The Packers beat down their longest termed rival and then last week outlasted potentially the next best NFC team despite the absence of two top receivers and Jaire Alexander (Tampa Bay admittedly had several injuries as well) and, unsurprisingly, Packers fans en masse are worried about the team. Why didn’t they score more against Tampa?…
Last week’s trouncing of the Bears was the most creative game planning of the Packers offense that I remember seeing. The coaching staff utilized both running backs effectively, used plenty of jet motion, back side screens to hold linebackers, and even had a few deep shots lined up. If the play calling can stay this…
Last year Packers fans had a crisis of confidence about the defense. At the time, I wrote, “The Packers defense is bad and it’s a coaching problem…It’s obvious that the defense has talent, but it’s not being put to good use.” After a week 1 game in which Justin Jefferson ran wild, Dalvin Cook got…
Packers’ week 1 games are usually interesting one way or another. In the Aaron Rodgers as a starter era, the team is 10-4 and, importantly, 6-0 against NFC North teams. Each of the four losses, three straight against the 49rs and Seahawks and then last year’s dud against the Saints, came against a team with…
Nothing was more surprising on cutdown day this year than Brian Gutekunst’s decision to keep all four Packers seventh round draft picks. Each of the four players, Tariq Carpenter, Jonathan Ford, Rasheed Walker, and Samori Toure made the team over a player that many fans and reporters felt deserved to win the spot. Let’s discuss…
The Packers preseason ended Thursday with a disappointing close loss to the Chiefs. Jordan Love didn’t play as well as he has, the defensive line didn’t play as well as it has, and the special teams did play as bad as it has. But on the bright side, Danny Etling completed his first 9 passes!…
It’s the best time of year! The new Madden is out, and we can stop playing with bootleg rosters and janky schedules. As always, there aren’t a ton of changes this year, so take a look at last year’s article, and then we’ll go over a few changes in Packers Madden strategy for the 2022…