5 Packers Who Need To Step Up
For only the second time in the past 30 years, Green Bay will begin a season with no idea what to expect from their starting quarterback. As was the case when lightly-tested Aaron Rodgers replaced Brett Favre in 2008, lightly-tested Jordan Love will be taking the reins from Rodgers come September. All eyes will be […]
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4-3 Would Suit Defense Better
Green Bay has been playing a 3-4 defense for the past decade and a half, and the results have not been good. While mediocre (at best) coordinators and suspect talent have been more to blame than any particular alignment; maybe it’s time to try something different. After all, five of the top six and seven […]
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5 Quick Things: GB vs. CHI
After re-watching Sunday’s game against the Chicago Bears, here are five six things worth knowing: 1) The Bears don’t have much talent left on defense after trading away Robert Quinn and Roquan Smith, but that shouldn’t diminish the play of the O-line on Sunday. The guys up front did their job, keeping quarterback Aaron Rodgers clean […]
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5 Quick Things: GB vs. BUF
After re-watching Sunday night’s game against the Bills, here are five six things worth knowing: 1) It’s one thing to move around veterans Billy Turner and Lucas Patrick; it’s a whole other thing to move around young players. Neither tackle Yosh Nijman nor guard Jon Runyan is performing as well on the right side of the […]
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5 Quick Things: GB vs. NE
After rewatching Sunday’s game vs. the New England Patriots, here are five six things worth knowing: 1) Rashan Gary did what great players do on Sunday – he took over a game. The fourth-year outside linebacker had a pair of sacks, three hurries, and forced a fumble that he recovered. There’s no truth to the […]
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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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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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Thursday Thoughts: Happy Anniversary
The January 6 hearings begin later today, so get ready to hear the words “Green Bay sweep” mentioned repeatedly. Only this time, it won’t refer to the beautifully designed and executed run that helped the Packers dominate the 1960s. Instead, it will refer to the strategy used by Donald Trump in an attempt to keep […]
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Thursday Thoughts: More Nickel
The Packers signed both of their No. 1 picks on May 6. That’s a far cry from the days – not too long ago – when the biggest story in late July was whether a team’s top pick would report to training camp on time. The National Football League doesn’t always do things to improve […]
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Notes: Smiths Get Separated
The Packers made big moves to clear cap space as free agency unofficially began on Monday. The following is an instant analysis: ?DE’VONDRE CAMPBELL SIGNS 5-YEAR EXTENSION I’ve been writing about the importance of re-signing Campbell for the past six weeks, especially if the Packers decided to keep MVP quarterback Aaron Rodgers and make at […]
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