Tim from Rock Falls, WI

With Jones coming to the active roster, I understand someone needs to be released. How could they release Burton? I thought claimed players had to stay on the active roster for three weeks?

The three-week stipulation is only for players signed off of other teams' practice squads. A player who accepts that offer is guaranteed three active-roster game checks. The other "three-week" item has to do with the waiver claim order, which shifts from last year's draft order to current records after Week 3.

Darren from Kingston, Ontario

Mike, after reading your answer to JT from Whitewater, WI, I find myself wondering about other top moments so far in your career. Would you mind sharing one or two more of your "top 10" career highlights with us?

Covering Favre-Elway in Super Bowl XXXII for the Wausau Daily Herald was an unforgettable thrill as a 25-year-old barely getting started in this business. Watching Wisconsin-Penn State from the Camp Randall sidelines in 1998 was a kick, though I regret I never got the opportunity to cover the Badgers in a Rose Bowl in my newspaper days. The 2002 Home Run Derby and All-Star Game at Miller Park for the Press-Gazette, as well as the inaugural game at Miller Park the year before, rank up there, too. Super Bowl XLV is obviously second-to-none in my 13 seasons here. Those are the big ones that come to mind.

Shane from Winnipeg, Manitoba

Tom from Blaine, WA, posted a question the other day regarding hesitating to celebrate a big play occurring due to penalties potentially being called. Whenever a big play occurs I typically shift my eyes to that little box in the corner and count to three, hoping not to see the box turn yellow and the word FLAG appear. Three-second pause then celebrate. Just wondering if you Insiders, or anyone else, have a similar habit.

When watching on TV, my eyes are drawn in the same way. From the press box, I have a habit of scanning the field after a big play to see if I spot anything yellow. Many times, the flag is visible before the big moment happens.

John from Simi Valley, CA

Hi Insiders. When the Packers travel to an away game like Washington, where do they practice on Saturday? At the stadium or a local university?

They practice in Green Bay before heading to the airport.

PJ from Minneapolis, MN

Is the NFL going to draw undue resentment on the QB class because of these rules? The highest-paid position (by a wide margin) is now almost the guy you can't hit. They're turning the QB position into a white-collar role and the rest of the 21 players on the field are the expendables in the coal mines. It could get ugly for the NFL if that sentiment surfaces within the players' community.

Except the players know they need an elite, healthy QB in order to win, and they aren't easy to find.

Neal from Fort Worth, TX

How much of an impact do you feel Burks will be if he is active Sunday? I thought he showed promise in pass coverage in his limited appearances in preseason. I'm anxious to see how Pettine plans to stop Reed and Thompson in the passing game. In both SF and KC, Smith frequently targets those two positions with great success.

We'll have to see how much the Packers can use Burks right away. He's had no game action for over a month now, and the players practice in pads only once a week in the regular season, so he missed valuable prep for a rookie. For the most part, Pettine matched a corner on Cohen for the Bears (Alexander had the duty a fair amount), so he might take the same approach with Thompson. As I said the other day, I think Reed is the toughest matchup. I look for different combinations, brackets, etc., on him, so their offense has to regularly adjust.

Drew from Front Royal, VA

Is there any way that a Packer fan from VA could meet the famous Mike and Wes at the game this Sunday?

Game day would not be ideal, but as Wes noted, we'll be there with bells on (or something like that) at the pep rally in Arlington on Saturday night.

Lori from Heredia, Costa Rica

Mention the Fail Mary game and we immediately think of that horrible call in Seattle. We need an equally clever name for the tie game from Sunday. "Fluffing the Passer"?

I tried to end the week with limited references to the topic we're all tired of, but this was just too funny.

Dan from Wausau, WI

The first two weeks have reminded me more than ever that this truly is a game of inches and the margin between winning and losing is razor thin. While you can make a case the other way, we're a dropped pick and missed extra-point-distance field goal from being 0-2 with both losses being divisional games at home. I could only imagine what the Inbox would be then, but I suspect the words "fire McCarthy" would be plentiful. Take it easy, folks, we're right there.