Packers | Jolly scheduled for hearing Thursday
Mon, 15 Feb 2010 19:19:36 -0800

The Green Bay Press-Gazette reports Green Bay Packers DL Johnny Jolly is scheduled for a pretrial hearing Thursday, Feb. 18, on a felony drug charge. Jolly was the driver of a vehicle in which police found cops of a codeine mixture while in the parking lot of a Houston nightclub in July 2008. The charge of possession of at least 200 grams of codeine in the form of cough syrup was dropped in July but re-filed Dec. 15.

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Packers | Likely will take a QB in later rounds
Mon, 15 Feb 2010 12:09:56 -0800

Jason Wilde, of ESPNMilwaukee.com, reports the Green Bay Packers likely will take a quarterback in the later rounds of the 2010 NFL Draft as a developmental project.

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Packers | Green believes he will return in 2010
Mon, 15 Feb 2010 09:55:01 -0800

Mike Larsen, of the Kenosha News, reports Green Bay Packers RB Ahman Green said he believes he will be back with the team next season. "It sounds like I'll be back next season. I'm just getting myself in shape and getting ready for 2010," Green said. Green added he does not mind what his role with the team will be should he return. "I'm a football player so (the role) doesn't really matter," Green said. "I know the way the game goes. I know my role go in there full tilt. Even if it's just as a third-down guy and special teamer, I've played that before too, so I know how to approach it and be just as professional as a starter."

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Packers | Unlikely to use either tag
Thu, 11 Feb 2010 08:48:09 -0800

Greg A. Bedard, of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, reports the Green Bay Packers likely will not use their franchise or transition tag this offseson. Impending free-agent DT Ryan Pickett would be the most likely candidate if the team were to use their franchise tag.

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Packers | Pickett wants to return
Wed, 10 Feb 2010 09:19:33 -0800

Rob Reischel, of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, reports Green Bay Packers pending unrestricted free-agent DL Ryan Pickett would like to remain with the team next season. Pickett appears to be one of the team's top offseason priorities. "Hopefully we can get something done because I love it here," Pickett said. "My wife, the kids, the schools, we love it. My oldest is five, and she's in kindergarten. We've got a good feeling for the whole area. Moving's a big-time pain and right now everybody's comfortable. Hopefully, I can stay."

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Packers | R. Grant wants to be more involved in passing game
Tue, 09 Feb 2010 20:47:06 -0800

Tom Silverstein, of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, reports Green Bay Packers RB Ryan Grant said he would like to be more involved in the team's passing game next season.

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Packers | Struggled on kick and punt coverage
Tue, 09 Feb 2010 20:46:32 -0800

Rob Reischel, writing for the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, reports the Green Bay Packers ranked 31st in opponent's average starting point because the team's kick coverage struggled. The Packers also ranked 31st in punt return coverage.

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Packers | Kapinos might not have leg strength for NFL
Tue, 09 Feb 2010 20:17:11 -0800

Rob Reischel, writing for the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, reports Green Bay Packers P Jeremy Kapinos finished 16th in gross average with 43.8 yards per punt, but he finished tied for 32nd in net average with 34.1 yards per punt. His hang times were below average, and he might not have the leg strength to punt in the NFL.

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Packers | Crosby triggers salary escalator for 2010
Mon, 08 Feb 2010 19:20:20 -0800

Pete Dougherty, of the Green Bay Press-Gazette, reports Green Bay Packers PK Mason Crosby was scheduled to make $550,000 in 2010, but he reached incentives that boosted his salary to $1.01 million.

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Packers | R. Grant reached contract escalator for next season
Mon, 08 Feb 2010 19:19:44 -0800

Pete Dougherty, of the Green Bay Press-Gazette, reports Green Bay Packers RB Ryan Grant earned a substantial contract escalator for 2010. Grant earned an escalator of $1.5 million by topping the 1,250-yard rushing mark, raising his pay to $6 million when his salary is combined with roster and workout bonuses.

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Packers | Woodson reached contract escalator for next season
Mon, 08 Feb 2010 19:19:24 -0800

Pete Dougherty, of the Green Bay Press-Gazette, reports Green Bay Packers CB Charles Woodson earned a substantial contract escalator for 2010. Woodson earned an escalator of $1.5 million, raising his 2010 base salary to $6.5 million. He is due a $900,000 roster bonus and a $100,000 workout bonus, meaning Woodson is scheduled to earn $7.5 million next season.

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Crosby's incentive clauses must not have been terribly arduous.

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I'd like to see him stop dropping the ball on 5 yard stick routes.



This was painfully obvious. We where happy with him after we had an even worse punter in Frost, but Kapinos was nothing more than a quick solution for 1 season. I really hope that we go after a punter in this draft. Haven't done any research on any, so I don't have a favorite, but it can't be that much worse than what we have now.

Wow, I'd say a 3 year old could tell you that...that is probably the stupidest input someone could put in on that.

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As my 3-year-old said excitedly to me when he saw Peyton Manning throwing a touchdown in the Super Bowl: "Daddy, he scored! The guy in blue scor-r-r-red!"

Friggin' kid's never seen a hockey game and he's a fan already.

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