Archive for October, 2008

Small receivers coming up big (Yahoo! Sports)

October 31st, 2008

Small receivers coming up big (Yahoo! Sports) The under six-foot wideouts are proving they can be more than complementary pieces in their offenses.
‘Big Five’ could make big return for Packers (AP) The Green Bay Packers‘ [...]

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Cosell: Loading up the run game — and other trends to watch in the second half

October 31st, 2008

Cosell: Loading up the run game — and other trends to watch in the second half Greg Cosell says the film bears it out: NFL teams are increasingly committed to the run, and the teams with the best records are the ones who run the best.
WLUK back in Time Warner lineup [...]

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WLUK back in Time Warner lineup

October 30th, 2008

WLUK back in Time Warner lineup
GREEN BAY - A bone of contention for many Green Bay Packers fans has vanished. An agreement reached Wednesday morning between Time Warner Cable and LIN TV includes digital and high-definition signals.
Pack Could Have Five Receivers on Sunday [...]

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Packers Team Report (Yahoo! Sports)

October 30th, 2008

Packers Team Report (Yahoo! Sports)
Aaron Rodgers is tiring of talking about his injured right shoulder.
Even the mention of his being on a “pitch count” - a term head coach Mike McCarthy has been using unbeknownst to his starting quarterback - wasn’t well received.
“I’m going to play this [...]

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Notebook: Defensive line finally gets some help

October 30th, 2008

Notebook: Defensive line finally gets some help
Maybe on Sunday against the Tennessee Titans, Aaron Kampman won’t have to play every snap.
Air attack nears full strength
Maybe the Green Bay Packers finally can break out an offensive wrinkle that was a nice change-of-pace [...]

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Info scandal is Favre from important to Jets

October 29th, 2008

Info scandal is Favre from important to Jets
Lost in the past week of the latest Brett Favre scandal is the fact that the 3-3 New York Jets are fighting for their playoff lives.

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Packers Team Report (Yahoo! Sports)

October 29th, 2008

Packers Team Report (Yahoo! Sports)
Al Harris took another step toward making what would be an unbelievably hasty return to the Packers lineup.
The Pro Bowl cornerback was on the practice field Monday afternoon, when the team reconvened after its bye week.
Harris is eyeing a return to action when [...]

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Harris Continues Improbable Return

October 29th, 2008

Harris Continues Improbable Return Al Harris epitomizes the kind of physical man-to-man coverage that the Green Bay defense likes to employ in the secondary. After suffering what looked to be a devastating spleen injury, the Pro Bowler is already back on the practice field. Get the Inside Slant from [...]

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Unbeaten Titans winning in blue-collar fashion (Yahoo! Sports)

October 28th, 2008

Unbeaten Titans winning in blue-collar fashion (Yahoo! Sports) Coach Jeff Fisher has constructed a team that thrives on being physical and fundamentally sound.
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Notebook: Hamstring injuries have coaches stressing stretching

October 28th, 2008

Notebook: Hamstring injuries have coaches stressing stretching
Charlie Peprah had no idea when he pulled his hamstring early in training camp it would be the beginning of an epidemic-like rash of hamstring injuries to hit the Green Bay Packers.
Woodson Eyes Pro Bowl
He’s [...]

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