Note: Here’s the last in my series of re-posts in honor of Green Bay hosting the NFL draft. Quarterback Don Horn had to factor in both the NFL draft and a pending military draft on his way to the Packers… Just nine months after being selected in the first round of the newly merged NFL’s [...]
Category: Green Bay Packers
We LOVE a good comeback story
The Packers' thrilling 24-22 win over the Texans wasn’t the only comeback story on the field. I thought about that yesterday after I accidentally asked Houston quarterback C.J. Stroud’s sister to take our picture. I wanted to send my family a shot of how surrounded my niece Mari and I were by rowdy (though perfectly [...]
How to have fun on a rainy Sunday afternoon
We felt like kids playing out in the rain Sunday afternoon. First we tailgated with our pals. Protected by a couple of well-placed tents and fueled by a tasty burger and a handful of Scotcheroos, we barely noticed the drizzle. Then, just as I was reaching for my game-time layer and wondering if I had [...]
The human drama of free agency
Jim McKay could have narrated the Packers first few days of free agency this year. In my head, he did. “The thrill of victory!” I thought when we signed running back Josh Jacobs and safety Xavier McKinney. “The agony of defeat,” when we lost Aaron Jones. Sometimes, “the human drama of athletic competition” can really [...]
Five lessons for the kids from these upstart Packers
Packers head coach Matt LaFleur marched into the post-game interview room last November and taught us all a lesson in accountability. The Packers had just beaten the Chargers 23-20 at Lambeau, but their coach had made a few calls he’d like to take back. Particularly galling was the third-and-six play he called in the waning [...]