The guys break down the key matchups as the Green Bay Packers prepare to face the Detroit Lions in their 2021 home opener, and what the Packers need to do differently this week to get back on track.
One year after the No Huddle Radio debut of J.J. and Gil breaking down a Saints vs Packers road game in New Orleans, the Packers are again facing off against the Saints on the road. And that’s about where the similarity ends. A very different Saints team sans Drew Brees will be awaiting the Pack…
There’s a new Packers punter in town, the team quickly traded for L.A. Ram Corey Bojorquez on cutdown day. Gil and J.J. are here to react to the new 53-man roster, tell you who surprised them by making or not making the team, and to discuss the additions made at all three specialist positions as…
On a team with as much offensive firepower and defensive potential as the Green Bay Packers, it’s easy to forget that the special teams squad even exists. That stands to reason because it’s been a largely forgettable unit that’s produced more blunders than bright spots. At the end of the 2020 season, Matt LaFleur showed…
For young players trying to secure a spot on the roster, special teams, not play on at their particular position is what can earn them a coveted spot on the 53 man roster. Particularly this season, where the 28th ranked Packers special teams has been struggling for what seems like a decade. They will be…
Even with having long-standing kicker Mason Crosby be entrenched for the Green Bay Packers for over 10 seasons, the special teams unit certainly has been a letdown for this team lately. Crosby has been the lone pillar that has been there practically every season, continuing his strong and accurate play. But it is the other…
New Packers Special Teams Coordinator Maurice Drayton is eager to get to work and improve the unit. Drayton got his start in the NFL five years ago as an assistant on special teams for the Indianapolis Colts, a break that mirrored the roots of his playing career at The Citadel as an undersized walk-on assigned…
