Personnel Decisions Were Perplexing
Coaches in the National Football League watch players practice for hours each day and then spend even more time breaking down video of what they just saw live. You’d think after months of repeating the same routine; it would be easy to make the correct decisions as far as personnel is concerned. Well, you’d be […]
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Snap Judgments: Week 5
After rethinking about Sunday’s game against the Giants, here are three things worth discussing: 1) Once again, the Packers were outsmarted on both sides of the ball. This has been an alarming trend all season. While the defending NFC North champs managed to overcome Matt LaFleur and Joe Barry in Weeks 2, 3, and 4, […]
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10 Quick Things: GB vs. CHI
After rewatching Sunday night’s game against the Chicago Bears, here are 10 things worth knowing: 5 QUICK THINGS 1) If AJ Dillon is ever going to be a legit No. 1 running back, he needs to do a better job of making tacklers miss. The bruising third-year pro should’ve averaged more than 3.4 yards per […]
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Third-Round Woes Continue
There are three reasons why nobody should be surprised that rookie offensive lineman Sean Rhyan is having a very disappointing training camp. The first is that he’s one of the youngest players in the NFL at 21. The second is that he’s transitioning from left tackle to right guard, a position he had never played […]
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10 Quick Things: GB vs. SF
After rewatching Friday night’s 28-21 loss to the San Francisco 49ers, here are 10 things worth knowing: 5 QUICK THINGS 1) How low has the bar been set for Jordan Love? Matt LaFleur praised his first half of work against the 49ers, as did most of the sycophantic local media. In reality, it was yet […]
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5 Quick Things: Watson Update
The Packers held their fifth practice of training camp earlier today. Here are the five most newsworthy items from August 1: 1) Matt LaFleur admitted on Monday that he doesn’t know when Christian Watson will be able to begin practicing, but as expected, the fourth-year head coach is staying positive. “It’s tough because there’s nothing […]
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Monday Musings: Bad Returns
It’s hard to believe that come Sunday evening in Los Angeles, the Bengals will have played in as many Super Bowls as the Packers in the last half century. That’s a reminder of two things – Cincinnati was pretty darn good in the 80s, and Green Bay hasn’t come close to taking full advantage of […]
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Midseason Rookie Report Card
After a rookie class that barely contributed in 2020, the Packers needed more from the nine players who were drafted in April. They’ve got just that, and it’s a big reason why a team battered by injuries has still been able to post the league’s second-best record at midseason. The following is an analysis of […]
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10 Quick Things: GB vs. SF
After rewatching Sunday night’s game against the 49ers, here are 10 things worth knowing: OFFENSE 1) It’s understandable why Aaron Rodgers is always looking to get the ball to Davante Adams, but 18 targets is a lot, especially when you consider that no other player was thrown to more than four times. In fact, […]
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Thursday Thoughts: Honoring Ted
On Wednesday, the Pro Football Hall of Fame unveiled its modern-era nominees for the Class of 2022, and nobody is more deserving than former Green Bay strong safety LeRoy Butler, the only player from the 1990s All-Decade team not to be enshrined in Canton. I have absolutely no faith in the voters, but maybe they’ll […]
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