Corners Are The Key To D
The Packers have been a good defensive team exactly one time since winning Super Bowl XLV. In 2014, that side of the ball surrendered only 19.2 points per game in the second half of a season that shouldn’t have ended in the NFC title game. You don’t have to be Sherlock Holmes or even Inspector […]
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State Of The Offensive Line 2.0
Back in May, I projected how the offensive line would look at the start of training camp. Now, after two weeks of practices and the addition of one new face to the mix, it’s time to project how things will look in 37 days when the Packers open the season in New Orleans: LEFT TACKLE […]
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Thursday Thoughts: Big Ben
The first week of training camp was crazy. Quarterback and league MVP Aaron Rodgers eviscerated the organization in a monologue that would’ve made Williams Shakespeare proud, and the front office added two established veterans to an already talented roster. Things figure to settle down in the coming weeks as the drama decreases and the hitting […]
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Funchess Could Be Odd Man Out
Things have sure changed at wide receiver since the summer of 2019. Back then, the battle for the No. 5 job was between street free agent Jake Kumerow, return specialist Trevor Davis, and disappointing draft pick J’Mon Moore. Flash forward two years, and there’s a decent chance Devin Funchess, a player with 164 catches and […]
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Under-The-Radar Players To Watch
The drama surrounding quarterback Aaron Rodgers figures to dominate much of training camp, but other stories will be worth following. One will be which under-the-radar young players step up and steal a spot on the 53-man roster and/or earn more snaps than expected during the regular season. Corner Chandon Sullivan, outside linebacker Randy Ramsey, and […]
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Remember The Two-Week Rule
The way people are gushing over rookie wide receiver Romeo “Jerry Rice II” Doubs makes me a bit nostalgic for the 80s. That was the decade I drank my first beer, bought my first car, and held my first real job. What does this have to do with a second-year wide receiver for the Packers? […]
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Randall Cobb: Pros & Cons
Less than 48 hours after Aaron Rodgers agreed to a reworked contract with the Packers, the team reacquired Randall Cobb from the Houston Texans for a sixth-round pick in next year’s draft. It’s no coincidence. Rodgers and Cobb are close friends and a reunion was clearly part of the discussions that led up to the […]
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Packers Sign Veteran Tackle
The Packers added another veteran player on Wednesday. Just hours after acquiring wide receiver Randall Cobb in a trade with Houston, the team signed free agent tackle Dennis Kelly. It’s fair to question the first move but not the second. In fact, if the money is reasonable – let’s say no more than $2 million […]
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Rodgers Agrees To Reworked Deal
Only hours before players were due to report for the start of training camp, the Packers reached an agreement with Aaron Rodgers on a revised contract that will bring the MVP back for a 17th season in Green Bay. The new deal will void the final year of his contract in 2023 and allow the […]
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Final Thoughts (For Now) On Rodgers
As the Aaron Rodgers saga moves past day 50, the disgruntled quarterback and the beleaguered front office appear no closer to a reconciliation. The reigning league MVP skipped all offseason activities, and there’s no telling whether he’ll show up when the Packers begin training camp in late July. And while the topic has already been […]
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