With the offseason in full swing now, it’s time for the Packers and Ted Thompson to look toward the best part of that season before the official season: The Draft. And with some significant needs likely to be addressed early, there are some minor ones that should be looked at late. And in this profile,…
The Green Bay Packers allowed a league-worst 8.1 yards per pass attempt in 2016. The defense was consistently torched in the passing game, no worse than in the NFC Championship game against Atlanta, where Matt Ryan threw for 392 yards in a 44-21 rout. Clearly if the Packers expect to make the leap from playoff…
I had a chance to stop by the Railbird Central podcast and talk about the Packers controlled free agents. You can listen to that show with legendary host Brian Carriveau right here. That is not today’s discussion. Today’s discussion is to identify which of the Packers current unrestricted free agents can be expected to re-join…
In 2016, the struggle of the Green Bay Packers’ defensive secondary illustrated the importance of solid veteran players to the success of an NFL team. After Sam Shields went down with a season-ending injury, the Packers were left with a smattering of young, inexperienced cornerbacks. Those young players could not alone carry the weight of…
It’s obviously the Packers’ offseason when a video of Eddie Lacy working out in a pool (or working out, period) is making the rounds. However, some all too familiar news has made rounds about another running back whose stint in Green Bay played a role in opening the door for Lacy. That former running back…
The Green Bay Packers may have fallen short of a Super Bowl, but they still had an impressive, entertaining run to the NFC Championship Game. That being said, certain aspects of the team certainly emerged as more problematic in the 2016 season. The offense struggled early, but its bounce back played a major role in…
With the NFL free agency less than a month away we still have no indication as to whether Eddie Lacy will be a Packer next season. The injuries and weight concerns have been the surrounding narrative for Lacy the past two seasons. He was starting to look like the Lacy of old through five weeks of 2016…