How Much Did The Packers Lose By Drafting Brett Hundley?

“Drafting Brett Hundley was a waste” I do find it kind of funny that Packers fans bemoan every draft when Ted Thompson picks someone who no one has ever heard of (I mean who the hell is Jordy Nelson?) but they seemed even more incensed when Thompson traded up to select UCLA quarterback Brett Hundley, […]

Big Man, Small Effect: How Important is a Nose Tackle?

Traditional thought has always said that the lynchpin of a successful 3-4 defense like the Packers run is a giant nose tackle who can contain the pocket against a double team and a versatile outside linebacker who can rush the passer.  Ted Thompson definitely followed that philosophy to a T the very first year that the […]

NFL Draft Packers Prospects Profiles – Running Backs

On Thursday, April 30 the 32 NFL franchises will gather for the 80th time for their officially named “NFL Player Selection Meeting”. This year the “draft”, as we commonly know it, will move out of New York to Chicago. Today we look at intriguing running back options for the Green Bay Packers. It is almost […]

R(odgers) Correlation: Ferocious Front Four Debunked

“Aaron Rodgers and the high flying Packers offense have trouble producing points when facing ferocious defensive lines that don’t need extra men to blitz” Statements like this were the reason du-jour for many a 2014 failure, much like the “Aaron Rodgers can’t beat the cover-2” was the “issue” for the 2013 season.  In reality, Aaron Rodgers is […]

5 reasons why the Packers will beat the Lions (and 1 reason why they might not)

The NFL is the greatest sport on the planet. But you know what would make it even better? If the Detroit Lions didn’t exist. Hell, if the NFL proposed replacing Detroit with another team from Chicago or Minnesota, I’d be all for it as long as it meant never having to watch, hear or read […]