Sarah
Sarah is a writer and editor living in the Twin Cities, a lifelong Packers fan and an ardent supporter of all things anti-Vikings.
Posts by Sarah
Favre-a Donna Rears His (Big) Ugly Head
12/22/2009 - 6:00 am
Tags: Brad Childress, Brett Favre, Minnesota Vikings
Posted in Brad Childress, Brett Favre, Minnesota Vikings | 3 comments
At least now we know who wears the pants in the Minnesota Vikings organization. And it sure isn’t Brad Childress. In a “heated discussion” rivaling any soap opera or made-for-TV movie, quarterback Brett Favre pulled the diva card Sunday night and refused to come out of Minnesota’s game at the Carolina Panthers after Chilly tried [...]
Packers’ Defense Fails to Show in Steelers Loss
12/20/2009 - 6:44 pm
Tags: Aaron Rodgers, Ben Roethlisberger, Green Bay Packers, Mason Crosby, Pittsburgh Steelers
Posted in Green Bay Packers, Pittsburgh Steelers | 3 comments
The Pittsburgh Steelers’ defense was suspect Sunday without its injured star safety Troy Polamalu, and the Green Bay Packers took full advantage. The problem was the other side of the ball, where the Packers’ supposedly stout defense was decimated by Ben Roethlisberger and the flailing Steelers’ offense. Roethlisberger was 29-of-46 for a franchise record 503 [...]
Jermichael! Jermichael! Jermichael!
12/18/2009 - 11:30 am
Tags: Donald Driver, Green Bay Packers, Greg Jennings, James Jones, Jermichael Finley, Jordy Nelson, Mike McCarthy
Posted in Jermichael Finley, receivers | 3 comments
There’s a case of the Jan Bradys going around the Green Bay Packers’ locker room. Playing the role of Marcia – tight end Jermichael Finley. The Journal Sentinel’s Tom Silverstein raised some eyebrows Friday with his story on what’s becoming known as “the Jermichael Finley question” in blogging circles. Namely, are Packers coaches focusing the [...]
New Vikings Stadium Options Unveiled; Team Notably Absent
12/18/2009 - 9:00 am
Tags: Metrodome, Metropolitan Sports Facilities Commission, Minnesota Vikings
Posted in Minnesota Vikings | 2 comments
A consulting firm hired by the group that operates the Metrodome unveiled a cheaper plan for a new Vikings’ stadium Thursday. The new pricetag? About $870 million if construction started next year. That’s about $84 million less than the most recent figure of $954 million, primarily because of lower product and labor costs, according to [...]
Study: Minnesota Can’t Support Four Sports Teams
12/09/2009 - 12:12 pm
Tags: Metrodome, Minnesota Vikings, Tim Pawlenty
Posted in Minnesota Vikings | 1 comment
The push for a new Minnesota Vikings’ stadium may have gotten a little bit tougher. A new study by portfolio.com says the Twin Cities can’t afford four major pro sports teams, and one may be lured away soon. The study analyzed 82 markets in the United States and Canada to determine if they have the [...]
Ray Rice Thinks Green Bay is ‘Terrible’
12/08/2009 - 7:13 am
Tags: Baltimore Ravens, Green Bay, Lambeau Field, Ray Rice
Posted in Baltimore Ravens, Green Bay, Lambeau Field | 2 comments
Add Ravens running back Ray Rice to the growing list of NFL players who don’t want to play in Green Bay. We’re also adding him to our top five list of douchebags in the NFL. Rice, who ran for a blistering 54 yards on 14 carries in Baltimore’s 27-14 loss to the Packers on Monday [...]
