Anyone who has watched the first five games of the season, can see that Rodgers has not played well. The first halves vs the Bears, Washington, and the Lions were particularly poor, while the Buffalo game and the Vikings game in all were good/okay, though not great. While this level of play overall is middle of the road and still better…
Early Bird Breakdown Week 5 – Packers @ Lions Hello and welcome back to Early Bird Breakdown. It’s the fifth week of the season and the Packers already have their third home game of the season. Before diving into the breakdown, let’s look at the recap for last week’s game. The Breakdown: The defense showed up in…
On Tuesday Night, the NFL Competition Committee met via conference call to discuss the enforcement of the Roughing the Passer rule, and to no one’s surprise they elected to change nothing. More specifically, they elected to not change the point of emphasis regarding the body weight rule, which has been on the books since 1985. …
To be sure, the Packers played awful last Sunday versus Washington, after playing poorly in the second half against the Vikings. The run defense was awful. Safety play was awful. The pass rush was minimal and the offensive line was leaky. Randall Cobb played the worst game that I can recall him ever playing. Lance Kendricks…
The Green Bay Packers have yet to put good use to the prolific blocking and consistent pass-catching shown by tight end Marcedes Lewis over his 13-year NFL career. The Packers signed Lewis in May to sure up the back up tight end position behind Jimmy Graham. He is a more proven and willing blocker than…
Starting each Friday for the rest of the season, we will take a look at what to expect for the Green Bay Packers’ upcoming game. Injuries: As of Thursday’s practice, only Aaron Rodgers and Kevin King were non-participatory in practice. Barring some new set back, Rodgers will certainly play (he’s expected to practice on Saturday),…
Aaron Jones was activated this week after serving a two game suspension, stemming from a Marijauna charge. In his first presser after the activation, Mike McCarthy said, “Jamaal (Williams) and Ty (Montgomery) have played good football. I know what Aaron gives us, but his role will be secondary. Jamaal and Ty will be in the first…