Monty McMahon

Monty is a writer and editor. In his spare time he enjoys beer, women, whiskey and Green Bay Packers football. Monty dislikes Vikings and Bears, and also Vikings.

Posts by Monty McMahon

Matthews Named Defensive Player Of The Week… Again

11/10/2010 - 6:56 pm

Tags: Charles Woodson, Clay Matthews, Green Bay Packers
Posted in Clay Matthews III | 3 comments

This shouldn’t come as much of a surprise, but Green Bay Packers linebacker Clay Matthews has been named the NFC Defensive Player of the Week for his play against the Dallas Cowboys. This is the second time Matthews has won the award, this season. He also has a defensive player of the month award to [...]

Harris Signs With Dolphins

11/10/2010 - 9:42 am

Tags: Al Harris, Detroit Lions, Green Bay Packers, Houston Texans, Miami Dolphins, Minnesota Vikings
Posted in Al Harris | 6 comments

Former Green Bay Packers cornerback Al Harris has signed a one-year deal with the Miami Dolphins. Terms of the deal were not disclosed, but the move brings Harris, who lives in Pompano Beach, closer to home. “Al is excited to be playing in his hometown,” his agent, Jack Bechta said. “He has intimated to me [...]

Harris Clears Waivers, Becomes A Free Agent

11/10/2010 - 6:00 am

Tags: Al Harris, Green Bay Packers, Minnesota Vikings
Posted in Al Harris | 4 comments

Former Green Bay Packers cornerback Al Harris cleared waivers Tuesday afternoon and became a free agent. The news isn’t terribly surprising. Although we fully believe there is interest in Harris, as the National Football Post initially reported, teams are unlikely to make a deal with him before seeing him work out. By making a waiver [...]

Packers Activate James Starks

11/09/2010 - 3:46 pm

Tags: Al Harris, Atari Bigby, Buffalo Bulls, Green Bay Packers, James Starks, Robert Francois
Posted in James Starks | 10 comments

In a somewhat surprising move, the Green Bay Packers have activated running back James Starks from the physically unable to perform list. Starks, who the Packers chose in the sixth round of this year’s draft, was in the same boat as Atari Bigby and Al Harris. The Packers had to activate him, cut him or [...]

Several Teams Interested In Harris

11/09/2010 - 12:12 pm

Tags: Al Harris, Alphonso Smith, Antoine Winfield, Asher Allen, Brandon McDonald, Cedric Griffin, Chris Cook, Chris Houston, Detroit Lions, Frank Walker, Green Bay Packers, Jonathan Wade, Lito Sheppard, Minnesota Vikings, Nathan Vasher, NFC North
Posted in Al Harris | 13 comments

Several teams are interested in former Green Bay Packers cornerback Al Harris, including one NFC North team, according to the National Football Post’s Joe Fortenbaugh. At least six teams have inquired about Harris, whom the Packers released on Monday, according to the report. The NFC North team is likely the Minnesota Vikings or Detroit Lions. [...]

PETA: Lambeau Field Is Third Most Vegetarian-Friendly

11/09/2010 - 11:03 am

Tags: Atlanta Falcons, Detroit Lions, Green Bay Packers, Kansas City Chiefs, Lambeau Field, Oakland Raiders, Philadelphia Eagles
Posted in Lambeau Field | 3 comments

PETA has released their annual list of the most vegetarian-friendly stadiums in the NFL and Lambeau Field is ranked third. Lambeau ranked third last season, as well, which we’ve always found strange, considering it’s located dead center in the land of bratwurst, deer hunting, beer swilling and heart attacks. However, Lambeau offers a variety of [...]

Sam Shields Is Packers Kick Returner… For Now

11/09/2010 - 9:45 am

Tags: Green Bay Packers, Jordy Nelson, Mike McCarthy, Pat Lee, Sam Shields
Posted in return game, Sam Shields | 7 comments

One of the more interesting developments to come out of the Green Bay Packers mauling of the Dallas Cowboys was cornerback Sam Shields taking over as the Packers kick returner. The team has been looking for a reliable kick returner all season. Receiver Jordy Nelson, who was given first crack at the job, had some [...]

Nick Collins is $50,000 Poorer

11/08/2010 - 6:00 pm

Tags: Dallas Cowboys, Green Bay Packers, Nick Collins, Roy Williams
Posted in Nick Collins | 3 comments

We knew Green Bay Packers safety Nick Collins was going to be fined for his helmet-to-helmet hit on Dallas Cowboys receiver Roy Williams, Sunday night. The NFL was swift in enacting justice, saddling Collins with a $50,000 fine, today. The fine is high for a first-time offender like Collins, but the blow was just the [...]

McCarthy On Al Harris’ Release

11/08/2010 - 4:50 pm

Tags: Al Harris, Brandon Underwood, Green Bay Packers, Jarrett Bush, Mike McCarthy, Pat Lee, Sam Shields, Tramon Wiliams
Posted in Al Harris | 2 comments

Veteran cornerback Al Harris can still play, but he didn’t fit into the Green Bay Packers plans. That was the message from coach Mike McCarthy after the Packers released Harris, on Monday. “We made a decision based on the overall depth and future of our roster. A number of different variables went into that decision,” [...]

Packers Run Wade Phillips Out Of A Job

11/08/2010 - 12:46 pm

Tags: Dallas Cowboys, Green Bay Packers, Jason Garrett, Jerry Jones, Wade Phillips
Posted in Dallas Cowboys | 8 comments

The Green Bay Packers thoroughly dominated the Dallas Cowboys, last night, dropping them to 1-7. During the game, several of us noted how dim-witted, confused and totally out of it Dallas coach Wade Phillips looked. It’s like he was daydreaming while his team was being taken apart by the Packers, to the tune of 45-7. [...]

