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…
Analysis: After spending their top two picks on future needs the Packers finally began addressing some immediate needs. In the third, they found a potential partner for Jace Sternberger, had no pick in the fourth and in the fifth picked up an ILB. With their first of three sixth-round picks, the Packers selected Jon Runyan…
Jacob, Jason and guest Jake Morley recap the Packers first-round selection of Utah State quarterback Jordan Love, a pick that GM Brian Gutekunst traded up four spots to make. We now know who the heir apparent to Aaron Rodgers is. The guys share their reactions and thoughts on how the Packers will navigate the quarterback situation.…
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…
