It was Friday morning when the 39-year-old Julius Peppers announced that he would be retiring from the NFL after an impressive 17-year career, that included three of them in Green Bay. Drafted number two overall way back in the 2002 NFL draft by the Carolina Panthers, Peppers lived up to the expectations that had been…
Where are They Now? Super Bowl Sunday Greetings Football and Green Bay Packer Fans!! We Packer fans had high hopes of returning to the big game this season, as did thirty two other teams. I’m guessing that’s why “there’s always next year!” Packer fans have much to watch this off season, with all the changes at 1265. When…
From the moment the Green Bay Packers signed Lance Kendricks, many of Packers nation looked forward to seeing the offense play more 12 or “Ace” personnel (2 TE, 1 RB, 2 WR). Often, fans of the Packers have hypothesized about the match up problems this formation causes, and easy yards the offense could generate, if…
This mock draft was done on Fanspeak with Matt Miller’s big board, updated on January 30th. The plan was to accept every trade that was offered, choosing what I thought was the best offer out of the options. Trades: Packers get: 20th overall (1st round), 52nd overall (2nd round), 122nd overall (4th round) Steelers get: 12th…
Yesterday Rob Demovsky (ESPN) reported that the Green Bay Packers will hire Shawn Mennenga as their special teams coordinator as one of the last coaching position to be filled. He will replace Ron Zook, who coached the special teams from 2015-18. Mennenga has some ties to defensive coordinator Mike Pettine: He was a special teams…
The boys are back to discuss this year’s quarterback class. The show kicks off with a discussion about the likely retention of Jimmy Graham, then digs in to Jeff Janis’ comments about Mike McCarthy’s offense and Aaron Rodgers. Once that discussion ends, Ross talks this year’s draft with very special guest, North Dakota State quarterback,…
According to NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport, the Packers are expected to bring back tight end Jimmy Graham for another season. The 32-year-old veteran signed a three-year contract prior to the 2018 season which gave Green Bay an easy out after one year. If the Packers cut Graham before March 15th they would save $5.3 million…