Each year there’s always a candidate or two that end up making a big jump in year two, someone overlooked and unexpected. My “darkhorse” this season to make that unexpected jump is LB/Edge Rush Kendall Donnerson, 6’3″, 250 LBs, 4.4 40 yd dash, 40 inch vertical jump and a RAS score of 9.98 (exactly the…
While the Green Bay Packers loss to the Arizona Cardinals officially ended any slim hopes of a playoff push, while also ending the tenure of Mike McCarthy, there are still a lot of things to keep fans engaged for the rest of the season. I’m most excited to see how the young players perform the…
With the fourth and final preseason game in the books, the Green Bay Packers will get their final look at their roster before having to cut it down to 53 players by Saturday afternoon. PackersTalk’s Ross Uglem posted his final projection here. Here is my own attempt at a projection of who the Packers will…
The Green Bay Packers are going to have several difficult roster decisions to make in the next week. One particularly interesting position will be Edge rusher. Clay Matthews, Nick Perry, and Reggie Gilbert have cemented their status on the active roster, but the competition for the remaining one or two spots will come down to…
Last week’s article dove into realistic contributions by Green Bay rookies in their freshman campaigns. The first six selections were covered in that article, ranging from Jaire Alexander and Josh Jackson all the way down JK Scott in the fifth round. This week, the final five selections of the 11-man draft class will be covered,…
In our continued journey exploring the 2018 Green Bay Packers roster, we have moved to the defensive side of the ball. Last week I wrote about the importance of the defensive line, and this week we’ll see how the other defenders will try to put pressure on opposing Quarterbacks. 2018 Green Bay Packers Position…
Packers Draft Picks Reflect a New Wave of Analytics The Green Bay Packers are one of the many NFL teams that are embracing a new wave of Analytics when it comes to the process of selecting players. In last weeks draft, the Packers drafted players to fill their areas of immediate need on defense with…
