My Official Green Bay Packer Blog

I like to make a daily scan of the various press release services, because once in awhile you get a scoop on a blockbuster announcement like this one - at least for Packer fans:

***Spoiler Alert***

I was able to get a small screen capture from a promotional piece for the movie, and it looks like Ethan Hawke will again be paired up with Denzel Washington as they were in the movie that won Washington an Oscar: Training Day.  A curious casting choice, but perhaps fitting given the tumultuous relationship Favre had with current Packers General Manager Ted Thompson, Washington will be playing the role of Thompson in this movie.

But this time around, when Thompson (Washington’s character) leaves Favre (Hawke’s character) with a bunch of (football) thugs, there’s no getting out of it.  Favre totally gets his shit pushed in.

Beeg time, bro.

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This is about a week late, so I’m going to keep my notes on preseason game #4 short:

• Jake Allen probably should have spent less time eating tainted booyah and more time handling balls. Puking green and gold in the endzone is NOT a way to show team spirit.
• I don’t know why, but Matt Flynn looked like Doug Flutie to me. But for all the good reasons.
• I wish every game was played like it was the second half of the final preseason game, every guy fighting for a roster spot. That was some exciting ball to watch.
• On the field Brian Brohm looked like he was hiding pictures of him poking Jenna Jameson while standing in a roomful of Tito Ortiz. Those two kinda of have a thing going, in case you didn’t know.

A couple other administrative notes - now that we have a site sponsor to help you get your gambling freak on, this year I’ll make my picks against the spread. We’ll see who does better - Dr. Z a monkey or me.

To date I’ve not received a single worthwhile entry for the Win a Brett Favre Jersey contest. If this continues, two things are going to happen: 1) Any future comments to entries discussing how great Favre is will be berated and insulted - if you were such a fan, you’d have entered already, and 2) I’m going to award the prize to myself. Except that I’m going to spell Favre like this: D-R-I-V-E-R, and I’m going to spell four like this: 80.

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After preseason game #2 against the Forty-Niners, McCarthy was talking about focus, and how Aaron Rodgers needed it. He probably used the word focus as many times last week as he did “Quarter Pounder” or “Large Fries”. So yeah, you could say “focus” was a pretty big part of McCarthy’s lexicon.

And just like a George Bush Cabinet, Rodgers was parroting the company line by postgame. Must’ve worked. Rodgers looked more confident in the pocket, dodged a sack or two, showed speed that Favre may never have possessed, and completed 18 of 22 for just under two large in passing, including a score to former Olympic hopeful Donald Driver.

And the running game was spectacular. That is if you were a Denver fan. Their first, second and third stringers each broke free for a run of at least 15 yards last night, and their total ground game amassed more than 130 yards. Um, Isn’t the defense supposed to be carrying the team this year? Ok, ok. True that they’re trying lots of unprovens on defense, and that may be the reason Denver’s run game mirrored mine when I’m rockin’ the Nerf in the family room, shaking off rabid resident defenders aged one and three. I’m a freakin’ machine, really - 40 yards per carry on average.

Though they deserve some credit, because Denver was set to lock up the win until Jason Hunter smashed Patrick Ramsey in the mouth as he was delivering a throw, ultimately ending with the Packers getting possession and later scoring on a short run by Kregg Lumpkin. After the game, Lumpkin explained that the toughness he showed on the field was a product of having to survive his childhood with the name Lumpkin. Cleveland Steamroller agreed.

The Packers have their final dress rehearsal Thursday night at Lambeau against the Tennessee Titans.

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