The Green Bay Packers (12-3) host the Minnesota Vikings (7-8) tomorrow night at Lambeau Field. The Packers are winners of four straight games while the Vikings are coming off a loss to the Rams. These two teams met in Minnesota back on November 21st, where the Vikings edged the Packers in a 34-31 shootout. However,…
As the Green Bay Packers sit atop the NFC North, the entire NFC and the entire NFL through 8 games with a 7-1 record, they are just about at the half way point through the season. In the past, they’d have exactly half their games played, with 8 more games to go. However, with the…
The Packers’ run defense was about as bad as it has been over the past few decades last weekend. Maybe it wasn’t as bad as it was in various playoff games against the 49ers where Colin Kaepernick or Raheem Mostert sprinting down the field will be burned into my brain forever, but those games are…
In last week’s article, we talked about how the Green Bay Packers can reproduce what Jalen Ramsey did for the Ram’s defense last season. Today, I want to talk about how the Packers’ defensive scheme can replicate what Aaron Donald does. Before we get started, it’s important to note that the true answer is that…
Mike Pettine is out and Joe Barry is in — but does that instantly make the Packers defense better? Last year, Pettine’s led defense ranked seventh in passing yards allowed and 13th in rushing yards allowed. Pretty mediocre stats for a defense loaded with talent. The main issue was the lack of aggressive play-calling from…
After the 2019 NFC Championship loss to the 49ers, one of the top concerns in the ensuing off-season, if not thee top concern, was the Packers defensive line and overall run defense. 2020 proved to be a pretty good year for the Packers run defense, all in all. There were occasions when the line got…
The Green Bay Packers selected 11 players in the 2021 NFL Draft, adding much-needed depth to their roster in places that needed it the most. Handling the draft as well as they did, while also mitigating the ongoing Aaron Rodgers situation made for a tough weekend for GM Brian Gutekunst, but this team seems to…
