Former Packers guard Daryn Colledge expressed his disappointment about not being extended an invitation to the White House to the Arizona Republic. Gregg Rosenthal of ProFootballTalk.com weighed in. "We suspect Colledge will get criticized in Green Bay for whining, but we  agree with his viewpoint," writes Rosenthal. "Going to the White House is one of the cooler parts of winning a title; the Packers players absolutely ate up the experience last week."

As if on cue, Daryn Colledge was criticized by Mike Vandermause of the Green Bay Press-Gazette in a blog post, telling him life isn't fair. "I suppose they could have told Colledge to make his own travel plans and meet them in front of the White House gate at a certain time last Friday," writes Vandermause, "but even that gesture would have opened them up to criticism, such as, 'Why didn’t the team have the decency to take care of one of its former players?'." And the Packers could have easily have responded to that criticism by reimbursing him for his expenses. That's how most of the business world operates.

More on the White House and Daryn Colledge appears at Total Packers.

Former Packers safety Matt Bowen wrote a blog post about rookie wide receiver Randall Cobb over at the National Football Post. "On Saturday night in his first preseason action vs. the Browns, Cobb made his plays inside, from the slot position," writes Bowen. "And that is where he can make his money for this Green Bay offense on top of what he brings to the team in the return game."

The running back position and their first preseason performance is the topic of a post by Brandon Benson at Acme Packing Company. "I was surprised to see that Grant was pulled in favor of Starks for their second possession," writes Benson. "I haven't read anything to indicate it's a true competition, Grant will start ahead of Starks barring an injury, but that substitution made it appear like there was a competition to be had. Unfortunately for Starks, his night was cut short by an ankle injury, but he made one good run for nine yards before leaving. Grant also had a couple good runs, and I'd be hard pressed to say either one was clearly the better back. They both looked good in a limited opportunity." I'm not sure what is meant by "competition," because even though Grant may technically start, there should be plenty of splitting carries this season.

The competition at safety was over before it began, says Monty McMahon of Total Packers.

Thoughts on the first preseason game appear at Acme Packing Company, Green Bay Packer Talk, Packer Chatters and Packers Gab.

Reaction to a story on Aaron Rodgers' concussion last season appears at Pocket Dopper and Acme Packing Company.

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Posts on Aaron Rodgers and Ted Thompson appear at AllGreenBayPackers.com.

Kevin Seifert of ESPN.com opines on the left guard battle, Jermichael Finley and Daryn Colledge.

The Giants signed former Packer Derrick Martin.

The Wearing of the Green (and Gold) has some preseason pictures from 1954.

An exhibition game program cover from 1974 appears at Packerville, U.S.A.

The Packers Hall of Fame has a new biography on Buckets Goldenberg.

Brian Carriveau is the editor of the Maple Street Press Packers Annual. To contact Brian, email [email protected].

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