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NFC North Outlook 2009

The NFC North has been living in the shadow of the power house markets of the NFC East divisions since the NFL realigned to eight divisions in 2002...

Written by Joshua Skaar about 7 months ago 168 reads 0 comments
Green Bay Packers 2009 Outlook

The draft is in the books. Rookie orientation: done. Undrafted free agents: signed. Needs met? Not quite. The 2009 Green Bay Packers will look very competitive on paper, but will they produce ...

Written by Joshua Skaar about 7 months ago 957 reads 6 comments
20 Questions for Donald Driver

As part of an application process to find the perfect beat writer for the Green Bay Packers, CBS Sports and Bleacher Report would like to see what questions we would ask any player from the Pack...

Written by Joshua Skaar about 7 months ago 225 reads 4 comments
Chicago Bears Get Their Man, Acquire Jay Cutler

"Whatever it takes." That was the motto of Chicago Bears fans all over, in regards to picking up disgruntled Denver quarterback Jay Cutler...

Written by Joshua Skaar about 8 months ago 101 reads 0 comments
Packer Fans, Shut Up!

For the last 14 months many Green Bay Packers fans have clamored for the firing of General Manager Ted Thompson—mostly for allegedly driving Brett Favre out of Lambeau Field...

Written by Joshua Skaar about 8 months ago 785 reads 42 comments
Favre Informs Jets He Will Return If Cutler Is Acquired

Unwilling to be upstaged by a younger quarterback, the recently retired Brett Favre has informed the New York Jets front office that if they acquire disgruntled Denver QB Jay Cutler that he will come out of retirement and play one more season...

Written by Joshua Skaar about 8 months ago 207 reads 1 comments
EA Announces New Game Modes For Madden 2010

EA Sports, developer of the sporting game juggernaut "Madden NFL Football," has announced some exciting new game modes added to this years game...

Written by Joshua Skaar about 8 months ago 1,695 reads 4 comments
Dewayne Wise Wins Leadoff Role for Chicago White Sox

Dewayne Wise is officially the Chicago White Sox opening day center fielder and leadoff man. This news is bittersweet to Jerry Owens, who has yet again failed to secure a job that was all but his for the second consecutive spring...

Written by Joshua Skaar about 8 months ago 107 reads 0 comments
Why Jay Cutler Won't Be a Chicago Bear In 2009

Bears fans, don't get your hopes up too high. This is not the first time a Chicago-based team has been open to the idea of acquiring a big-name player...

Written by Joshua Skaar about 8 months ago 1,396 reads 35 comments
An Open Letter to Packers GM Ted Thompson

I am not a Ted Thompson apologist, nor am I a Thompson hater. I simply enjoy watching the Green Bay Packers every Sunday during football season (even in the preseason). But Thompson's free agency strategy of "wait and see" is getting a little old...

Written by Joshua Skaar about 8 months ago 409 reads 15 comments
Packers Final Solution Should Be To Trade Rodgers

Brett Favre is back. Whether you like it or not, he'll be in Green Bay in less than 24 hours. The assumed end to the "boo-yah" networks favorite soap, titled "The Favre Flip-Flops," appears to be over...

Written by Joshua Skaar about about 1 year ago 164 reads 0 comments
Favre's Possible Return a Conundrum for Packer Backers

"Being Brett Favre got hard to live up to." Those were just a few of the words in Brett Favre's retirement speech just four months ago...

Written by Joshua Skaar about about 1 year ago 531 reads 1 comments
Retrospective: Plaschke Calls Chicago Sports "Irrelevant"

Josh Skaar explores why Chicago is a force to be reckoned with, despite what LA Times Writer Bill Plaschke has said.

Written by Joshua Skaar about about 1 year ago 1,084 reads 6 comments
The Forgotten Classic: Falcons Upset Vikings in '98 NFC Championship

The 1998 NFL playoffs had seen its share of drama in the weeks preceding Championship week.The San Francisco 49ers pulled off a stunning last-second comeback over the Green Bay Packers.The Arizona Cardinals upset the Dallas Cowboys...

Written by Joshua Skaar about about 1 year ago 1,236 reads 3 comments
NFC North Preview: Objective Edition

I have been perusing through plenty of preseason NFL 2008 Season Previews, and I have to say that I am fairly disappointed in most of the articles I have seen. There has been no objectivity when it comes to these predictions...

Written by Joshua Skaar about about 1 year ago 1,001 reads 18 comments
My So-Called NFL Career: Cedric Benson's Arrested Development

"With the fourth overall pick in the 2005 NFL Draft, the Chicago Bears select Cedric Benson. Running back out of the University of Texas...

Written by Joshua Skaar about about 1 year ago 531 reads 4 comments
Brett Favre Kicks Off Retirements: Canton Class of 2013 Looking Pretty Good

With Michael Strahan's announcement that he too will be joining several high profile names in the NFL retirement line could lead one to want to build a time machine to see what the 2013 class ...

Written by Joshua Skaar about about 1 year ago 488 reads 5 comments
Aaron Rodgers Saying the Right Things...for Now

They say you never want to be the man who replaces a legend, but that you'd rather be the guy who replaces the guy who replaced the legend. Aaron Rodgers, however, is trying his best to put an end to that mantra by any means necessary...

Written by Joshua Skaar about about 1 year ago 1,303 reads 1 comments

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Joshua Skaar Article Archive

NFC North Outlook 2009

Green Bay Packers 2009 Outlook

20 Questions for Donald Driver

Chicago Bears Get Their Man, Acquire Jay Cutler

Packer Fans, Shut Up!

Favre Informs Jets He Will Return If Cutler Is Acquired

EA Announces New Game Modes For Madden 2010

Dewayne Wise Wins Leadoff Role for Chicago White Sox

Why Jay Cutler Won't Be a Chicago Bear In 2009

An Open Letter to Packers GM Ted Thompson

Packers Final Solution Should Be To Trade Rodgers

Favre's Possible Return a Conundrum for Packer Backers

Retrospective: Plaschke Calls Chicago Sports "Irrelevant"

The Forgotten Classic: Falcons Upset Vikings in '98 NFC Championship

NFC North Preview: Objective Edition

My So-Called NFL Career: Cedric Benson's Arrested Development

Brett Favre Kicks Off Retirements: Canton Class of 2013 Looking Pretty Good

Aaron Rodgers Saying the Right Things...for Now

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