As the final part of this ongoing series is reached, the facet of special teams is the final topic to be covered for the Green Bay Packers. Differing from all previous articles in a sense that this is a group breakdown and not a positional breakdown like the rest of the previous articles, this will…
During the off-season, General Manager Brian Gutekunst claimed kicker Sam Ficken off of waivers to provide competition for Mason Crosby. Crosby will turn 35 before the season starts and has been the Packers kicker since he was drafted in 2007. He has been consistently ranked as one of the better kickers in the league. Crosby…
In a tactic to help boost and improve the kicking game, the Green Bay Packers brought in some competition for long-time kicker Mason Crosby in training camp. Sam Ficken, a former Los Angeles Rams kicker who filled in for Greg Zuerlein (Legatron) while he fought through injuries, was claimed off of waivers and subsequently added…
Looking for reasonable sources to blame 2018 on, Mason Crosby has become a commonly-talked about name in this conversation, with no real reason to be. Going into his 13th season, all with the Green Bay Packers, Crosby has been a mainstay at the kicker position, taking over after Ryan Longwell immigrated to the dark side…
Like the Avengers, the NFL draft is approaching its endgame. By this time next week, teams will have their new players, and focus will shift to the coming season. Roughly 800 billion mock drafts are out there, but no one really knows what teams will do. Myself included. There isn’t much more to be said…
After the big-time spending that general manager Brian Gutekunst and his front office underwent in NFL free agency this offseason, the Green Bay Packers have now solidified their edge rusher position by bringing in two Smith bookends, Za’Darius and Preston, as well as one of their safety positions, poaching Adrian Amos from the Chicago Bears.…
It was about four years ago as a fan when I learned the difference between public and private autograph signings. Private autograph signings are not open to the public. Public autograph signings are open to the public. Duh. I enjoy the public signings because it’s the memory of meeting a particular player, brief interaction and…
