Did you know the “Unscripted” episode talking about cutdowns and special teams was No. 666 when you recorded it? I hope that’s not a bad omen.
Hey, if it exorcises some demons, all the better, right?
William from South Milwaukee, WI
Mike, you and Wes often reference lines from movies and TV shows. Some I know, love and use myself but I have forgotten more than I can remember. Do you have these stored in your memory banks or do you have these on a Rolodex in your office? Perhaps on a spread sheet to cross reference the best scenario in which to use them? GPG!
They pop up in the moment or it’s too much work. I certainly meant no harm to Iowans and their state with the random “Field of Dreams” reference the other day, but it was a perfect setup and that’s the way this column rolls.
Good morning, Mike. Were you able to see a few games from college football’s opening weekend? Between the emphasis on passing and high scores, tons of penalties, endless reviews and injury timeouts, a lot of the games went well over four hours long without OT. TV broadcast schedules were all screwed up, but the advertisers were probably happy. Would the NFL view more airtime per game as a good thing?
No. The NFL is constantly monitoring the length of game broadcasts, and it likes to keep the average in the three-hour to 3:15 range. Four-hour games have been a problem in college football for a long time now, and that’s one big reason the NFL is reticent to expand replay review any further. That said, the college game didn’t need to move the PAT back to make it an adventure. What an ending Sunday night.
Bart from Point Roberts, WA
Will the Packers have practices next week leading up to the Vikings game?
Well, they aren’t going to just sit around for the next six days waiting for their flight.
Which Viking player on offense do you fear the most? Do the Vikings have a weakness on offense that the Packers can exploit?
As I’ve mentioned many times, Minnesota’s trio of offensive weapons in Cook, Jefferson and Thielen is as formidable as there is. They’re going to get the ball and get their yards, but the Packers have to stay sound and not let them break tackles. Keep the ball in front, get them on the ground, and live to fight another play.
Richard from Livermore, CA
Great to see Tim Harris selected to the Packers HOF. I really enjoyed watching him play all those years despite the rough time the team had winning, but I also had the privilege of coaching his son in basketball his freshman and sophomore years in high school. I believe Tim played basketball in high school, and although his son was not quite as big, he was athletic and very competitive, traits I expect he inherited from his dad. Tim is a welcome and well-deserved addition to Packers HOF.
The Packers have seen a lot of great pass rushers come through here over the past 30-plus years – Reggie White, Aaron Kampman, Tony Bennett, Bryce Paup, Vonnie Holliday, KGB, Clay Matthews, the Smith Bros., etc. – yet not only does Harris’ mark of 19½ sacks from 1989 still stand, nobody has come within 3½ of his single-season team record.