Once promising draft picks who fizzled out in Titletown As a general rule, most NFL prospects chosen over the first two days — or first three rounds — of the draft are expected to flourish as cornerstones who will either develop into foundational mainstays or at the very least become solid rotational contributors. These are…
I wrote Friday that it wasn’t out of the question that we would see a “good old ass-kicking” on Sunday. Let me tell you what an ass kicking is exactly what was handed in on Sunday. I was there, it was what happened. The Green and Gold dominated both sides of the ball after a…
The Packers big-name rookies have launched their NFL careers and are about to do their first official memorabilia autograph signing. Helmets, mini-helmets and footballs will be the items being signed and through today, you can get an advance order 10% discount on any item. You’ll need to go to the Packers memorabilia store and enter…
Since the loss to Arizona at the end of the 2009 season (which was a facemask on Michael Adams) there have been 3 games that I’ve felt like the whole country expected the Packers to lose with little to no chance of victory. The games vs. the Jets and Patriots during the Super Bowl season,…
Mike McCarthy has been quoted on multiple occasions saying that the biggest jump he sees in his players is from year one to year two. This is an important step, especially when one considers the team’s draft-and-develop philosophy. Big second years from Nick Perry, star DB Casey Hayward, training camp star Mike Daniels and LB…
The off season business side of the Packers came to an end tonight when the team and their first round draft choice Datone Jones agreed on a multi year deal. The deal, as reported by Tom Silverstein of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, is for four years, $7.71 million, with $6.25 million guaranteed. Jones was selected in the…
This is the fifth and final of my “Five Players That Have to be Good” for the Green Bay Packers. My fifth choice is rookie defensive lineman Datone Jones. I understand that having the team’s 1st round pick as the fifth and final subject of this series might seem a little bit obvious. Bear with…