The Green Bay Packers will have little to no competition in training camp regarding their first and second string running backs. Third-year back Eddie Lacy is the Packers’ starter for the near future, and sixth-year player James Starks has an almost guaranteed roster spot as Lacy’s backup. But things get interesting after that. After losing…
July 20, 2015
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Matt Bove
Green Bay Packers Counting on B.J. Raji
B.J. Raji has been one of the biggest enigmas for the Green Bay Packers since he was drafted by the team in 2009. He was drafted by them No.9 overall to anchor Dom Capers’ new 3-4 defense. The Packers at the time really had nobody capable of playing nose tackle for the long run, so…
July 19, 2015
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Sean Blashe
Green Bay Packers Could Become a Top Five Running Team
The Green Bay Packers have been known primarily as a passing team for the greater part of the last decade. Led by Aaron Rodgers and Brett Favre, Green Bay’s passing offense has been ranked in the top ten in the NFL in each of the last 11 seasons. But the same cannot be said of…
Eddy Lacy might jog the memory of some Green Bay Packers fans when they recall the running style of former Packers running back #42 John Brockington, who played for Green Bay in the 1970’s. Brockington’s running style was based on great upper and lower body strength. With his powerful legs and a vicious stiff arm…
July 15, 2015
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Sean Blashe
Green Bay Packers Boast NFL’s Best Wide Receiver Trio
In 2014, the Green Bay Packers were in the conversation for having one of the best wide receiver duos in the NFL. Jordy Nelson and Randall Cobb both put up numbers that were good enough to land both of them in the top ten in almost every category. While the Packers had one of the…
July 13, 2015
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Matt Bove
Things That Can Derail the Green Bay Packers
The Green Bay Packers are widely regarded as one of the big favorites to hold up the Lombardi Trophy at the end of the 2015 NFL season and with good reason. They have one of the best offenses in the NFL with everybody returning and the best quarterback in the game leading it in his…
July 12, 2015
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Sean Blashe
How Did Green Bay Packers Fare in NFL Network’s Top 100?
The NFL Network has done a countdown that ranks the top one hundred players in the league as determined by other players during each offseason since 2011. The Green Bay Packers have had a player ranked 26 times over the course of the show, including six players on the “Top 100 Players of 2015.” The…