Hey, Brett

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We’ve all seen those cool Coors Light fake news conference commercials, right? The ones where a couple fans start asking dumb questions of the coaches (Dennis Green, Jim Mora and Bill Parcells).

Well, these two guys have fun with Brett Favre. The audio is off. Brett’s really quiet. The two guys are really loud, so be ready to adjust your speaker volume frequently. It’s worth it.

You go, Rev.

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I wrote earlier today about the prayer, Our Favre, and then I found this soon-to-be-YouTube classic. “Reverend Ron” definitely takes some liberties. If you’re easily offended by “clergy” trash talking, don’t watch.

No Seinfeld for you, Eli

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Are you kidding me? This is so funny.

Fox 11 in Green Bay is pulling Seinfeld the night before the game because it’s Eli Manning’s favorite show. The station is asking viewers to vote for which show should run in Seinfeld’s usual 6:30 p.m. slot.

This whole thing actually could be a Seinfeld episode.

Let’s play the game!

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Two full days of interviews with Packer people, 3,000 questions about playing in cold weather. Enough already! I’m sure the players just want to play the game by now.

You can tell game day is approaching. Walking into Lambeau Field by the docks, there were a couple huge semis there already from TV stations. The production that goes into those productions is immense, and impressive.

We learned today that Nick Barnett has a gold streak down his hair, like a Mohawk, because he couldn’t cut his hair after the last game but he wanted to — but you can’t after you win.

We learned why the linemen don’t wear sleeves here — Frank Winters told Chad Clifton you just don’t way back when Clifton was a rookie. DT Ryan Pickett said the rule is if you’re over 300 pounds, you can’t — and a lot of guys are over 300 pounds, he said.

It’s been snowing all day here, mindful of the Seattle game. Packer weather, midweek.

Politicians place bets

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The governor of Wisconsin is betting the govs of New York and New Jersey (the Giants play in N.J.) that the Packers (of course) will win Sunday’s game. Wisconsin Gov. Jim Doyle is offering up brats (well, duh). New Jersey Gov. Jon S. Corzine would give up tomatoes. And New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer would fork over pastrami.

The mayors of Green Bay (Jim Schmitt) and New York City (Michael Bloomberg) are wagering cheese spread, and strip steak and chocolate, respectively.

Game on.

Real fans

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Thanks for the props, Jim Baumbach. I laughed out loud. And, yeah, we are a crazy bunch.

What a Giants fan thinks of Green Bay

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This is fun. Normally, as a Giants fan in the Midwest, I’m stuck on the sidelines while Packers and Bears fans fight it out. But now I get to weigh in and trash talk for my team.

But, honestly? I don’t have much trashing to do. Because I have no beef with the Packers. They had a rivalry with the Giants in the 30s, 40s and 60s. But that’s it. In the modern Super Bowl era, there have only been eight seasons when both teams had winning records. This is only the fourth time both teams made the playoffs in the same year since the Super Bowl started. They’ve never even faced each in the playoffs in those four decades!

I hate the Cowboys and the Redskins and the Eagles because they’re in our division. I hate the Jets for obvious reasons. I hate the 49ers because we’ve faced them in the playoffs more than any other team.

The Packers? I respect them. I love that they’re community-owned, that they’re still in a “small town” and that they represent all the good parts of football tradition.

I’m just gonna be yelling my fool head off Sunday hoping they lose. Is that too much to ask?

Vote for Favre

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You’ve got until Jan. 23 to vote for FedEx Express NFL Player of the Year. Brett Favre’s up against Tony Romo and Tom Brady.

You also can vote for the FedEx Ground Player of the Year. It’s between running backs LaDainian Tomlinson, Adrian Peterson and Fred Taylor.

Meeting McCarthy

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Oh, my younger brother, Fred, had lunch with McCarthy back in June 2006.

McCarthy, who?

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Today, there’s this story about McCarthy proving his critics wrong.

Back on Jan. 12, 2006, I posted this to my personal blog … (What a difference two years can make.)

Mike McCarthy will return to the Green Bay Packers. The first time around — a one-year stint in 1999 — he was the quarterback coach under Ray Rhodes. This time, he’ll be the head coach.

I am not quite sure what to think about the news. I don’t even remember him from that 8-8 season, which got Rhodes fired. And I still don’t think the decision to fire Mike Sherman the day after their last game was the right one. But I’ll give McCarthy a chance.

And, of course, I’ll support this decision more if Brett Favre comes back for one more year.

One more year …

One more year …

Please, Brett — if you’re reading this — please.