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    Packer Free Agents: Back with Pack or Sent Packin'?

    A wise person once said, 'Timing is everything.' It applies to all walks of life and for this year's crop of free agents it takes on extra meaning. With a very unpredictable labor situation hanging over their heads, this year's free agents will most likely be caught in no-man's land--forced to...
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    Momentum vs. Experience & 5 Other Key Matchups

    The main storyline heading into Sunday's game is the Steelers' experience vs. the young, charging 6th seed that rolled through three road games to get here. It means a lot that this is Pittsburgh's third visit to the biggest game on the planet in the past six years, while only two Packers have...
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    Bye, Bye Nick.

    Hey Nick, time to make like the little blue Twitter bird and fly away. I was ready to give you a pass for the early week tweeting. You were upset to not be included in the team photo. I don't blame you. The team has pointed to the empty spot on the wall of champions in the meeting room for...
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    Thank you, Dom.

    Dear Coach Capers, Thank you. Thank you for building a Super Bowl-caliber defense in Green Bay. Like the Lombardi champions in the '60s and the Reggie White-led champs in the '90s, this Packers team has assumed a defensive identity. Sure, Aaron Rodgers gets most of the headlines, but the...
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    The Top 5 M.I.P.'s (Most Important Packers) This Sunday

    For me, it comes down to the play of five guys that will determine whether the Packers claim the Halas Trophy and move on to the Super Bowl. You'll notice that none of them are defensive players. I feel pretty good about this unit. They contained Cutler very well over the past two seasons...
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    The NFL's Greatest Rivalry Is Back

    How perfectly fitting that Brett Favre officially retired (again) on the first day of NFC title week between the Pack and Bears. If we needed a more emphatic exclamation point on the end of this silly tryst we were having with the Vikings, we've got it. Now that Favre has left the land of...
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    Sunday Is All About Exorcising Playoff Demons For Pack

    Back to back seasons. First Michael Vick. Then the Eagles. The Packers' exits in the 2002 and 2003 playoffs were as heart-wrenching as you could ask for (that is, until 2008 when the Favre era ended in OT at frozen Lambeau Field). Let's enter the way, way back machine for a moment. 2002...
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    A Giant Test Awaits Pack on Sunday

    Matt Moore. Jay Cutler. Todd Collins. Shaun Hill. Tony Romo. Quick quiz: what do these five QBs have in common? They were all knocked out of games by the Giants this season--the first three due to concussions. This intimidating stat is the elephant in the room as the Packers prepare for a...
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    A Tip of the Cheesehead Hat to Brett's Streak

    n my opinion, Brett Favre's streak is the most amazing professional sports feat of all time. Should it have ended earlier? Yes. There is no doubt there were instances where Favre should have sat out; but he kept it going either artificially through painkillers, or by toughing it out. But he's...
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    Lion Trap Avoided: Pack Should Roll

    Yeah, we know. We know. There's no quit in the Detroit Lions. They're way better than their 2-10 record. The've led at halftime in their last three games and led the Bears in the fourth quarter last week. Nice. The Packers know all this and will be mindful of the first meeting, when a 28-14...
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    Business Trip Awaits Pack This Weekend

    This is one of those weeks where the Packers need to approach their game with the Lions as a business trip. Pack up a change of clothes, the iPad and shaving kit, kiss the spouse good-bye, pat the kids on the head. Go to Detroit, take care of business and come home and think about the final...
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    Pack vs. 49ers: This One Shouldn't Be Close

    he Packers and 49ers are linked in a number of ways. They were common playoff opponents in the mid and late '90s as the Pack rose to the top of the NFL. They represent the two franchises in the past 20 years to be able to move from one Pro Bowl QB to another without skipping a beat. And they...
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    Can Pack Fly High vs. Falcons?

    The NFC North could come down to the final weekend at Lambeau against the Bears. That said, this week's game is the most important one left on the schedule. This game will serve notice as to which team will head into December as the hottest team in the NFC--it also may very well determine home...
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    Things We Are Thankful For

    It's the time of year when we reflect on what we have to be thankful for and gather with our families and friends for a wonderful meal, family traditions and football. So considering solely the latter, here is what The Head Cheese--and I expect, many of you--are thankful for this football...
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    Dear Vikings Fans,

    Thanks, as of now, producer Gaardsy is refusing to have anything to do with the horn. I may have to twist his arm.

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