Monday Musings: New Safety
Aaron Rodgers appears happy and re-energized with the Jets, but that’s because it’s May and not November. Let’s see how the four-time MVP looks after losing a few games in a row. The aggressive New York media will turn on him faster than you can say “old quarterback.” Anyway, here are a few Packers-related thoughts […]
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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. 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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5 Quick Things: Big Time Rush
The Packers held their sixth practice of training camp earlier today. Here are the five most newsworthy items from August 2: 1) Rashan Gary has been borderline unblockable through the first week of practices. While some of his dominance can be attributed to star offensive linemen David Bakhtiari and Elgton Jenkins being on the physically […]
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10 Quick Things: GB vs. SF
After rewatching Saturday night’s playoff game against the 49ers, here are 10 things worth knowing: OFFENSE 1) If Saturday night was the last game quarterback Aaron Rodgers ever plays for the Packers, the soon-to-be four-time MVP ended his spectacular run with one of the worst performances of his postseason career. Rodgers put up decent […]
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10 Quick Things: GB vs. MIN
After rewatching Sunday night’s game against the Minnesota Vikings, here are 10 things worth knowing: OFFENSE 1) The beautifully executed first pass of the game from Aaron Rodgers to Davante Adams was a precursor of things to come. The two stars connected 11 times for 136 yards and a touchdown, taking full advantage of […]
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10 Quick Things: GB vs. CLE
After rewatching Saturday’s game against the Cleveland Browns, here are 10 things worth knowing: OFFENSE 1) Allen Lazard failed to hold onto what should’ve been a touchdown in the second quarter, but that was the only blemish on an otherwise impressive performance. Besides scoring No. 443 from quarterback Aaron Rodgers and later making an […]
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Pro Bowl-Worthy Packers
 It’s easy and probably fair for fans to dismiss the Pro Bowl as nothing more than a popularity contest, but being voted to the team still means a lot to players. The honor often equates to more money in the present, and fair or not; it’s used to measure a player’s worth in the future. That’s […]
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