unique historical trivia

let us go back to 1942:Don Hutson,for the Green Bay Packers,caught 74 passes,for 1,211 yards,and 17 touchdowns... good numbers,nowadays,but let me tell you how great those numbers were,back in 1942:second place receiver in NFL,caught only 27 passes,and had 571 yards,receiving,and had single digits in touchdowns... it was like George Herman "Babe" Ruth,hitting 54 home runs,in 1919,and second place was in the teens... he told a reporter one time that for every catch he had,in game,that he caught 1,000 passes,in practice... his first ever catch,in NFL,was a 80 yard catch,against the Chicago Bears,in a Packers' 7-0 win...

unique trivia...

in his rookie season,Chicago Bears' Gale Sayers only touched the football 232 times,and scored 22 touchdowns,including six touchdowns,in game,in mud,against the San Francisco 49ers,in Chicago...

Packers' player history...

Brandon Saine was a free agent out of Ohio State...
Paul Fenaroli was an undrafted free agent,out of University of Stony Brook(N.Y.)...
Anthony Levine came out of Tennessee State,last year,and was on practice squad,all last year,and first two games of 2011 preseason,for the Packers...

Packers' roster moves...

Green Bay Packers signed running back Brandon Saine,off the practice squad,and elevated him to 53 man roster;put running back Alex Green,on injured reserve(ending his 2011 season),and signed center Paul Fenaroli,and safety Anthony Levine,to practice squad... they also released center/guard Cecil Newton,from the practice squad...

my blogs' history...

this is first time,in both of my blogs' history that both blogs have had 100+blogposts,in a month...

commentary...

the Detroit Lions are fast becoming a team that i have no real respect... after beating the Denver Broncos,45-10,some players took after their coach,who badmouthed Jim Harbaugh,after a loss to the 49ers,they ridiculed Broncos' quarterback Tim Tebow,by saying that he was a "joke",and saying that he may be a great athlete,but not a great quarterback... i will defend Tebow on this one point:to the players,who ridiculed Tebow,grow up,and understand that he has had five career starts,over two seasons,and who really knows how Tebow will do,over his NFL career,and to the Lions' organization,i say to you,your team,and coach have shown no class,and respect to opponents,this season... respect earns respect...

Rob Ryan,shut your mouth....

Dallas Cowboys' defensive coordinator Rob Ryan called the Philadelphia Eagles,an "all-hype" team,referring to many pundits,calling them,a "dream team"... Philadelphia had gotten many top end free agents in the off-season;that was reason for the label... so Philadelphia put the Cowboys down,and shut him,and them up by pounding out 34 points,and dominating for about 42 minutes,and tore apart the then-top ranked run defense for 239 rushing yards(most since week 16,2008),in a 34-7 pounding of the Cowboys... Ryan is twin brother,of Rex Ryan(New York Jets' coach),and son of Buddy Ryan,who won Super Bowl XX,as defensive coordinator,for the Chicago Bears,as the Bears dismantled the New England Patriots,46-10(second biggest rout,in Super Bowl history,behind the San Francisco 49ers' 55-10 rout of the Denver Broncos)