Day,1999... i earned my merit badges that day,folks,and my family is earning theirs,at this time... in 1999,i walked two miles twice a day,being there in the early morning,shortly after she woke up,and spending up to twenty hours a day,doing things for her,going home for a little sleep,and a shower and then walk back... sometimes,i did not leave the hospital until after 1 am,walk back home,and then walk back at six in the morning... was always there,at about nine am,for her,and except for medication and bandaging her rear end(caused by severe bed sores),in the morning,and evening,i did everything else... i deeply respect my family for doing what they are doing,because i know that,in no way,is it easy... i must be thankful for a family that does what is absolutely necessary... Champions all!!!!

health update...

i have lost twenty five pounds,weigh less than 200 pounds(passed a milestone),and losing more... went to doctor early,and before my appointment for physical therapy,and was told that i have a soft tissue injury to the inside of left elbow,and have had physical therapy on my back today... i did walk about three miles yesterday,and will do some more walking tomorrow... i am very tired(woke up at 4:30 am),so i will take a nap later...

commentary...

some people are idiotic,and moronic... i walked into a well known public restaurant,on Del Paso,just a hour ago,and was told that it was "closed",even though there were people at the counter... i was not dressed like a bum,and had walked about three miles,went to the bank,got cash,and wanted to eat there... well,folks,it did not go well for them,because i basically told where to stick it,in no uncertain terms... some business owners are basically stuck up people,who flaunt their business like they "own the world",and claim that they are open for business,and then when people want to eat there,they act like they want no business... i can understand that philosophy,but it is their loss,not mine,because i had money to spend there,and they were simply moronic,and idiotic... what a waste!!!

comments...

honestly,i am not in a very good mood,but i am physically just fine,just a little irritable... yeah,right!!!! need to do some things today,and not in the mood to do what i must do... i will be fine,folks... this is my "survival mode"...

comments...

right now,i am researching statistics for the Packers/Raiders game,Sunday afternoon,so stay tuned...

commentary...

the Raiders may have an inferior record to the Packers,but i always respect every team "we"*(being a shareholder/owner does have benefits*) play,and i know that the Raiders have a good young team,and are an up and coming team... no matter what people may believe,i truly do respect every team that the Packers play every team,every season... they honestly do have a real chance to beat the Packers,this week... they have a great young quarterback(best since Ken "the Snake" Stabler)in Derek Carr,they have a very fast running back(Latavius Murray),and a pair of wide receivers (Amari Cooper,and Michael Crabtree),who can "go get the rock",on a fly pattern... on defense,they have the best linebacker/defensive end they have had since Howie Long,in Kahlil Mack,and they have ol' man Raider(affectionately said),in Charles Woodson,who is helping a young secondary improve every game,and is having his best season,since 2010(the year of Super Bowl XLV),when he led the Packers' defense to glory... so do you believe that i do not have respect for the Raiders??? i really do have deep respect,period...

trivia...

who was a teammate of Packers' wide receiver Davante Adams at Fresno State??? answer:Raiders' quarterback Derek Carr...

historical note...

the 28-7 victory over the Cowboys was the Packers' 750th victory as a team...

commentary...

folks,it is not that i do not care about the Packers' opponents-the Oakland Raiders-this week... it is just some days that i want to relax,and not think about football for just a day... i will dissect the game starting tomorrow... bravado may say that the Packers should win game,but the Raiders do impress me,and do have chance to win,especially quarterback Derek Carr,wide receiver Amari Cooper linebacker Kahlil Mack,who had five sacks last week,and ol' man Raider,one Charles Woodson,who has intercepted a ton of passes(i believe,six passes),this season... i have watched my share of Raider games,this season,and i am impressed with the Raiders... do you think that i have already done some research on this game,already???

comments...

i will preview the Packers/Raiders game,starting tomorrow... note:because of division and NFC standings,the game between the Minnesota Vikings,and the Packers,in week seventeen,will be for the NFC North division crown,and the higher seeding,in the playoffs... folks,i told you that opening week of the season,because i know this division like a book... like i said earlier,if Green Bay wins game,there will be a rematch in the wild card playoffs,depending on seeding,and if Minnesota wins game(not a chance),depending on seeding,there may be a rematch in Minnesota,but honestly who knows???

breaking news...

MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred did not reinstate,or lift the lifetime ban on Pete Rose...

commentary...

do you think that i,as a NFL OWNER,have a big chip on my shoulder,about the Packers and any criticism of the team??? YES I DO,but honestly i do not mind criticism of the team,but folks,it irritates me that pundits express stupid opinions about the team,when pundits may not have a clue on how football is played in the NFL... i do criticize them when they are not playing Packers' football... folks,they may be winning ugly most of the season,but they are winning... that is Packer Pride... note:it reminded of how the Packers used to win in the 1960's,when they basically won games,in ways to gut out wins,and simply said,"we do not lose,we just ran out of time"...

commentary...

i am very,very tired of the pundits denigrating the Packers... Yahoo Sports said that the Packers won ugly,yesterday... they won 28-7,not 16-13,like the Cowboys beat the Washington Redskins,last Monday night... hey,boys,you do not know ugly... what you wrote was insulting,and you have no clue on how to watch the game... winning by three points,in a meaningless Monday night game,is better than bulldozing a team by 21 points,and it really should have been more,boys... i am laughing at your stupidity,boys... UGLY??? HAH!!!!

commentary...

Packers up by a game,with tiebreaker in their pocket,in the NFC North,with the Minnesota Vikings... note:if both teams stay in the same playoff seeding,as of right now,they will play each other,twice in two weeks,once in week seventeen,and then in the next week,in the wild card round playoff game,both in Green Bay... Packers 9-4,Vikings 8-5,DA BEARS 5-8,and Lions 4-9...

Packers' game score,and commentary...

Packers 28,Cowboys 7... when you ran,as a team,for 230 yards,and the other team had only one running back run for 111 yards (Darren McFadden),but everyone else did absolutely nothing... what happened,Dez??? one catch for nine yards,when the top defensive back(Sam Shields),for the Packers is being checked for a concussion... you talked a good game,and did not show up for the game... nice going,Dez,but honestly,no one on the Cowboys' team offense did not show up,except McFadden,who showed,when healthy,that he is a very,very good running back,period... note:that is my opinion,folks... as for the Packers,they showed that when they have everything working like a sports car,in peak form,they are a very tough team to beat... the Packers had more rushing yards than they had passing yards,so quarterback Aaron Rodgers' numbers are so so,had two touchdown passes,but when you have a great running attack,you can have so so passing numbers,and still win the game,like a bulldozer through a condemned house...

another good week...

it was another good week,when all the teams of the NFC North division lost,except the Packers... i am still smiling,folks...

slight correction...

i put the previous blog post under the caption,"play of the week"...

play of the week...

with 14:10 left in third period,and Pittsburgh up 16-7, Cincinnati Bengals' quarterback A.J. McCarron threw a lazy screen pass,and Steelers' safety William Gay stepped in front of the Bengals' receiver,and intercepted the pass and returned it for the touchdown... Steelers,23-7,on route to a 33-20 win over the Bengals...

NFC North division game scores...

St. Louis Rams 21,Detroit Lions 14... Washington Redskins 24,DA BEARS 21...

beatdowns of the week...

Carolina Panthers 38,Atlanta Falcons 0... Falcons never showed up... Panthers' team were doing a selfie at the 2 minute timeout... Jacksonville Jaguars 51,Indianapolis Colts 16... first time in team history that the Jaguars laid a 50-burger on an opponent...

the Packers win if...

simply,the Packers win,if they outscore the Cowboys... the simplest way to play... note:i do not care what the score is,but i want a home win...

Navy/Army...

Navy 21,Army 17... have a cousin in the Navy,so GO NAVY...

Cowboys/Packers game notes...

this is a tale of two teams:one is 8-4,and the other is 4-8,and yet,if you count out the Cowboys,you will be sadly mistaken... the Cowboys' defense is very good against the pass,and they can rush the passer,and if you count out Matt Cassel,you may be surprised,because he is a veteran "warhorse",who can get the job done... Cassel,one year,was 11-5 for Bill Belichick,and the New England Patriots,when Tom Brady was injured in the season opener for the Patriots(they missed the playoffs,even with a 11-5 season(tiebreakers decided it;odd season)... his recent record as a starter is not that good,but this is only one game,and the Packers have lost two straight games,at Lambeau Field(first time since 2008)... the Packers will be pissed about the two straight home losses,and the Cowboys still feel that Dez Bryant caught that unbelievable pass,on 4th and 2,at the Packers' half yard line,in that 26-21 playoff loss,at Lambeau Field... who comes out more upset,will have the edge early in the game,and if the Packers can score early,it will be very good for them,and if the Cowboys can keep the score low,they will have a chance to steal a critical game for both teams... interesting game,Sunday,isn't it???

