The Packers are in an interesting spot at OLB. Their best defensive player is an outside linebacker by trade, and one of the best in the business. The defense is markedly different when he’s not on the field. You needn’t look any further than the NFC Championship game for evidence of that. While Clay Matthews…
The 2009 season was a resurgence for the Green Bay Packers, improving by 5 games to 11-5 and taking the Cardinals to the limit in one of the most exciting playoff games of recent memory. 2009 rookies Clay Matthews and BJ Raji each made an impact, while Matthews became an instant star, so the Packers…
Apologies for the delay between articles, Drake has kept me extremely busy with broadcasting and writing there as well. But without further ado, we have arrived in 2009, which was coincidentally my senior year of high school and a great year for Ted Thompson and the Packers in April. The season before however, not so…
In the 2007 season, despite a lack of big impact from the Draft Class, the Green Bay Packers defied expectations, exploding offensively to obtain a 13-3 record and a first round bye in the playoffs. After defeating Seattle behind a dominant Ryan Grant performance, the Packers fell one interception short of the Super Bowl, losing…
In the inaugural year of Mike McCarthy’s tenure, the Green Bay Packers doubled their previous win total, improving from 4-12 to 8-8. With a couple of positions that needed addressing, including defensive line and running back, Ted Thompson and the Packers went into the draft looking for upside as well as some depth for special…
One year after Ted Thompson set the foundation for the future of the Green Bay Packers, the team hit rock bottom. A 4-12 season marked the worst record since 1991 and the end of the Mike Sherman era. This season truly marked the beginning of Thompson’s Packers. His first move was to hire an unknown…
On January 13, 2005 the Green Bay Packers were in trouble on the field due to serious salary cap issues. Then on January 14, Ted Thompson was hired. His first job was to clear the cap, but his main role was to oversee a draft and develop team that had struggled mightily in the draft…