Packers Release Al Harris

11/08/2010 - 10:03 am

Tags: Al Harris, Charles Woodson, Green Bay Packers, Jarrett Bush, Sam Shields, Tramon Williams
Posted in Al Harris | 16 comments

It’s somewhat surprising it ended like this, but the Green Bay Packers have released cornerback Al Harris, a move first reported by Jason Wilde. Harris, who suffered a major knee injury last November, has been on the physically unable to perform list throughout the season. The Packers had to make a decision on whether to [...]

Packers Turn In Dominant Effort Before The Bye

11/07/2010 - 9:32 pm

Tags: Dallas Cowboys, Green Bay Packers
Posted in game analysis | 10 comments

A complete and utter dismantling. That’s the best way to describe the Green Bay Packers 45-7 victory over the Dallas Cowboys. The Packers were dominant both offensively and defensively, more so than they’ve been all season, and have to feel pretty good about themselves heading into their bye week. The game never really seemed to [...]

Predictions: Packers vs. Cowboys

11/07/2010 - 6:00 am

Tags: Dallas Cowboys, Green Bay Packers
Posted in predictions | 9 comments

Shawn: There is much concern regarding the Green Bay Packers tilt with the Dallas Cowboys, for two reasons: 1) the Cowboys were so thoroughly humiliated last week, their collective manhood debased, that most feel they have to respond with a better game this week, and 2) this is the week before the bye for the [...]

Packers Activate Bigby

11/06/2010 - 2:28 pm

Tags: Al Harris, Atari Bigby, Charlie Peprah, Green Bay Packers, James Starks, Morgan Burnett
Posted in Atari Bigby | 6 comments

The Green Bay Packers have activated safety Atari Bigby from the physically unable to perform list. Cornerback Al Harris and running back James Starks were not activated. The team has until Tuesday to either activate them, place them on injured reserve or cut them. The Packers had an open roster spot, so they did not [...]

Don’t Let The Door Hit You In The Ass On The Way Out, Brad

11/06/2010 - 6:00 am

Tags: Brad Childress, Minnesota Vikings, Percy Harvin, Randy Moss, Zygi Wilf
Posted in Brad Childress, Minnesota Vikings | 10 comments

Unless the Minnesota Vikings inexplicably go on a roll and rip off a few victories in a row, it seems increasingly likely coach Brad Childress will be canned before the season is over. Of course, considering Childress is one of the biggest idiots on the face of the earth, that’s bad news for the rest [...]

Midseason Awards: Total Packers Edition

11/05/2010 - 10:00 am

Tags: Brad Childress, Brad Jones, Brett Favre, Calvin Johnson, Charles Woodson, Chicago Bears, Clay Matthews, Deanna Favre, Detroit Lions, Frank Zombo, Green Bay Packers, Jahvid Best, Jenn Sterger, Jerry Angelo, Julius Peppers, Minnesota Vikings, Ndamukong Suh, NFC North, Randy Moss, Tramon Williams
Posted in Brad Childress, Brett Favre, Clay Matthews III, Detroit Lions, Jerry Angelo, Tramon Williams | 7 comments

We gave you the midseason awards: other people’s edition yesterday and we also told you what we thought about midseason awards. The best word to summarize would be this one: indifference. However, we promised you our midseason awards at some point, and here they are. The difference between our midseason awards and other people’s are [...]

The Honeymoon Is Over… Again

11/05/2010 - 6:00 am

Tags: Chicago Bears, Jay Cutler
Posted in Jay Cutler | 2 comments

The honeymoon between quarterback Jay Cutler and the Chicago Bears… or at least Chicago Bears fans and the Chicago media, didn’t last long. The guy who was supposed to take the Bears to the promised land (preseason, 2009), quickly became the guy who was being booed off the field (regular season, 2009) on his way [...]

The Dallas Cowboys Suck, So…

11/04/2010 - 1:44 pm

Tags: Dallas Cowboys, Green Bay Packers, Tony Romo
Posted in Dallas Cowboys | 5 comments

The Green Bay Packers’ opponent this week, the Dallas Cowboys, were supposed to provide one of the toughest tests of the season for the Packers. Well, best laid plans. The Cowboys are atrocious in every facet of the game, even though they have one of the most talented teams in the league. Certainly, the Cowboys [...]

Midseason Awards: Other People’s Edition

11/04/2010 - 10:58 am

Tags: B.J. Raji, Clay Matthews, Green Bay Packers, Josh Sitton, Peter King, Randy Cross, Tramon Williams
Posted in Clay Matthews III | 1 comment

We’ve somehow made it through eight weeks of the NFL season and you know what that means — every dickhead with column space is handing out their midseason awards, naming All-Pro teams, etc. What does a midseason award get you? Not a goddam thing, but the stats tells me people like to read about them, [...]

Allocation Of NFL Hype And Media Attention

11/04/2010 - 6:00 am

Tags: Brett Favre, Green Bay Packers, Minnesota Vikings
Posted in Brett Favre | 2 comments

This comes from this week’s version of Gregg Easterbrook’s Tuesday Morning Quarterback, which is not coincidentally titled Brett Favre’s time has finally passed. I didn’t bother to read the article because 1. The ghost has been exercised and I am tired of talking about Brett Favre (at least for the moment), and 2. Easterbrook obviously [...]