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Antoine Winfield Replaces Tramon Williams in Pro Bowl

Dan Zinski — Mon, 24 Jan 2011 19:37:35 +0000

Viking fans are irritated if not downright angry that the hated Packers are once again headed to the Super Bowl. But believe it or not there is a silver lining in the whole Packer Super Bowl trip for the Vikings: Green Bay’s Tramon Williams is now out of the Pro Bowl, meaning Antoine Winfield is in.

So the Packers and their fans get a shot at a fourth Super Bowl trophy, and the Vikings and their fans get to watch Antoine Winfield play in a meaningless game.

I’d call that a fair trade.

Barf.

Seriously though, congratulations to the Packers on their NFC championship. I hope they do the NFC North proud in the big game two weeks from now. And I hope Jay Cutler‘s vagina isn’t feeling too sore today.

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Brett Favre Sends Mixed Signals in Post-Loss Presser

Dan Zinski — Sun, 21 Nov 2010 21:50:07 +0000

While addressing reporters after today’s embarrassing 31-3 loss to the Packers, Brett Favre caused some ears to perk up when he said he planned to now “go home and re-evaluate.” This certainly seemed like an indication that Favre could be pondering retirement after a 3-7 start and a series of physical set-backs, but the comment was vague enough that one could not be sure.

It took a few questions for anyone to follow the comment up, but when the remark was finally addressed, Favre tried to laugh the whole thing off, saying he wouldn’t have made the remark if he knew it would lead to more questions. Whether that constitutes a genuine back-pedal is hard to say. It would not be surprising if, after another frustrating loss, Favre took a long hard look at his immediate future. But, knowing Favre, it would also not be surprising to see him continue on regardless of how fast the losses pile up.

Overall, Favre’s press conference had a bit of a light tone. Not light as in “this whole season is a joke now,” but as in “what can you do but laugh?”

At one point Favre was asked about his apparent confrontation with Darrell Bevell after he threw a pick to Tramon Williams to kill a potential scoring drive (the pick was really the turning-point of the whole game). Favre indicated that all was fine between him and the offensive coordinator, and said it was actually a good sign that they got into it, because it shows they both still care.

Favre was not asked about reports earlier in the day from Ed Werder indicating he was still irritated with Brad Childress for throwing him under the bus after the first loss to the Packers. When asked about some of his bad passes today, Favre admitted he “missed a few.”

And so it goes…

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Packers Lead Vikings 17-3 at Half

Dan Zinski — Sun, 21 Nov 2010 19:33:20 +0000

The Vikings look like a team that’s on the verge of utterly blowing up. After a promising start, where the Vikings totally stuffed the Packers offense and moved the ball reasonably well themselves, things fell apart in short order. The meltdown began with a Toby Gerhart fumble after a short pass reception and run, then got worse when the Packers began torching the Vikings’ coverage, especially Chris Cook and Husain Abdullah down the sideline. The pass rush the Vikings produced early petered out as the half continued, giving Aaron Rodgers plenty of time to operate. Then the real calamity: With the Vikings driving for a possible score, Tramon Williams jumped a slant pass to Percy Harvin, picking off Brett Favre. The Packers then marched the other way for their second touchdown of the half to make the score 17-3. After the Favre pick, the quarterback could be seen barking at offensive coordinator Darrell Bevell on the sideline. It appears the Schism Watch is back in full effect.

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