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Wrapping up a day of cutting

The Packers have the group they want to go to war with.

But it’s not quite the group a lot of us thought it would be.

Saturday’s cutdown from 75 to 53 was certainly chock full of surprises, obviously the biggest being the release of quarterback Brian Brohm (I guess I was wrong when I said Friday [...]

Backfield overload?

We all know the roster has to be trimmed to 53 by Saturday.  Some cuts will be a lot easier than others and some players are already destined to the practice squad.  The one position that remains muddled is running back.  Last year the Packers started the season with five backs – Ryan Grant, Brandon [...]

Friendly fire: Update edition, part one

(I wish we could utilize sound effects on this site, because I’d totally begin this post with the ultra-creepy “Update” music that used to run on “Unsolved Mysteries” whenever a criminal was caught or mystery was, in fact, solved. You remember, right? The music that should have made you feel better because something good had [...]

How they looking so far?

(As I type this, a backup punter for the Tennessee Titans has just taken a fake punt to the house for the first score of the preseason. Football’s back! It’s baaaaaack!!)

With the Green Bay Packers just over a week into training camp – nine practices, to be exact – it seemed like a good time [...]

Training camp stew – 8/7/09 edition

Here it is, your nightly serving of all the best bits of information from today’s practice.

The Packers had just one practice today in preparation for Saturday night’s annual Family Night scrimmage, which always sells out. Funny, the Minnesota Vikings have trouble selling out a home playoff game, yet the Packers sell out a scrimmage. Yeah, [...]

Friendly fire: Training camp battles, part two

(Quick apology: This was supposed to be up Wednesday afternoon. But the whole Judas situation caused us to push some things back. Our bad.)

Part one of our series focused on the three key battles along the offensive line. For part two, we’ll be focusing on three battles amongst players the hogs will – or, at [...]