The Packers fell to the Saints 26-17 in Brett Hundley’s first NFL start. New Orleans dominated time of possession by 13 minutes and out gained Green Bay for more than 200 yards. And yet the most lopsided facet of the game was coaching. Mike McCarthy’s play calling and clock management were abysmal. He approached the…
It took just a shade under a decade for Ted Thompson and Co. to realize that sometimes they can benefit from not being passive when it comes to upgrading personnel from the outside. As I inferred the other day, the signing of Ahmad Brooks would be out of character for Thompson and Co. in a…
The Green Bay Packers have just over two weeks to finalize a roster that will hopefully get the team back to the Super Bowl. Over that timeframe, players will continue to jockey for spots on the final depth chart, with both expected and surprising training camp battles emerging in Green Bay. Many of the starters…
The Green Bay Packers entered the 2016 season with a lot of hope at Cornerback. Sam Shields was on the cusp of becoming a Pro Bowl player, and Damarious Randall and Quinten Rollins looked very promising entering their second year. By the end of the season, the position was arguably the worst unit in the…
It only makes sense that in the first practice after I write a piece about how there are 4 corners on the roster (Williams, House, Hayward, Shields) with a legitimate chance to make an impact on the 2013 Green Bay Packers that the darling of training camp is CB Micah Hyde. Actually it certainly does make sense. Hyde…
When one considers the embarrassing defensive manner in which the Packers exited the playoffs in 3 of the past 4 seasons, one might assume that the Packers would not have depth (or talent for that matter) in the defensive backfield. Kurt Warner, Eli Manning, and Colin Kaepernick all had huge individual games that ended the Packers…