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Packers Off Julius Peppers’ List
Feb 12th
We’ve connected Carolina Panthers defensive end and free-agent-to-be Julius Peppers with the Green Bay Packers on a few occasions. So have several other outlets, but it looks like Peppers has already crossed the Packers off his list of potential teams.
The National Football Post’s Andrew Brandt says there’s no chance Peppers will sign with Carolina or [...]
Cushing Wins Defensive Rookie of the Year
Jan 5th
Both Fox Sports and ESPN have reported that Houston Texans linebacker Brian Cushing has been named NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year.
Cushing was a runaway winner, receiving 39 of a possible 50 votes. Buffalo Bills safety Jairus Byrd finished second with six votes, followed by Green Bay Packers linebacker Clay Matthews with three, and Washington [...]
The Packers Pro Bowl Snubs
Jan 1st
Every year there are guys who get elected to the Pro Bowl who don’t deserve to be there. Every year there are guys who are more deserving who get left off the squad.
The Green Bay Packers have three deserving Pro Bowlers in Aaron Rodgers, Charles Woodson and Nick Collins, but they also have two guys [...]
How Good Are USC’s Rookie Linebacker Trio?
Dec 11th
The Green Bay Packers know first hand how good Clay Matthews is.
Matthews has made a major impact on the Packers No. 1 ranked defense this season, culminating in his winning NFC Defensive Player of the Week for his play against the Baltimore Ravens. Matthews tallied six tackles, two sacks and a forced fumble in the [...]
Packers Finally Crank Up the Blitz
Nov 16th
The main reason the Green Bay Packers beat the surging Dallas Cowboys 17-7 on Sunday was their defense, and the main reason their defense played so well is because they blitzed more than they have all season.
According to ESPN, the Packers blitzed just over 50 percent of the time on Sunday – a marked increase [...]
Five Reasons the Packers Will Beat the Vikings
Oct 28th
The Green Bay Packers are three-point favorites going into their contest with the Minnesota Vikings this weekend. Since the Packers are playing in Lambeau Field, that line simply means that the oddsmakers feel these two teams are evenly matched.
Still, this season’s history says the Vikings are the better team. The Vikings are 6-1 to the [...]
Browns Game Takes on Extra Meaning for Matthews
Oct 22nd
For Green Bay Packers rookie outside linebacker Clay Matthews, this weekend’s game against the Browns in Cleveland will be more than the cakewalk it will be for the rest of the Packers. It will be a homecoming of sorts.
Matthews’ father, Clay Jr., played linebacker for 16 seasons with the Browns (1978-93) after being drafted by [...]
Clay Matthews – Catalyst for the Packers Defense
Oct 19th
Green Bay Packers outside linebacker Clay Matthews made his first NFL start on Sunday against the Detroit Lions, and boy, what a start it was.
Matthews, the Packers second first-round pick this season, played every snap, contributed two sacks and five tackles, including one for a loss. We’ve gone over and over the Packers shortcomings at [...]
Where Are the Packers Linebackers?
Oct 10th
So far this season, trying to find one of the Packers linebackers in the middle of a play is like trying to locate Waldo in a picture with a thousand guys who are wearing red and white striped shirts and hats.
The Green Bay Packers came into the season with what looked like one of the [...]
Clay Matthews Starting to Make His Mark
Oct 7th
A bright spot in the otherwise dreary news coming out of Green Bay following the team’s Monday night loss at Minnesota is rookie linebacker Clay Matthews, who stripped Vikings running back Adrian Peterson late in the second quarter and ran the ball back for a 42-yard, game-tying touchdown – his first NFL score.
Matthews also recorded [...]
Packers Sign Clay Matthews
Jul 30th
The Green Bay Packers have come to terms with outside linebacker Clay Matthews, the second of the team’s two first round draft picks.
The signing leaves only B.J. Raji, the 8th overall selection, unsigned as training camp approaches.
As part of Total Packers’ ongoing profiles of draft pick signees, here’s your look at Clay Matthews. You can [...]
Final Word on the Draft, For Now
Apr 27th
Today is the day that everyone and their mother hand out draft grades. Well, grading a draft class immediately after said draft is bullshit. No one can adequetely grade a draft class for at least three years. These players haven’t been on the field yet. They haven’t seen the playbook. They haven’t met their teammates. [...]
Thompson to Trade Back? Again?
Apr 24th
Knowshon Moreno at No. 23?
Weeks – no, months of analysis and speculation culminate tomorrow when the 2009 NFL Draft begins. You have to hand it to the NFL – no other professional league has turned their draft process into such an anticipated event.
I toyed with the idea of posting a complete mock draft, but [...]
