Jay Ratkowski On the Internet

Category: Sports

  • Packers probably not moving on a trade

    Seemed last Sunday was the flirtation period between the Packers and Bills, and with gameplans already installed for the week, no trade is going to happen. The Bills were reportedly interested in AJ Hawk, just as the Packers allegedly liked Marshawn Lynch.

  • Supporting the home team, away from home

    Despite living in central Texas, I’m still planning to remain a Packer fan. I’ll probably eventually get into the Longhorns, but I really don’t care for college sports. And I’m not about to pick up the Cowboys or Texans as they both play 3 hours away (the same time it would take me to get…

  • Been looking for a band

    So I tried Craigslist, with some success thus far. Amazing, considering this is my ad:

  • 7 Words Against the 18 Game Regular Season

    I don’t want to watch 16 games of these crummy teams, don’t increase the suffering.

  • Jets playing smart with Revis?

    I think of corners like closers in baseball. There are very few that can dominate for a long stretch of time. Very few. Darrelle Revis has been really good for two years, but is he a franchise player?

  • Pitchers doing great – batters are lazy slobs?

    I’m not going to write much at all about this because, well, baseball is pretty irrelevant among anyone under 40. But anyone who kind of follows the sport knows that pitchers are dominant this year. There are a lot of theories..

  • 9 guys the Packers need to step up

    Every blogger writes stupid top 10 lists, I don’t think I ever have. So I’m attempting one on my favorite subject, the Pack. The team was better than expected last year and this year is a potential NFC champ. However, if that’s going to happen, I’ve got some guys who will need to step it…

  • What’s so Super about a Lambeau Super Bowl?

    With NJ getting a Super Bowl in their new roof-less stadium, a lot of the media folks have been talking about the possibility of Green Bay getting to host a game. Jason Wilde has a recent article about the very concept. It’s a neat idea to pay respect to the history of the game by…

  • Thompson alters approach, drafts on need

    Cynical Packers fans likely went into Thursday night expecting to not see anyone added to the team. Many probably thought GM Ted Thompson would simply trade out of the first round and draft the best player available a few picks later. Maybe we’d end up with another try-hard wide receiver or linebacker. Instead, Thompson showed…

  • The NFL Economic Structure

    For an econ class I wrote a paper regarding the NFL and various topics discussed during our coursework. Since it seems incredibly relevant for this site, I figured I’d post it here.