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Sources: 49ers GM Could Wind Up In Green Bay
Mar 20th
The San Fransisco 49ers are at odds with general manager Scot McCloughan, and ESPN’s Adam Schefter reports that could play out in favor of the Green Bay Packers.
ESPN reports San Fransisco has placed McCloughan on an extended leave of absence with just over a month before the draft. Sources said McCloughan has been dealing with [...]
What’s Next For the Packers?
Mar 15th
After signing four of their own free agents and doling out somewhere in the neighborhood of $80 million to do so, the Green Bay Packers have done quite a bit to solidify their team for 2010 and beyond.
Besides getting Nick Collins, Ryan Pickett, Chad Clifton and Mark Tauscher back into the fold, the Packers still [...]
Packers Could Be Players in Phase Two of Free Agency
Mar 7th
The first weekend of free agency is always fast paced and sees a lot of players changing teams. It also sees the biggest names signed. This year, those players were Julius Peppers, Antrel Rolle, Karlos Dansby, Dunta Robinson, etc.
Now that the big names and their huge contracts are taken care of, the second tier of [...]
Some Interesting Free Agent Possibilities For Packers
Mar 3rd
Although there are players available – like Antrel Rolle, Dunta Robinson and Darren Sproles – who would make great additions to the Green Bay Packers in free agency, we all know who we’re dealing with here.
We’re dealing with Ted Thompson and during his tenure with the Packers, Thompson has signed exactly one outside free agent [...]
Green Bay Packers Combine Roundup 2
Feb 27th
There are all kinds of totally awesome stories coming out of the NFL scouting combine, so let’s get right to it.
Maryland offensive tackle Bruce Campbell, who we suggested might be available when the Green Bay Packers pick at No. 23, is tearing it up. Campbell ran a 4.85 40-yard dash, which is pretty damn fast [...]
Top-Flight Cornerbacks Available, Packers Unlikely To Act
Feb 25th
Make no mistake about it, the Green Bay Packers are in the cornerback market.
Al Harris is rehabilitating a major knee injury and behind Charles Woodson and Tramon Williams, who ended the season as the starters, the Packers are thin. There has been speculation the Packers might be interested in acquiring San Diego’s Antonio Cromartie, who [...]
Packers Should Follow Steelers’ Lead
Feb 16th
The Green Bay Packers have been following the Pittsburgh Steelers lead for a few years. They build almost exclusively through the draft, they converted to the 3-4 defense, and the Packers even hired the architect of Pittsburgh’s original 3-4 defense to run theirs – Dom Capers.
Last week, the Steelers made the announcement that even though [...]
Ahman Green Expects To Be Back, But He May Be the Only One
Feb 16th
Ahman Green broke the Green Bay Packers’ career rushing mark in his half-season stint with the team in 2009, and served as a decent short yardage back and special teams player.
Green, who at 32 is ancient for an NFL running back, will be an unrestricted free agent when the league year opens on March 5 [...]
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 [...]
Four Year-One Starting Caliber Tackles in 2010 NFL Draft
Feb 10th
The Green Bay Packers are certainly in the market for tackles this offseason.
Both 2009 starters, Chad Clifton and Mark Tauscher, are free agents. While the Packers may re-sign them simply because they don’t want to rely on two young and unproven tackles, both are at the end of the road and need to be replaced, [...]
A.J. Hawk To Remain With Packers, But At What Price?
Feb 10th
If you read this blog regularly, you know what we think about Green Bay Packers linebacker A.J. Hawk – not much.
Hawk had another unspectacular season in Green Bay in 2009, registering 89 tackles, one sack, two interceptions and zero forced fumbles. He was replaced in the nickel defense for much of the season by Brandon [...]
Jeremy Kapinos: Worst Punter in the NFL
Jan 20th
Green Bay Packers punter Jeremy Kapinos was put on notice on more than one occasion during the 2009 season. Kapinos was so bad, Packers coach Mike McCarthy felt the need to publicly call him out twice.
Kapinos responded with… well, he managed to keep his job even though he probably had no business doing so.
Football Outsiders [...]
The Brian Brohm Era Begins Now!
Dec 22nd
Word out of Buffalo is that Green Bay Packers’ castoff and former second-round pick Brian Brohm will start at quarterback for the Bills this week.
It’s not exactly a let’s-see-what-this-kid-can-do move, but more of a we-don’t-have-any-other-healthy-quarterbacks move. The Bills opening day starter, Trent Edwards, has been lost for the season with an ankle injury and sometime [...]
Piling It On Mike McCarthy and Ted Thompson
Nov 11th
After the Green Bay Packers handed the Tampa Bay Buccaneers their first win of the season, it’s no wonder people are jumping on Packers coach Mike McCarthy and general manager Ted Thompson.
This team was supposed to be better, and it’s two chief architects are easy targets for the failings.
The National Football Post’s Matt Bowen says [...]
Murphy: No Changes Before End of the Season
Nov 10th
You can count Green Bay Packers president Mark Murphy among those disappointed in the team’s craptacular 4-4 start to the season, but don’t expect any changes to happen during the season.
That is, despite how much everyone outside of 1265 Lombardi Ave. seems to hate Packers coach Mike McCarthy and general manager Ted Thompson, they will [...]
Packers Special Teams a Major Weakness… Again
Nov 9th
No one thought the Green Bay Packers special teams would be among the league’s best this season, but after forcefully retiring special teams coach Mike Stock in January, there was supposed to be some improvement.
Under new coach Shawn Slocum the Packers special teams remains a major weakness, and one has to question whether it’s the [...]
Packers Could Be Back in the Punter Market
Nov 6th
Although it isn’t a glamor position, one area Ted Thompson has had problems filling with a capable body during his tenure with the Green Bay Packers is that of punter.
First there was Jon Ryan, who Ted liked enough to cut just before the 2008 season began. Then came Derrick Frost, who was much worse than [...]
Favre Didn’t Want to Play for Packers
Nov 2nd
It was a seemingly simple comment made by Troy Aikman during the Green Bay Packers contest with Brett Favre and the Minnesota Vikings on Sunday, but it made me pause nonetheless.
Aikman said Brett Favre didn’t want to play for the Packers, anymore. I didn’t really understand it at the time and Thom Brennaman just kind [...]
The Invisible Man: A.J. Hawk
Oct 24th
In recent weeks, Hawk has seen his playing time severely reduced as it has grown obvious that he no longer fits into the Packers defensive scheme.
Here’s what I don’t understand…
Everything the Packers Did to Improve At the Trade Deadline
Oct 20th
The Green Bay Packers, always looking to improve their team, made a lot of noise at Tuesday’s NFL trade deadline.
With holes in the offensive line and running game that could have been shored up through trades, here’s a look at everything the Packers and general manager Ted Thompson did to address those issues.
