Packers' fun things...

the Packers' Tailgate Tour kicks off in Marquette,Michigan,on May 10 through May 14th,with Super Bowl XXXI heroes,Dorsey Levens,Gilbert Brown,and Antonio Freeman aboard a bus goes through the area,and towns around Green Bay...

commentary,and NFL history...

Johnny Unitas holds record,for throwing a touchdown pass,in 47 straight games,and when Unitas set record,he actually had no idea that he had thrown touchdown passes,in that many consecutive games... to him,he was just playing football... the closest anyone has come since then is in mid-30's,in number of games...

Bednarik update...

Hall of Fame member Chuck Bednarik is expected to be released from hospital,this week,after walking around hospital... Bednarik was hospitalized with shortness of breath,about ten days ago,and was anxious to get out of hospital... one of his family said earlier last week,"better get him out of the hospital soon,before he hits someone(laughing,when saying that)"

Packers' trivia...

how tall,and how heavy,was Don Hutson? 6'1",and 183 pounds...

Packers' history...

the Packers allowed 15 points a game,on defense,during regular season,last year,while averaging 24.25 points a game on offense,last year...

Browns' fan sues NFL over lockout...

an self-made millionaire sues Browns,and NFL,claiming his rights to buy tickets,through a personal seat license(PSL)have been violated... what an idiotic move...

Packers' history...

Don Hutson still has the fourth most points,in a season,with 138 points,in 1942(17 touchdowns,33 points after touchdowns,and 1 field goal),behind Paul Hornung's 176 points,in 1960,his 146 points,in 1961,and Mason Crosby's 141 points,in 2007...

Packers get fourth round draft pick,for Aaron Kampman......

when Aaron Kampman left via free agency,to Jacksonville Jaguars,the NFL awarded the Packers a fourth round draft pick,in upcoming NFL draft...

police blotter update...

Suspended DE Johnny Jolly,who played for Packers,in 2009,had been arrested for drug possession,in Houston,again-intent to distribute-if amounts found results in a felony charge-which is the case... my opinion:what an idiot,period!!!!!!!!! chances of being reinstated in NFL... NOT A CHANCE IN HELL!!!!!! at least,Packers should release him,and i guarantee he will never play for them,again,after this... in fact,he may end up in prison stripes... he was under court supervision-in a pre-trial drug diversion program-when arrested...

injury update...

1963 Hall of Fame member Chuck Bednarik is resting comfortably,and the hospital is doing tests,but Bednarik truly wants out of the hospital,being ornery,like he was in his playing days,which is very good news,for him... he had shortness of breath,before he was admitted to hospital,and doctors say that the 85 year old's heart is as strong,as ever...

NFL history...

when NFL merged with AFL,in 1970,the league offered $3 million to any team to switch conferences,from the NFC to the AFC,to balance out the conferences... the Steelers,Browns,and the Colts,whose owner(Carroll Rosenbloom)would not pass up a payout like that... Rosenbloom,and the Irsay Family LATER switched team ownership,when Rosenbloom wanted the Rams,and Irsay took the Colts... Steelers and the Browns were joined at the hip,because neither team would switch conferences,without the other...

NFL news...

"Concrete Charlie" NFL Hall of Fame member Chuck Bednarik is hospitalized in serious condition... the Eagles' Hall of Fame member was the last man to play 60 minutes(both ways),in the NFL,and was member of Eagles' team who beat Packers,17-13,in the 1960 NFL Championship game,the only playoff loss of Vince Lombardi's coaching career... he got his legendary nickname,by being a concrete salesman,in the offseason,and he could hit like concrete... ask Frank Gifford... there is a great picture of Gifford laying on the turf,with Bednarik standing over him,during a New York Giants/Philadelphia Eagles game... he put him out for rest of that season... hope and pray he recovers!!!!

lockout,or not...

this is very strange to talk about:the owners have locked out the players,basically,and both sides are not talking,at all... there is an injunction hearing the first week of April,to force owners to lift lockout,which,in my opinion,is a long shot... the key date for season to start on time is around July 15th,but there is a big problem:money... it all comes down to the almighty greenback,and how to divide the nine billion dollar pie,between owners,and the players... there is a class action lawsuit filed by eight NFL players pending,and the owners want a billion dollars' profit off the top,and an eighteen game season,which the players oppose,on simple grounds,of player fatigue... the players want a fund set up for retired players,and i do not mean players who have retired recently... i mean the old-time players,circa 1980,and before,who honestly have a measly pension,from the NFL,or no pension,at all... the players want a medical study done on head injuries,because there have been quite a few players with dementia,and other brain ailments,who have died recently... all that will be resolved,but all free agents can not be signed,at all,including all draft picks,from this year's upcoming NFL draft,until there is a collective bargaining agreement is in place... i really expect it to be resolved,by late August/early September,which means a shorter season this year,like in 1987... i do not honestly believe that both players,and owners want to go the way of the NHL,in 2005,when the NHL became the only professional league,to scrap a season... they would lose the honest goodwill of the fans,if they did that route... remember the 57 day NFL strike,in 1987,where scabs were used to play NFL football... it stunk,and there was a movie made about that strike,called,"The Replacements",with Keanu Reeves,and Gene Hackman,in which the Washington replacements beat the Dallas team,in which most of Dallas' stars crossed the picket line... actually,in 1987,Washington Redskins' players refused to cross picket line,en masse,so the scabs,in Redskins' gear,did beat Dallas,and Dallas had most of their starters,in the game... one of the Dallas Cowboys lowest points,in their storied history,i might add... by the way,who won the Super Bowl that year? the Washington Redskins,who actually worked out,as a team,without coaches... Joe Theismann gathered the team together on a high school football field to work out together,many times,during that strike... who actually knows what will happen this year? neither side wants to scrap the season,so i expect them to get it resolved,but honestly who knows...

