This week, Gil and J.J. look at the Packers’ draft strategy through a different lens: “What if Gutey drafts this year with the same strategy he drafted the past two years?” In other words, attacking positions that feel like strengths now, but are poised to become major weaknesses. The guys also take a stab at…
Five WRs the Packers could target in draft
The Packers are going to draft at least one wide receiver in the 2021 NFL Draft. Obviously I can’t guarantee that, but considering there are zero wideouts under contract after the 2021-2022 season, I feel fairly confident in that prediction. For the most part I tried to stick with the WR-mold that fits Matt Lafleur’s…
Could the Packers select a first-round receiver in 2021?
The prevailing theory in the 2020 draft was that the Green Bay Packers would upgrade their wide receiver group by selecting a wideout early in a “historically loaded” class. That never happened, as the team didn’t select a receiver throughout the draft. However, the 2021 class is similarly loaded, begging the question once again. Despite…
LempsTalkinPack: Stuck Between Stations
Chris Lempesis is back to discuss where the Green Bay Packers are right now, post free agency and pre-draft. In short, he sees them as a team stuck between the present and the future. He is disappointed in GM Brian Gutekunst for not picking a direction and moving the team there. Gutekunst seems to want…
J.J. and Gil examine the Packers’ two greatest positions of weakness and ask if either position would be good value at pick 29. They assess prospects available at each position in the first few rounds of the draft for fit and value. Also, Aaron Rodgers is reportedly calling up some NFL players and trying to…
It was the first day of November in 2015. The Green Bay Packers had started out the season on fire, winning their first six games to give them a 6-0 record and make them Super Bowl favorites. Then November 1st happened. The Packers rolled into Denver, Colorado to play the Broncos on Sunday Night Football.…
Brian Gutekunst ensured with his free agency moves that the Packers aren’t in crisis mode at any one position in the draft, giving him the freedom he loves to pick the best player available. Corner is a premium position the Packers may be extremely interested in, and Gil and J.J. break down the kind of…