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Dec 1st Afternoon Delight

2008-12-01T23:23:22Z

Sorry for the late delight as I spent all afternoon editing video from our Johnsonville Contest which should be posted tomorrow.

This is a Plaxico-free post.

The TV crew for the MU-UW game will be Lou Canellis, Mike Kelley.

3-D coming to the NFL?

We have a very lively discussion going on here.

Gene Mueller thinks something stinks in Green Bay.

Badger Centric has set some Bowl Practice goals.

I still find great humor in the Metrodome bathroom romp story. Even if someone is ruining my good name.

The Raiders continue to make fools of themselves.

Hockey and soccer fans will enjoy this post.

Please make this stop.

Afternoon Random music video: Spacehog!

Favre vs. Rodgers Debate: It's Over

2008-12-01T18:02:18Z

Well, according to Chris it is:

"Find me a first year quarterback that has had the success Aaron Rodgers has. What he’s done has been brilliant - it’s not his fault Mason Crosby missed a potential game-winning field goal in Minnesota by three feet. It’s not his fault teams return kickoffs to the 50 yard line every time. It’s not his fault the defense allows one of the top 3 receivers in the NFC to run free with the game on the line. Those of you who are dying to be critical of Ted Thompson are actually right - but because he has failed to put together a decent defensive line, not because of his decision to keep Rodgers over Favre."

Go read the whole thing. I think he makes some interesting comments in regards to strength of schedule too.

So is he right or dead wrong?

Caption Contest Dec 1st

2008-12-01T17:03:00Z

So this was originally going to be a caption contest, but I've decided to just make it a simple, "Jag or Not A Jag" feature.

Is this Packers fan a jag? This picture was taken in the first half after a Carolina TD and DeAngelo Williams tossed it to the fans, while this Packers fan unsuccessfully tried to prevent it from happening. Also, I believe this clown did successfully swatted away DeAngelo Williams game winning TD that he tossed to these Carolina fans in the 4th quarter.

Photo credit: Mike Roemer / Associated Press

In the comments: Leave your answer for "Jag" or "Not a Jag".

All I know, is if I was front row at Solider Field and Donald Driver tossed me a TD ball, I'd really be pissed at the Bears fan behind me who swatted it away.

Monday Morning Hangover: This is starting to get quite annoying

2008-12-01T15:54:00Z

You want to know why I was oh so close to having a Monday morning hangover today? The three hour drive home from Lambeau Field to downtown Milwaukee. From Ridge Road until I cruised through the Malibu of the Midwest: Sheboygan, my speedometer never eclipsed 40 mph. The snow eventually turned into a rainy mix near Milwaukee, but a stiff cocktail was just what the doctor ordered after a three hour white knuckle trip of constant breaking and endless red taillights. But the Packers lost and I hate angry drinking, so I respectfully declined.

The Pack dropped yet another game that they won on paper. I did stats for the WTMJ AM620 broadcast and was unable to watch for quirky sideline happenings as I usually do, but I'm doubting a team ever held the time of possession advantage like GB did and lost. The Packers had the ball for 37:52 to the Panthers 22:08. For crying out loud the Pack sustained a 9:13 drive in the 4th quarter that resulted in getting stuffed at the goal line and settling for a Mason "the leg" Crosby 19-yard chip shot FG. That one drive nearly equaled half of the Panthers total time of possession.

The other instant observation I had is that seemingly the entire Packers roster left the game for injury reasons at one point: Atari Bigby, Scott Wells, William Blackmon, Ryan Grant, Jeremy Thompson, Kenny Pettway, Nick Collins. Sheesh. Aaron Rodgers and Brandon Jackson both stood out as the players that looked very impressive to me. After the Packers first few drives amounted to a whole lot of three and outs, Rodgers really found a groove. Jackson added an instant spark to the running game when he entered for Grant. It's too bad they will both be overshadowed by the loss. The Packers locker room was as silent as I've heard it since the loss to the Giants in the NFC Championship Game. The feeling that a game, a big game, slipped away just moments earlier was hanging over everyone. And there's nothing more disgusting than returning home after a tough loss, after an even worse drive and having to watch the Vikings duke it out with the Bears on national television while having Al Michaels constantly remind me that it's a game for "first place in the NFC North." The only good part of this game so far is hearing John Madden pad the number of times he says "Horse Collar" in a season. He even worked in, "That was a horse collar's horse collar right there." That's just impressive.

