Preview: Packers vs. 49ers
A year ago, a team from the NFC West (Los Angeles) with a banged-up quarterback (Jared Goff) came to Lambeau Field for a divisional-round game. Tonight, another NFC West team (San Francisco) with a banged-up quarterback (Jimmy Garoppolo) will come to Lambeau Field for a divisional-round game. The difference? Approximately 25 degrees at kickoff. If […]
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Packers Part Ways With Keke
General manager Brian Gutekunst typically adds new faces to the roster heading into the postseason (i.e., Jared Veldheer and Snacks Harrison), but this year, he subtracted an old face. Former starting defensive end Kingsley Keke was released on Wednesday, about 72 hours before the Packers host the San Francisco 49ers in the divisional round of […]
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Early Look At Saturday’s Game
The 49ers needed a come-from-behind overtime win in Week 18 to make the playoffs, and they needed a late stop, along with some clock mismanagement by the Cowboys, to advance to the divisional round. Now they’ll face the Packers in the postseason for the fourth time since 2012. San Francisco ran for over 600 yards […]
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Monday Musings: No Interviews
There are now 14 teams in the playoffs and a wild card game on Monday night. This isn’t surprising coming from a league that can never make enough money. Honestly, the only surprise is that the owners haven’t figured out a way to have games on every day of the week. Anyway, here are a […]
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Will He Stay Or Will He Go?
I wasn’t going to weigh in on Aaron Rodgers’ future until after the playoffs, but since the topic has been brought up multiple times in the past two weeks, I’ve decided to chime in. My guess, and it’s obviously only a guess, is that the greatest quarterback in the history of the Green Bay Packers […]
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Return Of Mercilus Is Big News
Whitney Mercilus practiced on Thursday, and while this news didn’t generate the same kind of buzz that surrounded the returns of cornerback Jaire Alexander, left tackle David Bakhtiari, center Josh Myers, and edge rusher Za’Darius Smith, it shouldn’t be minimized. It’s probably not a coincidence that the regression of the defense started around the time […]
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Packers Assistants Are Popular
Matt LaFleur has won more games in his first three seasons than any coach in National Football League history, so it’s no surprise that members of his staff are getting noticed. Offensive coordinator Nathaniel Hackett and passing game coordinator/quarterbacks coach Luke Getsy will soon interview with teams looking for a new head coach. If Hackett […]
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10 Quick Things: GB vs. DET
After rewatching Sunday’s game against the Detroit Lions, here are 10 things worth knowing: OFFENSE 1) Jordan Love reminded me of DeShon Kizer before the 2020 draft and watching him throw 62 passes in four games this season has done little to make me re-think that comparison. Playing with backup receivers on Sunday, the former […]
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Preview: Packers vs. Lions
The Packers conclude the regular season against Detroit for the fifth time in the past six years on Sunday. Instead of listing five keys to victory in what is – regardless of what coach Matt LaFleur said all week – a meaningless game, here are five thoughts that ran through my mind recently: 1) I’ve […]
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Potential Impact Of Returning Stars
The Packers clinched the No. 1 seed in the NFC and compiled the best record in the league despite playing without three All-Pros and their starting center for most of the season. With their playoffs set to begin in two and a half weeks, there’s at least a chance that corner Jaire Alexander, left tackle […]
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