Well, it finally happened. Had a nice meeting with the omnipresent Aaron Nagler, who extended the invite for me to come on over and write for CheeseheadTV. Against what you might believe, it wasn't an easy decision. There's a bit of independence that I've gotten over the years just writing at my little blog, nice to not have deadlines or feeling like you might be pulled...

Hey gang, thanks to the illustrious Jersey Al Bracco, I was able to attend my first Packer Shareholder's Meeting this year. I didn't get in a whole ton of pictures, but I did get in a couple. Here you go: We sat over in the corner, somewhat away from the staging area, but very close to the player's tunnel, which was nice as folks would come out of the tunnel and we...

Yesterday, Nick Barnett ended his eight-year tenure as a Green Bay Packer, a productive and boisterous career that certainly made him a presence both on and off the field. In the next few days, offensive lineman Daryn Colledge might follow him into the uncharted waters of free agency in this new world in the NFL. I'm certainly sad to see Barnett go. He was an emotional leader...

Nobody should have been surprised when Mason Crosby was inked to a new 5-year deal with the Green Bay Packers. You might have been surprised when you eyeballed the contract details. According to the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel, Crosby's new pact will pay him $14.75 million with $3 million guaranteed. Crosby, who will turn 27 in September, has spent each of his four NFL seasons...

As I watched the Women's World Cup, I was haunted by a feeling, almost like I had seen this show before. Something eerily familiar about all this, I kept thinking. * Strong team players, with a particularly charismatic team leader. * Slow starters, almost needing to have their backs against the wall before waking up. * Despite outplaying their opponents, often relied on big...

I read with enormous....well, ambivalence...the series of articles over at All Green Bay Packers by the esteemed Adam Czech on the Packers and Professional Wrestling. Not, of course, because I find Adam's material normally disinteresting--on the contrary. I just don't particularly follow professional rasslin' like I did back in the glory years of the early 1980'...

If there was no other reason to plead with the players and owners to settle the work stoppage and get everyone back to football, tonight's blowup between CheeseheadTV's Alex Tallitsch and Green Bay Packer Anthony Smith left many heads shaking. In short: Smith, the boisterous and confident tweeter, decided to spend much of Saturday afternoon coming up with his own responses...

I used to be the guy that loved the wide receiver. You see, when I began as a fanatical follower of the Packers back in the 1980's, there were two guys that I was enamored with. Their names? James Lofton and John Jefferson. They opened my eyes to what explosive offensive football could actually be. Hey, before the acquisition of Jefferson, the running joke was Bart Starr...

I've been commissioner of my football fantasy league for 14 years. We were one of the first leagues to use Commissioner.com long before it was bought out by CBSSportsline (a fact I remind them of every year I negotiate my league fee). After all that time, I've come to a conclusion. You see, I've won my league three times in that time period, and in each of those championship...

We were doing the post-Super Bowl gushfest episode of Cheesehead Radio when we had a caller, the inevitable victory cry not only for the Packers, but a taunt for those who had doubted the master plan of the General Manager. "So," said the caller, "what do all those Thompson Hater have to say now? Super Bowl Champs, baby!" In turn, Jersey Al, Holly, John, and...

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Had a nice response to my plea to the masses to stage an intervention on the NFL from JuiceLaw over at Archie Manning's Bastards. In his piece, Juice offers the defense that, regardless of our feelings, nothing we do will be able to impact the efforts of corporate interests. Gigantic corporations don't care what you think, because they provide a product or service that...

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It's time to have an NFL intervention. Maybe you've seen the show on A&E, where some drug-addled person is confronted by their loved ones to convince them to stop destroying themselves. The important line to take from that is "We love you too much to let this continue." Tough love at its finest. And that sentiment is what we, as Packer and NFL fans, need...

Hey, by the end of the first round, we're all going to be a little sick of Berman and PermaHair blathering on about everyone else's teams' picks. As the Packers' pick at #32 gets closer, turn down the volume on the television and listen to Holly, Jersey Al, C.D., John, and Jayme talk about THE PACKERS pick. We'll give you instant reactions and catch you up on...

Since the NFL is on break, I will break from Packer blogging to talk about my excitement over this years' Wisconsin teams in the Sweet Sixteen, particularly Bo Ryan and the Wisconsin Badgers. I've been a big fan of Bo Ryan for a long time, long before he became a head coach at Madison. When I graduated from high school, I planned out my freshman year at UW-Platteville....

I want my money back. Is there some place we can go to get a refund? I clearly remember last February that the Packers won the Super Bowl. Yep, pretty sure. And as I recall, we went through a season of plenty of doubts, with plenty of abuse from Bears fans along the way. Heck, I think the Lions beat us once, too. It's the Super Bowl season that shouldn't have been,...

I'm back. Oh, crap. The NFL isn't. I just can't seem to get this timing thing down, can I? I've been away for a month or so, minus an off-season episode of Cheesehead Radio (and a must-listen, if you haven't already). And it's time to get back into the swing of things, as there is plenty to comment on, and many draft picks to obsess over. It may come...

Hey gang...sorry this is a little late, but you will find my pictures from the Return to Titletown celebration at Lambeau Field last Tuesday. You'll find a couple of familiar faces in the beginning, and a little video of the fireworks at the end. It was very cold day, so fogive the shivering of my hand as I tried to film the fireworks!-- C.D. Angeli Staff Op/Ed Writer for PackerChatters...

The Packers defeated the Pittsburgh Steelers in a nailbiter, winning 31-25, having to stop the Steelers on what would be the game-winning drive. It was a beautiful, unbelievable moment, but most of us look earlier than Jarrett Bush's final stop to determine what was the critical play of the game that spelled victory for the Packers. Most Packer fans (and likely, most Steeler...

Overall: A The Packers may have entered this game as the favorites to win, and even played the first half like they were on their way to an easy Lombardi Trophy. But a string of injuries quickly dampened those thoughts and doubts began to creep into everyone's mind...that is, except the Steelers, who quickly capitalized and captured the momentum from the Packers. Losing Donald...

Looking for someone to share the Packers' Super Bowl experience with? Head on over to CheeseheadTV's Live Blog, being commandeered by the inestimable John Rehor tonight. Share in the fun as we watch the Packers battle it out! After the game, join me on Cheesehead Radio for our LIVE Post-Game Call-in Show! John will join me as we take your calls at 917-932-8401 and hear...

The day is finally here, as the Packers take on the Steelers in Super Bowl XLV. Here's my take and game prediction: The game is going to come down to what the Packers' offense can do against the Pittsburgh defense, period. I think the Steeler offense/Packer defense is a relatively even matchup that the Packers will get the upper hand in. Unlike most, I don't think...

This week, I'm going to write each day about some situational adversity the Packers may be facing next Sunday in the Super Bowl. In my first piece, I am going to address the possibility of the Steelers propensity for hard, illegal hits and the effect it may have on the Packers' offense. *********** The name of James Harrison may no longer associated as much with being a...

T'is the season for a plethora of blog posts explaining how they should fix the NFL Pro Bowl. Let's make a couple more adjustments to the rules, and somehow, it will all be fine and worth watching more than the commericials. I'm here to tell you my solution: it's time to give up on the Pro Bowl. But the reason for my rather ultimate Solomon-esque decision isn...