Draft Preview: Tight Ends
There’s no better friend to a young quarterback than a quality tight end, something Green Bay hasn’t had since Jared Cook in 2016. With Jordan Love expected to be under center next season, finding that type of player should be a high priority for general manager Brian Gutekunst later this month. Fortunately, the upcoming draft […]
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GM, Coach About To Lose Security Blanket
The next several months will be bliss for Brian Gutekunst and Matt LaFleur. Spring in Green Bay, Wisconsin, will feel like summer in Paris, France. The sixth-year general manager won’t have to fret about which of soon-to-be ex-Packer Aaron Rodgers’ friends to keep on the roster, and the fifth-year coach won’t have to trash plays […]
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Draft Preview: Mock 1.0
I‘ve never been a big fan of mock drafts, but people seem to love them. So here’s my first effort at predicting what will happen on Thursday, April 27. The Packers currently have one selection in the first round – 15th overall – although that could change after the Aaron Rodgers trade to the Jets […]
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Pressure On GMs To Complete Trade
It’s probably true that of the two organizations involved in the proposed Aaron Rodgers trade, one is under a lot more pressure to complete the deal. After all, the Packers already have their starting quarterback for next season, while the Jets’ depth chart consists of a washed-up Joe Flacco, disappointing Zach Wilson, and somebody by […]
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Notes: Signings And Re-signings
General manager Brian Gutekunst stayed busy as the Green Bay Packers added two new faces and welcomed back a pair of old ones as free agency moved into its second phase. The following is a brief roundup of the latest news and notes: 🏈LONG SNAPPER SIGNS 3-YEAR DEAL For the second straight March, Gutekunst’s first acquisition […]
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Packers Should Reconsider Benkert
Once Aaron Rodgers is officially gone, the Packers will need to acquire a backup for new starting quarterback Jordan Love. Fortunately, the free-agent market is filled with pretty good options. Teddy Bridgewater, Marcus Mariota, Mason Rudolph, Carson Wentz, and Gardner Minshew are just some of the available signal callers who have won their share of […]
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Top Prospects Don’t Measure Up
Any mock drafters who still have Brian Branch or Michael Mayer going to the Packers at No. 15 either haven’t been paying attention to general manager Brian Gutekunst’s history in the first round or didn’t watch last weekend’s NFL Combine. Gutekunst has chosen six non-QBs in round 1 since being hired to replace Ted Thompson […]
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Monday Musings: Isaiah McDuffie
How do you know when it’s time to get a hobby? When you find yourself spending hours on a Saturday watching college students run 40 yards in a straight line and bench press 225 pounds. Anyway, here are a few Packers-related thoughts that ran through my mind in the past couple of days: 1) There […]
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Attempting To Translate Gutespeak
General manager Brian Gutekunst spoke to reporters at the NFL Combine in Indy on Tuesday, and while he answered numerous questions about Aaron Rodgers, he shed very little light on what’s going to happen with the four-time MVP quarterback. The following are my three biggest takeaways from this morning’s Q&A as I do my very […]
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Dead Money Is Piling Up
Due to numerous contract restructurings by general manager Brian Gutekunst over the past several years, the Green Bay Packers will be on the hook for nearly $17 million in dead money next season. Ted Thompson must be rolling over in his grave. Thompson, who spent over a decade as the Packers general manager and led […]
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