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The 2018 NFL Draft is in the books and so is the 90 man roster that the Green Bay Packers will carry into training camp and the preseason. With the exception of some turn over on the very bottom of the roster or a surprise post-draft free agent signing, the team that will eventually become…

After combing through countless takes of the 2018 draft class for Green Bay, the players all are making their ways to join the team in Green Bay for training camp and OTA’s. The vast majority of the draftees will be given chances to make a name for themselves in team and individual drills before the…

Coming into the 2018 NFL draft, the Green Bay Packers held the 14th overall pick and 12 total selections, which many expected these picks to be used to address defensive shortcomings. While they eventually made a flurry of moves and picked two cornerbacks in the first and second rounds, Jaire Alexander and Josh Jackson, the…

Brian Gutekunst plan and vision for the roster during his tenure was made transparently through his first draft.  A scouting report could be done for every pick with one word: Athlete.     Lets first take a look at each, day one pick’s RAS.  RAS stands Relative Athletic Score and was created by Kent lee Plate (@mathbomb). RAS is a…

Green Bay Packers 2018 Quick Draft Takes Upgrading the Corner Back Position: The NFL Draft saw the Green Bay Packers make a lot of interesting draft picks that could, and hopefully will provide tremendous dividends during the 2018 season.  Early on, the Packers arguably selected two of the best cornerbacks available in the draft with…

Analysis (Taylor O’Neill): Although the Green Bay Packers took Jaire Alexander in the first round, they must be ecstatic to see a player so often mocked to them at #14 available at #45 in the second round. Jackson doesn’t necessarily fit the traditional archetype that Mike Pettine has favored for his defenses in the past, but…

Analysis (Andrew Mertig): The Packers needed to get an impact defensive player with their first pick this year. After trading back (and picking up a haul from the Saints), the Packers moved up to grab Cornerback Jaire Alexander out of Louisville. Alexander doesn’t have the size the previous Green Bay regime favored in CBs at 5’10”…