NFL network RIGHT NOW

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right now on the nfl network they are showing, i think, hilights from todays practice for the pack

[BallHawk]

Man, I wish I had that channel.

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you should its really a nice channel thats coming along nicely. Imagine in a couple of years it will be that much better. For me in SD...I can see every preseason game including the scrimmage. It doesn't get much better then that. I started watching it for the draft later on in the rounds. Next year it will be stop #1 then the other network.

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Man, I wish I had that channel.

you aren't missing much, they're barely showing anything. its more of a season preview with a bunch of interviews. they might have shown 3 minutes of practice

its pretty worthless if you ask me

[GBRulz]

packers11 started a thread about this. Said that the NFL network will be showing clips between 6-7 and then 8-9 I think he said. sounds like it's something they will be doing on a regular basis perhaps?

I don't have the channel,but I think it's great for people who live out of state that don't get the news coverage we do.

Speaking of camp today.... guys I stopped by for about 20 minutes. It was just TOO damn hot outside. I read where the heat index was 113 degrees at the start of practice today. In fact, one of the bleacher stands was completely empty... not many there at all.

I must say that A. Rodgers looked very good today, completed some great passes. One of which was a TD to Ferguson. Woodson also picked off Favre once, too. That is really all I saw as the team seemed to spend more time taking water breaks than practicing, which is a good thing. One more day of this heat. It's gotta be hell to practice in... I was sweating just standing there.

[BallHawk]

Question for anybody that knows. When the Packers play the Vkings at the end of the season on NFL Network, does that mean you have to have NFLN to watch the game?

[MadtownPacker]

Question for anybody that knows. When the Packers play the Vkings at the end of the season on NFL Network, does that mean you have to have NFLN to watch the game?

I=I think I read where a local WI station will be showing it but other then that you have to go NFL Network.

[HarveyWallbangers]

It was on at 5 and 7.

They didn't show that much of the practice, but they played excerpts of McCarthy leading the troops, a few position drills, interviews with Favre, McCarthy, and Thompson. Analysis of the team. They were pretty positive also.

Ahman doused Brett with some water.

[BallHawk]

Ahman doused Brett with some water.

I read this article a while back about Ahman being the biggest jokester on the team. One time he removed all the hubcabs from Mark Tauscher's car and Mark had to call AAA.

[HarveyWallbangers]

Actually, Brett is the biggest prankster on the team. The only problem is that most players are afraid to go after him because he ALWAYS gets them back.

[GBRulz]

Question for anybody that knows. When the Packers play the Vkings at the end of the season on NFL Network, does that mean you have to have NFLN to watch the game?

I never even noticed that NFLN is carrying that game.... I have tickets for that game, so never even bothered to check.

Anyhow, that is a great question and like what Mad said, I'm sure the WI stations will rebroadcast it, but not sure about anywhere else. If NFLN is going to have exclusive rights to games, then the network has to be more accessible to people, (i.e. ESPN). The only way to get it here is satellite as Time Warner doesn't carry the station. I can't see the NFL granting rights to them until they broaden their horizons, so to speak.

[HarveyWallbangers]

One thing about the practices is you can tell McCarthy is going to be on these guys to keep the tempo going and hustle. I like that. Pickett looked pretty big and nimble.

[GBRulz]

Actually, Brett is the biggest prankster on the team. The only problem is that most players are afraid to go after him because he ALWAYS gets them back.

I think it helps that alot of his pranks get the attention and talk of the media, more so than Ahman, so of course he is labeled as the "team prankster". However, in a few interviews with players, when asked that question - they mentioned others, not Brett. the best was when he put the for sale sign in front of Roberts Brooks house though!!

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Ahman doused Brett with some water.

did you see the shot of him right after he walked away? god damn that guys cut. i knew he had huge arms, but he was wearing one of those under armour muscle shirts and the guy is just massive and ripped everywhere

[HarveyWallbangers]

I think Brett was the original prankster, and he has set that tone in the locker room for that stuff, so now guys like Ahman are on the prowl. Brett's probably slowed down over the years, but I've read a ton of guys say Brett is the King Of Pranks.

What was the dirtiest prank Favre has ever pulled?
William Henderson: He had our equipment managers change the name on Ahman Green's jersey to Ahman Sherman, because he thought Ahman was getting preferential treatment.

What's your best prank of the year?
Brett Favre: "Had to be when I pulled down [special-teams coach] Frank Novak's pants after practice one day. Classic. Every day somebody breaks us down after practice, you know, finishes off practice by saying something. So this day I say, 'Frank, break us down!' And he loves that. He gets so fired up. So we're getting ready to say, 'One-two-three, TEAM!' and I pull Frank's pants down, right to his ankles. He's butt naked. He's just shocked. Everybody's whacking him on the rear end, and he's staring at me. Can't believe it."

Who pulls the most pranks on the team?
KGB: Well, this team has changed a lot since I got here. It used to be Brett (Favre) back in the day. Some guys change as they get older though, so I really don't know. That's an unknown right now.

Adam Timmerman: "Brett could tend to be colorful at times. And a little more loose in the locker room. There was always something going on. Whether he was in the locker with a little bottle that smelled like (digestive) gas for the media . . . there was always something going on. Some prank, or something Brett was instigating."

One quarterback who has carte blanche is Brett Favre. He'll pull his share of pranks, but you better not try to make him a victim. "He's the king," says Mike Flanagan, who played in Green Bay from 1998 to 2005. "You don't really want to mess with him."


BTW, old interview with Brett, but fun nonetheless:

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/inside_game/peter_king/news/2000/12/11/mmqb/