Gameday 11/22/2007
Team Sticking To Road Routine
Despite the short week, the Packers are changing their traveling routine as little as possible as they head to Detroit for the Thanksgiving game. Head Coach Mike McCarthy said all the adjustments to the team's schedule, as far as meetings and practice time, were made from Monday through noon on Wednesday, when an approximately one-hour walk-through practice ended. The team left for Detroit mid-afternoon on Wednesday, about an hour later than the usual departure time, but once arriving there the team will have its normal down time, followed by a team meeting at the hotel Wednesday night, and the standard pre-game schedule on Thursday. "We have a road schedule that I think really plays to that," McCarthy said, explaining why no major adjustments needed to be made to the routine in the opposing city. "We finish all of our work here in Green Bay before we go to any of our opponents, and I kept that exactly the same. We have emphasized hydration all week. We're playing in a dome stadium, so that's always a major emphasis anytime you play inside, and we'll continue to do so. But the night schedule the night before the game I keep exactly the same because I'm a big believer in routines." [More]Fans have a rivalry worthy of thanks
Stuff the quarterback, skip the wishbone; it's Packers-Lions time
It's Thanksgiving in Wisconsin, and for many people today the biggest decision is this: Do I wear the Brett Favre jersey to Grandma's or the Donald Driver jersey? With the 9-1 Packers playing at division rival Detroit at 11:30 a.m., followed by the 9-1 Dallas Cowboys playing host to the New York Jets, the race is on for supremacy in the NFL's National Football Conference, so scheduling Thanksgiving dinner might present a problem. And that's just the way the NFL likes it. Next to the Super Bowl and the playoffs, this is one of the more important days of the year for pro football. In fact, it's so big that the NFL will be showcasing musical guests at halftime at two games - the Goo Goo Dolls in Detroit and Kelly Clarkson in Dallas - and has scheduled three games in all. The night game on the league's NFL Network matches reigning Super Bowl champion Indianapolis at Atlanta. [More]Humble Lee
Grateful for opportunity
The Green Bay Packers' newest offensive weapon loves to watch "SpongeBob Squarepants'' with his two kids, doesn't have a clue why his fantasy football-playing buddies are so excited about him, and made two big purchases before the ink on his new contract extension was dry: A new house for his mother, and new uniforms for the pee-wee football team in his hometown of Pheba, Miss. When coach Mike McCarthy was hired, "Packer People" was the catchphrase he used to describe the kind of hard-working, high-character players he wanted on his team. Meet tight end Donald Lee. [More]Robinson expects 'special' day
Thursday night, after Koren Robinson returns home to Green Bay, he'll have one more job to do. "I've got to say the Thanksgiving blessing," the Green Bay Packers wide receiver said. "And I think I need to." Robinson and his wife, Joy, will be hosting Thanksgiving dinner for both their sets of parents after the Packers' charter flight arrives at Austin Straubel Airport after Thursday's game against the Detroit Lions at Ford Field. Following a one-year suspension for violating the NFL's substance abuse policy, jail time for a drunken driving arrest in Minnesota, his Oct. 17 reinstatement and his ongoing battle with alcoholism, the Thanksgiving holiday means more to Robinson than ever. [More]
Published by PackerPundit On Thursday, November 22, 2007 at 5:29 AM.
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