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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Packers Need Better Secondary Plan
Despite having a trio of former No. 1 draft picks (Jaire Alexander, Darnell Savage, and Eric Stokes) and two highly-paid veterans (Adrian Amos and Rasul Douglas) in the secondary, Green Bay’s pass defense underachieved in 2022, finishing a mediocre 21st in completion percentage, 19th in yards gained per attempt, and 18th in quarterback rating. But […]
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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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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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5 Quick Things: GB vs. PHI
After re-watching Sunday night’s game against the Eagles, here are five eight things worth knowing: 1) Jordan Love made an impressive cameo in the second half, but let’s not get carried away. He was completing passes against a defense playing soft while protecting a two-score lead. Still, it was encouraging to see the young signal caller […]
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5 Quick Things: GB vs. TEN
After re-watching Thursday’s game against the Titans, here are five six things worth knowing: 1) The play of inside linebackers Quay Walker and Krys Barnes was a big reason why Derrick Henry averaged only 3.1 yards per carry. The rookie from Georgia was used at defensive end on 18 snaps and did a surprisingly good […]
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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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10 Quick Things: Final 53
The Packers reduced their roster to the league-mandated 53 players on Tuesday. The following are 10 things worth knowing: 5 QUICK THINGS 1) Keeping Rasheed Walker on the 53 over Caleb Jones would’ve been shocking a week ago, but the former Penn State star played really well in the preseason finale. Still, this is a […]
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5 Quick Thoughts: 12’s Frustration
The Packers held their 17th practice of training camp earlier today. Here are the five most newsworthy items from August 17: 1) The young wide receivers were better today, 24 hours after Aaron Rodgers vented about their inconsistency. And while his harsh words were understandable following a particularly poor practice against the Saints, his frustration […]
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5 Quick Things: New Nickel
The Packers held their eighth practice of training camp earlier today. Here are the five most newsworthy items from August 4: 1) Because Rasul Douglas played so well in 2021, it’s easy to assume he’ll be just as good this season. That might be wishful thinking. For one thing, the 26-year-old ex-Eagle, Panther, Raider, Texan, […]
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