Packers Hold Off Ravens in Sloppy 27-14 Win
12/07/2009 - 9:27 pm
Tags: Aaron Rodgers, Baltimore Ravens, Demetrius Williams, Domonique Foxworth, Donald Driver, Ed Reed, Evan Dietrich-Smith, Frank Walker, Green Bay Packers, Greg Jennings, Jarret Johnson, Jermichael Finley, joe flacco, Kelley Washington, Lardarius Webb, Tom Zbikowski, Tramon Williams, willis mcgahee
Posted in Baltimore Ravens, Green Bay Packers | No comments
Much ado was made about the Baltimore Ravens’ defense before Monday night’s matchup against the Green Bay Packers at Lambeau Field. Fortunately, it didn’t amount to much. Aaron Rodgers stepped up and, despite throwing two picks, tallied 263 yards and three touchdowns as the Packers beat the Ravens 27-14 Monday night, keeping the team’s hopes [...]
Welcome to Favre in December, Vikings’ Fans
12/07/2009 - 7:28 am
Tags: Arizona Cardinals, Brett Favre, Green Bay Packers, Minnesota Vikings
Posted in Brett Favre, Minnesota Vikings | 3 comments
Quarterback Brett Favre gave Green Bay Packers’ fans and Minnesota Vikings’ haters around the world an early Christmas present Sunday night, throwing two picks and playing generally like crap in a 30-17 drubbing by the Arizona Cardinals. According to the Green Bay Press-Gazette’s Tom Pelissero, the latest interceptions give Favre 48 picks and 28 TDs [...]
$1.2 Billion Deficit? Vikings’ Stadium Backers Don’t Care
12/04/2009 - 1:00 pm
Tags: Metrodome, Minnesota Vikings
Posted in Minnesota Vikings | 6 comments
About 50 Minnesota Vikings’ fans and former players continued their push Thursday for a new Vikings’ stadium with a rally outside the state capitol in St. Paul. What the backers lacked in numbers they apparently made up for with enthusiasm. But their latest whines – er, pleas – for state funding couldn’t have come at a [...]
Packers Probably Want to Forget Last Baltimore Meeting
12/03/2009 - 12:16 pm
Tags: Baltimore Ravens, Brett Favre, Green Bay Packers, Kyle Boller, Mike Sherman
Posted in Baltimore Ravens | No comments
The Green Bay Packers would probably rather forget the last time they played the Baltimore Ravens. The two teams have only met three times since the franchise was moved from Cleveland to Baltimore in 1996. Green Bay won the first two, but was drubbed 48-3 by the Ravens in the most recent matchup – a [...]
Charles Woodson is the NFL Defensive Player of the Year
12/01/2009 - 7:00 am
Tags: Charles Woodson, Green Bay Packers, Reggie White
Posted in Charles Woodson | 10 comments
Green Bay Packers cornerback Charles Woodson is having a career season, and is a big reason – if not the No. 1 reason – that the Packers’ defense jumped to the top overall ranking this week after the team’s 34-12 trouncing of the Detroit Lions on Thanksgiving. According to the Journal Sentinel’s Tom Silverstein, the [...]
Troy Aikman Jumps on the Brett Favre Bandwagon
11/30/2009 - 1:28 pm
Tags: Aaron Rodgers, Brett Favre, Green Bay Packers, Minnesota Vikings, Troy Aikman
Posted in Brett Favre | 4 comments
Since joining Fox Sports as an NFL color commentator in 2001, former Dallas Cowboys’ quarterback Troy Aikman has made little attempt to hide his disdain of the Green Bay Packers and, in particular, the team’s former ageless quarterback, Brett Favre. Maybe it’s because Aikman hated doing so many Packers’ games or because his career was ended [...]
Green Bay: Where No One Wants to Play… Again
11/25/2009 - 6:00 am
Tags: Brett Favre, Green Bay, Green Bay Packers, Reggie White
Posted in Green Bay, Green Bay Packers | 6 comments
In the early 1990s, Green Bay was generally viewed as a no man’s land by most NFL players. Cold. Boring. Small market. Cold. Just generally not somewhere you wanted to play. That all changed with the rise of Brett Favre and the signing of Reggie White, who became the first major black player to sign [...]
