Packers' trivia...

what do Mark Brunell,and Ty Detmer have in common,when it comes to the Packers? answer:they both played behind Brett Favre,and never played a regular season down,with the Packers...

players choice;number one...

the players ranked Tom Brady,of the New England Patriots number one of "the top 100 players of 2011"... he had 36 touchdowns,and only four interceptions last season... had 339 passes in a row,without an interception(NFL record,by a long shot);10+games,without an interception,period...

lockout update...

according to many NFL sources,the lawyers are still working on drafts of proposals for a CBA,for everyone involved... the NFL,and players are scheduled to resume negotiations,Tuesday,or Wednesday,and the 8th Circuit of Appeals' decision,from lawsuit(Brady versus the National Football League),from the first week of June,is due within a couple of weeks... if there is a deal in hand,that decision will be rendered moot... i expect a deal by the day of training camp opening(July 22nd,or 23rd),or shortly thereafter...

NFL news...

the Vikings' new stadium,in Arden Hills,Minnesota,is stuck in two ways... Minnesota state government has shut down,in a dispute,with Governor Mark Dayton,and there is a funding gap,in their private finances for the stadium... love it,who really cares about the Vikings? i do not care a whit,because the funding comes for the most part,from the taxpayers,so i feel sorry for the taxpayers more than the team,because they get soaked for the money,anyway...

Packers' trivia...

Willie Davis is the only Green Bay Packers' player,and member of the management team,to own all four Super Bowl rings... he was on roster for Super Bowl I,and II,and was on the Board of Directors,for Super Bowl XXXI(1994-2005),and was a director emeritus,for Super Bowl XLV...

trivia...

Jim Taylor led NFL,with 272 carries,for 1,474 yards,in 1962(the only time that Cleveland Browns' Jim Brown did not lead NFL,in rushing,in his NFL career)... Brown missed only a half of one game,when he suffered a broken arm,during a game,in his entire career...

commentary...

the last two years the Packers have been 21-11,and two playoff berths(a wild 51-45 loss to Arizona,in overtime,in which Packers' receivers dropped a sure fire touchdown pass,just before the fumble,by Aaron Rodgers,that Cardinals' defenders almost ripped off his head,with an uncalled facemask penalty,and the Cardinals ran in fumble for winning score)... that game was a toss up,and i am not upset about that,but wanted to tell you that the Packers were a playoff team the last two years... last year was magical,with the Packers losing a lot of players,to injured-reserve list,and also losing Rodgers,for a game,to a concussion(the loss to New England,31-27,in Foxborough,and their last loss,of the season)... losing six games by four points,or less,was nearly perfect,of a season,in which everything went the Packers' way,in which they were in every game,last season,and then steamrolled their way to the Super Bowl XLV win,31-25,over Pittsburgh... i will not say that they have another run in them,like last year,but they are a playoff team,this coming year,if they have a year in NFL...