Analysis:With Kyler Fackrell’s departure in free agency, the Green Bay Packers have an opening at the EDGE4 position. The Packers used their final draft pick on Miami (FL.) edge rusher Jonathan “Spider” Garvin to compete with Tim Williams, Randy Ramsey, and Greg Roberts for that rotational role. Called “Spider” due to his length and athleticism,…
The Green Bay Packers have selected former Minnesota Golden Gophers linebacker Kamal Martin with the 175th overall pick. Analysis: After a curious first two days in the 2020 NFL Draft, Brian Gutekunst finally fills a need in the fifth round. A former first team all-state quarterback in high school, Martin switched to linebacker in his…
In the 7th round of the 2020 NFL Draft, The Green Bay Packers have selected safety Vernon Scott from TCU. Standing 6’2″ and weighing 206 according to his player page at TCU, Scott started all ten games he played for the Horned Frogs as a senior. Scott finished last season with 44 tackles, two tackles…
Analysis: After using their first of 3 sixth round picks on an offensive linemen, the Green Bay Packers continued to bolster their offensive line by adding depth and selecting Center, Jake Hanson from the University of Oregon with the 208th pick. Jake Hanson was considered to be the number 10 best center in the draft.…
The 2020 “Virtual” NFL Draft kicked off Thursday night. Finally there was some sort of live sports on television. The first round of the draft seemed to last forever. It was also pretty predictable. No real surprises. I mean the Bengals selected Joe Burrow with the first overall pick, but the pick wasn’t announced until…
Analysis: With the long wait that having the 30th pick entails, the Green Bay Packers decided to move up four spots in a trade with the Miami Dolphins (#26 for #30 and #136) to select Utah State quarterback Jordan Love. While the need for a quarterback was not pressing, Green Bay was noted to have…
NFL wheeling and dealing stops for nothing, even a nation-wide lockdown. The Carolina Panthers signed star running back Christain McCaffrey to a new four-year deal worth $64 million. With an average yearly salary of $16 million, he is now that highest-paid running back in the league by that metric. The 2017 running back class was…
