Posted on 06/06/2005 9:05:16 AM PDT by Asphalt
GRAND CHUTE, Wis. -- This is my AFC prediction column, and you're probably wondering: What is that weird dateline doing on the AFC prediction column? Well, I came to Wisconsin over the weekend to take the temperature of Brett Favre and gauge his readiness for a 14th season in Green Bay, so it just happens to be where I am right now.
Favre interlude: The Packers QB holds an annual benefit softball game in this little suburb of Appleton, Wis., a 30-minute drive from Lambeau Field. He does it here because this is where the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers, the Midwest League Class A affiliate of the Seattle Mariners, play in a nice little venue called Fox Cities Stadium.
Favre looked good. Said he weighs 224 pounds and just finished a five-week, five-day-a-week workout regimen with former Notre Dame strength and conditioning man Ken Kroener down in Mississippi. The Packers paid for the training because they think Favre needs to be in better condition to withstand the rigors of an NFL season than he was last year. Which Favre, basically, confirmed. "People made a big deal of this," he told me, sitting at a locker in the Timber Rattlers' spartan clubhouse, "but I do feel better. This time last year, I hadn't really done anything."
Favre's conditioning program included stretching, body-weight lunges. . .
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That's what I'm thinking for the Pats as well. Them and the Steelers will probably be the top two seeds again.
darn you. hehe
For some reason the NFL wanted to showcase Moss. I hope Harrison lines him up for a big one.
Yep, it's a toss up over who's number 1.
I'm not sure people realize how devastated the Pats secondary was last year. It was in horrible shape!!
lots of fireworks that game. Rams-Colts will have about 80 point scored
We hates the Cowboyses...forever!
I want on the pinglist.
I don't think who has the home field matters.
Perhaps, But He looked poor towards the end of the season, and they only asked him to put it up 295 times all year.
Just like the Indy-GB game last year.
you're on
nope, very similar as far as filed quality and weather. Crowd helps, but both teams can play on the road.
I didn't get to watch it, but I saw the recap, bomb after bomb, at one point two TDs in like 30 seconds of game.
I almost hope Brees gets a minor injury to put Rivers on the field and give us a look at what he can do. I really think the right decision for the long run is to keep Rivers and trade Brees, but Brees is filling the stadium and you can bet SD management will trade Rivers instead. I can see one scenario where Brees might win the Super Bowl--the Phil Simms scenario where Brees plays very efficiently like Simms and SD has a dominating defense and strong running game like the Giants had the year Simms won in the Super Bowl. That could happen. But I bet we end up trading Rivers and get a #1, #2, and #3 pick and a huge offensive lineman off somebody's practice squad.
Hey why aren't you guys working? This is a Monday...lol.
Towards the end of the year I was very confident in the Pats secondary, Gay and Samuel has stepped up big time, I was only concerned when Earthwind was in the games. The secondary will be very good this year IMO.
Mangini did a great job coaching up Samuel and Gay (and Brown).
The Pats O will be loaded this year. IF the team is healthy at all they will DOMINATE. The past 2 years they had to start 42 & 40 different players due to injury, and still won!
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