Still hurting from watching last night's grueling and often painful game last night against Dallas. Green Bay's secondary looked terrible as I said expected it would without Woodson. Jarret Bush looked like a high schooler against T.O. Dallas is completely the team they're made out to be and are hands down the best team in the NFC. The Packers aren't far behind, especially when they're healthy, but last night that was not the case. Dallas certainly had some calls go their way as well, but you have to expect that and be able to rise above it. Green Bay just wasn't able to do that with the players they had in the secondary.
Perhaps a greater cause for concern was Brett Favre's injury. The 38 year old quarterback walked away with a separated left shoulder and an injured throwing arm as well. He's hopeful to make next week's start against Oakland, but if not, Green Bay will turn to Aaron Rodgers, who proved he's finally ready to compete in the NFL as a starting quarterback when that time comes.
Don Banks of SI.com has a nice breakdown of last night's action in case you want a recap.
Friday Morning Shorties
Better late than never, Wakey! Wakey! return with another cover, this time with The Beach Boys' "California Girls". You can download the song here.
To learn more about Wakey! Wakey! check out our previous posts or stop by the band's Myspace site.
Still looking for a Christmas gift? Consider Rufus Wainwright's 2 CD set titled "Rufus Does Judy At Carnegie Hall" or a live DVD titled "Rufus! Rufus! Rufus! Does Judy! Judy! Judy! Live At The London Palladium" through Geffen Records. both of which hit the shelves December 4. To preorder, follow this link.
I put up my office Christmas tree and lights yesterday to help get ready for the holiday craziness that usually occurs with an online retailer, but I haven't yet started on the Christmas music. If you're still looking to fill out your holiday playlist, consider Mink's "Little Drummer Boy (Girl)," which sounds a little like Sex Pistols meets Santa Claus,
Mink - "Little Drummer Boy (Girl)"
or Brigid Kaelin, who comes bearing her "JewGrass" style of music for Hanukkah.
The A-side, Mazel Tonk!, harkens back to the days of Patsy Cline with a Dropkick Murphy's twist at the end. She has dubbed the style - JewGrass.
Brigid Kaelin - "Mazel Tonk"