When discussing the Green Bay Packers defense, the number 1 need is either an edge rusher or a cornerback depending on who are talking with. It is no secret that the Packers could use both, and they could be 1A and 1B in the need category. This time of year, when a team releases a…
Brian Gutekunst has already displayed a desire to make the Green Bay Packers better by being aggressive in free agency. The team’s new GM has an early chance to do that by signing defensive end Muhammad Wilkerson and solidifying an already exceptional defensive line. The New York Jets officially released the seven-year veteran on Monday,…
March 5, 2018
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Anthony Haag
Top Heavy QB Class Could Benefit Packers at 14.
We have a long way to go until the Green Bay Packers are on the click with the 14th pick in the 2018 NFL draft. The way the draft looks in early March could change and be different that how it unfolds in late April. The Packers will be picking higher in the draft than…
March 2, 2018
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Brandon Carwile
Combine Watch: Texas Safety DeShon Elliot
Not many safeties had a better 2017 season than Texas junior DeShon Elliot. A finalist for the Jim Thorpe Award (best defensive back), Elliot totaled 63 tackles, 8.5 for loss, nine pass breakups and three forced fumbles. His two defensive touchdowns were the result of six interceptions he accumulated. A total that ranked fourth…
February 26, 2018
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Anthony Haag
Packers Free Agent Morgan Burnett’s Value
The immediate future of Green Bay Packers safety Morgan Burnett is unknown. When the new league starts in March, Burnett will become a free agent. A list of free agents compiled by NFL.com, he was among the league’s top 25 players who will be free agents. After 8 years with the Packers, Burnett figures to…
February 15, 2018
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Anthony Haag
Cornerback Position Needs An Upgrade
I wrote last week how I felt that new GM Brian Gutekunst should target Malcolm Butler to upgrade the Packers cornerback position. It’s no surprise that I feel that one of the Packers greatest weaknesses on defense is their secondary. This position group has been an extreme mess since Sam Shields went out with an…
2018 Free Agent Targets My last two articles discussed some potential scenarios in which the Green Bay Packers could build depth on defense through the signing of high risk, high reward free agents, that had productive years but were under valued. I showed that these players (Tramon Williams, Sheldon Richardson, and Alex Okafor) could fit…