McCarthy Madness!

The Journal Sentinel is reporting Mike McCarthy fired a part-time maintenance worker that had been working for the Packers for 22 years over some alleged remark. Apparently, McCarthy is so fond of his personnel getting sacked he couldn't just let the guy off with a warning. Can his press get any worse?

Speaking of firing why is Breno Giacomini still on the roster if he can't play RT better than Alan Barbre? Last week, I personally gave up on the much maligned Jared Bush. He's suppose to be an asset on special teams. He's not good enough to save us from Derrick Martin's lack of experience with the defense earlier this year at safety. Meanwhile, former Packer special teams standout Tracy White is playing for the Eagles.

The table is set for an unforgettable shellacking at the hands of the Cowboys. For some bizarre reason the Packers are only a 3 point underdog. Perhaps the odds makers are banking on the Packers playing like a wounded animal backed into a corner. But as we have seen the past two years, the Cowboys are the more physical team and football is still a contact sport. Resist the temptation to bet the house. Weird things happen in the NFL.

Donald Driver knows what time it is. He's quoted in the J/S as having said in a team meeting "If we don't win - and I mean now - they are going to fire all of our (butts) at the end of the season," Driver said. "I'm serious." Nothing written on fan blogs like this one is going to change that, although I'd except Driver and other worthy players.

One of the things about Dallas, despite their misfortune of being the Dallas Cowboys, they have mined the lower reaches of the draft and undrafted free agents to find gems like WR Miles Austin and NT Jay Ratliff. Bob McGinn notes these successes in his game preview. But Ted Thompson's low round picks have at best yielded the likes of Mike Montgomery, Johnny Jolly, and DeShawn Wynn. The Packers are as well resourced as the Cowboys with leading apparel sales and a full house every game, yet our scouting department hasn't found a hidden gem since the aforementioned Donald Driver in the Sherman era.

Hang on to your hats folks. This could be the "Ugly Bowl".

Note added on 11/19/09: Good piece by Robert Borland on the egg incident and why it matters at the National Football Post.