It’s not time to panic yet, but comments here on Total Packers show a lot of apprehension that injuries might dim the soaring hopes that have come with the overdue coaching change, some exciting draft ...
Head coach Matt LaFleur has been surly lately about the team’s training camp performance. He is upset about a lack of urgency, a shortage of focus, and general sloppiness. The abrupt release of Jason Spriggs ...
I’ll address the current status in a bit, but first let’s review recent history: the Packers’ receiver problem has been three years in the making. In 2017, signs of trouble were clear: Jordy was in ...
It’s good to be back, now that the long-awaited training camp has commenced. Even from my vantage point 1,922 miles west of Lambeau Field (by car), the team’s new emphasis on athleticism and fitness is ...
June is seldom a bountiful month in terms of Packers news. Fans are pretty much reduced to beer chugging events and the like. But when someone gets a microphone in front of Aaron Rodgers, we ...
For younger readers, in 1999 Nike came out with a clever advertisement featuring Atlanta pitchers Greg Maddux and Tom Glavine watching Cardinal’s slugger Mark McGuire knocking balls into the seats during batting practice. Here’s a ...
We’ve already witnessed major differences regarding the general manager changeover, in 2018, from Ted Thompson to Brian Gutekunst. Now we are all watching changes taking place during the McCarthy-LaFleur coaching transition. New strategies, different play ...
Of late, half the talk among Green Bay fans is about how Matt LaFleur is going to change the way the team’s offensive linemen block. When Brian Gutekunst and the Pack agreed to pay free ...
Here’s where and when the new Packers head coach has been, what positions he’s held, and how his teams’ passing games have fared in his time as an NFL coach. LaFleur, by the way, spent ...
While NFL scouts and pundits didn’t totally agree with the Packers’ draft selections at #12 and #21, no one denies that both players bring some incredible athleticism to Green Bay. Rashan Gary, Draft Choice #12 ...
In my last post, I mentioned that in acquiring Dexter Williams in the sixth round, the Packers filled a roster need as well as acquiring a player with great potential. As you might have noticed, ...
As one sports pundit put it, “Dexter goes from one historic team playing in an iconic venue to another.” In the middle of the sixth round of the 2019 NFL draft, Green Bay managed to ...
Whether the primary impulse has come from defensive coordinator Mike Pettine, Coach Matt LaFleur, or GM Brian Gutekunst, someone has put a stamp on Green Bay’s 2019 defense: they are going to pressure, harass, and ...
On Sunday, Jason Wilde, writing for the Wisconsin State Journal, covered a number of topics of interest to Packers fans. When he got to the subject of “standing pat at receiver,” he began in this ...
Even if the Packers’ passing prowess continues on its slow but steady descent, my prior post (Packers Are Undergoing a Seismic Adjustment Period, 4/29) theorized that a new focus on the run game could still ...
In my last post, I theorized as to what would need to happen for the Packers to remain a top ten passing team in 2019. Widening the focus, there are a couple other scenarios to ...
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