Archive for December 1st, 2008

Operation Shutdown in full effect: 5 weeks, 1 completion, 10 yards

Some streaks in sports simply defy logic. We could use Al’s recently-broken streak of 175 consecutive appearances in an NFL game as an example. Who goes 10 years or so without missing a game in the NFL? It’s crazy to even think about.
Al took a tremendous amount of pride in that streak, but when it [...]

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Reaction: Carolina 35, Packers 31

Injuries have decimated the Packers secondary, and head coach Mike McCarthy decided to shuffle the deck a bit on Sunday with Atari Bibgy hurting.
The coaching staff moved Charles Woodson to safety, filling the spot vacated by an injured Bigby and joining Nick Collins. Nickel back Tramon Williams was promoted to a starting assignment at cornerback, [...]

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