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…
Going in to Sunday’s game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, the Green Bay Packers are in a familiar, must-win situation. Fortunately for them, it’s a winnable situation for the week. In the next five weeks, however, they are going to need some favorable cards dealt their way along with performing at a higher level among…
“I like to line up, punch a guy in his face, in his mouth, in his chest, then disengage, locate the ball, throw [my defender] and make a tackle.” “I really wanted to be the biggest, baddest guy—not to mess with anybody, just so nobody would mess with me,” “That’s got to make you angry…
At the end of the NFC Championship game, most Green Bay Packers fans would have settled for a defense that was not an embarrassment. I believe the Packers defense is about to make a huge stride this season, and will finish in the top 10 in scoring defense. Combining an inneffective pass rush and lack…
The Green Bay Packers bring a group of incredibly versatile Safeties into the 2017 season. Their ability to stop the passing game in the middle and deep parts of the field will be critical in improving a secondary that was scorched for much of the season. Morgan Burnett enters his 8th NFL season as the…
Going into the 2015 season it was pretty obvious that the Packers had to address two main needs on defense. Inside linebacker and safety. Some argued that Morgan Burnett was sufficient as one of the starters, but the safety position opposite him certainly needed to be addressed. As it turns out, both inside linebackers needed…
Randall Cobb. Davon House. Nick Perry. Casey Hayward. Mike Daniels. That’s it, folks. That’s the full list of players left on the Green Bay Packers roster from the 2011 and 2012 drafts. Of the 18 players that Ted Thompson selected (players you would hope are just sliding in to the prime of their careers) five…