blog statement...

be back later today,for the preview of Cowboys/Packers game,tomorrow... finally,it is time for the train to Snoozeville... it departs shortly... very tired...

a day to always remember...

i am listening to Siriusly Sinatra(SiriusXM Channel 71)right now,and they are having "Sinatra 100",a tribute to him,on his 100th birthday,as it is past midnight on the east coast... even Radio Classics has a eight hour tribute to him,later on in the day(tomorrow;west coast)... i am really missing one person really badly today,and that is my soulmate,who actually was a friend of "Ol' Blue Eyes",growing up... i am actually welling up in tears right now,so if i wipe my glasses,please forgive me... i am in pain still,it is getting better,so i had to get up,turned on the satellite radio,and am listening to a concert,from 1957,of Sinatra's... i forget where it was broadcasted from,but he mentioned that he had not been there in 22 years,at that time... i miss many people,every day,from my mother,to my UNC(uncle Bob),who are up in heaven giving me love by silently saying to me,"Great music,C. Ray",and to them,i dedicate this day... love you all...    

commentary...

i have been in pain for the last two days... my left leg was basically numb all day,but i am fine now... i stood under my great shower head,and just concentrated the stream of water to my back,neck,and left leg,for about twenty minutes... it felt so so good,YAY!!!! even though,i still have pain,it has lessened to the point that i will sleep very well,tonight... note:previewing the Cowboys/Packers game will be tomorrow morning... sorry,folks...

commentary...

by the way,every other team in the NFC North,except the Packers,really suck!!!! even though,i deeply respect the teams,i have a "hatred" for DA BEARS,Minnesota Vikings,and the Detroit Lions,because i am a shareholder/owner of the Packers,and to me(when we play them),they are simply the enemy... i deeply respect every team that the Packers play every season,but i have a nastier edge when the Packers play the other teams in the NFC North division,period!!!! if you think that i am being cruel and mean about what i say about DA BEARS,Vikings,and Lions,i do not care about you think,at all... tough!!!! i am a NFL OWNER like Jerry Jones,and i am very proud of that fact...

blog statement...

i will preview the Cowboys/Packers game later on,tonight... note:i do have a lot of say about the game,but i have things to do,today...

NFC North division game score...

Arizona Cardinals 23,Minnesota Vikings 20... Vikings really do CHOKE.... LOVE IT!!!!

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i have started my research for this week's game,against the Dallas Cowboys,at Lambeau Field,this Sunday... however,i am very tired,and will preview the game,starting tomorrow... one nugget from my research:the all time series is tied,at 16 games apiece,between the teams...

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i am tired,so i am going to bed early,tonight... note:because of severe case of insomnia,did not get to bed,until six am,this morning...

plans for Saturday...

this Saturday would have been The Chairman of the Board's 100th birthday... Francis Albert Sinatra would have turned 100 years old... if you happen to come over here Saturday morning,you will be listening to Sinatra,most likely,because i am a very big fan of his music... it will be on SiriusXM radio,and i will be listening to it most of the day... i even have a very rare recording of a live Sands casino concert,which i will play,at least once...

playing craps is hard as a diamond...

the keys to be a professional craps player are these:1)look at the table for at least an hour before moving in to play at the craps table(that is for to get the rhythm of the players and see how the dice are rolling at that time)... 2)do not stay at the table or in the casino for more than two hours... 3)have a win limit(say 10% of your bankroll that day)... 4)have a loss limit(the same perimeters as step three)... increase both if need be... 5)do not drink alcohol at all... you spend more money if you do,and you can take that from a guy who knows that oh too well... alcohol clouds your head and then you are in deep manure... number 6 is a must:simply take the occasional whacking like a real man... i have walked out of many a casino flat broke,and that was before ten years "on the road",folks...

one of many stories of my life...

