Snap Judgments: Week 15
After rethinking about Monday night’s game against the Rams, here are three things worth discussing: 1) Cornerback Keisean Nixon has been a revelation on returns since fully taking over those duties four weeks ago. That’s the good news. The bad news is that it took half a season before the people in charge figured out […]
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5 Quick Things: GB vs. WAS
After re-watching Sunday’s game against the Commanders, here are five six things worth knowing: 1) Washington wide receiver Terry McLaurin is a very good player, but if Jaire Alexander wants to flap his gums like Deion Sanders during the week, he needs to back up his words. He didn’t on Sunday. The former Louisville star, who […]
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Big News Before Big Game
On Saturday, the Packers got some good news and some bad but hardly unexpected news concerning two important players. The good news is that left tackle David Bakhtiari is expected to return to the starting lineup later today against Tampa Bay. The 31-year-old five-time All-Pro has played only 27 snaps since injuring his left knee […]
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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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Surprises And Disappointments
With the preseason mercifully over, training camp winding down, and the opener only 14 days away, it’s time to reflect on the happenings of the past five weeks. The following is a look at the summer’s six biggest surprises and disappointments: SURPRISES 1) ROMEO DOUBS Even with too many drops, the fourth-round pick was easily the […]
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5 Quick Things: Watkins Returns
The Packers held their third practice of training camp earlier today. Here are the five most newsworthy items from July 29: 1) As expected, Sammy Watkins’ stay on the non-football injury list was a short one. The veteran wide receiver, who signed a 1-year deal in April, returned to practice on Friday. Now the question […]
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Help Still Needed At Receiver
The Packers don’t have a No. 1 or even a No. 2 wide receiver, and at least until Robert Tonyan returns from a serious knee suffered last November, they also don’t possess a starting-caliber tight end. Fortunately, none of this will be a problem in the regular season. With a solid line, two good running […]
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Scouting Report: Sammy Watkins
The Green Bay Packers signed free agent Sammy Watkins to a 1-year deal last Thursday. It was inevitable that general manager Brian Gutekunst would add a veteran wide receiver before next week’s draft, and the former Clemson star makes sense since he played for head coach Matt LaFleur in Los Angeles and wide receivers coach […]
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