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NFC North Offensive Unit Rankings

A quick look at the NFC North offensive units explains why the Vikings have run away with the division thus far...the Vikings are best in three of the four units and second in the fourth...

Written by MJ Kasprzak about about 9 hours ago 154 reads 0 comments
San Jose Sharks Ready for Some Home Cooking

Turn up the Heatley, Boyle a pot of stew, pour a cup of Joe, and open a bottle of Marleau—the San Jose Sharks are finally home for a while...

Written by MJ Kasprzak about 1 day ago 126 reads 4 comments
Green Bay Packers Have Reason to Be Thankful

On Thanksgiving morning, the Packers were away from their families in Detroit. By evening, they had many reasons to be thankful...

Written by MJ Kasprzak about 6 days ago 299 reads 22 comments
Green Bay Packers-San Francisco Niners: Grades and Analysis

Green Bay's victory over the San Francisco 49ers put them in the playoffs...for now. The 6-4 record ties us with the Philadelphia Eagles and the New York Giants, but by virtue of a tie-break ...

Written by MJ Kasprzak about 8 days ago 183 reads 0 comments
Packers-Niners: Q&A with Samuel Lam

The Niners and Packers have been inextricably linked from the 2005 draft, when the Niners selected Alex Smith over Aaron Rodgers. Since then, the teams have picked back-to-back twice (A.J. Hawk before Vernon Davis in 2006 and B...

Written by MJ Kasprzak about 12 days ago 92 reads 2 comments
Green Bay Packers Midseason Grades, Volume II

I will now grade the defense and special teams. I would like to remind everyone of my first prediction before the start of the season: “The defense will finish the season in the top quarter of the league...

Written by MJ Kasprzak about 13 days ago 323 reads 6 comments
Green Bay Packers Midseason Grades

Every course has a midterm grade, and we have reached that point in the season. (Technically, the Packers reached that before the Dallas game. However, with all teams having now had their bye week, Week 10 is the most appropriate time to do any comparison

Written by MJ Kasprzak about 14 days ago 330 reads 4 comments
Packers-Cowboys Report Card

The Green Bay Packers bounced back from their shameful effort (or lack thereof) against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers with an inspired performance against Dallas on Sunday to jump back into the playoff race...

Written by MJ Kasprzak about 16 days ago 341 reads 12 comments
Green Bay Packers Report Card: Grading the Team in Tampa

I originally wrote this article for SportsScribes.net . Here is how each unit ranked last week and how that applies to this Sunday's matchup against the Dallas Cowboys: Quarterback: D ...

Written by MJ Kasprzak about 18 days ago 702 reads 0 comments
San Jose Sharks Learning to Be Less Pretty, More Gritty

The San Jose Sharks lost a shootout to host Detroit Red Wings to snap their six-game winning streak last week. They bounced back with a dominating 5-0 win over the defending champion Pittsburgh Penguins to finish the week 2-0-1...

Written by MJ Kasprzak about 23 days ago 257 reads 0 comments
Green Bay Packers' Playoff Chances Already Ended Last Week

Last Sunday, the Minnesota Vikings came into Lambeau Field and beat the host Green Bay Packers 38-26. In the process, they made a statement: “We are the better team...

Written by MJ Kasprzak about 25 days ago 1,373 reads 46 comments
Packers-Vikings: Minnesota Dominates

Before assessing what Sunday's 38-26 loss to the Minnesota Vikings actually means to the Green Bay Packers (the subject of my next article—look for it Sunday morning), I want to provide the ...

Written by MJ Kasprzak about 27 days ago 143 reads 6 comments
San Jose Sharks Coast To a Five-Game Winning Streak

The San Jose Sharks are back on the road after a brief two-game homestand. Not that it matters—they just keep winning...

Written by MJ Kasprzak about about 1 month ago 169 reads 4 comments
NFL Game of the Week: Packers-Vikings Rematch

At 1:15pm PST (that's right—daylight savings is over, and it's time to change your clocks back to real time!), the second-place Green Bay Packers host the division-leading Minnesota Vikings...

Written by MJ Kasprzak about about 1 month ago 758 reads 23 comments
NFL: Packers-Browns Game Recap

Last Sunday, the Green Bay Packers put on their most impressive performance of the season, dominating the Cleveland Browns 31-3. It was a great tune-up for the upcoming rematch between the top two teams in the division...

Written by MJ Kasprzak about about 1 month ago 50 reads 0 comments
San Jose Sharks Complete East Coast Road Trip 4-2

The San Jose Sharks embarked on a six-game, Eastern Conference road trip just under two weeks ago. They played three games in the first nine days before the final three games in four days tested their physical and mental stamina...