my soulmate was born in Kensington,Maryland,on May 13,1950,a Saturday... it is an very odd fact that every time,i listen to Stevie Wonder,i also think of her... the reason:they had the exact same birthday... i remember the time that we had a pillow fight... she was surprised by it,and i got mad and mule kicked(and broke)the fence,when we lived in Anaheim... why should i get mad at a pillow fight??? simply because she threw me out of the apartment into the cold after an argument... it was a month or so before she moved back to Sacramento,in July,1994... i moved back in October,1994,after a horrendous three months of summer that i spent in Orange County,alone... i was miserable and very sick at times during that time... i even picked up my mail at the Social Security office,once(they hated me)... how the mail got there,i never had an idea,but it did... another fact about that time:it was the last time,and the last day that my soulmate was in Orange County,that i got drunk... funny thing that i picked up my check at Social Security,expecting to go up to Sacramento,finally,but i got a letter from my soulmate telling me to call her friend in Wisconsin,instead of telling me about what was going on??? i already talked about that adventure earlier,but i got pissed and went to Las Vegas,instead,stayed in the biggest Motel 6 in the world,right near the Tropicana,for almost three weeks... funny thing is that i lived on my gambling winnings(food,and board),every day of those three weeks,and had exactly the same amount of cash,when i finally got tired of being there... unfortunately,for me,i finally got whacked out after three weeks of very hard work... stupid me... should have left earlier... for those who do not know,whacked out is the same as losing every dime... oh well,no one is perfect,but those three weeks is the longest time that i ever was a professional gambler... i do know one thing:i have the skills and game of a professional craps player... i am just very cautious about displaying them,because playing serious professional craps is as hard as a diamond,and that is no joke... that time alone that i spent in Orange County was simply the most miserable time in my entire life,and that is something to simply state,without a doubt... even now,thinking about that time makes me very,very sad... folks,i was miserable,period... now,it is time to board that train to Snoozeville...

quote of the week...

"in order to achieve anything,you must be brave enough to fail"-Kirk Douglas,who turns 99 years old,today...

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i have said that the NFC North division crown will come down to week seventeen,when the Minnesota Vikings come to Titletown(Green Bay),to play the Packers... before then,the Packers have the easiest schedule of the two teams,but honestly,i thought we would sweep the Detroit Lions,and DA BEARS(and did not;that sucks),which i respect deeply,but have a distinct loathing for,period... THEY BOTH SUCK BIG TIME!!!!! i am a proud shareholder/owner of the Packers,and always will be... in fact,the next time they have a stock sale(if i am alive),i will buy more stock... personal note:remind myself to do in about ten years,or so... ha,ha,folks... (laughing)...

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i will preview the Dallas Cowboys/Packers,starting tomorrow... note:i have been busy today,and just did not want to do blogging,yesterday... i am mentally very tired,will finish out this week,and take a few days off... looking forward to a small vacation,in early January,2016...

a smiling and nice week...

it has been a very good week for Packer Nation... all other teams in the NFC North LOST games,except the Packers... the Lions lost to the Packers on an untimed play(a 61 yard "Hail Mary"pass),after a face mask penalty,as time ran out,on the Lions... THANK YOU,Detroit... DA Bears literally choked on bear meat,losing to the 49ers,in overtime... nice going,DA BEARS... the Vikings got a big head being in first place,but then NEVER showed up to play the Seattle Seahawks,and got steamrolled... what happened,Adrian??? eighteen yards on eight carries... that is what happened...

NFL history...

an answer to a historical trivia question:what player first scored two points after a PAT block??? Stephone Anthony,of the New Orleans Saints became the first player to score two points after a blocked PAT,in NFL history...

NFC North division game score...

San Francisco 49ers 26,DA BEARS 20,overtime... DA BEARS choked in 4th quarter and overtime... way to go,DA BEARS... DA BEARS REALLY DO SUCK!!!! 1,2,and 3,people repeat,DA BEARS REALLY DO SUCK!!!!

beatdown of the week...

