Did You Know? 3/31/09

The last time the Bears and Packers made a trade with each other was when the Bears acquired return specialist Glyn Milburn from the Packers in exchange for a seventh-round draft pick on Aug. 29, 1998.

The swap helped both NFC North teams.

Glyn Milburn became the Bears' all-time leader with 4,596 kickoff return yards and was voted to the Pro Bowl in 1999, while the Packers selected wide receiver Donald Driver with the 213th overall pick they obtained in the deal.

Bears to Open 2009 Season Against Packers on Sunday Night Football

I am glad to announce that the Chicago Bears and Green Bay Packers rivalry will be put on display in prime time next season.

The Bears will open the 2009 season against the Green Bay Packers Sept. 13 at Lambeau Field on Sunday Night Football, the NFL announced today.


The Bears open the season last year on Sunday Night Football and crushed the Indianapolis Colts, 29-13.


In five seasons as Bears coach, Lovie Smith has compiled a 7-3 record against the Packers.

By comparison, former Bears coaches Dave Wannstedt (1-11) and Dick Jauron (2-8) combined to go 3-19 versus Green Bay.

The Bears lead the all-time series, 90-80-6

Im so ready to freeze!

I'm flying into Chicago tomorrow afternoon.

The last time I was in snow was when I was six, so I think I might be in trouble.

I'm going to the Bulls-Jazz game that night.

Sunday I will spend the day with my family and getting clothes from my Uncle for the Bears game.

Then comes the cold Monday Night Football game, Packers @ Bears, I will be attending this cold, but important game for the Bears.

I have been checking the weather for days now, and it just keeps getting worse and worse.

The high projected for Monday is eight degrees and the low is 2, and the wind is at 15 degrees west.

Since, I'm a Floridian this game will be a cold, but fun experience for me. Hopefully!

My uncle goes to many Bears games and he is hooking me up with everything I need for the game.

Soldier Field will be field with one loud Floridian, I'll tell you that.

Go Bears!

Thanks
-Jake

Happy Holidays!

Aaron Rodgers: He Can't Possibly Beat Brett Favre Out for the No. 1 Job, Can He?

The Green Bay Packers had Aaron Rodgers taking all the snaps this offseason as the No. 1 QB, but now that future Hall of Famer Brett Favre has come back, the job looks to be Brett's to take.

As I look at it Brett Favre was the second best QB last season, behind Tom Brady, so why put in an unproven QB over a future Hall of Famer?

I am sure the Green Bay Packers will figure it out sooner than later that they should put Favre as the No. 1 QB, not trade, release, or put him as the backup.

I think if Favre does well the Packers look great, but if he fails they could be chanting Rodgers sooner than you think.

Maybe Aaron Rodgers isn't as bad as we all think. But he did drop in the first round all the way to 24 in 2005.

Maybe the Packers saw something in Rodgers that we didn't or they just drafted a guy to come in when Favre was to retire.

Jerome Bettis was asked about the Packers' situation and he said, "I understand Aaron Rodgers—it's a delicate situation for him. But if you let the competition decide who wins, no one can be upset about that. And Brett may not win, and if that happens you're in the best of all situations because Aaron has proved to you that he can go out there and get it done."

This whole fiasco with Favre was ridiculous and should of never happened and I am glad it is over. Now that can talk about better stuff on all the sports shows.

We will see how Brett Favre performs, but Aaron Rodgers should not assume anything.

Aaron Rodgers could get his chance soon.

Brett Favre: Would He Ever Sign With The Bears?

I was thinking about the possibility of future Hall of Fame quarterback Brett Favre playing for the Green Bay Packers' biggest rival, and it is was quite scary.

I was sort of sick of all the stories about him coming back, but now I would like to see this happen.

If he were to be released from the Packers and sign with the Bears, the Packer fans who love Brett Favre, would hate his guts forever.

It would be very crazy if this were to happen, but the teams that would actually take Brett Favre would be the Bucs, Ravens, Dolphins, Jets, Vikings, and Bears.

I never really liked Brett Favre, but maybe I will learn to like him if he does join Bears Nation in Chicago.

Yes, he has 442 TD's, over 60,000 passing yards, nine Pro-Bowl selections, but he is 38 years old and he has contemplated retirement for about five years now.

It has been reported that he worked out at a high school in his hometown in Mississippi and he says he is ready to go for this season. He defiantly shows his dedication for the game of football.

The GM of Green Bay Packers Ted Thompson said, if Brett comes back he will be the backup to first round pick Aaron Rodgers.

Over 56,000 people voted on a poll on Yahoo Sports that asked: Where will Brett Favre play in 2008?
The votes and choices looked like this:

Chicago		26%
Green Bay		9%
Minnesota		22%
Other		43%

If Brett Favre does wind up in the Windy City, he will be in a battle with Rex Grossman and Kyle Orton who both want the starting quarterback job.

It will be an interesting story with all this Brett Favre news and I would love to see him in a Bears uniform.

Daunte Culpepper: Would the Chicago Bears consider signing him?

The Chicago Bears have a QB competition already with Rex Grossman and Kyle Orton, but behind those two QB's there isn't much.
They could go after veteran QB Daunte Culpepper and make this QB race even more interesting. The only negative is Daunte has been plagued by injuries ever since he left Minnesota. Also, he turned down a 1 year/ 1 million dollar offer from the Green Bay Packers last week. So, he won't come too cheap.
I can't see Jerry Angelo going after Daunte, but it would be a good investment for the team. Even if he did not get that much playing time, he could come in and help Rex and Kyle. He is a veteran, who has alot of knowledge of the game.