The 2021 NFL Draft is fast-approaching. At this point and time next week, we’ll be two days away from settling into our comfiest recliner with some popcorn, waiting to see what type of drama goes down in this year’s draft. We’ll also be waiting for a while to see what happens with the 29th pick.…
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…
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…
Going into the 2020 draft many thought that the Green Bay Packers best plan was to draft a wide receiver in the first round. What Brian Gutekunst did was quite the opposite. Maybe he believes they already have everything they need with the Packer Wide Receivers as he did not use any of their 9…
Former New England Patriots wide receiver Julian Edelman announced on that he would indeed be stepping away from football recently. Edelman was a mainstay on multiple New England championship teams and always seemed to be at the right place at the right time in the postseason. With his retirement, many Patriots fans have begun talking…
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…
The Green Bay Packers and the NFL Draft have an interesting, yet predictable, relationship. The Packers refuse to overspend in free agency. Instead, they rely heavily on the draft-and-develop philosophy to populate their roster. But in order for this philosophy to work, the drafted players need time to develop. A riveting concept that some NFL…