Johnson, Stafford May Miss Green Bay Game
11/24/2009 - 10:09 am
Tags: Calvin Johnson, Detroit Lions, Green Bay Packers, Matthew Stafford
Posted in Detroit Lions | No comments
Any chance the Detroit Lions had to mount a challenge against the Green Bay Packers on Thanksgiving Day flew out the window with Monday’s news that QB Matthew Stafford and wide receiver Calvin Johnson will likely miss the game due to injuries. Stafford separated his left shoulder on the second-to-last play in Detroit’s win over [...]
Offense Dominant, But Win Is Costly For Packers
11/22/2009 - 2:42 pm
Tags: Aaron Kampman, Aaron Rodgers, Al Harris, Alex Smith, Frank Gore, Green Bay Packers, Greg Jennings, John Kuhn, Mike Singletary, Ryan Grant, San Francisco 49ers, Vernon Davis
Posted in Green Bay Packers, San Francisco 49ers | 1 comment
It only took 10 games, but the Green Bay Packers’ offense on Sunday finally looked like it did in the preseason – dominant. Aaron Rodgers threw for 344 yards and two scores while Ryan Grant added 129 yards rushing and a touchdown of his own as the Packers beat the San Francisco 49ers 30-24, improving [...]
Lambeau Field – Home to Beer, Brats and…Tofurkey?
11/20/2009 - 3:00 pm
Tags: Green Bay Packers, Lambeau Field, PETA
Posted in Lambeau Field | 8 comments
I nearly choked on my bacon and mayonnaise-laden turkey sandwich today when I read that Lambeau Field ranks as the third most vegetarian-friendly stadium in the NFL, according to People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals. “The Packers may be named after the area’s meatpacking industry, but that doesn’t mean that fans can’t leap at [...]
It’s Official: Childress Gets New Contract
11/20/2009 - 6:00 am
Tags: Brad Childress, Minnesota Vikings, NFC North
Posted in Brad Childress, Minnesota Vikings | 3 comments
We reported it in October, and now it’s official. The Minnesota Vikings have inked a new deal with head coach Brad Childress, extending his contract through the 2013 season at a cost of approximately $4 million to $5 million a season. Childress currently makes about $2 million a year. “Brad has done a tremendous job [...]
Vikings Stadium Debacle Explodes Out of Control
11/19/2009 - 6:30 am
Tags: Metrodome, Minnesota Vikings
Posted in Minnesota Vikings | 5 comments
The stadium battle between the Minnesota Vikings and the agency that operates the MetroBarn just got a whole lot stickier. Team owners Zygi and Mark Wilf sent the Metropolitan Sports Facilities Commission an angry letter Wednesday, telling the chairman of its finance committee the team is cutting all ties with the agency after it passed [...]
No, Dan Grossman, Father Doesn’t Know Best
11/18/2009 - 7:00 am
Tags: Chicago Bears, Dan Grossman, Houston Texans, Jay Cutler, Rex Grossman
Posted in Chicago Bears, Jay Cutler, Rex Grossman | 1 comment
Chalk this one up to embarrassing things my pushy parents say. Except in this case, the “child” is 29-year-old former Chicago Bears quarterback Rex Grossman. And the parent is his dad, Dan, an ophthalmologist from Bloomington, Ind., who came out swinging Monday against his son’s former team. The elder Grossman essentially blamed the Bears‘ organization [...]
Woodson NFC Defensive Player of Week
11/17/2009 - 7:24 pm
Tags: Charles Woodson, Dallas Cowboys, Green Bay Packers
Posted in Charles Woodson | 1 comment
Green Bay Packers’ cornerback Charles Woodson will be named NFC Defensive Player of the Week on Wednesday, according to the Green Bay Press Gazette. Woodson, 33, had one interception, two forced fumbles and a team-leading nine tackles in Green Bay’s season-saving 17-7 win over the Dallas Cowboys on Sunday. Defensive coordinator Dom Capers called it [...]