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      NFL Week 4 MVP, COY and ROY power rankings

      October 10, 2010 /

      We are a quarter of the way through the NFL season, and there are lots of wacky things happening. The Chiefs are 3-0 and the only undefeated team. That’s a far cry from last year, when the Colts and Saints were unbeaten almost all the way to the end of the 2009 campaign. There are also some interesting candidates emerging for MVP consideration, as well as for Coach of the Year and Rookie of the Year. And like last year, we’ll start to analyze them in power rankings fashion. For this week and maybe the next few, we’ll put this in one post and give three names for each category. Around the halfway point of the season, more candidates will emerge so we will separate things out. Sound good? Right. Let’s go……..

      MVP Power Rankings

      1. Michael Vick, Philadelphia Eagles—Do we even have to spell this out? He steps in for Kevin Kolb in Week 1 and almost leads the Eagles to victory against the Packers. Then he wins against Detroit and Jacksonville before having his ribs crushed on a meaningless play vs. Washington last Sunday, knocking him out of the game early. Kolb comes back in, and the Eagles lose. Vick is averaging 200 yards passing per game, has 6 TDs and no interceptions, and is also averaging 7.2 yards per rush on 26 carries and one TD on the ground. He has a QB rating of 108.8 while Kolb’s is 71.1. Simply put, this team is dangerous with Vick, and not scaring anyone without him. That’s the very definition of MVP.

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      Injuries continue to pile up for Packers

      October 7, 2010 /
      GLENDALE, AZ - JANUARY 10: Linebacker Nick Barnett #56 of the Green Bay Packers walks with teammates out to the field prior to the 2010 NFC wild-card playoff game against the Arizona Cardinals at the Universtity of Phoenix Stadium on January 10, 2010 in Glendale, Arizona. The Cardinals defeated the Packers 51-45 in overtime. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images)

      In our daily chat this morning, my co-worker John Paulsen said something interesting in regards to his Packers:

      “It seems like Super Bowl winners always have minor injuries throughout the year, but nothing major they can’t overcome. The Packers are getting decimated.”

      I agree.

      ESPN’s Adam Schefter reported late Wednesday night that Packers’ middle linebacker Nick Barnett would miss the rest of the season due to a Brian Urlacher-type wrist injury. And although Barnett is reportedly considering not undergoing surgery, it’s doubtful that he’ll risk further damage to the wrist.

      On Thursday, the National Football Post reported that right tackle Mark Tauscher is dealing with a shoulder injury that could sideline him for a significant period of time. These injuries come on the heels of Green Bay having to place safety Morgan Burnett on injured reserve today with a torn ACL.

      The good news is that GM Ted Thompson has done a nice job over the years of adding depth to the Packers’ roster. Despite spending most of his practice time at guard and left tackle, rookie first round pick Bryan Bulaga will fill in for Tauscher and should be able to hold his own. Atari Bigby will replace Morgan and 26-year-old Desmond Bishop will take Barnett’s spot in the middle.

      The problem is that Bigby (hamstring) won’t be eligible to cover off the PUP list until Week 7, meaning that Derrick Martin (a special teamer) or Carlie Peprah (who is suffering from a quad injury) will have to take over until then. And even before Burnett went down, the Packers were surrendering 5.2-yards per carry, which leads the NFC.

      Thanks in large part to Dom Capers’ game plans, Green Bay led the league in defense last year. But their run defense has been an issue and losing Burnett only compounds the problem. Until Bigby is eligible to come off the PUP list, the safety position is awfully thin as well.

      Again, Bulaga should hold his own on the offensive line (Thompson drafted him as an eventual replacement for either Tauscher or Chad Clifton anyway), but the Packers have some big concerns on the defensive side of the ball. And as my colleague pointed out this morning, Super Bowl teams generally don’t have this many injuries to overcome – especially so early in the season.

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      Barstool Debate: Should the Packers trade for Marshawn Lynch?

      October 1, 2010 /
      Buffalo Bills' running back Marshawn Lynch runs for a 12-yard gain against Washington Redskins' safety Kareem Moore during the first quarter at FedEx Field in Washington on August 13, 2010. UPI/Kevin Dietsch Photo via Newscom

      Adam Schefter is the latest pundit to chime in on the Marshawn Lynch-to-the-Packers rumors.

      Green Bay has to do something at running back, and I think the organization recognizes it. It knows it can’t rely on Brandon Jackson as its workhorse from now through the playoffs, assuming it makes them. Green Bay will continue looking for a trade, and Lynch makes as much sense as anybody. But the problem is, teams have been trying to pry away Lynch since the off-season and so far, Buffalo hasn’t budged.

      This has been something of a hot topic of late, so I thought I’d enlist the help of our NFL guru, Anthony Stalter, and try to come to some sort of conclusion about whether or not the Packers should trade for Lynch.

