The Packers and their fans are used to seeing serious injuries in the preseason. In 2012, starting inside linebacker Desmond Bishop injured his hamstring in a preseason game and never played another down for the Packers. In 2013, starting tackle Bryan Bulaga suffered a torn ACL in the preseason, ending his season. But when the…
June 23, 2014
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Ian Hanley
Power Ranking the Packers’ Wide Receivers
Despite losing Greg Jennings, James Jones and Donald Driver over the past 2 years, the Packers still have one of the deepest receiving groups in the NFL. They may not be as top heavy at the position as they were in 2011 when they had Jennings, Jones, Jordy Nelson, and Randall Cobb, all of whom could start…
June 20, 2014
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Ross Uglem
PACKERS FOOTBALL FRIDAY: Wide Receiver Summer Battle
The first thing that I’d like to do here on Football Friday is voice my encouragement towards Jonathan Franklin. By all accounts he was a wonderful human being and I, for one really felt like he was talented. The short length of his career shouldn’t affect his ability to have a positive impact on the…
June 3, 2014
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Matt Bove
Packers Top 5 Position Groups
Ted Thompson has assembled another very talented and deep Green Bay Packers team. There are a few weaknesses, but no team is perfect. Here are my rankings of their top 5 position groups: 1. Quarterback This needs little explanation. Aaron Rodgers is arguably the best quarterback in the NFL and is at the peak of…
May 18, 2014
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Matt Bove
Expect Cobb and Nelson to Stay
Packers general manager Ted Thompson splurged on the wide receiver position in this year’s NFL Draft by selecting three of them. He took Davante Adams in round two, Jared Abbrederis in round five and Jeff Janis in round seven. Green Bay’s top two receivers Jordy Nelson and Randall Cobb are scheduled to become free agents…
May 14, 2014
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Ian Hanley
Ranking the Green Bay Packers’ Draft Picks
I’m not a big fan of grading a draft right after it happens, due to the fact that it’s pretty difficult to grade a player before they have taken a single snap in the NFL. But there are picks the Packers made that I liked more than others, some because they fill a perceived need,…
Analysis: Ted Thompson has had a lot of luck selecting wide receivers in the 2nd round, and he goes back to well one more time, selecting Fresno State’s Devante Adams. Adam’s was incredibly productive at Fresno State, catching 233 passes for 3,031 yards over the last 2 years to go along with a remarkable 38 touchdowns! Adams…