For all the hand-wringing over Ted Thompson’s draft picks this past weekend — and believe me there were plenty — there’s a lot to be thankful for. The thing that Packers fans can rely on with Thompson is that he’s consistent. He has a plan to pick intelligent players that keep their nose clean while […]
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Expect Trader Ted To Return in 2015 Draft
Green Bay Packers general manager Ted Thompson has gained a reputation for his draft-day trades over the 10 seasons that he’s handled the Packers’ picks. In this, his 11th season, all signs point to more wheeling and dealing. Despite his nickname, Trader Ted, Thompson didn’t make a single trade in the 2014 draft and it […]
Green Bay Packers 2015 Seven Round Mock Draft
The most anticipated event of the NFL off-season is set to kick-off this Thursday night, April 30 in Chicago – round one of the NFL Draft. For ‘drafniks’ such as myself it is a culmination of hours of analyzing – and over-analyzing – stats, game films and biographies. There is great anticipation that the Packers […]
With Raji and Guion re-signed, what’s next for Packers at NT?
The Green Bay Packers defense in 2014 took a significant step forward. The unit didn’t suddenly morph into the second coming of the 1985 Chicago Bears or today’s Seattle Seahawks, but it was no longer an obvious weak spot on an otherwise sensational team. Signing free agent Julius Peppers worked out great. So did bringing […]
Busy Monday for Ted Thompson, Letroy Guion and BJ Raji Returning to Packers
While many of us were busy watching March Madness or doing something more productive with our weekends, Green Bay Packers GM was reportedly doing work. First came the news about Guion this morning, courtesy of Rob Demovsky: #Packers and Letroy Guion have reached an agreement on a 1-year deal, per a source. Expected to […]