Written by MJ Kasprzak about about 1 month ago 118 reads 0 comments
Packers-Lions Recap and Analysis

Last week, the Packers absolutely dominated the Detroit Lions, scoring a 26-0 shutout. I am not sure if this proves I am a glass half-empty guy, or that I merely see, in the immortal words of Jerry Garcia, that "every silver lining has a touch of grey...

Written by MJ Kasprzak about about 1 month ago 19 reads 0 comments
NFL: Packers-Lions Preview

Green Bay will be visited by the Lions Sunday at 10 a.m. PDT. On the surface, this appears to be an easy victory for the Packers for many reasons: The Lions' last trip to Lambeau was their record-setting ...

Written by MJ Kasprzak about about 1 month ago 350 reads 4 comments
Ted Thompson Must Be Held to a Higher Standard

If things do not change, Ted Thompson should be on his way out the door. I don't know about you, but they expect me to perform my job well in order to keep it. We cannot accept lower than that from the GM of the greatest franchise in sports...

Written by MJ Kasprzak about about 1 month ago 919 reads 65 comments
Evgeni Nabokov Shows Improvement, but Sharks Still Have Their Share of Troubles

In my last Sharks article, I lamented the play of the Sharks on the back end. This was for good reason: Through four games, San Jose had given up 13 goals had a composite save percentage of ...

Written by MJ Kasprzak about about 1 month ago 93 reads 7 comments
Packers-Vikings: Assessing and Dissecting the Packers' Performance

In my preview of this game, I talked about how the media was focusing on the matchup between The Traitor and The Understudy. Meanwhile, the real matchup was the Packers sorry offensive line and the Vikings elite defensive line...

Written by MJ Kasprzak about about 1 month ago 423 reads 10 comments
San Jose Sharks: A "Tail" of Two Teams

The 2009-10 San Jose Sharks are 2-2. Often in hockey, one team outplays another but loses, perhaps because of the opposing goaltender, perhaps because of lucky or unlucky bounces. That has not been the case in this season...

Written by MJ Kasprzak about about 1 month ago 142 reads 8 comments
Green Bay Packers-Minnesota Vikings: The Traitor Awaits!

Pull out all the stops! This game is for the NFC North lead, bragging rights between two rivals, and a memorandum on two quarterbacks. Except the game really means none of those things...

Written by MJ Kasprzak about about 1 month ago 786 reads 15 comments
NHL: Time To Dump Versus Network!

The San Jose Sharks were one of the teams chosen to kick off the 2009-10 NHL season because they are a team with All Star talent that plays exciting end-to-end hockey. So why is it a Sharks community leader is unable to even see the game?Gary Bettman...

Written by MJ Kasprzak about 2 months ago 346 reads 22 comments
NHL: 2009-10 Is Here!

A new season is about to get underway tonight, and there are a number of storylines: Were the Detroit Red Wings exposed in the Stanley Cup Finals as an aging team that no longer can play a 100-game ...

Written by MJ Kasprzak about 2 months ago 55 reads 0 comments

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MJ Kasprzak Article Archive

NFC North Offensive Unit Rankings

San Jose Sharks Ready for Some Home Cooking

Green Bay Packers Have Reason to Be Thankful

Green Bay Packers-San Francisco Niners: Grades and Analysis

Packers-Niners: Q&A with Samuel Lam

Green Bay Packers Midseason Grades, Volume II

Green Bay Packers Midseason Grades

Packers-Cowboys Report Card

Green Bay Packers Report Card: Grading the Team in Tampa

San Jose Sharks Learning to Be Less Pretty, More Gritty

Green Bay Packers' Playoff Chances Already Ended Last Week

Packers-Vikings: Minnesota Dominates

San Jose Sharks Coast To a Five-Game Winning Streak

NFL Game of the Week: Packers-Vikings Rematch

NFL: Packers-Browns Game Recap

San Jose Sharks Complete East Coast Road Trip 4-2

Packers-Lions Recap and Analysis

NFL: Packers-Lions Preview

Ted Thompson Must Be Held to a Higher Standard

Evgeni Nabokov Shows Improvement, but Sharks Still Have Their Share of Troubles

Packers-Vikings: Assessing and Dissecting the Packers' Performance

San Jose Sharks: A "Tail" of Two Teams

Green Bay Packers-Minnesota Vikings: The Traitor Awaits!

NHL: Time To Dump Versus Network!

NHL: 2009-10 Is Here!

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