Ok it's official, Aaron Rodgers is the least luckiest man in professional sports. it is not even close anymore. Give him the trophy or the $10,000 or something else, cause he may need something as of Monday.
It has been reported that Brett Favre will be reinstated to the Green Bay Packers on Monday and that will officially end the honeymoon between the Pack and Aaron Rodgers. Then on top of that it has also been reported that there will be an open competition for the starting QB that Favre left in March, that had been Rodgers job since Brett teared up in March.
So now we can officially hold off the Favre jersey retirement ceremony that would have been happening on that first Monday night game of the season. Unless Brett decides to be like Michael Jordan and pull out a number 5 and let them add 4 to the ring of honour or whatever the have in Green Bay.
This just proves one more thing that people have been speculating since the Draft back in April...The Packers aren't completely sold on Rodgers, when they drated not one but two quarterbacks in the draft. Granted the second QB they took was in a late round, but the first one was taken in round two. A second round pick isn't one that teams are taking the best player available, they are drafting for need. So I believe that the Packers are still waffleing on Rodgers.
But now that Brett has reportedly been invited to compete for his old job, Green Bay has confirmed many su####ions, unless Rodgers beats Brett out for the job, but I think only the Rodgers family believe this will happen.
Now Green Bay loses a player that has learned thier offense and is some what comfortable running it, because the way the organization has jerked Aaron around, there is no chance he re-signs, but I don't think the organization cares.
No matter how this situation turns out, or how many animals they bring into the circus that will be Packers camp on Monday, we can actuaclly get some interesting football in early August.
Looking back at the past weekend in the NFL, something happened in each game that truely made it the best weekend in the NFL.
Jacksonville @ New England Nothing really happened that was earth shattering in this game, except for Tom Brady almost throwing a perfect game. Watching him on Saturday night was exactly the reason why for years when people ask me who I would choose, Brady or Manning, I have said Brady for years. He was so close that I have lost some respect for Wes Welker, simply because he ended the shot at the perfect game.
San Diego @ Indianapolis Nobody saw that game ending the way it did. If you say you picked the Chargers, you are a liar. No one saw that game coming, and what looked liked the worst game os the weekend, turned out to be the most interesting of the weekend. Philip Rivers shouldn't talk trash with fans, because he didn't win that game, Billy Volek won the game for the Chargers. When they showed him on tv yelling at some Colts fans, it showed how immature Rivers is as a person and a quarterback.
AFC Conference Game: New England wins 38-27
Seattle @ Green Bay How did Green Bay come back after a few fumbles by Ryan Grant, Farve became the old Brett Favre that led the Pack to the Super Bowl ten years ago. Also Grant ddin't let a few hiccups ruin his chance at a conference championship, after spending years on the Giants practice roster. He came back and set two records for yards and touchdowns. Seattle had a 14 point lead, and coughed it up even though all they had to do was keep pressure on the Packers and force them into more turnovers. The lack of a Seattle running game, proved they were not worthy to move on in the playoffs.
New York @ Dallas What happened to Dallas over the last month of the regular season, Dallas had clinched home field advantage, and didn't play their players like the Giants did. Dallas didn't show anything that warranted the number one seed in the NFC. they were terrible in the game, even thourgh they had the ball for two long drives and turned them into touchdowns. The Dallas defence didn't step up and stop a New York offense that it had stopped twice earlier this year. Dallas was playing with a ton of pressure, and New York was playing loose.
There were a lot ofsurprises this weekend from the NFL, only one game went the way most people predicted it, including my self.
I thought the Seattle was largely underrated this season, even though they play in the worst division in all of the NFL. For any team to go into Seattle and win is always a tough thing to do. Seattle was 7-1 at home during the regular season, 8-1 overall. There are a lot of things that come into play with playing in Seattle, like the weather and the crowd. Now that Seattle has moved on in the playoffs, maybe they will get some respect going into their game with Green Bay...Let's hope Matt Hasselbeck doesn't predict that "We want the ball, and we're going to score" My Pick: Green Bay, but close.
The New York Giants will travel to Dallas to play the Cowboys for the third time this season, and Eli Manning showed some flashes of brilliance this weekend. He finally impressed me, and I know my opinion doesn't really matter about how good Eli is. But now the Giants have to go into a hostile environment in Dallas, with a better team on the other side of the ball, and a better pass rush coming at him this weekend. My Pick: Dallas wins going away.
The best game of the weekend, didn't really start until the fourth quarter. When the Steelers finally woke up and made it a game, they couldn't do what they normally do, get pressure on the quarterback. David Gerrard looked impressive, and I know he ws largely impressive during the year, but I think Jacksonville is a little to over matched when it comes to facing New England. My Pick: New England big.
The most uninteresting game of Wild Card weekend was the Chargers vs Titans game. This game was borderline, similar to the NBA--- unwatchable. The game had no cache, it had no flair, even thought we had probably the most potent offensive player in the game in LaDainian Tomlinson, he was largely shut down. He averaged 2 yards a carry, and was a minimal impact in the passing game. I love watching LT play, but yesterday was absolutely disgusting---and not in the good way. It as a boring game from start to finish, and I found myself changing channels between a movie and golf. SD will get a rude awakening this weekend when they play in Indianapolis. My Pick: indianapolis big.
Also, here is my pick for the CFB National Title Game tonight. A close game after OSU takes and early quarter lead. Les Miles will then fire up the troops at half-time, and LSU comes from behind to win the game. Final Score: 28-21 LSU.
