Wednesday January 07, 2009
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From Michael Lombardi: FIVE THINGS ...
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This morning, we took a sneak peek ...
National Football Post President Andrew Brandt will be appearing on 1250 WSSP in Milwaukee at 4:40pm central today. In addition, he will also be appearing on 1400 WDUZ in Green Bay at 5:05 central.
Some of the Packers players wanted more aggressive schemes and more input in the game plan. Coaches should not let players coach, although the way coaches manage their input – which happens on every team in the league — says a lot.
From Michael Lombardi:
6 January 2009
QUOTE: “Gentlemen, we are going to relentlessly chase perfection, knowing full well we will not catch it, because nothing is perfect. But we are going to
When it comes to intensity, playoff football in the National Football League is like nothing else you will ever experience as a player.
Ever.
There is almost a progression of sorts when it comes to the NFL and intensity. It starts in the pre-season, which is like going to an afternoon matinee. Sure, guys play hard, [...]
By Michael Lombardi:
FIVE THINGS I HEAR….
1. I hear the Cowboys are not sweating the notion of losing Jason Garrett to another team as a head coach. They are actually hoping this might
The housecleaning continues in Green Bay. The National Football Post has just been informed that the entire Packers’ defensive coaching staff (with the exception of linebackers/assistant head coach Winston Moss) has just been fired.
Green Bay makes this move less than one day after firing defensive coordinator Bob Sanders.
More on this story as it develops.
From Matt Bowen:
We at The National Football Post learned yesterday that Green Bay Packers Defensive Coordinator, Bob Sanders, was informed that he would be fired from his position
From Pete Dougherty of The Green Bay Press Gazette:
The Green Bay Packers will have a new special-teams coach next year. Whether they’ll also have a new defensive coordinator remains an open question.
Mike Stock, who was the Packers’ special-teams coach the past three years, will retire this offseason, according to an NFL source and confirmed by [...]
From Andrew Brandt
It is interesting that a couple of these wild-card playoff games are having trouble selling out. Why in the world would teams like the Cardinals and Vikings, who have been
SAN ANTONIO (AP)—Retired NFL receiver Andre Rison was arrested and cited for public intoxication after an early-morning disturbance at a San Antonio hotel.
The former five-time Pro Bowl player was arrested shortly after 2 a.m. Monday, police spokeswoman Sandy Gutierrez said Tuesday. Police were called to the hotel after Rison and a friend caused a scene [...]