2007 was a true renaissance season for the Green Bay Packers. The Packers were entering the second season of the Mike McCarthy era, with few people having ultimate confidence in the new head coach. After all, McCarthy had been hired away from San Francisco, where he was the offensive coordinator for an offense that wasn’t…
When I decided to put together the Packer Position Preview series I actually had tight ends penciled in to this slot. For whatever reason, my mind normally goes QB, RB, WR, TE, OL. When I looked the schedule again I realized I couldn’t do that. I realized that I had to wait until the Randall…
Randall Cobb re-signed with the Green Bay Packers on Saturday night. The deal is widely reported to be for 4 years and $40 million. Cobb had reportedly garnered interest from Jacksonville, Houston, Oakland and San Diego. Oakland and Jacksonville were using their considerable cap space and need to spend money to lure Cobb with a…
Before I get into discussing the Packers most important free agent, Randall Cobb, I first want to re-establish what NFL money is. In order to understand the negotiation between Randall Cobb and the Packers, you have to understand what the stakes are. If the Packers and Cobb are able to get a deal done at around…
The search for a dependable, dynamic Packers tight end has been long and arduous. Not since Bubba Franks (and I’m not even sure he counts) have the Packers been able to count on one single consistently productive tight end. There was inconsistency and flashes of brilliance with Jermichael Finley, no question about that. Players like…
The tweet of the combine for me came from @RumfordJohnny. “Paul Dawson running like he hates money.” He wasn’t kidding either. Dawson’s performance was abysmal. A prototypical off-the-ball linebacker would stand about 6 feet tall, weigh about 240 pounds, run a 40 yard dash in 4.7 seconds or less and a vertical leap of at…
Last week I wrote about how quarterback was the most important position in all of sports. Running back was, for a very long time, held in similar esteem. Old school football fans used to obsess about the running back position, and some still do. Reality now tells a very different story. The value of a…