Continuing into the second part of another ongoing series focusing on the draft, this week’s piece dives into numbers 10-14 on the list of the 20 best draft picks in Green Bay history, round five or later. Last week, I began the list by covering 15-20, with the likes of the Majik Man and Scott…
Best Late-Round Draft Selections in Packer History
With the series covering Green Bay’s first-round selections since 2000 concluding, I am sticking with the draft theme, but moving to a different side of it. This week, I am going to talk about the best late-round draft selections made by Green Bay in the team’s history. Any selections made from round five and later…
Since the year 2000, the Green Bay Packers have had 18 first round selections, including two years (2008 and 2017) that had no selections, and 2009, where the team made two first-round selections. The selections were mainly defensive for Green Bay, as 13 were on the defensive side of the ball. Probably the most famous…
Packers Up Ticket Prices and They’re Still a Bargain
The Packers announced this week that Season Ticket prices are increasing by $7 per regular season game and $4 per preseason game. These increases bring the total cost of a ticket to $109 for the cheapest end zone seat, $122 for a seat from between the goal line to the 20-yard line and $136 for…
Quarterback Wins are a Stat – Just Not the Stat
It was May 28, 2000. Roger Clemens vs Pedro Martinez. Two of the greatest pitchers of the modern era, both squarely in their prime and on teams that were archrivals. It was a pitching duel of all pitching duels. Through eight innings, there were zero runs with seven total hits and 21 total…
Hopefully Saturday is Finally it for Kramer
I swear this will be the last time I write about famed Packers Guard Jerry Kramer (okay, I probably lied. If things go well on Saturday, I may write something in August from Canton.) But let’s stop for a moment and quote the great philosopher and 2017 Canton inductee K. Greene: It is time. Seriously,…
Judging the Favre to Rodgers Era
When speaking about what to make of the Packers’ legacy in the Favre and Rodgers Era there is two distinctive camps. 1) With two hall of fame quarterbacks the Packers should have far more than two Super Bowl victories and 2) We are spoiled and have enjoyed success that most fans could only dream off.…