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Monday Musings: Better With Age

I received my second vaccine shot on Apr. 2, and later this week, I’m planning on having dinner with friends for the first time in over a year. Life isn’t back to normal yet, but it’s getting closer. My next goal? Freezing my ass off at Lambeau Field in late November. Anyway, here are more […]

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Thursday Thoughts: Great Company

I finally have the time to do extensive scouting reports on new players, so I should’ve known GM Brian Gutekunst wouldn’t sign a single free agent in the first three weeks of free agency. There are still some bargains to be had, but it appears the Packers will be relying on holdovers and the upcoming […]

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Monday Musings: Tight Ends

Maybe not having the NFL Combine will be a good thing for the Packers. GM Brian Gutekunst’s best pick in three drafts – based on the player’s performance relative to where he was selected – is Elgton Jenkins. The star guard from Mississippi State didn’t wow anybody in Indy in the winter of 2019, but […]

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Thursday Thoughts: Love’s Value

Until Aaron Rodgers says more about his future in Green Bay than the few innocuous words he uttered immediately following the NFC championship game, the local media needs to stop trying so hard to create drama. The 37-year-old quarterback agreed to a $134 million extension less than three years ago that takes him through his […]

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Now Or Never For Nijman

If Jordan Love was the young player most affected by not having any preseason games last summer, Yosh Nijman was a close second. The Packers kept the former undrafted free agent from Virginia Tech on the 53-man roster for the past two seasons, but thanks to the coronavirus, they still don’t really know what they […]

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Monday Musings: ‘Big Dog’ Returns

Jordan Love has yet to take a snap, and he’s already had a better career with the Packers than the player picked in the first round 40 years before him. That’s because Penn State defensive tackle Bruce Clark actually preferred Toronto of the Canadian Football League to Green Bay, the Siberia of the NFL back […]

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Keep Options Open With Rodgers

Mike Silver of NFL Network reported that the Packers are still attempting to restructure or extend Aaron Rodgers’ contract. Why is it taking so long? Perhaps because the two sides want different things. It’s possible the team prefers a minor restructuring that allows it to move on from the superstar quarterback whenever it wants while […]

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Monday Musings: Runyan’s Potential

The NFL is a business, and once Aaron Jones was re-signed, there was no way Jamaal Williams was going to return for a fifth season in Green Bay. But that doesn’t make his departure any easier to take. Besides being a productive and dependable running back, the former fourth-round pick from BYU star seemed like […]

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Smith Now Has Incentive To Improve

Preston Smith reported to training camp overweight last summer, and his play on the field for much of the fall was uninspired, undisciplined, and unproductive. So what price did he pay for being among the least effective starting outside linebackers in the entire league? The Green Bay Packers handed him a check for $6.5 million […]

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Jones Agrees To $48M Extension

Only hours before Aaron Jones was set to become an unrestricted free agent, the Green Bay Packers held firm and were still able to extend their Pro Bowl running back. The deal is for four years and worth up to $48 million, including a $13 million signing bonus. “We anticipated bigger offers in free agency, […]

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