Halfway through his second year in Green Bay, Defensive Coordinator Mike Pettine has a personnel problem he’s yet to solve: it’s the inside linebacker position opposite Blake Martinez. Before going any further, we need to ...
I Guarantee It Before leaving the Vikings until the Monday night re-match in Week 16, I happened upon an interesting factoid. Of the 60 spendiest current NFL player contracts, only one is 100% guaranteed. Guesses? ...
The trade of receiver/returner Trevor Davis to the Raiders, for a sixth round draft pick came out of the blue. As with the release of Mike Daniels, the unusual timing of this move is suggestive. ...
If you read my last post, I concluded by advocating that the Packers add an additional backup veteran quarterback to the team. Let’s flesh out that thought. I like Tim Boyle, but there’s nothing in ...
Robert Lewis Stevenson published the gothic novella titled The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde in 1886. Dr. Henry Jekyll battled between the good and evil within himself, with his alter ego being ...
With all the undrafted defensive backs passing through the Lambeau Field gates in the waning Ted Thompson days, I pretty much stopped paying attention to who they were. It was just a blur: Hawkins, Dorleant, ...
Thursday evening’s win over the Bears was uplifting. It was both a team effort and an encouraging sign that there’s ability and potential in this assemblage of personnel. The snap counts are in, and in ...
The hard work for Coach LaFleur has just begun, while the general manager’s work is mostly done. It’s an appropriate time to take a calm and unbiased look at how Brian Gutekunst has done in ...
As the August 31st deadline for a 53 man roster draws near, the Packers have released Safety Josh Jones today and GM Brian Gutekunst announced that RB Darrin Hall was released on Saturday. The news ...
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 ...
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 ...
By the end of last year’s season, any optimism towards the Packers’ near-future could easily be dismissed as being naive. However, due to several promising moves by the front office during this offseason including an ...
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 ...
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