Thursday, March 18, 2010
Spew Off Speak Out...
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| __________________________________ Happy St.Patricks day to all Packer faithfull!! (even you jeff.) Have a good one! Big Ern said so!!!! __________________________________ |
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Thirsty For A Draft...
 Well we're finally getting around to within a few hundred thousand heartbeats of the NFL's upcoming 2010 Draft and they've changed the event on us this year. Here's what is going on from NFL.Com/draft:
The Packers still have needs on the Offensive Line, primarily backup positions across the board with some attention on the starters at LG and the C positions. The Packers must certainly be looking at the backup RB and 3rd down RB positions as well. The Defensive line needs some backup depth, the Linebackers are looking for a starters, and depth, and the Secondary is only as stable as the next injury allows them to be. Glancing over the mock drafts, many are still convinced the Packers are looking for a Tackle in the 1st round, I would bet on a LB or DB before any other position, whether GM Ted Thompson is following the Best Player Available rule or not. BeerKid - Always Pack 4 Life! ________________________________ 23. Charles Brown, OT, USC - Even in the wake of the Chad Clifton and Mark Tauscher re-signings, I still think Charles Brown is a major option at this pick. Aaron Rodgers received much better pass protection since losing to the Buccaneers, but things ultimately fell apart in Arizona. Relying on Clifton to protect Rodgers' blind side for another year is not a good idea. Green Bay's No. 1 priority this offseason is finding a top-notch left tackle for Rodgers. Ted Thompson usually opts to draft the best player available, and you can make the argument that Brown fits that distinction here. 56. Brandon Ghee, CB, Wake Forest - I think this is a very possible landing spot for Dexter McCluster. Green Bay's offense is already explosive; imagine how much better it will be with a prolific weapon like Dexter McCluster. McCluster would also cure Green Bay's kick-returning woes. 87. Akwasi Owusu-Ansah, CB/KR, IUP - Al Harris, who just turned 35, is coming off ACL surgery. Tramon Williams played well as a substitute, but with Harris and Charles Woodson getting, as Emmitt would say, "long in the mouth," the Packers need to look into obtaining a young corner. Akwasi Owusu-Ansah had five return touchdowns for Indiana of Pennsylvania in 2009. 120. Larry Asante, SS, Nebraska - Another upgrade for a secondary that was torched by Kurt Warner. Atari Bigby always seems to be hurt. Walter Cherepinsky - Walter Football www.walterfootball.com/draft2010.php ________________________________ 23. Charles Brown, OT, USC - The Packers allowed a league-leading 51 sacks last season. A good number of those were due to Aaron Rodgers' tendency to hang on to the football far too long, but the offensive line could certainly be upgraded. Charles Brown has flown under the radar this offseason, but he legitimately has the athleticism to develop into an elite left tackle. With unproven players like Anthony Davis and Bruce Campbell receiving much of the attention, Brown could end up being a real steal in the late 1st. 56. Jahvid Best, RB, California - Best would be the perfect compliment to Ryan Grant. 87. John Jerry, OG, Mississippi - Jerry could push Josh Sitton for the starting RG position. Draft Ace http://www.draftace.com/ ________________________________ 23. Charles Brown, OT, USC - Brown surprised many by checking in at 305lbs at the combine, which should keep his stock near the back end of Round One. He is the perfect left tackle in a zone blocking scheme and should help keep Aaron Rodgers healthy. 