Recent content by Madfan

Remember the good old days when a WR could punt? McGee and Dowler back in the days when history began.

I do put a lot faith into what Patty writes. Don't dismiss her ideas. I will say, however, that any mock draft before March is more day dreaming than anything else. Once free agency is in full swing, RFAs are tendered and the combine occurs, then it is time to look at the mock drafts with...

Sharper is key to the salary cap situation. The savings to Sharper' s contract through restructuring or cutting is enough to cover Wahle's new contract for the first year. The issue is priorities. Who is on the top of the list, who is on the bottom. Wahle is on the top of my list. Rivera...

I know this is far fetched. So pardon my dreaming. Here are the ingredients. 1. Green is unhappy with his contract and expects a big extension. He probably won't earn his keep in the last half of the extended contract. Davenport, running too high and all, may have a better upside and...

I believe there should be a lengthy discussion on strengths and weaknesses. Obviously the offense has many strengths and their discussion should be how to maintain those strengths, such as Favre and Wahle. The discussion on defense should go below the surface and find the root causes...

Yes, I did enjoy most of the game and that missed fake kick was the highlight. A Viking fan at work even forced me to take the Eagles in a $1 bet. It is not the dollar value it is the joy of seeing the Viking lose. It would have been far better to take the penalty from 12 on the field than...

I was starting to understand the game of football and I read in the Sunday paper that a new Packers coach was hired. He was an assistant coach with the Giants. The Packers has a poor season the previous year and were talking about starting Lamar McHan (sp?) at QB, but ended up starting a 17th...

Contracts in the NFL are fully guaranteed. A few contracts are starting to have a year or two guaranteed, but they are few and far between. Thus, the signing bonus is so important. Money in hand.

I was struck by three bad calls by coaches in today's playoff games. One was the fake kick by Minnesota where Moss walked off the field and Ferotte had nobody to throw to. I'm not blaming Moss since there would have been 12 on the field if he would have stayed. But the ST coach sure must...

To introduce myself, I've been a Packer fan from the Lombardi days. Somewhere around 1957 I remember standing next to Max McGee at a local grocery store while my mother went grocery shopping. I was shy and he was probably thinking that he wasn't geeting paid enough to have some kid stand next...