Because I'm dumb, I forgot to post it up before the Thursday night game. Sorry to all those who missed out on his selection of Quinn, which proved to be quite the hit. It seems this week is all about change. Our country has changed presidents. The Lions have changed quarterbacks. The NFL has changed back to Thursday night games (hence the earliness of this week’s column). But what probably won’t change is my slightly better than 50% accuracy in ...Read More

Week four had it all. Upsets, goal line stands, emotional moments, another direct snap for a rushing touchdown, an unsuccessful 76-yard field goal attempt, head coach firings, and a sighting of a nostalgic T.O. Some of this week's upsets had a common theme, exposing shaky defenses. The Washington Redskins went into Dallas and upset the undefeated, rival Cowboys by making their defense look old, tired, and overrated. Kansas City was also looking to expose another undefeated team's defense. The Chiefs, who ...Read More

2007 was the year of surprises in the NFC North. The Green Bay Packers surprised many by going 13-3 and advancing to the NFC Championship Game, as Brett Favre broke out of his "old man" funk and became the Brett Favre of old thanks to an MVP-caliber campaign. The Chicago Bears, on the other hand, went from Super Bowl favorite to a disappointing, injury-hampered group of underachievers during in a 7-9 season. The once-vaunted Bears defense dropped to 28th overall, and ...Read More

I’ll admit, I’ve never been a huge fan of articles that try to predict who should start and sit on my fantasy team. There are so many scoring systems and sizes of leagues one man’s start can easily be another man’s sit. So why read this one? Three reasons: 1. I won’t waste your time with gems like “start Randy Moss this week.” If you needed that kind of advice, you really shouldn’t be playing fantasy football. 2. I won’t waste your ...Read More

Believe it or not, there are players on the Green Bay Packers other than Brett Favre. In fact, the biggest key to Green Bay’s offense might not be Favre but running back Ryan Grant, who exploded onto the season last season. On the eve of last season, Grant was with the New York Giants. But they had a glut of running backs and traded the former Notre Dame player to the Packers on Sept. 1. Not much was thought of that ...Read More

It feels like we’re back in the mid 90s, doesn’t it? Brett Favre is throwing touchdowns, and the Green Bay Packers are winning playoff games. Favre had an efficient day, going 18 of 23 for 173 yards and three touchdowns, two to Greg Jennings, as the Packers booked a spot in their first NFC Championship game in a decade with a 42-20 win over the Seahawks on a snowy day in Green Bay. Favre wasn’t the only Packer who had ...Read More

There are many players that, after fumbling the ball away to the other team on your first two touches of the game, both directly leading to your team being down 14-0 after only four minutes, would either be taken out of the game, or they’d take themselves out mentally. Green Bay coach Mike McCarthy could have sat running back Ryan Grant down for a while, but he chose not to. Even then, Grant could have packed it in ...Read More

Who can forget the last time the Seahawks and Packers tangled in the postseason? If you don’t remember, let’s flash back. It was the 2003 wild-card round, and it was an OT thriller in the tundra. Tied at 27 heading into the extra period, the Seahawks won the toss, and Matt Hasselbeck made a fateful declaration that would come back to bite him: “We want the ball, and we’re going to score.” On the Seahawks’ second possession, they faced a 3rd and ...Read More