It would be shocking if Aaron Rodgers doesn’t play Sunday or misses any time for his knee injury sustained last Sunday night, provided he doesn’t re-injure it. But it is clear, based on comments by Mike McCarthy and Rodgers that the injury is significant, and appears to be a mild MCL sprain(tear), as surmised by Dr.…
The Packers are seven point favorites, for their season opener at home vs the Chicago Bears on Sunday Night. This implies a probability of 76% for a Packers Win. Sounds about right, in spite of Bears fans who are puffing their chests out about their recent trade s of Khalil Mack. The Packers vast edge at Quarterback by itself,…
Alas, Aaron Rodgers’ contract extension is complete, after months of negotiations between the Packers and Rodgers as well as much discussion amongst Packer fans. Soon after Jimmy Garappolo signed a 5 Year 125,000,000 contract with the 49ers, I surmised a Rodgers contract would land in $32-33M per year range. In the end that was a slight…
In February, Aaron Rodgers criticized Mike McCarthy for letting Alex Van Pelt walk, which in my view was poor leadership on Rodgers’ part. Of course, I am in the minority amongst Packer Fans, with this Fast forward to this week, and it was rookies who were catching the brunt of Rodgers’ sharp words. This time…
In our continued journey exploring the 2018 Green Bay Packers roster, we have moved to the defensive side of the ball. Last week I wrote about the importance of the Inside Linebackers, and this week we’ll take a look at the players who play on an island on the outside. 2018 Green Bay Packers…
There are Plenty of Weapons in the Packers Tool Box to Combat the Loss of Aaron Jones: Word came down earlier this week that Aaron Jones will be suspended for the first two weeks of the season without pay for violating the NFL’s substance abuse policy stemming from an arrest on a marijuana charge in…
For the past couple of weeks, fellow Packers Talk writer Michael Johrendt has been breaking down the Packers first round picks since 2000, going in five year increments. It’s a fun venture to look back at past years and I thought I could do the same, just with later rounds. So, as he has taken…
