Packers Fan Journal

Packers news round ups from around the interwebs.

Not a ton of news today. For that reason, I’m breaking my unofficial “No Brett Favre News” policy. Happy reading.

Not a lot in the land of Packers news today, but here are a couple tid-bits.

Schizophrenic Debate Over Rodgers Fantasy Value
Ever heard of faketeams.com? Me neither. It’s some kind of fantasy sports blog? Anyway, some dude over there has a pretty fun point-counterpoint with himself over how Aaron Rodgers will perform this season. It’s worth checking out for a laugh or two.
“PRO: Rodgers threw for over 4000 yards in what [...]

Prediction: The Packers Will Win the NFC North
Some dude named Bryce McCrae at KFFL.com’s Fantasy Sports Blog believes the Pack will win the NFC North no matter if Brent Faver plays for the Vikings. There’s not much we don’t already know about our beloved Packers, but it’s nice to see someone on the bandwagon.
“Aaron Rodgers [...]

Early Odds on Pack’s Super Bowl Chances
I’m not a betting man, so I have no idea what any of this means, but BetUs.com has the Packers at “+2,600″ to win it all this year (go to the second page). Interestingly, they have the Packers ranked in the top ten with teams like Pittsburgh, New England, [...]

Sad News in Iowa, Packerland
As many of you have probably read, Aaron Kampman’s high school football coach was shot and killed in his school’s weight room. Details are streaming in by the hour and the DesMoines Register seems to have the most up-to-date information. The suspect is a former student. Read more here.
Happy News in [...]

Good news for Packers fans is right around the corner. According to several news outlets, wide receiver Greg Jennings is on the verge of signing a new contract that will make him the second-highest paid receiver in the league behind Arizona’s Larry Fitzgerald. Jennings, had a breakout season last year in the eyes of Packers [...]

McCarthy, Matthews and Poppinga on the 34 Transition
There’s a nice article by the AP here on the Packers’ defensive overhaul. McCarthy, Clay Matthews and Brady Poppinga are quoted and sound very optimistic about the change and its chances for success. You can read it here, at THOnline.com.
Dave Redding’s Strength and Conditioning Philosophy
The injury bug hit [...]

Collins a Show, Then a No-show.
I’m sure that you were glad to hear that Nick Collins showed up at practice on Wednesday. Well, apparently, he unshowed up again on Thursday. The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Sports Blog has more on that, here.
Tony Mandarich: A New Pornographer?
Former Packer Tony Mandarich is in the news for being a pornographer. [...]