Archive for August, 2009
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There was a time when Packers vs. 49ers would have been a match-up of two of the best teams in football. Steve Young vs. Brett Favre was one of those classic rivalries that could really get fans excited. Those days are long gone, as the 49ers ownership somehow ended up with the red-headed stepchild in-law of the family and now they’re left with some punk twentysomething year old running the team… straight into the ground. The Packers struggled last season, but look for them to demolish the 49ers so bad the NFL will consider banishing the franchise to the CFL. Some tickets for this game can be found for under $100 if you buy them early (as in, before November or December).
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Brett Favre will sign a deal worth about $12 million with the Minnesota Vikings this afternoon. For some reason ESPN insists that this is a major news event, even though Favre proved last year that his better years are far behind him and the Vikings have shown that they are desperate and really don’t have a game plan for their offense this season. Favre is not going to improve the Vikings fate this season, just as he didn’t do much to improve the Jets last season. In fact, the quarterback the Jets let go to make room for Favre ended up winning the AFC East division crown over Favre and the Jets.
Vikings fans can cheer this signing all they want, it really doesn’t bother me. This is like when O.J. Simpson signed with the 49ers, or Thurman Thomas signing with the Dolphins, or Michael Jordan becoming a Washington Wizard. Favre is never again going to recapture that peak he reached with the Packers, and it’s foolish for anyone to look at his career stats and expect him to put up the same kind of numbers at the age of 40.
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The team that always claims to be “America’s Team”, the Dallas Cowboys, will come to Lambeau to play the team that’s truly America’s team, the Green Bay Packers, on November 15. This will be a late afternoon Sunday game with a 3:15 local start. As one would expect for a Cowboys-Packers game, there is a lot of fan interest in this one. Tickets are selling for about 20% more than average, with nosebleeds going for $170 and the really nice seats down by the field going for as much as $1000 or more (!). There are even some suite packages for this game available in the $15,000 range.
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