If there’s one position Packer fans haven’t been too worried about this offseason, it’s the Safety position. Why should they? Adrian Amos and Darnell Savage both started all 17 games of the regular season and started the lone playoff game. They both rank 1st and 2nd for the most snaps logged by a defensive player…
At the conclusion of the opening week win in Chicago to start the 2019 season, Aaron Rodgers boldly proclaimed: “We’ve got a defense”, in his postgame interview. That was only the beginning of the revolution of this unit. Heading into the 2022 season, the Green Bay Packers are poised to have their best defense since…
Analysis: The speculation is over. The mock drafts are out the window. A crazy Day 1 of the NFL Draft has concluded in Las Vegas. After going with LB Quay Walker at pick 22 of the first round, the Green Bay Packers decided to continue to build up the defense. The Packers selected Defensive Tackle…
The Green Bay Packers tenure for outside linebacker Whitney Mercilus did not last long. The 31-year-old former first rounder announced his retirement from football last week. “I decided I’m hanging up the cleats and I’m looking forward to the next chapter in my life,” Mercilus said via Instagram post. When the Packers signed Mercilus in…
It feels good, doesn’t it? Yes, the sweet relief of Jaire Alexander’s extension still hasn’t washed over Packer fans, but it’s coming soon. With that major caveat, the 2022 Green Bay Packers defense is the most reassuring offseason development — it has continued to develop and is perhaps peaking. One thing is for sure, this…
Drafted number 12 overall in the 2019 draft, Rashan Gary was considered a “project” pick. Gary was immensely talented and highly regarded for his skill set. It was clear, however, that he was still very raw. Many doubted that he warranted being selected that early. Coming off injuries that affected his playing time at Michigan,…
Flashback one off-season, and many before – and Packers fans across the internet bemoaned the lack of premium capital used at the inside linebacker position. That was supposed to be the missing link to vault the Packers defense out of mediocrity. Nobody knew it at the time, but the Packers added an All-Pro at the…
