Any one that truly loves a sports team has what I like to call “The Loss”. The Loss is a simple concept. Root for a team long enough and there will be that game. It’s the one that’s the right combination of hope, the feeling that you’re going to win, and then the moment it…
Packers Super Bowl Victory Sadly May Be A Year Away
The Green Bay Packers have set a Super Bowl or bust standard as the expectation. The NFL regular season comes to an end this Sunday with the Packers facing a stinky Chicago Bears team. The likeliest scenario being that the Green Bay Packers end Sunday with the 7th seed in the playoffs. While I hope…
Shutting down the Saints: The Packers are playoff bound
Christmas came early for the Packers as they are playoff bound for the second year in a row. A shutout of the New Orleans Saints 34-0 put the Packers at 11 wins and puts them in the playoffs. Whether it was the Packers offense putting up points, the defense forcing turnovers or the special teams…
Thanksgiving Will Show the Packers Were Right to Sign Josh Jacobs
When it was announced the Packers would sign Josh Jacobs and would be moving on from Aaron Jones, there was much hand-wringing and lamenting among the fanbase. With good reason. Jones was one of the best running backs in team history, still a productive player, and as good a human being and locker-room presence as…
Does Green Bay have a 1st Round Draft Problem?
To the dismay of a vocal portion of the Green Bay fanbase, Brian Gutekunst only made one move at the trade deadline this year. He traded Preston Smith to the Steelers. Immediately after that move many speculated that the Packers would be making a follow up trade, to bolster what has been up to this…
A Bye Week Assessment of the 2024 Green Bay Packers
Currently sitting at 6-3, in third place in the NFC North, and coming off their Week 10 bye, the Green Bay Packers have had quite the roller coaster 2024 season. Dealing with injuries to key players and playing in the NFL’s toughest division this season, six wins does seem like an accomplishment. Looking up at…
Making Sense of Brian Gutekunst’s Draft History
Trillions of words have been spilled about Brian Gutekunst’s draft history this season. The common refrain is that his picks have strongly outperformed in rounds two and four through seven, he recently broke the third-round pick curse and his first-round picks suck. There’s truth to all of those things, but it’s not as bad as…