So Jordy Nelson had hip surgery in the off-season. Cue the panic, because the Packers’ star wide receiver didn’t practice during the OTAs. According to ESPNWisconsin’s Jason Wilde, the surgery isn’t causing much concern for Nelson or coach Mike Mike McCarthy. It’s business as usual at 1265 Lombardi Avenue, and they seem to be treating…
How Will New PAT Rules Affect the Green Bay Packers?
After the NFL announced changes to the rules regarding PATs, the Green Bay Packers, like the rest of the league, will have to develop new strategies on what they should do after scoring a touchdown. Kicking an extra point has almost always been what teams choose to do. In 2014, there were 1230 attempted extra…
Packers Looking For Better Start To 2015
The last few seasons the Green Bay Packers have followed similar paths to their seasons with a slow start followed by a ferocious finish on their way to winning the NFC North. They have started 2-2 the last three seasons. Mike McCarthy is tired of that trend and is looking to change it. “Obviously we need…
The Green Bay Packers have a number of intriguing games on tap in the 2015 season. From division rivalries and playoff rematches to west coast trips and a retirement ceremony, there is a wide range of storylines that will dictate the Packers’ season. But while each game has some form of buildup attached to it,…
2013 was a dark year for Packers fans. We have certainly seen darker, even those of us who didn’t live through the 70s and 80s. The Packers were without Aaron Rodgers, and mostly because of Brett Favre’s “Ironman” streak Cheeseheads had forgotten what it was like to be leaderless. We had forgotten what it was…
Davante Adams Primed For Breakout Season
Davante Adams had a very up and down rookie season for the Green Bay Packers in 2014. There were many games when he was invisible, there were games when he was visible for making mistakes and there were games when he stepped up as a focal part of the game plan when Jordy Nelson and…
When the Green Bay Packers traded up to select quarterback Brett Hundley in the fifth round of the NFL draft, their intention was not for him to be the heir to Aaron Rodgers. Hundley will start the season as a backup, but could be developed into a major trade asset for Green Bay. Hundley was…