New general manager Brian Gutekunst will not be graded on a curve despite this being his first offseason leading Packers’ transactions. He will have the best gigs in the league as long as the Packers do not have an owner chirping in his ear and the best quarterback in football. The latter, at least, ensures…
Not many safeties had a better 2017 season than Texas junior DeShon Elliot. A finalist for the Jim Thorpe Award (best defensive back), Elliot totaled 63 tackles, 8.5 for loss, nine pass breakups and three forced fumbles. His two defensive touchdowns were the result of six interceptions he accumulated. A total that ranked fourth…
History will show that drafting a receiver in the first round can be a costly mistake. In the last three drafts, there have been 13 receivers taken within the first 32 picks and only one of them has proven to be worthy of that selection. The Packers receiving corps lacks the speed needed for big…
Rarely is it appropriate to talk about the Minnesota Vikings, but this is one of the few exceptions. After NFL Insider Ian Rapoport reported Monday that the Vikings will not franchise tag Case Keenum, it was followed by quite a lot of buzz regarding who the next quarterback in Minnesota might be. Former starters Sam…
Brian Bulaga, Mike Daniels, and Micah Hyde are all graduates from the University of Iowa and two of the three have been selected to an NFL Pro Bowl. Though all of them have had great NFL careers. Hyde, of course, was forced to leave Green Bay to pursue a better opportunity in Buffalo, but his…
When a team that expects to make the playoffs every season is not playing in January, the entire organization tends to be put on ice. For the Packers, it started with a major overhaul in the front office, but before long it will trickle down into the locker room. With so many positions on the…
Randall Cobb would be wise to take a pay cut and play the last remaining year on his contract with Aaron Rodgers. This would do his market value justice as he heads into next offseason as a free agent. However, as we all know you can’t mess with the pockets of a professional athlete as…