ESPN Milwaukee’s Bill Johnson always used to say that Ted Thompson couldn’t scout and offensive lineman if one pancake blocked him. I always thought that was funny and for a long time it was true. He initially failed to adequately replace Marco Rivera and Mike Wahle and the early part of Aaron Rodgers’ career was…
The Monday signing of Tramon Williams to the Cleveland Browns marks the end of his impactful, eight-year run in Green Bay. Over that span, the Packers made seven post season appearances and won Super Bowl XLV at the end of the 2010 season – something that Williams had a big part in. After being signed…
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…
The boys are back to dissect a wild beginning to NFL free agency and to do so they’re joined by Steve Shoup of FanSpeak.com. They quickly list the signings of the Packers’ unrestricted free agents before diving in deeper. They start with Randall Cobb resigning with the Packers and Davon House leaving town to sign…
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…
As the sun rises on the official start of the 2015 NFL season, numerous free agents are looking forward to signing contracts with new teams. Over the years, there have been some mega signings made on this day – Drew Brees to the Saints, Kurt Warner to the Cardinals, Peyton Manning to the Broncos, and…
The Green Bay Packers got what will likely be its biggest win of the offseason before free agency even started by agreeing to terms with wide receiver Randall Cobb on a four-year, $40 million contract. Common sense prevailed on both sides with Ted Thompson upping his offer and Cobb realizing that taking less money from…
