I wrote last week how I felt that new GM Brian Gutekunst should target Malcolm Butler to upgrade the Packers cornerback position. It’s no surprise that I feel that one of the Packers greatest weaknesses on defense is their secondary. This position group has been an extreme mess since Sam Shields went out with an…
Being a quality defensive back in Green Bay is underrated, for some reason. In the past decade, there has been a near laundry list of quality defensive backs in town, with deserved recognition few and far between. These players include: Tramon Williams: The Packers are not Super Bowl XLV champions without the play that Williams…
The trouble lying beneath the Packers’ infrastructure did not come to fruition until former GM Ted Thompson stepped down. Even the casual bystander knew there needed to be a major overhaul on defense. That issue was addressed with the hiring of Mike Pettine. What we didn’t know was that Mark Murphy would hire internally for…
Early Bird Breakdown Week 17 – Packers @ Lions Hello and welcome back to Early Bird Breakdown. It’s the final week of the regular season and with the Packers out of playoff contention the final week of Early Bird Breakdown for this season.. Before diving into the breakdown, let’s look back to last week’s game. The Recap:…
It was the most promising performance Brett Hundley’s short career and yet the end result was still a loss. As time expired, Steelers kicker Chris Boswell made the longest field goal in Heinz Field history (53 yards) to squeeze by Green Bay 31-28. Pittsburgh’s offensive duo of Antonio Brown and Leveon Bell accounted for 354…
With the way this defense looks do not expect the Packers to win any games with Aaron Rodgers as a spectator. It is totally bizarre that the quarterback can make such a drab defense seem capable of going the distance. Many people preach the Packers defense possesses more talent than they show, but quite frankly,…
Early Bird Breakdown Week 9 – Lions @ Packers Hello and welcome back to Early Bird Breakdown. It’s week nine of the regular season. Last week was the Packers bye, but before diving into the breakdown let’s recap the last game played: The Recap: Two weeks ago Green Bay hosted the New Orleans Saints and struggled more…