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Collins signs tender, could long-term deal by soon?

Chris mentioned this morning he was hoping the Packers would take a serious look safety Ryan Clark before re-upped with the Steelers.  However, all may not be lost at the position as Nick Collins signed his restricted free agent tender today, according Journal-Sentinel’s Tom Silverstein.

The deal is one-year for $3.3 million and takes Collins off [...]

Other thoughts on the first weekend of free agency

So far, we at OBOD have covered the hell out of free agency as it relates to the Green Bay Packers and the rest of the NFC North.

(Okay, maybe we haven’t “covered the hell” out of it. But we’ve been good….solid….decent. Yeah, let’s stick with that – decent.)

But what about the rest of the NFL? [...]

Know Your Enemy: A closer look at the Arizona Cardinals' defense

Alright, we’ve covered the Arizona Cardinals’ offense.

Now, let’s take a look at how they stack up, defensively, with their 3-4 scheme.

Defensive line

The key cog in the Cards’ defensive line – maybe their entire defense – is defensive end Darnell Dockett (42 tackles, tied for team-high in sacks with seven). The sixth-year pro out of Florida [...]

Friday injury update (plus OBOD is now on Twitter!)

The Green Bay Packers only appear to have one player in danger of missing Sunday’s wild card game.

The Arizona Cardinals could have quite a few more.

From the fine folks at the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel:

Packers’ safety/special teams ace Derrick Martin (ankle) missed practice Friday. Friday practices are usually the best indicator of whether or not a [...]

Wednesday injury update: Packers looking good, Cards aren’t

Give the early nod in the injury battle to the Green Bay Packers as they had, essentially, everyone back at practice Wednesday.

From the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel:

Ryan Pickett (hamstring) and Brandon Chillar (back) were both were full participants. That’s a very good thing because both will need to play major roles Sunday. 

Derrick Martin (ankle) tested his injury [...]