Mike McCarthy signed a new 5-year deal to coach the Packers through 2015. [URL="http://www.jsonline.com/sports/packers/116282714.html"]The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported the deal to be worth $5 million per year[/URL], $2 million a year less than Mike Shanahan of Washington and $1 million a year less than Jim Harbaugh, who's never coached a game in the NFL, is getting from the Niners. It's pretty clear that McCarthy could have gotten more if he pushed harder. The fact ...
[B]By: KYPACK[/B] I’ve been enjoying the hell out of this SB aftermath. NFL films has come up with their “wired for sound” features called ‘Sound FX’ which really sheds some great insights on the Pack’s fabulous Super victory. Thought I’d present some analysis based on the conversations on the field that I gleaned from these various shows. Firstly, I thought I’d focus on the two defenses. All week all we heard about was of two DC’s. Capers and ...
A Cleft Crusty Exclusive As the big game draws close for Mike McCarthy and his squad, many words have been written as to how a rag-tag group of players have come together to comprise a team that has a legitimate shot at winning the biggest game on the planet. Much has been told about how fill-in players have stepped up, and how the Coaching staff has brought greatness out of overlooked, little known talents. Dom Capers, with only one wink or brightness as a head coach, but successful ...
DenverYooper reminds us of the recent past and the Curse of the Sports Illustrated Covers. Hopefully, this curse still has legs. [B]This week on the cover of SI[/B] [IMG]http://i.cdn.turner.com/sivault/si_online/covers/images/2011/0124_large.jpg[/IMG] Remember this? [IMG]http://www.onmilwaukee.com/images/articles/fa/favresicover/favresicover_story1.jpg[/IMG] That didn't turn out so well... Getting the #2 seed and first round ...
Cliff Christl wrote a [URL="http://packersnews.greenbaypressgazette.com/article/20110116/PKR07/110116059/Baranczyk-Christl-column-Packers-have-edge-in-playmakers"]provocative article [/URL]on how the Packers match up with the Bears this week. In it, he focused on who he deems the teams' playmakers. In Christl's analysis, the Packers have more "playmakers" and therefore should win the game. Some agree with Christl: [B]Justin Harrell[/B] Clearly it's ...