Recent content by J.A.

What usually happens is the Packers do one or two stupid things or the Lions get one or two lucky breaks to start the game, then the crowd gets into it (even with all the Packer fans, that place can get loud), and the Lions feed off that energy. I think this is a very different Detroit team...

Yes, but Favre did a few other things along the way (almost single-handedly bringing the team back to glory, owning every meaningful QB record when he retired, etc.). If the same or similar can be said of Rodgers when he's done, his one Super Bowl win will be sufficient. Hopefully, he'll win a...

First, #5. Not sure what the delay is. It's basically been retired all of these years, so make it official before it's too late. As far as #12, we need at least one more Super Bowl win before that even becomes a serious discussion. I made the trip to Canton last year and broke my own stupid...

It makes for a fun discussion in May, but it's obviously way too early to tell. Before the 2007 season started, would anyone have said we were legit contenders? We were one boneheaded interception away from making (and probably eventually winning) the Super Bowl. I don't remember thinking we...

Looks to me like he went from a hot brunette to a hot blonde, who may actually be a hot brunette. I kind of liked the old model better.

I was born and raised in Eau Claire. I remember one time when I was a little kid (this would have been in the mid- to late-60's) and my older brother drew all of the football helmets and colored them in and was showing them to my dad as he sat in his favorite chair. Being an annoying little...