The Green Bay Packers parted ways with a number of players on Monday. Most notable among the group was defensive lineman Josh Boyd. Boyd had been with the Packers for three seasons as a fifth round draft pick out of Mississippi State in the 2013 draft. The 6’3″ and 310 lb. lineman suffered a severe…
The 2015 Green Bay Packers ranked 19th in the league in rushing defense, giving up 112.7 rushing yards per game. That was an improvement on their 2014 numbers (125.4 rushing yards per game) but it’s certainly an aspect of the defensive game that the Packers will attempt to further refine in 2016. Enter Dean Lowry,…
Everyone who follows the NFL closely knows how much Green Bay Packers GM Ted Thompson values his draft picks. It comes as little surprise then that Thompson gives his drafted rookies plenty of opportunity to stay with the team. While many teams’ fans wonder whether the names called in the most recent NFL draft (especially…
In 2016, Eddie Lacy will be playing out the last year of his rookie contract. The workhorse back has been a major piece of the Green Bay Packers’ offense since being drafted in the 2nd round of the 2013 draft. A down year in 2015, however, saw Lacy’s weight and worth ethic called into question.…
It’s late April and John Kuhn is still a free agent. Has the sun set on the fan favorite? Have the echoes of “KUUUHHNN” been heard in hallowed Lambeau for the last time? Only time will tell. At this point, the team will likely wait until after the NFL draft to see how the roster…
If there’s any upside to losing the NFC North last year to the Minnesota Vikings, it’s probably that the Packers are looking at the easiest schedule in the NFL in 2016. Strength of schedule is calculated by combining the previous season’s winning percentages for every team’s opponents in 2016. The teams that Green Bay will play…
Andrew Billings (#75), the stand-out defensive tackle from Baylor, has been shooting up mock draft boards since the NFL combine. He’s been practically the NFL draft prognosticators’ consensus for the Packers’ 27th overall pick. But the Billings hype train may have maxed out with the new article at Bleacher Report which argues that Billings has top 5 potential.…
