Archives for September 19, 2010

‘”That’s the good thing about this defense. We understand who their main targets are. We understand what we have to do to stop them and that’s for us to go out here on the practice field and apply it on game day, and that’s what we expect to do.” Rodgers said the Bills’ strength defense starts with the secondary. “I’ve always been impressed with (cornerback) Terrence McGee ever since he picked me off in the 2005 pre-season,” said Rodgers. “Not that I remember that sort of thing.”‘

‘Today, it might actually take a quantum leap for even the most passionately myopic Bills fans to venture beyond hoping for a win, and expecting a win, when Buffalo takes on the Packers at historic Lambeau Field.’

‘Want proof? Last week, when the Miami Dolphins visited Orchard Park, the game was aired only in Upstate New York and the southern half of Florida. By contrast, when the Dolphins play at the Minnesota Vikings at 1 p.m. today, 57 percent of the country’s households with televisions will find that game carried by their CBS affiliate.’

‘Will Cornell Green resemble the EZ-Pass lane by game’s end?’

‘”They’re very confident, but we’re confident also,” said Bills strong safety Donte Whitner. “It will be a good test for us, and we expect to go out there and make our coverages work for us and make some plays on the football. And that’s what we’re going to do.”‘

‘Packers, 27-16.’

‘The Packers don’t do trades, and they’re not much interested in waivers, either. “We draft and develop,” coach Mike McCarthy told the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel.’

‘”I grew up around labor relations,” Murphy said. “I remembering thinking this was something I would like to do. My father understood both sides. He was the type who was respected by everybody. I remember talking to union people who said how much they appreciated my father and they felt he was fair to them.”‘

‘I know it’s way too early to talk about actual Heisman Trophy candidates, but young Denard Robinson of Michigan made the fastest bid in my memory with his performance against Notre Dame. Bear with me while I open my book of superlatives: startling speed, big-time passing arm, a human GPS. In the open field, amazingly strong for his size and blessed with top-rank athletic intelligence.’

‘The Bills lost one of their best defensive players in linebacker Paul Posluszny, whose knee injury last week is expected to sideline him for two or three games. He was an every-down player who could chase down plays to the sidelines and cover backs and tight ends in the pass game. Whether Buffalo replaces him with Keith Ellison or Akin Ayodele, the defense loses speed and playmaking. This could open the door to a big game for Finley after he caught only four passes for 47 yards last week, when Philadelphia went to some lengths to take him out of the game.’

‘I’ll just say that for the second straight week the Packers play a team that will be better later than they are now. And Aaron Rodgers won’t let last Sunday’s performance stand a moment longer. Packers 35, Bills 10.’

‘Packers 27, Bills 10.’

Green Bay Packers’ Brandon Jackson primed for starting role (Green Bay Press Gazette)

Green Bay Packers Hall of Famer Greg Koch sees possible NFL work stoppage as ‘ridiculous’ (Green Bay Press Gazette)

Green Bay Packers may have shown unique foresight by drafting Aaron Rodgers (Green Bay Press Gazette)

Green Bay Packers vs. Buffalo Bills: 3 keys to the game (Green Bay Press Gazette)

Green Bay Packers vs. Buffalo Bills: How Press-Gazette writers are picking it (Green Bay Press Gazette)

Bart and Cherry Starr donate championship memorabilia to Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame (Green Bay Press Gazette)

Lombardi play into fine-tuning phase (Green Bay Press Gazette)

Packers’ Finley fights to break free (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel)

Bills not inclined to repeat history with Lynch (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel)

Preview: Packers vs. Bills (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel)

Brandt tells of Pack’s try to gather Moss (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel)

Packers vs. Bills: Who has the edge? (Wisconsin State Journal)

Starr donates rings to Packers Hall of Fame (AP)

Matthews Is Hall Of Fame’s Featured Player Of The Week (Packers.com)

Hall Of Fame Inc. Receives Championship Memorabilia Donation From Bart And Cherry Starr (Packers.com)

Packers Alumni Carpenter, Odom At Lambeau Field This Weekend (Packers.com)

‘”About every other sentence, every other word was ‘Aaron Rodgers,'” Bills safety George Wilson said. “We know he’s the pulse of their team, the pulse of their offense. And we have to do a great job of keeping them off balance, not really allowing him to get in a groove.”‘

‘Packers 45, Bills 16.’