Last week, the Green Bay Packers brought in a squad of ten players for their tryouts. Former Texas linebacker Gary Johnson was one of the ten players listed for tryouts as revealed on Monday. A two-year starter with the Longhorns, Johnson ran 40 yards in 4.43 seconds, making him the second-fastest linebacker during the combine…
Per Peter Bukowski via Twitter yesterday, “There are nine 2-0 teams in the NFL but only one who has two wins against teams who were above .500 last year: the Green Bay Packers.” Say It Louder For The People In The Back (or those still sitting) Peter!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Pretty dynamic environment for the home opener in…
During the Week Two contest between the Green Bay Packers and the Minnesota Vikings we saw some of the improvement we were expecting. Today the Packers sit atop the NFL’s North Division with a 2-0 record. I must admit I didn’t see this coming at all. According to Coach Matt LaFleur, he wanted a faster…
At a ripe old age of 35, Aaron Rodgers is learning the new offense of 39 year old first year Green Bay Packer Head Coach Matt LaFleur. LaFleur was aware enough to bring in OC Nathaniel Hackett (Son of West Coast Offense designer Paul Hackett) and QB Coach Luke Getsy (well acquainted with Aaron Rodgers)…
Hard to believe it’s been ten seasons since gas was poured on an NFC North rivalry which for the most part hadn’t existed. Before purple Crush there was Hatorade and waffles. Before that? I guess I can’t say. Each year, the Vikings game at Lambeau is my least favorite game; the purple Favre jerseys and…
Week One in the NFL is now in the books and I’d say most games turned out as expected. The Packers were one of the few teams who provided a surprise, taking out the favored Bears at Soldier Field. That game was a gift to Packer’s fans and mostly to first year Head Coach Matt…
Yes that’s right, in my “Way too early predictions,” I had the Packers losing to the Bears. Not because I thought the Bears were better, or because the Packers continuing to be dysfunctional, but because I felt the moment would be too big for Coach LaFleur and all the newcomers. So, here we sit, Green…