With the Green Bay Packers’ first preseason game against the New England Patriots just hours away, fans are about to get their first good look at the 2015 squad. Even though we are only a few weeks into training camp, there are already a few intriguing battles at key positions. While those battles begin in camp, they…
If the hot mess streaming out of the Jets’ locker room has taught us anything in the past day is that it sure pays for the Green Bay Packers to be a drama-free team. Who ever thought in this day and age that a back up linebacker would ever put a starting quarterback on the…
Planning how the outside linebackers core will look this year has become quite the task for Ted Thompson. Imagine Thompson, at the wheel of a minivan, trying to cram Clay Matthews, Nick Perry, Julius Peppers, Mike Neal, Jayrone Elliott, and Adrian Hubbard into the vehicle for a roadtrip to the Super Bowl. Unfortunately, there might…
Former Green Bay Packers general manager Ron Wolf was officially enshrined in the Pro Football Hall of Fame last Saturday, making him the 23rd Packer to receive a bust in Canton. Green Bay boasts one of the NFL’s most historic and successful franchises, as evidenced by the fact that its 23 hall of famers are…
It’s very clear that the Green Bay Packers roster this season is packed with talent. Even more so than last year. Coming up on the first preseason game against the New England Patriots on Thursday, the Packers coaching staff should be making cuts very soon. For the coaching staff, there could be some tough cuts…
Everyone likes to talk about “training camp battles” every year. There were going to be fewer this year than most, especially with 21 of 22 starters returning. Richard Rodgers has a chance to take over for Andrew Quarless at tight end. No one really knows who the four starting linebackers are, or even if the…
Per Wikipedia, the tradition of football in Green Bay, Wisconsin goes back to 1896, earlier than any other NFL team. On the other hand, the Green Bay Packers organization recognizes 1919 as the first year of “competitive football” for the team, even though the Green Bay Packers were not affiliated with an association or a…