2008 April » Brats & Beer

April 30, 2008

One of the more hilarious, although increasingly annoying, sentiments to come out of the NFL Draft weekend is has been this general opinion among certain mainstream media scribes that by selecting Brian Brohm in the second round, Ted Thompson has sent a message that he and Mike McCarthy have serious doubts about Aaron Rodgers’ chances […]

April 29, 2008

The awesomeness that is beer doesn’t need to be debated, but I happened to come across an article about how City Brewery in La Crosse is helping fight both the energy crisis and global warming. The former G. Heileman Brewery is supplying methane to the Gundersen Lutheran Medical Foundation, which is using the biogas to […]

It’s nice to see that the Packers front office is not averse to adding some home-grown, Dairyland talent to the roster, or at least giving it a try.
Punter Ken Debauche was signed to a free agent contract Sunday immediately after the draft. He finished his career at Wisconsin as the second all-time punter for the […]

Ted Thompson is not one to shy away from gambling on young players who have bounced back from injuries. Last year’s #1 draft pick Justin Harrell had missed most of his senior year after suffering a ruptured biceps tendon, and Ryan Grant missed his second year in the pros with the Giants after his arm […]

April 28, 2008

As painful as it is for me to say, the obnoxious and annoying Peter King wrote something in his column today that I actually though made some sense.
Commenting on Brett Favre’s appearance on Letterman last week, everyone’s favorite Starbucks shill says, “Sometimes we try to turn things into Favreisms. Too many things. The best thing […]

April 27, 2008

Every year when the NFL Draft rolls around I question the wisdom of actually following the action in real time. I mean I could just get out of the house and do something — I dunno, productive — and then check out the news later to get the lowdown on what happened. But then there […]

Four former Badgers football players made their way onto NFL teams through this weekend’s draft, led by corner Jack Ikegwuonu who went in the fourth round to the Eagles. Given Ike’s blown out knee and, um, methods of procuring a video game, I was a little surprised he went that high in the draft. Some […]

At the start of the 2008 NFL Draft, it was still up in the air as to whether Ted Thomspon would take even one QB, but here it is at the end of the second day and the Packers have two new recruits. So long, Jerry Babb and Dalton Bell, it was nice knowing you.
Aaron […]

Drafting for need and trading up? Who says the second day of the draft is boring.
With his first pick of the day in the third round, Ted Thompson selected tight end Jermichael Finley from Texas. Definitely a need area for the Packers that now has been addressed. Finley looks like an interesting prospect with some […]

April 26, 2008

With the first day of the draft complete, the Packers have three new faces for the roster: WR Jordy Nelson (36), QB Brian Brohm (56), and CB Patrick Lee (60). Overall I’d say it was a solid effort by Ted Thompson and his staff, even if he did get booed again at the Lambeau Field […]