With many teams being stuck up against the sunken salary cap for the upcoming 2021 NFL season, additions through the draft will become the easiest and cheapest tactic this offseason. For the Green Bay Packers, their draft picks will need to hit and hit often this class, an area that general manager Brian Gutekunst has…
No Huddle Radio #26: The Big Wide Receiver Deep Dive
The new league year has officially begun and the Packers are under the salary cap. While many people expected the team would make moves in free agency, they don’t seem to have any kind of urgency. Barring additions in the draft, it’s likely the team will roll into 2021 with the same group of wide…
Aaron Jones resigning paints clear picture for Green Bay
The surprising resigning of running back Aaron Jones on Sunday means that at least two-thirds of the 2020 backfield for the Green Bay Packers will remain intact. But the need to clear even more salary cap space remains obvious, as well as what other moves will/will not happen. The four-year, $48 million deal, which includes…
No Huddle Radio #25: Packers Who Need to Raise Their Game
The 2020 Packers were very, very good, but they still had a few flaws. Now the team is losing several key players in free agency. J.J. and Gil identify some young guys whose time has come to step up and either fill a new role or who have the ability to elevate the team from…
With Wednesday’s announcement that the 2021 salary cap figure for the 2021 NFL season will be at a base of $182.5 million, combined with the announcement of the compensatory picks being handed out, the Green Bay Packers plans for next season finally received a bit of clarity. And while rolling over around $3.7 million in…
Cheesehead Radio: Salary Cap Day and “All In”
CD, Kelly, and Jersey Al examine the impact of the new salary cap announced yesterday (which was lower than we hoped), and the impact of further cuts and restructures that might help the Green Bay Packers actually field a team this year. Join co-hosts CD Angeli, Jersey Al Bracco, and Kelly Hodgson, celebrating the tenth…
Chris Lempesis is back with the finale of his two-part look at where the Green Bay Packers are heading into the offseason. In this edition, he examines the defense and special teams. He goes position-by-position, telling you where the Packers stand now and how they may look in a few months. He also tells you…