February 11, 2012

Is that it for the Pro Bowl?

The National Football League isn’t used to putting on a bad show.  But that’s exactly what they did in the Pro Bowl two weeks back in

Roger Goodell

Hawaii and now NFL commissioner Roger Goodell is considering dropping the game.

Goodell told ESPN Radio that he is disappointed in the quality of Pro Bowl and changes must be considered,l perhaps even dropping the game altogether.

Goodell said this year’s Pro Bowl wasn’t “the kind of football we want to be demonstrating to our fans, and you heard it from the fans, the fans were actively booing in the stands.”

Goodell spoke with the NFL Players Association about his disappointment in the game.  He said, “We are going to either have to improve the quality of what we are doing in the Pro Bowl or consider other changes, or even consider eliminating the game if that is the kind of quality of game we are going to provide.

In the game, the AFC won 59-41 and both sides seemed dis-interested in playing any defense at all.

The performance even drew the criticism of Green BayPackers quarterback Aaron Rodgers.  Rodgers even went as far as saying some of his NFC teammates embarrassed themselves.

Ball to return to Madison

NFL evaluators told Montee Ball he’s projected as a 3rd round draft pick if he enters the April NFL Draft, so ball announced today that he’s returning to the Wisconsin Badgers for his senior season.

AUDIO: Montee Ball wasn’t deterred by coaches and players leaving :20

Ball scored 39 touchdowns this season, tying Barry Sanders’ NCAA record.  He finished the year with 1,923 yards rushing and now becomes the leading returning vote getter from last year’s Heisman race.

AUDIO: Montee Ball is the leading returning vote getter from this years Heisman race :16

Ball rushed for 164 yards in the Rose Bowl loss to Oregon. 

Ball said it’s nice to get the decision out-of-the-way and said he wants to add 10 lbs to his frame for next year.

AUDIO: Montee Ball wants to add 10 lbs next season :20

 

A record setting day for Flynn

The Green Bay Packers were able to rest a few key members of their football team and close out the season with a 45-41 win over the

Matt Flynn

Detroit Lions at Lambeau Field as well.

With Aaron Rodgers getting a day off, his backup Matt Flynn passed for 480 yards and 6 touchdowns, both of those figures are franchise records.

AUDIO: Matt Flynn on setting himself among some of the franchise’s elite :23

Wide receiver Jordy Nelson was on the receiving end of three of those Flynn touchdown passes.  That gives Nelson 5 touchdown catches in the last 2 games and 15 for the season.  That ranks Flynn 3rd on the Packers all-time list for touchdowns in a season.  Sterling Sharpe had 18 in 1994 and Don Hutson had 17 in 1942.

The two teams combined for 1,000 yards and 11 touchdowns.  Lions QB Matthew Stafford passed for 520 yards against the Packers defense.  Detroit wideout Calvin Johnson dominated Tramon Williams, catching 11 passes for 244 yards and a touchdown.  Stafford had five touchdown passes on the day. [Read more...]

Masthay prepares for the cold (AUDIO)

Earlier this week, Green Bay Packers punter Tim Masthay was named the

Tim Masthay

NFC’s Special Teams Player of the Week. 

Masthay became the first Green Bay punter to post four punts inside the 20-yard line in consecutive games since the statistic began to be recorded in 1976.

Over the past nine games, Masthay has posted a gross average of 47.6 yards and a net average of 41.1.  He has placed half of his punts (14-of-28) over that span inside the 20-yard line.

AUDIO: Bill Scott with Packers punter Tim Masthay 3:30

NFL suspends Suh for 2-games

The National Football League has suspended Detroit Lions defensive tackle Ndamukong Suh for two games after stomping an opponent in a Thanksgiving Day game against the Green Bay Packers.

Suh stomped on the arm of Packers guard Evan Dietrich-Smith in the third quarter of Detroit’s 27-15 loss and was ejected for the action.