Jay Ratkowski On the Internet

Tag: Green Bay Packers

  • Miracle in Motown – Packers Fans: R-E-L-A-X

    Yep, I just pulled out the most overused quote in the last 10 years of Packer fandom. Packers fans in Wisconsin and abroad are still overjoyed by the very improbable comeback victory over the Lions last night in Detroit. A game that saw the Packers down 20-0 at one point in the 3rd quarter and…

  • Is Time Up for Mike McCarthy & Aaron Rodgers?

    Is Time Up for Mike McCarthy & Aaron Rodgers?

    For the third straight year, the Packers lost in the playoffs.  For most teams, this wouldn’t be so terrible, but the Packers feature one of the two or three best quarterbacks of the past decade.  Someone who is believed to be a sure fire Hall of Famer.  A quarterback who has nine seasons behind him…

  • Ted Thompson 1st and 2nd Round Draft Picks

    Just throwing some data out there. Link to larger view

  • McCarthy’s poor coaching dooms the Packers

    I forget if I’ve written about it here to any length, but two of my top signs you have a bad head coach are 1. Lots of penalties. 2. Bad special teams play. It seems with coaches who are destined to be good coordinators, they can’t handle the extra detail involved in fixing those issues.…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • Packers draft picks – Ted Thompson Edition

    Green Bay Packers Draft History 2009 Rnd Name College Note 1 B.J. Raji Boston College 1 Clay Matthews Southern Cal 4 T.J. Lang Eastern Michigan 5 Quinn Johnson LSU 5 Jamon Meredith South Carolina 6 Jarius Wynn Georgia 6 Brandon Underwood Cincinnati 7 Brad Jones Colorado 2008 Rnd Name College Note 2 Jordy Nelson Kansas…

  • Somewhat negative view of Ted Thompson’s draft history

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  • No time to write, but…

    …the Packers should have won today.  They had too many turnovers and the defense ran out of steam late, but the Packers were right there.  I guess the Titans are a little better than we thought (but definitely can be beaten) and the Packers still aren’t there.

  • Harrell off PUP – ‘KGB’ on the street

    As many expected, the Packers decided to activate defensive tackle Justin Harrell.  The 2nd year player has been on the PUP list with a back injury but the need for depth and big bodies on the line has pushed the team to take a chance on the 2nd year player.  To make space for him…