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Monday wrap-up

Not only did the Green Bay Packers lose in embarassing fashion Sunday to the Cincinnati Bengals, they got pretty banged up while doing it.

Chad Clifton (ankle), Nick Collins (clavicle) and Aaron Rouse (neck stinger) all suffered injuries in the contest.

Donald Lee was also hurt when he took a shot from Roy Williams late in the [...]

Regular season game two vs. Cincinnati: Re-examining the hyperbole

It didn’t seem like hyperbole a week ago.

Mike McCarthy had called a better game. The defense did look more aggressive. The Green Bay Packers were nothing like they were in 2008.

As it turns out, though, hyperbole is the only way to describe my, well, descriptions of Green Bay after last week’s win over Chicago.

Sunday’s utterly [...]

Gettin' you ready for week two

What a wild week one it was….except for the fact that, well, it really wasn’t.

Sure, you had some last-minute finishes, as we Packers fans know.

But outside of one upset (San Francisco over Arizona, which I called) and one miracle finish (Brandon Stokley’s tip grab to propel Denver over Cincinnati), the week kind of went as [...]

Mid-week report: Bigby out at least four weeks

For the duration of his two-plus years as a Packer, Aaron Rouse has always been a player with potential.

We all remember his 100-plus yard interception return for a touchdown off Peyton Manning last season, after all.

Yet Rouse has also struggled with inconsistency, injuries and an inability to pass Atari Bigby on the depth chart.

Well, it [...]

Random thoughts and observations from a weekend in Titletown

As many of you know, I do not reside in Green Bay. I live in Minneapolis, Minnesota, a truly wonderful place except for all the Queens fans.

As such, whenever I get a chance to head to Green Bay for a Packers game, I always treasure the experience and can usually remember every little detail.

Most of [...]

Regular season game one vs. Chicago: Rodgers, defense prove they've got it

Before we begin, an apology.

We at OBOD pride ourselves on being able to bring you all the news regarding the Packers in a timely fashion. This game recap is a different story, however. Adam and I were at the game last night and, since we don’t live in Green Bay, we spent most of today [...]

It's Bears week!

This week is not like many others. Maybe the week leading up to Christmas. Maybe opening week of deer hunting. Maybe the first week of spring when it is just warm enough for college girls to walk around campus in skirts and tank tops for the first time in months. But that’s it. I dare [...]

Breaking down Packers vs. Bears

We know about the storylines.

We know about the primetime television audience.

We know about the rivalry.

As fun as all those things are – and, believe me, they are fun – we should probably, at some point, talk about the actual matchup itself.

Well, that time is now, as we are going to break down all the important [...]

One more round of predictions

With mere minutes until Pittsburgh and Tennessee kick off, I’ve been poring over scouting reports, consulting with directors of player personnel and breaking down film before I file my preseason picks. Uh, not really. But I did stay at a Holiday Inn Express last night. OK, maybe not that either. With all those chances to [...]

Gettin' you ready for week one

We are, obviously, a Packers blog. But like I said earlier this week in my NFL picks post, we’re pretty well-rounded when it comes to the league as a whole – or, at least, we’d like to think we are.

With that being said, every Friday we at OBOD will be bringing you a package of [...]

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