Datone Jones is the one and only returner from last season’s list. The Packers’ 2013 1st round pick flashed his huge potential during camp and then suffered an ankle injury that, according to the coaching staff, limited his productivity all season long. I’m actually in favor of a “redshirt” year for defensive linemen, pass rushers…
August 5, 2014
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Ross Uglem
5 Guys That Have to be Good: JC Tretter
There are two very simple reasons why JC Tretter needs to be good. First of all the only player that handles the ball on every play besides Aaron Rodgers is JC Tretter. More importantly, the shortest distance between 300 pound freaks of nature and the best quarterback in the world just happens to be JC…
The first reason that Jared Abbrederis has to be good is obvious. There is a decent chance that if he fails in Green Bay the entire state of Wisconsin just might start slowly falling in to Lake Michigan. “Abby” is nothing short of a state legend. He was born and raised in Wautoma. He was…
July 29, 2014
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Ross Uglem
5 Guys That Have to be Good: Brad Jones
Who is Brad Jones? Most Packers fans will tell you that he’s awful. Jones was a much maligned player last season. He and AJ Hawk provided very little from the inside linebacker position. Jones graded out on Pro Football Focus at a -4.0 score. He ranked 28th of 55 qualified ILBs. While this is not…
Last year when I was brought on to the team here at PackersTalk.com my very first series was titled “5 guys that Have to be Good”. Those 5 guys were Terrell Manning, Greg Van Roten, Bryan Bulaga, Jeremy Ross and Datone Jones. Hot. Damn. These players were released, released, IR’d, released and injured/ineffective respectively. You…
I took a swing at the 53 man roster immediately following the undrafted free agent signings, which you can find here. There have been a few developments since then. Obviously the most significant one is the release and probable retirement of Jonathan Franklin. I had him penciled in to the roster not only for this season…
July 11, 2014
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Ross Uglem
PACKERS FOOTBALL FRIDAY: Tight End Summer Battle
The tight end position in Green Bay is the one that both baffles and excites me the most. I have literally talked myself into 3 different players as the #1 contributor on the team (4 if you include Jermichael Finley). I truly the believe the position is fascinating. When you add in the fact that…