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February 27, 2008

For once the Bears have done something that makes me happy. Very happy, in fact. A couple days ago Chicago signed Rex Grossman to a one-year deal and then followed up by re-signing Kyle Orton. Jerry Angelo is one great general manager, maybe the best ever. You’re doing a bang up job Jerry, don’t go […]

December 24, 2007

We all know the legend of the Green Bay Packers and cold-weather football: The Ice Bowl, Brett Favre’s winning record when the temperature is below freezing, the advantage of playing on the Frozen Tundra in January. Yesterday at Soldier Field, someone replaced that team with the Bizzaro Packers.
Bottom line, cold or not, Green Bay played […]

October 9, 2007

It’s been a couple days now since the Sunday night debacle, I’ve calmed down a little bit, and Mrs. BratsNBeerGuy has called off the suicide watch. (Apologies, by the way, for my “bitter haiku” from the other night.) I’ve had a chance to put the loss into perspective, and I’m feeling better about everything. Though […]

October 7, 2007

F*cking turnovers. F*cking penalties. F*cking Bears.

February 9, 2007

If it’s possible to induce a coma by overeating, I’m pretty sure that during the Super Bowl I came about as close as one dare before actually requiring hospitalization. I seriously need to check out hypno-therapy to curtail my piggish behavior on game days, I think.
So how about those stupid Bears, huh? Not only did […]

January 22, 2007

So my attempts at prognostication were right on the nose: Bears and Colts in the Super Bowl. Ah, I suck at picking games.
I was very surprised, to say the least, at how badly the Saints looked today. Was it the cold? All week everyone in the sports entertainment media complex kept repeating how Drew Brees […]

January 20, 2007

The title of this post should not be taken as a boast, just a statement of fact. I do suck at picking football games. But with the conference championships less than 24-hours away, I suppose it’s time to put it on the line and pick some winners.
The big winner I think will be us, the […]

January 17, 2007

I apologize for the tardiness of this post, but Brats & Beer has been undergoing a move to a new hosting account. An unpleasant and frustrating endeavor, I hope it results in less downtime and improved responsiveness.
Before that bit of necessary evil befell me, I was hoping to fill this space with some scintillating prose […]

January 11, 2007

I’m not sure how funny I find this picture, as I don’t really want to think that Corey Williams swings that way, but on the other hand is a pretty hilarious pose for Sexy Rex Grossman. (Picture spotted on and stolen from the mighty excellent Big Lead.)
So the big NFL divisional playoff games are coming […]

January 2, 2007

I love the way the holidays always come to a close with over-indulgence in food, drink and football, though I’m not sure which hangover is the toughest to beat.
Well, it was a fine couple days for Wisconsin football with both the Packers winning in Chicago and the Badgers closing out their season with a win […]