Cheesehead Central

it was on fox.
great 4th quarter...

It wasn't here. Browns were on instead.

I was keeping an eye on things via Fox live update (on the computer) and saw, at 4, that the game wasn't over yet -- and that the Vikes were 3 points behind and had the ball near field goal territory! -- so turned on Fox to see if the game was now on. It was. I got oriented. Brett took the snap. He threw the interception.

Yes, it was all my fault. Sorry for turning on the game. <sob>

Meanwhile, the Browns were playing the Packers, and I did watch some of that. Rodgers looked pretty good. Ryan Clark looked OK. Fun to see Donald Driver. The Pack won decisively.

Way to go Steelers!

Now after the Packers humiliate the Vikings next week, we'll be but half a game out of first place.

Statistic of the week: 0 sacks on Rodgers. Hallelujah.

Check out the All Brett, All the time cam set up for this game!
http://msn.foxsports.com/favrecam

I liked the sign in Green Bay that welcomed Farve back home:
"We will never forget you, Brent."

Brett Favre played like... well, Brett Favre. Pity the moron Thompson didn't want him to do that for us anymore. Minnesota doesn't win either of those games with Brett on the other side of the line of scrimmage. Thanks Thompson.

Wow!

Superstitious sap that I am, I was scared to turn on the game after what happened last week, but ended up watching most of the game from mid-second-quarter on. Really fun to watch. (Got sozlet hooked too!) I was impressed with Rodgers in the rally they had after being at 3 for much of the game. He looked like he was in pain at the end, hope he's OK.

Sozlet was freaked out by how I could predict what was going to happen next by looking at Brett's eyes in pre-play close-ups. (I totally predicted the TD toss to Harvin, though not the crazy Keystone Cops collision that allowed him to waltz the rest of the way -- just predicted a great play from Brett.) (And predicted some of the goofy stuff too... he was flat for a while in the middle there.)

That was a hell of a rally. Rodgers did very well. GB was firing on all cylinders for sure and would have probably been successful if they weren't up against the legend that is Brett Favre.

Packers are good; Vikings are better.

Not sure just how tough the Vikes are, but it looks like they might run away with the division, the pieces of ****.

Seriously, what do you do when you're up against Adrian Peterson and a Brett Favre who suddenly cares about playing his best again?

What you don't do is let the QB sit in the pocket ALL DAY LONG. And you don't rack up the 3rd most penalties in the league. Two personal fouls in the red zone after holding the Vikings on 3rd down? Does McCarthy have this team under control?

Huh? We're talking about the same guy who took the Packers to 13 and 3 before Thompson decided he should play backup, right?

What you don't do; is treat the single most productive quarterback in history like a piece of **** because he waffles on retirement after 16 straight years of dedicated service. Had Thompson not done that; we wouldn't have fell to 6 and 10 last season, and I don't think the Vikes win either game this year.

Take notice that Rogers numbers are among the best in the NFL right now. But personal stats don't win football games. Teams and really special guys like Brett Favre do.

Not by a long shot. His idiotic distinction between good/bad penalties using "aggressive" as an excuse to commit penalties is absurd. It's an end-around explanation for a team that is out of control. A GM that was worth a **** would slap him upside his head. Too bad we don't have one of those, eh?

Tampa? Really? Ouch.

Seriously. Bye-bye playoffs. And so soon.

Perhaps our embarrassing special teams can be redeeemd before the end of the year. I'll root for that.

But it looks like we'll have to wait until next year for 1) an offensive line and 2) a pass rush.

The Hackers tore my heart out yesterday.

Wow. Beating the Cowboys makes everything better.

In spite of still more stupid penalties, you've got to hand it to McCarthy this week. To suffer such a disappointing loss last week and come back the next week and beat a team as hot as the Cowboys were takes some deft psychological maneuvering, don't you think?

Oh, and there was the sudden appearance of a pass rush. That helped, too.

It was a good football weekend for me.

OSU beat Iowa in an amazing, nail-biting overtime game and pretty much guaranteed themselves a Rose Bowl berth.

Vikes beat Lions and I got to watch most of it -- the Lions were pitiful so that wasn't a huge win but it was still fun. Love that Adrian Peterson, fumbles and all.

And the Packers beat the Cowboys. Since I'm from Minnesota and loved the Superbowl Shuffle-era Bears, the Cowboys were always the most hated Packers rival for me. And I agree, Gargamel, it's a meaningful/ encouraging win for the Pack.

I am at work. Today is a long-weekend Monday here, so it's not formal at all.

I am wearing my Packers sweatshirt number 2. Boasted it to the "Pussy" Cowboys fans at the office. Dallas is the NFL team I hate the most.

Today's a good day.

Hell of a game! Always good to see the Cowboys lose and extra sweet when the it's the Pack handing them their asses!

In other news, the 40 year old has-been is currently the TOP RATED PASSER IN THE NFL!

He just looks composed back there. Very methodical. A lot less of the frenzied, "rabbit-out-of-the-hat" plays we Packer fans grew to love and hate equally.

I noticed the same thing. Way more discipline.

Childress seems to be a good fit.

Just looked him up on Wikipedia, evidently he has experience as a quarterback coach and offensive coordinator before becoming head coach (didn't know that).