During the Tuesday afternoon debriefing, after the Monday night Vikings debacle, Packers head coach Mike McCarthy stated, "We've got to identify the things we need to work on, but we've also got to identify the things we need to work on and apply it to our next opponent,” McCarthy went on to proclaim, “it's important to keep ...

Brett Favre extracted a smile this evening as the Vikings beat the Packers 30-23 but more importantly, Favre was brilliant. Revenge against Ted Thompson, according to Favre, it’s not about revenge but I’m sure Brett’s giggling inside at the thought of Ted and Mike McCarthy’s misery and the ire of the fans that they’re about to face. The Vikings ...

Mark Sanchez, the quarterback out of USC, is “moving up the draft board”. That’s the word guised as murmurs and whispers throughout NFL insiders and mock drafters. Sanchez has met with numerous teams and, according to a recent poll conducted by God knows who, 40% of teams in the NFL that have met with Sanchez like ...

We’re less than a week away from the NFL Draft. With the Brewers ship taking on water at a rather rapid and disappointing pace, it’s a welcome distraction to think football for the next few weeks. When our focus returns to the diamond, we’ll hopefully see the Brew Crew in the midst of a 4 to 5 game win streak and the NL Central pinnacle ...

For the last couple of weeks, football fans have speculated, discussed, quibbled, wagered and witnessed the 2008-09 NFL Playoffs.  I, on the other hand, have spewed my opinions, pontificated my picks and, after the second week in a row, have had to admit that if I were a betting man I would be destitute.  In week 1 of the post-season, I ...

Did you happen to pay attention to who won this past Wild Card weekend? Teams with DEFENSE won. San Diego held Peyton Maning to 1 TD through the air and shut down Joseph Addai and company to 65 yards rushing and only 1 TD. Arizona….who knew that they could play defense like that?  Harassing Matt Ryan into a couple of costly errors and ...

Brett Favre has been taking a beating, publicly, over the last few days. Some deserved, some not.  His current teammates, on the New York Jets, have relayed their thoughts regarding the sure first ballot hall of famer; Thomas Jones, the most recent outspoken member of the Jets, spoke on HOT 97 FM in New York for himself and, according to ...

You know of them, you've followed them, you've discussed them so there's no explanation needed so here you go! My Top Ten Wisconsin Sports Moments In 2008; 1.  Bret Favre; retires, un-retires, is traded to the NY Jets 2.  Milwaukee Brewers make the post-season for the first time in 25 years 3.  The Packers are beaten ...

Here we go again?  OR Not? It sounds like Brett Favre is serious about retirement this time.  After a dismal stretch that saw the New York Jets fall out of the post-season and their head coach, Eric Mangini, get fired it looks as if Brett’s hanging up his gunslinging holsters for good regardless of the MRI results on his ailing throwing ...

From: Bill of Hurley Wi Question: Ray Rhodes took a Super Bowl runner-up to 8 and 8 and lost his job. McCarthy has taken an NFC Championship runerup to maybe 6 wins. Why isn't his job in jeopardy?? My opinion is that back then we had a GM with a brain and a team President with a spine..... The above is a sample of the majority of emails that ...