Sunday’s game is a huge contest for the Packers. If Green Bay wins it moves to 7-1. The Packers haven’t had a first half record of that quality since 2011. Their opponent, the Carolina Panthers, are undefeated. If Green Bay wins, they would hold a head-to-head tiebreaker. The Packers are favored on Sunday, and they’re…
This past bye week has a chance to be the most helpful week off in recent memory for the Packers. Green Bay had a number of players with injuries defined as “week to week”. The Packers are a very impressive 6-0 but wins four, five and six seemed less impressive than wins one, two and…
It makes a lot of sense that Packers coaches and defenders like Morgan Burnett are saying nice things about Peyton Manning and the Broncos offense. There’s never a reason to give the opposition bulletin board material. The Packers’ coaches and players are giving respect to a Hall of Fame QB and an offense that was…
The Packers are off this week. They are undefeated headed into the bye for the first time since 2011. Despite the 6-0 start the natives are restless. The Packers offense hasn’t looked the same as in seasons past. The loss of Jordy Nelson has been felt on many levels. Randall Cobb is both injured and…
Letdown games happen when there is light at the end of a tunnel. This week, boy is there. If the Packers can win against the beat up Chargers team on Sunday they have a lot to look forward to. First and foremost is the bye week. If Green Bay can secure the “W” at Lambeau…
For a season with a 4-0 start it doesn’t seem like the fiesta that it should. The ups of an undefeated start that has included emotional wins over the 49ers and Seahawks have been rivaled by the downs of the season-long loss of Jordy Nelson and countless other injuries. The inability of the Packers to…
It’s difficult some times to quantify the effect injuries have on a career. Is a player a bust? Is that player just hurt a lot? Is that player not playing well because he’s playing hurt? Is that player just not good? If this player ever got healthy and was allowed to develop, will he be…