Brian Brohm News

I'm having my doubts about both them going 16-0, because it remains an extremely difficult thing to do even though the Patriots pulled it off in 2007.

We'll soon be emerging from what I consider the dog days of the NFL season. The novelty of regular-season games has long worn off, but we seem a little too far from the playoff chase to start making January plans.

The Packers replaced departed Brian Brohm on their practice squad with an undrafted rookie quarterback who spent training camp with the Pittsburgh Steelers and combines size with throwing accuracy but questionable arm strength.

On the practice squad since being cut by the Packers at the final roster trim before the regular season, Brian Brohm was signed by the Buffalo Bills to their active roster.

The discomfort in Pat Lee's left knee was nothing compared to the pain of finding out his second NFL season was over before it started.

From my weekly column at SportsBubbler.com : Embarrassing. Demoralizing. Possibly season-ending. The Packers' 38-28 loss to the previously winless Tampa Bay Buccaneers was all of those and more, since it forced even the most diehard of cheeseheads to question the direction of their beloved franchise.

One of Aaron Rodgers' best plays in Sunday's loss to Minnesota was his 35-yard scramble down the right sideline early in the fourth quarter.

Green Bay Packers fans have to feel pretty bad today. And not the normal way they feel bad on a Monday due to eating 12 pounds of bratwurst the day before.

The NFL Draft isn't for another six months and the scouting combine in Indianapolis is four months away, but UC seniors Tony Pike and Mardy Gilyard are getting plenty of attention.

Radio: AM-620 in Milwaukee. Wayne Larrivee will call the play-by-play action for the Packer Radio Network with Larry McCarren providing the analysis.

Seeing Ryan Mallett for the first time in person last week, Georgia coach Mark Richt had to admit he was taken aback.

GREEN BAY, Wis. a ' Just because the Green Bay Packers have more than twice the National Football League average for available cap room doesn't mean they intend to save it to sweeten their bottom line during recessionary times.

MISTAKES: I'd like to comment on Pete Dougherty's article on the front of the Sept.

BRIAN BROHM. The former UofL quarterback was cut by the Green Bay Packers, who drafted him in the second round of the 2008 NFL draft.

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GREEN BAY, Wis. a ' Brian Brohm's name would be at the top of the Green Bay Packers' list if the team needed another quarterback on the 53-man roster.

Sept. 6, 2009 1:40 p.m. The Hobart Village Board has approved an ordinance that establishes fees for fire department services, becoming one of a small but growing number of Wisconsin communities to charge property owners and businesses when fire crews respond to accidents and fires, according to the Green Bay Press-Gazette . Practice squad set; ...

Brian Brohm #11 of the Green Bay Packers throws downfield against the Tennessee Titans during a preseason NFL game at LP Field on September 3, 2009 in Nashville, Tennessee.

Should something happen to Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers and backup Matt Flynn, veteran cornerback Charles Woodson says he's willing to play quarterback in a pinch this season.

Remember when Brian Brohm was expected to be the number one overall pick in the 2008 draft? Now he goes down as the Lewin Career Forecast's biggest flop.