This is the fifth and final of my “Five Players That Have to be Good” for the Green Bay Packers. My fifth choice is rookie defensive lineman Datone Jones. I understand that having the team’s 1st round pick as the fifth and final subject of this series might seem a little bit obvious. Bear with…
Finally, the end is in sight. The Packers will kick off their 2013 Training Camp in less than two weeks, marking the end of the long Summer of waiting, and the long awaited return of Packers football. Until then, we are still left waiting. Speculation on what the 2013 version of the Packers will look…
This is the fourth installment of my “Five Players That Have to be Good” for the Green Bay Packers. My fourth choice is wide receiver/kick returner Jeremy Ross. When the Packers made Randall Cobb the 64th pick in the 2011 NFL Draft, I literally jumped for joy. I was sitting in the downstairs living room of…
This is the second installment of my “Five Players That Have to be Good” for the Green Bay Packers. My second choice is offensive lineman Greg van Roten. On game days, most teams (Packers included), dress 7 offensive linemen. The general idea behind this is that there is a backup tackle and a backup…
Training camp opens on July 26. To prep for that I’m going to take a look at 5 players that “have to be good”. The reasons can be varying but because of whatever circumstance it is either vitally important to the 2013 season or the teams foreseeable future that the investments made in these players…
Set aside any personal feelings you may have for Charles Woodson for just a minute and consider this: Was the release of Charles Woodson one of the best moves in Ted Thompson’s tenure as Packers GM? It seems odd that the release of a beloved player-a game changing, former NFL Defensive Player of the Year-would be considered…
As I’m writing this, it has been nearly 24 hours since the Packers season came to a crashing and abrupt end at the hands of the 49ers. A national audience watched the Packers get exposed as more pretenders than contenders. A talented roster that has some serious issues that need to be corrected if this team…