Notes: One Stays, One Goes
Quarterback Aaron Rodgers hasn’t been traded yet, and free agency doesn’t officially start until Wednesday, but it’s still been a busy past 24 hours for the Packers as one key player stayed and another left. The following is an instant analysis: 🏈ALLEN LAZARD ON HIS WAY TO NEW YORK The Packers poached Allen Lazard off […]
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Monday Musings: Ranking Rodgers
I‘m old enough to recall when the NFL wouldn’t permit network pregame shows to mention point spreads, and now gambling is as big a part of the game as awful officiating. Speaking of which, that sure feels like a dangerous combination that’s eventually going to bite the league in the ass. Anyway, here are some […]
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5 Quick Things: GB vs. LA
After re-watching Monday night’s game against the Rams, here are five six things worth knowing: 1) Christian Watson’s recent exploits made it easy to forget just how well Romeo Doubs was playing before suffering a high ankle sprain against Detroit in Week 9. The fourth-round pick returned on Monday and quickly reminded everybody why he was […]
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What’s Wrong With The Offense?
Green Bay scored 197 points and averaged 394 yards en route to a 5-1 start in 2020. Two years later, the numbers are 107, 348, and 3-3. So what’s wrong with the offense? Sometimes the right answer is also the most obvious one. These current Packers aren’t nearly as talented, even though six of the […]
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Snap Judgments: Week 6
After rethinking about Sunday’s game against the Jets, here are three things worth discussing: 1) I first mentioned the offseason coaching changes on offense after the week 1 debacle in Minnesota, and it’s probably worth revisiting the topic after an even worse performance by the Packers on Sunday. Nathaniel Hackett had nearly a decade’s worth […]
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10 Most Important Packers
Green Bay did a commendable job of overcoming injuries to key players last season, but when it mattered most, the team really missed Robert Tonyan, David Bakhtiari, and Elgton Jenkins in the divisional round loss to San Francisco (they also could’ve used a healthy Za’Darius Smith and Jaire Alexander on the final drive of that […]
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5 Quick Things: Lighter Lazard
The Packers held their second practice of training camp earlier today. Here are the five most newsworthy items from July 28: 1) Allen Lazard, who played at nearly 230 pounds the past three years, looks about 10 pounds lighter this summer. The drop in weight almost certainly coincides with his rise up the depth chart. […]
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Unsigned Lazard Faces Deadline
General manager Brian Gutekunst placed a second-round tender worth $3.986 million on restricted free agent Allen Lazard on Mar. 15, and while the veteran wide receiver still hasn’t signed the tender, the status quo won’t last for much longer. If Lazard doesn’t put pen to paper by June 15, Green Bay can cut his salary […]
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Help Still Needed At Receiver
The Packers don’t have a No. 1 or even a No. 2 wide receiver, and at least until Robert Tonyan returns from a serious knee suffered last November, they also don’t possess a starting-caliber tight end. Fortunately, none of this will be a problem in the regular season. With a solid line, two good running […]
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Notes: Lazard Receives Tender
The Packers kept making moves as free agency unofficially continued for a second day. The following is an instant analysis: ?ALLEN LAZARD GETS SECOND-ROUND TENDER As expected, the Packers placed the middle tender on Allen Lazard. The veteran wide receiver now has until late April to either agree to an offer sheet with another team […]
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