56. Brandon Ghee, CB, Wake Forest Robert Davis - Footballs Future www.footballsfuture.com/2010/nflmockdraft.html ________________________________ 23. Mike Iupati, G, Idaho - The Packers have brought back their two offensive tackles, Chad Clifton and Mark Tauscher, which helps for the short term. Iupati can start at guard right away and take over tackle duties down the road. (Previous pick: Charles Brown) Pat Kirwan - NFL.Com www.nfl.com/draft/story?id=09000d5d816f37c9 ________________________________ 23. Jason Pierre-Paul, DE, South Florida - After their switch to a 3-4 defense last offseason the Packers got by with the parts they had for the most part. However, adding a rush linebacker will be near the top of their priority list in the draft and Jason Pierre-Paul is one of those guys who just wow's you with his natural athleticism. 56. Rodger Saffold, OT, Indiana 87. Amari Spievey, CB, Iowa Consensus Draft Services cdsdraft.com/mocks/round-1.html ________________________________ 23. Dan Williams, DT, Tennessee - Williams is a very good DT and considered to be the third top DT in this 2010 NFL Mock Draft. I previously had Brian Price ahead of him but Price is not as versatile as Dan Williams and Williams can fit more Schemes. The Packers have tried a couple years to get a great DT in the middle and I think that they do it with this pick here. 56. Ciron Black, T, LSU The Packers get a player that most likely is going to be a Right Tackle in the NFL. 87. Joe Mcknight, RB, USC 120. Sam Young, OT, ND New NFL Draft newnfldraft.com/archives/1125 ________________________________ 23. Taylor Mays, S, USC - Mays' NFL draft stock dropped a little bit this year but he has great size at the safety position. Some teams are concerned with his covering skills and how he plays the play action. I think he will be a great player in the NFL and he is one of the top DB's in my 2010 NFL Mock Draft. He had a great combine and I think the Packers could really use Taylor Mays in the secondary. They biggest need was OT but they resigned Chad Clifton to fill that hole. Look for the big hitting Taylor Mays to be pick by the Green Bay Packers in the 2010 NFL mock draft. 56. Anthony Dixon, RB, Mississippi State - Dixon is a big, powerful runner. He did a great job of improving his stock for the 2010 NFL mock draft. After a great career at Ole Miss, I think he will have similar success in the NFL. New Sport Draft newsportdraft.com ________________________________ 23. Sergio Kindle, OLB, Texas - With Clifton and Tauscher back in the fold, no reason for the Packers to reach for an OT here. That can be addressed in round 2. So the Packers go for an impact player - the perfect bookend for Clay Matthews. Big, strong, fast, agile, fluid, Kindle is all of these. Playing in the elephant position, Kindle lined up on both the left and right, with his hand down and standing as a LB. While Jerry Hughes may be a better pure pass rusher, Kindle is the complete package. Matthews and Kindle on the same D would be a nightmare for opposing quarterbacks. (Al Bracco - Draft Tek Packers Analyst) 56. Brandon Ghee, CB, Wake Forest - Ghee has the size and speed the Packers covet at the cornerback position. A physical corner and great leaper, Ghee can play zone or man coverage. His technique and footwork are sometimes lacking, which results in Ghee being somewhat inconsistent. With the right coaching, Ghee could develop into a very good corner in the league. (Al Bracco - Draft Tek Packers Analyst) 87. Larry Asante, SS, Nebraska 120. Kyle Calloway, OT, Iowa 151. Rahim Alem, OLB, LSU Draft Tek www.drafttek.com/round12010.asp ________________________________ 23. Bruce Campbell, OT, Maryland - One of the big surprises for novices coming out of the combine was the lightning-quick 40 time posted by Campbell at 4.85. But people who know Maryland football have been aware of Campbell and his workout warrior reputation. The Packers signed Chad Clifton to a new contract recently, but the team desperately needs an injection of youth to its offensive line. Campbell could provide a boost to a unit that had trouble at times protecting QB Aaron Rodgers in 2009. Lou Pickney, DraftKing.Com www.draftking.com/nfl/2010/mockdraft.shtml ________________________________ |
Quoth Lombardi... |
| "A school without football is in danger of deteriorating into a medieval study hall." |
Wednesday, March 17, 2010
Beannachtai na feile Padraig...
