Month: September 2015

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Sorting Out The Dime

Aside from Morgan Burnett, who hasn’t practiced all week because of a calf injury, there are no questions as to who’ll be starting when the Packers take the field in Chicago on Sunday. But with or without Burnett, there will be plenty of intrigue when the dime package enters the game. Other than Sam Shields at […]

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Sizing Up The Practice Squad

It’s not easy to go from the practice squad one season to the 53-man roster the next, but wide receiver Myles White and offensive lineman Josh Walker proved it can be done. So of the eight players added to this year’s practice squad on Sunday, which have the best chance of being part of next […]

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High And Lows Of Camp

Now that training camp and the preseason is mercifully over, let’s take a look back at some of the highs and some of the lows from the past six weeks: Biggest surprises (players): Former UCLA star Brett Hundley was the most impressive rookie quarterback I’ve seen in over three decades of following the Packers… Third-round pick […]

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Veteran Receiver Needed ASAP

General manager Ted Thompson almost never looks outside the organization to fill a hole on the roster, but he’s going to have to add a veteran wide receiver. That should’ve been obvious even before Randall Cobb left Saturday night’s game with a shoulder injury. With Jordy Nelson out for the season, the offense needs someone […]

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Masthay Could Get Booted

If Tim Masthay has another poor game on Thursday and if the Giants release Steve Weatherford – two big ifs – it wouldn’t be a shock to see the 10-year vet take over as Green Bay’s punter. Masthay struggled at the end of last season and he hasn’t regained his form this summer. The fifth-year […]

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