      JP: Anthony, these rumors have been out there for a while, and given Buffalo’s situation (sucky) and the fact that they have three pretty good running backs, it makes a lot of sense that they would move him for a draft pick to help their rebuilding process. Lynch is 24 years old, has a career 4.0 ypc, decent hands out of the backfield and has had several run-ins (hit and run, misdemeanor gun charge) with the police. Given the fact that the Broncos gave up a 4th rounder for Laurence Maroney, what type of draft pick is Lynch worth in your opinion?

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      Nick Collins goes bananas on idiot fan after loss to Bears

      September 28, 2010 /
      GREEN BAY, WI - NOVEMBER 16: Safety Nick Collins #36 of the Green Bay Packers makes an interception that was nullified by a penalty against the Chicago Bears during NFL action at Lambeau Field on November 16, 2008 in Green Bay, Wisconsin. The Packers defeated the Bears 37-3. (Photo by Doug Pensinger/Getty Images)

      According to a report by FOX 6 Sports, Packers’ safety Nick Collins went nuts on a Chicago Bear fan last night following his team’s 20-17 loss. Collins claims the fan called him a racial slur and there have been other reports that claim the fan spat at him, too.

      From the Chicago Sun-Times:

      Green Bay safety Nick Collins was involved in a post-game altercation with a fan at Soldier Field, according to a report from Fox 6 Sports in Milwaukee.

      The station says it has video of the incident, but can’t air it until later in the day due to NFL restrictions.

      Through a series of tweets, the station claims Collins was “provoked by a Bears fan” and proceeded to throw something at the offending party — possibly a roll of tape.

      He was then reportedly restrained by Packers wide receiver Donald Driver.

      Off-camera in the locker room, Collins said the fan used a racial slur and apologized to all fans for his actions, according to the station.

      I’ve attended Bear games as a fan of the opposing team before and I can say first hand that some of those people are vile and absurd. But idiot fans are idiot fans – they’re in all 32 NFL cities. There are idiots in Chicago, there are idiots in Green Bay, there are idiots in New York, Philadelphia, Atlanta, Dallas and Cleveland. That’s just the way it is and unfortunately some people can’t enjoy a game without being a loudmouth moron. I’m all for a good-natured ribbing if you’re wearing the colors of the opposing team in someone’s stadium. But nobody should have to go to a game and feel disrespected because they’re rooting for the away team.

      I side with the player here. Collins is a human being and if the fan did use a racial slur, then I don’t care if Collins is a football player or not – he has the right to go off. Should he have kept walking and not said anything? Yes, but I would have probably reacted the same way if I were him. Nobody should have to take that kind of abuse.

      Here’s hoping the fan fell down a flight of stairs when he got home and broke every bone in his body.

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      Packers avoid costly mistakes, somehow still lose to the Bears

      September 27, 2010 /
      Chicago Bears wide receiver Devin Hester (23) reacts after an incomplete pass during the first quarter of their NFL football game against the Green Bay Packers in Chicago, September 27, 2010. REUTERS/John Gress (UNITED STATES - Tags: SPORT FOOTBALL)

      Two turnovers, 18 penalties (for 152 yards), horrendous special teams play and poor ball security late in the game were just some of the things the Packers accomplished in their 20-17 loss to the Bears on Monday night.

      If I didn’t know better, I would have thought Green Bay wanted to lose tonight.

      It was undisciplined football at its best and yet, the Pack still had an opportunity to win the game in the end as long as they continued to move the ball down field (as they had done for most of the night) and not turn it over. But with just over three minutes remaining in the fourth quarter and the scored tied 17-17, Brian Urlacher and Lance Briggs knocked the ball out of receiver James Jones’ grasp after a short reception. Then, by the grace of George Halas himself, somehow the ball tight roped down the sideline and Chicago cornerback Tim Jennings was able to recover it at the Green Bay 38.

      Thanks to a holding penalty, the Bears were backed up to their own 44-yard line, but soon thereafter Jay Cutler made an outstanding throw to Greg Olsen, who made an even better catch for a 21-yard gain down to the Green Bay 35. Two plays later, Morgan Burnett was called for molesting Earl Bennett on a pass interference penalty and the ball was moved inside the 10-yard line. Four plays later Robbie Gould kicked the 19-yard game-winner to propel Chicago to victory.

      You may not witness an uglier loss by a Super Bowl contender all season. And not all the ugliness was due to the players either, as the Green Bay coaching staff shares in the misery too.

      Why didn’t the Packers instruct punter Tim Masthay to kick the ball away from Devin Hester? He sent a bullet at him late in the second quarter and Hester almost broke it for a touchdown. Then, with his team only up a field goal early in the fourth quarter, the genius once again tempts fate by kicking it straight to Hester, who promptly returns it 62-yards for the go-ahead score.

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