We spent the day in downtown Chicago, within sight and walking distance of Soldier Field, but we didn’t go near it for fear of being contaminated. We did, however pick up this issue of The Sporting News’ N.F.L. Preview for 2011 in the heart of Bears-Land. Two of our boys who only played at the beginning of last year before being injured — RB Ryan Grant and TE Jermichael Finley — put our team on the cover of yet another preseason publication, and you’ll be quite pleased with their prediction for how the season might turn out.According to the magazine, “(The Sporting News) is picking Green Bay to repeat as Super Bowl Champion. Mike McCarthy doesn’t doubt us, and there are plenty of reasons you shouldn’t either.” We also thought this quote was interesting from QB Aaron Rodgers: “A lot of (last year’s injured players) feel like they didn’t contribute to the Super Bowl run, and they want to be part of something special. Those guys are hungry to be difference-makers on a team that can go deep in the Playoffs.”
It all sounds good to us here in Packerville, U.S.A.
