If you stay tuned to the Podcast app on your phone (because I know you’re subscribing to Packers Talk Radio Network, why wouldn’t you be, we rock) you’ll be getting From the Benches’ fantasy football preview. It’s very good and Ryan and I had a lot of fun doing it. With that said, I understand…
The Green Bay Packers’ biggest need going into the 2015 NFL draft was inside linebacker. The safety position was taken care of in 2014. It was taken care of by a first round pick. The Packers certainly didn’t do that in 2015. The only selection made was 4th round pick Jake Ryan. When Ryan was…
– The offense is going to be fine, especially the run game. Yes, the first team offense failed to score a touchdown. Yes, they bogged down in the red zone. Rodgers looked good, Bakhtiari isn’t that bad and they were clearly trying to work Davante Adams and the tight ends further into the offense. There’s…
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…
The Packers have had a handful of practices during this camp. I was fortunate enough to attend a few of them. After these practices (and OTAs) it’s easier to get a grip on who is impressing the coaching staff. Considering the first version of this post dropped on May 8th, I believe that it wouldn’t…
Why 12? You know why. 1. Ladarius Gunter is going to make the team. This is the first of a few things that I’m going to write in this space that were discussed when Ryan Hillesland and I sat down with the guys from Packer Translpants. Gunter has been the talk of camp in the defensive…
For the last two years I’ve been making a list of 5 guys that have to be good. This kind of list isn’t obvious. You’re not going to find Aaron Rodgers on this list. These are guys that you might not think of right away regarding the overall success of the Packers. That’s the thing,…