11/16/2007
Matchup Of 'Ageless Wonders'
Would Make History
For all the talk about his age, it's possible Brett Favre may be the young pup at the quarterback position on Sunday at Lambeau Field. The Carolina Panthers haven't made a final decision, but 44-year-old Vinny Testaverde could get the nod at quarterback on Sunday. David Carr, who has been recovering from a concussion, is not on Carolina's injury report this week and is practicing, but Carolina coach John Fox is calling the quarterback situation "day-to-day." If it is Testaverde, who has started three games this season, he and Favre would combine to form the oldest starting quarterback duo in NFL history. Testaverde just turned 44 on Tuesday and will be 44 years, 5 days old on Sunday. Favre will be 38 years, 39 days old, making the two a combined 82 years, 44 days old at kickoff. [More]
Old rivals ready to make history
Mike Wahle wasn't watching, but he knows all about the line of the year Mark Tauscher delivered to a national cable audience a couple of weeks ago. "I heard 'Tausch' had a good one on 'Monday Night Football,' huh?" Wahle, the former Green Bay Packers and current Carolina Panthers guard, said with a laugh Wednesday. "I heard it was hilarious." In case you — like Wahle — missed it, Tauscher drew the assignment of introducing the Packers' offensive starters early in ESPN's broadcast of Green Bay's Oct. 29 victory at Denver. Not only did he needle fellow tackle Chad Clifton — "Starting at left tackle: The President of the Justin Timberlake fan club, Chad Clifton," Tauscher riffed — but he zinged his 38-year-old quarterback as the capper. "And of course at quarterback," Tauscher said, "Vinny Testaverde's dad, Brett Favre." [More]
Tackling injuries
It wasn't pretty on the Green Bay Packers' offensive line in practice Wednesday, leading to a workout that coach Mike McCarthy politely termed "a little disjointed." With starting tackles Mark Tauscher (ankle) and Chad Clifton (knee) sitting out and starting left guard Daryn Colledge forced to leave after his back flared up during the jog-through portion of the practice, the Packers de facto No. 1 offensive line consisted of practice-squadder Orrin Thompson at left tackle, usual right guard Jason Spitz at left guard, Scott Wells at center, Junius Coston at right guard and Tony Moll at right tackle. [More]
Quite a grab
Ruvell Martin's two touchdown grabs in Sunday's victory over the Minnesota Vikings got him plenty of attention, but it's a grab of another kind that has the Green Bay Packers wide receiver all over the Internet. After Martin's second touchdown catch, he did the requisite Lambeau Leap into the north end zone stands, where he was greeted by a host of excited front-row fans, including one who engaged in some, ahem, illegal touching. [More]
Barnett's confidence sky high
Nick Barnett doesn't want to come across as being all full of himself, but ... ''I think I'm playing good,'' the Green Bay Packers' fifth-year middle linebacker said. ''We're having a great year, obviously. It's not all because of me, but ...'' But it's in part because of him. Heading into Sunday's game against the Carolina Panthers at Lambeau Field, Barnett leads the Packers in tackles (91) and has contributed 1? sacks, two interceptions and a fumble recovery. [More]
Low-Key Sanders Leads High-Energy Defense
When he walked off the field last Sunday looking at a zero underneath "Vikings" on the Lambeau Field scoreboard, Packers defensive coordinator Bob Sanders would have been forgiven if a few demonstrative fist pumps had overridden his stoic, down-to-earth demeanor for a second or two. After all, in seven seasons as an NFL assistant, including the last three with the Packers, Sanders had never been part of a shutout. And the fact that it came less than a year after many fans and media were questioning whether the first-year coordinator was cut out to run an NFL defense clearly validated Head Coach Mike McCarthy's belief in him. [More]
McCarthy wants to wait on contract talks
General manager Ted Thompson broached the subject with McCarthy in a recent conversation and McCarthy said he would be happy to discuss it. But he said he would prefer to wait until after the season is over, so that he can focus on coaching the team. "It was just a 30-second conversation," Thompson said. "We talk all the time about all kinds of things. We'll talk at the end of the season. It's not like we're sitting around talking about it that often. With contracts with players and coaches we understand the business side of things. All of these things will be addressed in due time." [More]
Published by PackerPundit On Friday, November 16, 2007 at 5:12 AM.
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