 | Happy St. Paddy's Day! |  |  |
History Of St. Patrick's Day... St Patrick's Day is celebrated on March 17th in commemoration of that historical figure's act of driving the Norwegians out of Ireland. It seems that centuries ago, many Norwegians came to Ireland to escape the bitterness of the Norwegian winters. Ireland was having a famine at the time and food was very scarce. The Norwegians were eating almost all the fish caught in the sea, leaving the Irish with nothing but potatoes.St Patrick, taking things into his own hands, decided the Norwegians had to go. Secretly he organized the IRATRION (Irish Republic Army to Rid Ireland of Norwegians). Irish members of IRATRION sabotaged all the power plants in hopes the fish the Norwegians kept in refrigerators would spoil, forcing the Norwegians to a colder climate where their fish would keep. The fish spoiled, all right, but the Norwegians, as everyone knows, thrive on spoiled fish. Faced with failure, the Irish sneaked into the Norwegians fish storage caves in the dead of night and sprinkled the rotten fish with lye, hoping to poison the Norwegian intruders. But, miraculously, the Norwegians thrived on this new concoction and dubbed the smelly lye-soaked fish "Lutefisk". Matters became even worse for the Irishmen when the Norwegians started taking over the Irish potato crop and making lefse. Poor St. Patrick was at his wits end, and finally on March 17th, he blew his top and told the Norwegians to go to Hell. And it worked. All the Norwegians left Ireland and moved to Minnesota. *** The undoubtedly true History Of St Paddys Day is an encore post from March 2008 or earlier... turns out it was March 2007. |
Monday, March 15, 2010
This Week's Re-Run At The Rockwood Lodge...
 Put A Little Whistle In Your Bad Play... Old Stink! |
Sunday, March 14, 2010
We Got The Keys Back...
to this here Joint... and it's good to see that Mark Tauscher, Nick Collins, Chad Clifton and Ryan Pickett are back with the Packers too. BeerKid - Asleep at the Wheel... Now if we could just get our non-Editorial Staff at Packer Palace |
Speak Out Spew Off...
| We think of ourselves as interns... although no one here at HQ calls us that, BeerKid keeps mumbling under his breath about "apprentices to the lost art" or something.... hard to tell what he's saying these days, everything smells like jaegermeister. non-Editorial Staff at Packer Palace ___________________________________________ Is there anything about the Packers on the Palace or has it turned into a site devoted to Favre? Kid I think you are developing some type of obsession. Pound a couple of Chimay and start thinking about the Packers. CAMP ___________________________________________ Hey BK, What's up? You OK or is this just that part of the year that is the most unpleasant? You usually post a bunch of draft and combine stuff... Hope all is well, and say "Hey" to the Scout too! Boz ___________________________________________ ok Beer Kid, someone's gotta bring this board out of its off-season slumber. Let it be me. Farwell Aaron Kampman. An unfortunate victim of the 3-4. Good Packer and great person. At least he's not going to da bearz, I think they were courting him ... So far it seems like da bearz have made the biggest splash in free agency. But they have to. They suck. Cheers everybody Chica ___________________________________________ A must see. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wvapa1-ZQBI Lemondrop ___________________________________________ Loving' the Favre Watch up here in MN. The chokers are now going to have to deal with the Waffler and showing they are not making any moves toward a QB who may NOT choke in the big game. ByeQueens at least are consistent!!!! TT needs to get active in the Free Agency, LT would be a nice addition to the backfield? Any others with thoughts on this. Let's not get to quiet on how we feel. I am excited for the 2010 season...:0) Kev Pack in MN ___________________________________________ Leber (Viking linebacker)said that knowing Favre's plans early could help the team with their draft plans. Minnesota now knows the old Packers dilemma. Letting BF wait until the last second. Because he can. fbg3 ___________________________________________ lighten up, francis - i mean, big ern. BK, i thought i wasn't supposed to bring up BF on this board? that's why i've been absent. anyone wanna talk Favre - i'll talk Favre. not sure why you