Seattle Seahawks 38,Minnesota Vikings 7... only a meaningless 101 yard kickoff return for a touchdown kept the Vikings from getting shut out,and at that time,it was 35-0,Seahawks... it was an embarrassing game for the Vikings,who honestly choked on their own newspaper clippings... way to go,CHOKERS!!!!

note on Eddie Lacy...

it appears that the Packers are losing patience with running back Eddie Lacy... the reason that Lacy had very few rushing yards,against the Detroit Lions,was a coach's decision,and team discipline... i believe that Lacy was pissed that the Packers cut one of his best friends(Alonzo Harris)on the team,last week...

comments,and trivia...

i have actually seen the "Hail Mary" game winning play,by the Packers about twenty times,and i am still smiling... here is a trivia question of NFL history:did you know that the "Hail Mary" game winning play is the longest "Hail Mary",in NFL history??? a 61 yard prayer,for the Packers...

a story about Starr and Lombardi...

the 1960's Packers had eleven Hall of Fame members,or so,but the most valuable Packer during the Lombardi era was quarterback Bart Starr... why do i say that??? simply because without him,Lombardi does not go anywhere,because Starr has told a story about Lombardi many times that signifies why he was the perfect fit for Lombardi... the story:Lombardi got pissed at Starr on the practice field once,and read him the riot act,and Starr went into his office,and told him that he could yell at him and give him guff,but not on the practice field,because of how he was perceived on field as a leader... how would he lead the team on the field if the players had no confidence in him to do the job??? he told him to do it in his office,if he had to do it,at all... he would take it there,but never on the practice field... Lombardi never said anything to him on the practice field,but give him respect,again

commentary...

folks,i honestly thought that i was seeing things at the end of the Packers/Lions game... i went absolutely nuts... i screamed and jumped in the air so many times that i just could believe what my eyes were seeing... after a month of total frustration,and simmering anger,i just exploded in utter,total,and absolute joy,on how the Packers beat the Lions,tonight... i have seen some heartbreaking losses by the Packers,like week three of the 2012 season(the "Fail Mary" game),and last year's NFC Championship game loss,both to the Seattle Seahawks... i have to say that this game ALMOST makes up for them all... i am still smiling,folks...

Packers' game score,and comments...

Packers 27,Lions 23... because of a facemask penalty,on the Lions,as time ran out,and an untimed play,Aaron Rodgers connected on a sixty one yard "Hail Mary" pass,to Richard Rodgers,and the Packers win,in a heartstopper...

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i just walked about three miles in the rain... i have changed clothes,and now are warm....

the Packers win,if....

the game will come down to four factors:the play of Lions' defensive end Ezekiel "Ziggy" Ansah... if he rips the Packers' offensive line with many sacks of Packers' quarterback Aaron Rodgers,the Lions will win,or be in a shootout with the Packers... secondly:the running attack of Eddie Lacy/James Starks,and the play of the special teams of the Packers,and thirdly,the play of Lions' quarterback Matthew Stafford,and the receiving duo of Calvin Johnson/Golden Tate,the play of Packers' wide receivers James Jones/Davante Adams,and finally,the play of both defensive backfields... whoever wins the turnover battle or gets the critical turnover will win the game...

Packers/Lions game notes...

the Packers need this game worse than the Detroit Lions,because of the situation in the NFC North,with the Minnesota Vikings,a game up on the Packers,in first place(for now)... the Lions would love to sweep the Packers,in both division games,for the first time,since 1991(before Brett Favre was quarterback),and put the Packers in a hole that would force them to fight for a playoff spot,and for any chance at the NFC North division crown... the Packers are an enigma:what team will show up,the team that has looked pathetic on offense,in four losses,or the team who won six games in a row,to start this season... i have no way to guess what is going to happen,tonight...

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sorry,folks... i have not been a happy blogger in the last five weeks... like i said earlier,i really can not figure out the 2015 Green Bay Packers,and i have said most of the positive things about this team,and honestly have been let down,not by the scores of the games(win or lose),but by the way they have played,and i have been confused by this team,so i have said very little over the past six weeks...

commentary...

all the numbers favor the Packers,but with the way that the Packers have played over the last nineteen days(in that time span,they have played four games-unbelievable),anything could happen... the Lions are playing better,and did beat the Packers two games ago,in Green Bay,18-16,the vaunted Packers' team offense has sputtered to a grinding halt,and head coach Mike McCarthy said in an interview,"we are not getting it done in the classroom",and "we gotta do better on the little things"... so i do not know what to say... this Packers team is an enigma;one week the offense does well,and the next week,the defense breaks down,so i really have no idea what to say,or write,folks....