Tough Decisions Await Thompson
It’s probably a good thing Ted Thompson decided to stick around for at least one more year because the Green Bay Packers will be facing some incredibly tough decisions in the coming days and weeks. The team’s most talented free agents (Jared Cook, T.J. Lang, Nick Perry, JC Tretter and Eddie Lacy) all come with […]
Read MorePotential Bargains At Linebacker
Free agency begins in 11 days, and while nobody is asking general manager Ted Thompson to spend crazy money on big names like Stephon Gilmore or Calais Campbell, it would be nice to see him add a few solid second-tier players to a team that relied way too much on the brilliance of Aaron Rodgers […]
Read MorePositional Analysis: Wide Receiver
This is the fifth of a 14-part series examining each position going into the offseason. Starters (B): Jordy Nelson was a good, not great No. 1, Davante Adams was a good, not great No. 2 and Randall Cobb was a good, not great No. 3. Nelson put up impressive numbers (97 receptions for 1,257 and […]
Read MoreMurphy Should Be Tried Inside
Assuming either T.J. Lang or JC Tretter leaves in free agency, the Packers will be very thin at guard heading into the draft. One option to reinforce the position would be to move tackle Kyle Murphy inside. The former Stanford star has never played the position before, but it could be the best spot for […]
Read MorePositional Analysis: Tight End
This is the fourth of a 14-part series examining each position going into the offseason. Starter (B-): Jared Cook finished the season strongly, but let’s keep things in perspective. The soon-to-be 30-year-old dropped four passes in the playoffs, did very little after the catch and was a pedestrian blocker. That said, he was also the […]
Read MoreTramon Can Still Play
After ex-Packer Tramon Williams was released by the Cleveland Browns earlier this month, I spent a few days analyzing the 33-year-old’s play in 2016. I was fully expecting to see a dottering old man barely able to keep up with young wide receivers. Instead, what I saw was a still capable defensive back. While Williams […]
Read MoreLinebacker Is Reddick-ulous
I never give an opinion on a college player unless I’ve seen him play at least 4 games. Even then, it’s hard to be overly confident without the benefit of either having access to the All-22 or seeing the prospect live. Since I was able to do the latter a number times in the case of Haason […]
Read MorePackers’ Offseason To-Do List
ESPN’s Bill Barnwell is a really smart guy, but his “Five moves the Packers should make this offseason” story wasn’t all that impressive and proved just how hard it is to closely follow all 32 teams. So here’s a “Five moves the Packers should make this offseason” story written by a person who closely follows […]
Read MorePositional Analysis: Fullback
This is the third of a 15-part series examining each position going into the offseason. Starter (B): General manager Ted Thompson’s decision not to re-sign popular veteran John Kuhn was validated by the play of Aaron Ripkowski. The 24-year-old from Oklahoma proved to be far more dangerous with the ball in his hands (4.3 yards on 43 carries) […]
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