5 Quick Things: 2023 Schedule
The National Football League revealed the 2023 schedule on Thursday night. The Packers will play 17 games – eight home and nine away. Other than that, there’s simply no way of knowing in the spring what’s going to happen in the fall, especially when it comes to a team replacing a quarterback who’s attempted 7,660 […]
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Packers, Love Reach Compromise
Only hours before a decision needed to be made on Jordan Love’s fifth-year option worth $20.2 million, the Green Bay Packers and their unproven starting quarterback reached a compromise that makes sense for both sides. Love agreed to a one-year contract extension on Tuesday morning that will pay him up to $22.5M, including $13.5M in […]
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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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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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Monday Musings: New Assistants
I grew up reading Bob McGinn, and coverage of the Packers hasn’t been the same since he left the beat six years ago. He’s the reason I started writing about the team back when only a few sites like this existed. It’s ironic that even in retirement, McGinn was able to break one of the […]
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If I Were The GM: 2023 Offseason
I will preface what’s next by saying it’s a lot easier to make decisions when there are no severe ramifications. Unlike the men and women who work for the Packers, my life isn’t affected by how many games the team wins or loses in any given year. With that out of the way, here’s what […]
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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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Tua’s Injury Hurt Packers
Any chance the Miami Dolphins had of advancing in the playoffs ended when quarterback Tua Tagovailoa suffered a concussion late in the first half of a week 16 game vs. Green Bay. Ironically, the injury probably hurt the Packers just as much. Prior to banging his head on the turf, Tagovailoa torched the Green Bay […]
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Doing Nothing With Love Is Best Option
General manager Brian Gutekunst’s choice to pick up free safety Darnell Savage’s fifth-year option last May seemed highly questionable at the time. The former Maryland star was coming off his worst season and hadn’t come close to living up to expectations since being drafted 21st overall in 2019. Ten months, a benching, and a position […]
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Time To Move On From Rodgers
I thought the Packers should trade Aaron Rodgers in 2021. The reigning MVP’s value would never be higher, and the team was coming off a disappointing loss in the NFC championship game. General manager Brian Gutekunst chose to hold onto his 37-year-old QB, and while I disagreed, I understood the thinking. I also thought the […]
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