Spriggs Won’t Sit For Long
General manager Ted Thompson didn’t boldly trade up in the second round of last year’s draft to select Jason Spriggs only to have him sit on the sidelines until he leaves as an unrestricted free agent in 2020. The former Indiana star will eventually be the team’s starting right tackle – it just won’t be this season. That’s because of […]
Read MoreScouting Report: Davon House
Davon House can blame a scheme change for his problems in Jacksonville – a theory the lazy media seems more than willing to accept – but a study of the tape tells a different story. Green Bay’s kinda new cornerback wasn’t asked to play much differently in 2016; he simply didn’t play as well as […]
Read MoreFree Agency: Quick Takes III
Free agency is slowing down in most places around the NFL, but not in Green Bay (can’t believe I just wrote that). In the past 10 days, general manager Ted Thompson re-signed two of his own and finally secured a defensive lineman he first flirted with four years ago. Here are my quick takes on what’s […]
Read MoreTy Shouldn’t Be THE Guy
I don’t see Ty Montgomery as a true No. 1 running back, and as maybe the only person to project the former Stanford star as a ball carrier and not a ball catcher on the day he was drafted in April 2015, I think I have a pretty good feel for No. 88. I know […]
Read MoreBlock, Forrest, Block
It’s difficult to imagine GM Ted Thompson passing up an edge rusher or a corner with the 29th pick in next month’s draft, but he might at least be tempted to do just that if offensive lineman Forrest Lamp is still available. That’s how good a player the former Western Kentucky star is, and how […]
Read MorePositional Analysis: Guard
This is the seventh of a 14-part series examining each position going into the offseason. Starters (D): Josh Sitton and T.J. Lang were the starting guards seven months ago. As of today, Lane Taylor and Don Barclay are atop the depth chart. That’s like going from Simon and Garfunkel to the Captain and Tennille. And while […]
Read MoreFree Agency: Quick Takes II
Free agency is less than a week old, but the Packers already look like a much different team than the one that played in the NFC Championship game. GM Ted Thompson has re-signed a few players, bid adieu to a few others and welcomed home an old friend. Here are my quick takes on what’s […]
Read MoreScouting Report: Martellus Bennett
General manager Ted Thompson was very close to re-signing Jared Cook on Thursday morning. Less than 36 hours later Martellus Bennett was the team’s new starting tight end. Hey Packers fans, welcome to the wacky world of free agency. Bennett, who turned 30 on the same day he joined the Packers, signed a 3-year contract […]
Read MoreTale Of The Tape: Bennett vs. Cook
The Packers surprisingly swapped tight ends over the weekend. Hours after breaking off talks with Jared Cook, the team signed Martellus Bennett. So is this an upgrade, and if so, how much? Here’s a comparison of the players based on watching a lot of tape from last season: BLOCKING: Cook will never be as good […]
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