2008 August » Brats & Beer

August 29, 2008

The reality of being out of work in this tough economy must be settling in for Daunte Culpepper, because the former Viking tells the AP today he’s open to the idea of being a backup for the Packers. This is interesting news on two fronts, first for the apparent about face in his career aspiration […]

So close yet so far. The Packers lost to the Titans 23-21 in their pre-season finale, but then again Green Bay is 2-5 in final exhibition action against Tennessee so the final score matters very little. What does matter is how the players played, who will make the squad based on their efforts in the […]

August 28, 2008

One thing about us Iowans: we love us some chain restaurants.

August 27, 2008

Answer: a whole lot of them.
The Worldwide Leader in Sports offers proof of its recent hiring boom for ESPN.com with a preview of the NFL that features no less than a dozen people weighing in with their soundbite opinions on each of the 32 teams. Judging from their thoughts on the Packers, though, I’m guessing […]

August 26, 2008

Bush League.tv lives up to its name trying to list the best and worst players on all 32 teams. For the Packers their pick for best player is … Kabeer Gbaja-Biamila? Dude hasn’t even looked at the Green Bay roster I’m sure, nor has he noticed that KGB — as much as we all love […]

Move over Sexy Rexy, because Kyle Orton is “super hot.” At least that’s what Lindsay Lohan thinks, according to a report in the Sun-Times: Also spied dancing with an attractive blonde at Crimson Lounge: new Bears quarterback Kyle Orton — dubbed “super-hot” by Lohan, Ronson and Lauper, who all admired the NFL player’s dance-floor moves.

Buck up […]

Pop culture meets sports, part 1,203,898, by Cameron Martin.

When A.J. Hawk went to the sideline during the first pre-season game, I figured it was just the Green Bay coaching staff being extra cautious with a valuable player. However, the starting linebacker has missed three weeks of action now due to what Mike McCarthy called a “chest sprain.” The proper medical term, according to […]

August 25, 2008

So DeShawn Wynn goes but Scorpio Babers stays? Football is a strange business.
The Packers made their first roster reductions today to get to the 75-man limit before tomorrow’s deadline without too many surprises. Oft-injured running back Wynn, a seventh-round pick in the draft a year ago, was among those getting the axe, much to the […]

Offensive tackle Chris Williams, Chicago’s first round pick this year, was damaged goods and the Bears knew it, so says the Sun-Times by way of ESPN’s Kevin Seifert. The product of Vanderbilt was highly regarded in this year’s draft, but a lot of teams were scared off by a neck injury; as it turns out […]