The dust has started to settle after another busy draft weekend around the NFL. The Packers roster has started to take shape after their 11 draft picks and 14 undrafted free agents. The class as a whole has been well received in the media, with Green Bay able to fill many needs, and add depth…
The Packers continue their MO of using late round picks on players with elite traits, selecting Carpenter with their first of four 7th round selections. Carpenter is an imposing presence at 6′ 3″ and 230 lbs, and started in 41 of 46 games at Georgia Tech over his 4 year career as a hybrid safety…
April 28, 2022
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Jared Prugar
2022 Packers NFL Draft First Round Primer
The long awaited day has finally arrived. After months of speculation and mock drafts, we’ll get our first glimpse into Green Bay’s latest rookie class – perhaps the most important in recent memory. The 2022 Packers NFL Draft is intriguing given the amount of capital they have for a team coming off such a successful…
April 21, 2022
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Jared Prugar
Packers Should Pass On Trading For Deebo Samuel
Reports on Wednesday confirmed that WR Deebo Samuel had formally requested a trade from the San Francisco 49ers. How events unfolded leading up to this point were all too familiar for Packers fans still in the wake of Davante Adams’ trade. Word of Samuel’s unhappiness began to leak out, and it became clear that it…
April 14, 2022
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Jared Prugar
Packers’ Present Needs Depend on Elgton Jenkins’ Future
When the Packers selected Elgton Jenkins with the 44th overall selection in the 2019 Draft, it was a little bit of a deviation from their norm. You’d have to go all the way back to Daryn Colledge (46) in 2006 to find the last time the Packers had selected an interior offensive lineman in the…
April 7, 2022
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Jared Prugar
Packers Draft: A Case for Trading Up
The 2022 Packers draft is one of the most important in recent history. They enter the draft this year with more capital than they’ve had in Aaron Rodgers’ career. 4 picks in the top 60 with 2 selections in each the first and second rounds. Quite the arsenal for GM Brian Gutekunst to reload a…
March 31, 2022
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Jared Prugar
Versatility Will Be Key in the Packers Secondary
It’s hard to believe that the Packers are only 5 years removed from trotting La’Darius Gunter out to start in the NFC Championship game. The turnaround in the Packers secondary was swift thanks in large part to a total of six 1st and 2nd rounds picks from 2017-2021, including 3 current starters in Jaire, Darnell…