The blueprint for Jeff Hafley has always been clear, and it’s worked fairly well in his nearly two years as the Green Bay Packers’ defensive coordinator. One of the main premises is getting to the quarterback by rushing just four and not blitzing too often. That was working fine and dandy until Micah Parsons‘ season-ending injury. Hafley needed to adapt, and he did against the … [Read more...] about Jeff Hafley Can’t Shy Away From Blitzing Despite A Miscommunication On A Late Touchdown
There Are Plenty Of Minnesota Connections At the World Junior Championships
One of the world’s premier hockey events comes to the Twin Cities this week. The World Junior Ice Hockey Championships will take place at Grand Casino Arena in St. Paul and 3M Arena at Mariucci in Minneapolis, from Friday, December 26 to Monday, January 5. Ten teams, divided into two groups, wi… … [Read more...] about There Are Plenty Of Minnesota Connections At the World Junior Championships
Jaden McDaniels Has Taken Over KAT’s Winter Essentials Drive Initiative
I tried my best to hype up Jaden McDaniels after he had a microphone put in his face multiple times during a reading of The Three Little Pigs and the Big Bad Crunch at Hmong International Academy in North Minneapolis. “Hey man, you couldn’t even tell you sounded off from the back where I was,” I said in what was a bald-faced lie. “Oh, no, I was that bad,” McDaniels said in a … [Read more...] about Jaden McDaniels Has Taken Over KAT’s Winter Essentials Drive Initiative
Odds Say This Won’t Be the Last Packers-Bears Matchup Of the Year
Saturday’s loss in Chicago left a sort of numbing feeling through the body and soul. What was there to do but stare at a wall for hours afterward? The Green Bay Packers gifted the Chicago Bears a win they should’ve never had. As a result, Green Bay’s division odds dropped from 52.9% to 10.9%. Thankfully for the Packers, old pal Aaron Rodgers did Green Bay a solid by beating the … [Read more...] about Odds Say This Won’t Be the Last Packers-Bears Matchup Of the Year
Green Bay’s Path To Slowing Lamar Jackson Starts At the Line Of Scrimmage
Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson’s availability should be firmly in question for Week 17 against the Green Bay Packers. Jackson suffered a back injury in the second quarter of Baltimore’s Week 16 matchup against the New England Patriots and did not return to the game. Reports from Baltimore’s locker room afterward noted that Jackson was grunting in pain and had … [Read more...] about Green Bay’s Path To Slowing Lamar Jackson Starts At the Line Of Scrimmage