NFL history...

Don Hutson led the NFL,in scoring,for five straight years(1940-1944),which is still NFL record...

NFL rule changes...

rules changes include kicking off at 35 yard line... no player can get more than a five yard running start,at a kickoff,and video reviews at all scoring plays...

Packers' history...

Jan Stenerud holds season accuracy for field goals(22/24)91.67%,for the Packers,when he kicked for team,in 1981...

Packers' history...

a Packers' postseason record was set,when Aaron Rodgers threw 36 passes,completed 31,for 366 yards with three touchdowns passing,and one touchdown rushing,against Atlanta... passing percentage of 86.1 is the Packers' postseason record...

comment...

there are two statues in front of Lambeau Field:one of Vince Lombardi,and one of Earl L. "Curly"Lambeau,to symbolize the past greatness of the Green Bay Packers... there should be others...

Packers' history...

John Brockington set Packers' rushing record with 1,105,with 216 carries,in 1971...

football trivia...

prior to 1940,the Pittsburgh Steelers were known as the Pittsburgh Pirates...

proposed rule changes...

proposed rule changes is to kick off the ball from the 35 yard line(up five yards,from the 30 yard line),and all scoring plays to be reviewed by the booth(a booth review)...

Packers' history...

when Don Hutson retired in 1945,he held 18 NFL records,including an amazing total of 99 touchdowns scored,a record that stood for 44 years... talk about Jerry Rice,in 1935,he was the best receiver in the NFL,leading the NFL,in catches,and touchdowns,eight of those years,four straight years,and he did it twice,which is amazing,even in 1935 to 1945... in 1942,in a eleven game season,he scored 17 touchdowns,and had 74 catches,for 1,211 yards... Don Hutson had four career 200 yard receiving games,which up to last year,it was still second in the NFL record books,and he did it,from 1935-1945... what a real stud!!!!!!

LAWSUIT CITY COMING YOUR WAY...

ON TO THE LITIGATION!!!!!! NFL,AND NFLPA FAIL TO COME TO BASIC AGREEMENT,BY DEADLINE... DECERTIFICATION OF NFLPA MEANS A COURT CASE... WHAT A SHAME!!!!!!!

NFL news...

NFL CBA(collective bargaining agreement) talks,between the NFL,and the NFL players association,expire tomorrow,at 11:59 pm,east coast time... they are still talking,as of right now.... crossing fingers on this one!!!!!!

Packers' history...

Don Hutson holds Packers' record,leading team,in scoring touchdowns,from 1935-1945(eleven seasons)...

special post...

forty years ago tonight,Joe Frazier,beat Muhammad Ali(unanimous decision),in Madison Square Garden,in the "fight of the century",between two men who were undefeated,at the time... we were at the Alhambra Theatre,watching the fight,and i honestly still have the tickets to the fight...

my ranking of NFL quarterbacks...

1:Tom Brady
2:Peyton Manning
3:Aaron Rodgers
4:Ben Roethlisberger
5:Philip Rivers
6:Matt Ryan
7:Michael Vick

Packers' history...

the longest field goal,in Packers' history,happened in week 1,2010,when Mason Crosby connected on a 56 yard field goal,in 2nd quarter,against the Philadelphia Eagles...

Packers' Hall of Fame members...

Earl L. "Curly" Lambeau
Don Hutson
Robert "Cal" Hubbard
Johnny "Blood" McNally
Clarke Hinkle
Mike Michalske
Arnie Herber
Vince Lombardi
Tony Canadeo
Jim Taylor
Forrest Gregg
Bart Starr
Ray Nitschke
Herb Adderley
Willie Davis
Jim Ringo
Paul Hornung
Willie Wood
Henry Jordan
James Lofton
Reggie White

Packers' news...

Packers re-sign Charlie Peprah...

Packers' news...

Packers and Mike McCarthy agree on three year extension...

BREAKING NEWS...

NFL collective bargaining agreement talks,extended through March 11,2011...

Packers' news...

Packers re-sign A.J. Hawk to a five year contract,one day after releasing him...

Packers release three

Packers release A.J. Hawk,Donald Lee,and Derrick Martin... of the three,Packers have said that Hawk's release was business-driven,and they hope that they would work with him in the future,meaning that they,most likely,would like to sign him to a lower financial contract,in the future...

RIP Ed Frutig...

Ed Frutig died at 92,on February 26,2011... he was a backup end,in playoff game,between Packers and Bears,on December 14,1941,when Bears beat Packers,33-14... he caught three passes,during game,and only two passes,during 1941 season... he was an All-American,out of University of Michigan,and drafted in 1941,in the fifth round... he was in military,during WWII,and returned to the Packers,in 1945,and played for the Detroit Lions,in 1945-1946...

Packers' comments...

Packers had one of the toughest schedules,last year,and in the end of season that helped,because they beat out the New York Giants,and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers,for the playoffs,because of strength of schedule tiebreaker...