Howard Brubaker

The Green Bay Packers hit the midseason with a 6-3 record but are coming off an ugly loss to a division rival. If the season ended today the Packers would be the seventh seed just as they were last year. Of course last year at this time the Packers were just the opposite, 3-6 and not looking one bit like a playoff contender. A late run propelled them to the divisional round of … [Read more...] about My take at midseason

It’s beginning to look like the Green Bay Packers might have overpaid for their quarterback of the future. Nine weeks in and a 6-3 record that looks a lot better on paper than it really is. Jordan Love has been anything but the franchise QB they thought they were getting. Can he still be? Of course he can. But not if he keeps making boneheaded plays like he did again today in … [Read more...] about Another big game, another big flop by the Packers

It was a game of strange contrasts. Jared Goff threw for 145 yards, while Jordan Love had 273. The vaunted Detroit running game had 138-yards, roughly equal to the Green Bay ground game. The Packers defense gave up only 17-points to a team that’s scored over 40 and 50 points in recent games. Yet, Detroit won by 10, and the game didn’t feel that close. The Packers have plenty … [Read more...] about Beating themselves