1) Introduction: Eddie Lacy began the season as the undisputed starter at running back after a stellar 2013 season which saw him gain offensive rookie-of-the-year honors for the Green Bay Packers. Lacy’s surprise breakout season had the Packers hoping that he would develop into the premium three down back that they had not enjoyed since […]
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DuJuan Harris 2014 Report Card – Packers Player Grades
1) Introduction: A rags to riches story, DuJuan Harris was selling cars in Jacksonville, Fl and apparently out of NFL opportunities when the Packers came calling in 2012. Harris at times flashed enough to tease coaches and fans alike that they had a genuine NFL diamond-in-the-rough on their hands. He went on to beat out […]
Ted Thompson Green Bay Packers 2013 Evaluation and Report Card
1) Introduction: I think the biggest mistake that fans make when criticizing front office personnel like general managers is using the same rubric and time frame as they use for for players. Take Ted Thompson for instance, whose first pick for the Packers was a quarterback deemed too short with a weak arm when the […]
Tim Masthay Green Bay Packers 2013 Evaluation and Report Card
1) Introduction: Tim Masthay gets the job done. That’s probably the best way to describe him. He doesn’t drastically tilt the field with his powerful punts and pinpoint accuracy, but he does an adequate job. Masthay doesn’t give you much to leap out of your chair and cheer about, but he also doesn’t give […]
Mason Crosby Green Bay Packers 2013 Evaluation and Report Card
1) Introduction: Packers kicker Mason Crosby saw his lucrative contract tore up over the offseason and replaced with an incentive-laden deal. Message received. Crosby connected on 33 of 37 field goal attempts and even sent two 57-yarders soaring through the uprights. If Johnny Jolly wasn’t on the roster, the Packers comeback player of the year […]