Found November 04, 2009 on Green Bay Press Gazette:
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Taking a quick spin through the headlines as the Packers hit the practice field ...WORTH READING* Pete Dougherty states it well: through seven games, the Packers are just another team. They've beaten bad opponents and lost to good ones, rendering all that preseason hype a distant memory.* On the positive side, they have another bad team on the schedule this week: the winless Tampa Bay Buccaneers.* Mike Vandermause takes issue with DL Johnny Jolly's cavalier attitude about his costly personal foul in Sunday's loss to Minnesota.THE OTHER SIDELINE* The Bucs hope to save face as they exit the bye. "We all want to win, man. Nobody wants to be 0-7," quarterback Byron Leftwich said. "Think about it. This makes you don't even want to go out, you don't want to show your face. It's not a good feeling." * Tampa Bay also is dealing with some turmoil off the field, with first-year coach Raheem Morris denying a reported confrontation with CB Aqib Talib....
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