would though...the train has left the station. except big ern. i don't talk to big ern. he's abusive... jeff ircink ___________________________________________ http://sidelionreport.com/files/2010/01/favre.jpg Halverson ___________________________________________ BeerKid? Groundhogs Day/The Movie is over ! ?? lol Thats funnier anyways !!! (Good work) Glad to see your running the ship and still in charge of Life After NFL Season Is Over !!! Keep it up please. Lemondrop ___________________________________________ I hate the off-season !! Let's have 106 man teams and 30 games.... maybe not such a hot idea, but I still hate the off-season ! Scott of Chippewa Falls ___________________________________________ how much would someone pay for my packers rare championship beer? ryan ___________________________________________ Pictures of my "ouchies" Is that weak or what??? How many football players on any given Monday couldn't show bruises??? dfarmer ___________________________________________ Top Ten Not in HOF: Jerry Kramer Let's stop this miscarriage of justice,lets get Kramer in the Hall of Fame! OldSchoolFan ___________________________________________ Hey BeerKid...... Read somewhere that if Butt Farve retires this year, his last pass that he threw for every team he played on, will have been an INT. Falcons, Packers, Jets and Vikes. I haven't checked it out though. But, if true, I'd bet it would be a record maybe to never be undone. Long Live he Pack!!! ___________________________________________ the early favorites to win Super Bowl 45 in Arlington, Texas, according to odds posted on VegasInsider.com. The Saints, meanwhile, are the second choice. Here are the odds for all 32 NFL teams:
Green Bay 19-2, Minnesota 11-1, Pittsburgh 12-1, N.Y. Jets 14-1, N.Y. Giants 15-1, Philadelphia 18-1, Atlanta 20-1, Tennessee 22-1, Baltimore 24-1, Chicago 28-1, Miami 30-1, Houston 30-1, Cincinnati 35-1, Arizona 40-1, Denver 45-1, Jacksonville 45-1, San Francisco 45-1, Washington 50-1, Cleveland 60-1, Carolina 60-1, Detroit 80-1, Seattle 80-1, Buffalo 100-1, Kansas City 125-1, Oakland 125-1, Tampa Bay 125-1, St. Louis 150-1 Halverson ___________________________________________ Funny But i think it would be better with favre http://images.dailyradar.com/media/uploads/ballhype/story_large/2009/12/27/peyton_manning_jets.jpg Taylor ___________________________________________ Andy, All everyone talks about is BF and how he makes everyone better. When the big game came around, he had a tendency to through an interception. 19 years an only one superbowl. I'm not sure the Packer receivers are a big step down from the Rams. As you saw this year in Minnesota, the receivers are always better when they have a good QB throwing to them. The point I am trying to make is that in the big game BF couldn't get the job done. He has proven that many times and proved it again this year. fbg3 ___________________________________________ hey packer paul are those AP fumble figurines for sale? i'll take 5 if they are lol cheesecurdboy ___________________________________________ "Domestic Battery Questions with the Stars" featuring Warren Sapp! http://www.twincities.com/news/ci_14353938?source=rss Oh ya, according to the pictures posted below of his thigh and ankle, looks like brett really didn't care for green anymore like he stated in the commercial, he prefers "purple" instead! Go Pack, Go! Boz ___________________________________________ Still bummed out? Watch the Packers in their Super Bowl wins Dave ___________________________________________ Game day bumps and bruises. Favre may pull the wool over the eyes of alot of fans, but his effort was wasted in Queensland. Many a Viks fan's wife ends up looking worse than that after an ugly loss. This spousal badge of honor so endeared the recipient that they coined the phrase Purple Pride to distinguish them above all others. Jim ___________________________________________ My first response when I read this was: "There are 4 million Vikings fans?" Uh, yeah. Sure. http://www.startribune.com/sports/vikings/83606117.html?elr=KArksUUUycaEacyU #66 Chica ___________________________________________ Did you see the sack where the big New Orleans guy whacked Brett and then flopped on top of him???????? Priceless!! wanghead ___________________________________________ |
Quoth Lombardi... |
| "If you aren't fired with enthusiasm, you will be fired with enthusiasm." |