So where do the Packers go from here? If they are to finish the season at 9-7, a few things are for certain:
-The defense MUST get more pressure on the QB. 31 points against the Panthers should have been more than enough to win.
-The offense cannot continue to start games sputtering and collecting three and outs like Pacman Jones collects suspensions. Playoff teams simply don't take an entire quarter to "wake-up." Maybe that's the tell tale sign that this simply isn't a playoff team.
-Also, can we stop it with the Derrick Frost joke yet? No matter if you love Ted Thompson or think he's awful, he and his predecessor, Mike Sherman share one trait: They love going out of their way to employ horrific punters. Paging B.J. Sander...

The Green Bay Texans (Vonta Leach, Craig Nall, Chris White, Ahman Green (IR)) come to town next week and should (please?) get the team back into the W column. But I'm sadly starting to focus ever so slightly on the NFL Draft more and more with each passing day.

MUSIC ENDINGS: The Pack lost, so I'm going to delve into some musical notes instead of continuing to dig up bad memories from yesterday. Go and buy the new live album from Candlebox, you won't be disappointed. And while you're either downloading it or grabbing it off the CD rack, pick up the new discs by The Killers, Bloc Party and that band you may have heard of: Guns N' Roses. The Pack trotted out Craig Newsome before player introductions yesterday, so I trot out another 90s music vid, ah, screw it, let's go with the best music video every made! (Editors note: Some may question your masculinity when they hear the music playing from this video, they won't however for the content. What does that mean? It's techno music and has a lot of barely clothed women)

My blog, The Brew Town Beat will continue to offer up our insight and banter about our local sports teams. Hopefully we’ll get to write about a pro football team winning a game sometime soon.

Dec 1st Morning Coffee

2008-12-01T14:01:00Z

Quick programming note, we'll have Monday Morning Hangover and "Caption contest/is this fan a d-bag?" coming up later.

December 1st already and the football season could be over? That's disheartening. It's like the Badgers football season being over by October. Not a good year to be a football fan in Wisconsin.

Let's see, keys to winning a football game:
Time of possession. Check. (by 15 minutes).
More passing yards. Check. (by 120)
More rushing yards. Check. (by 15)
Run more plays on offense. Check. (by 30)

Those are are all fine and dandy,but if you don't win the following, it's gonna cost you in the victory column in the NFL.

Turnovers: Carolina 1, Packers 2 (Thanks Scotty Wells)
Kickoff return yards: Carolina 5 - 163yds, Packers 5-92yds.
Net punting average, Carolina 42.3, Packers 32.3.

It was the Packers 4th loss by 4 points or less. Ouch. That is why coaching and personnel across the board, not just at QB, are so important. Lack of leadership and poor coaching cost the Packers yesterday. Not much else to say Derrick Frost still sucks, but apparently there is no other punter on the face of the earth who can kick better than him.

A completely demoralizing loss. How can you have a 9 minute drive to the one yard line, not stick it in and only get a 3 points. Then Carolina has a 2 play drive for a touchdown. That's a demoralizing, back-breaking, soul-crushing, season-ending loss.

Of the remaining schedules in the NFC ~~Central~~ North, the Packers have the easiest schedule. Will that really matter?

A Lions fan dogs on the Packers.
The Charlotte Newspaper was surprised to hear boos.
The offense is kicking themselves for the last drive.
Bob McGinn, says hope snatched away.
The Bucky Channel says that was the dagger.
Case of the Monday's helps you to cope.

Dave Heller has a nice recap of all the Badger bowl game possibilities.

Todd Rosiak recaps MU's disappointing loss to Dayton. We've got Buzz Williams post-game video over on our Marquette page. Marquette is scheduled to be in the Old Spice Classic next season in Florida against some other Jesuit schools.

We have both the UWM & UW version of a postgame story here. Fanhouse calls the Badgers Hokies game a nice appetizer.

Devin Harris dropped 47 points on the Suns last night.

Former UW-Oshkosh football coach, Phil Meyer was let go by Minnesota.

Fan IQ feels the BCS may have got it right.

Watching the NFL in Canada, sucks.

If you missed it, make sure to check out some good stuff from Friday's morning coffee.

Also if you feel like it, these videos from me on the TWC roundtable show, will make you want to gouge your eyes out.

You can't however, go wrong with Redskins cheerleaders.

We shot lots of video at the Tailgate Tundra zone yesterday for the Johnsonville Perfect Brats recipe contest. We'll have that posted later today or tomorrow.

Today's random music video isn't much of a video, it's a cool song from the late 90's that is now featured in the LeBron James Nike commercial. Here it is, Cornershop - Candyman.