Is Jayrone Elliot the next Hidden Gem for the Packers?

It’s practically become a tradition every training camp and preseason for the Green Bay Packers: some player, either a late round draft pick or even an undrafted free agent makes some plays in camp and the preseason and becomes an instant sensation amongst fans and the media. First, it was Matt Hasselbeck (sixth round pick […]

Surviving Sunday: Packers News, Notes and Links for the Football Deprived

I know I said last week’s Surviving Sunday was the last until the Packers 2014 season ends, but I’m kind of down about the Jared Abbrederis injury and don’t feel like cranking out 500 words about Khyri Thornton, Richard Rodgers or some other Packers player we should probably wait until after a couple preseason games […]

The old B.J. Raji has shown up early in Packers training camp

Early reports out of Packers training camp indicate that the old B.J. Raji is peeking out of whatever hole he’s been hibernating in since early last season. It sounds like Raji is giving J.C. Tretter — the Packers newly minted starting center — a rude awakening to the NFL. That’s concerning for the offense, but […]

No worries if Packers’ Ha Ha Clinton-Dix isn’t an Immediate Starter

Packers general manger Ted Thompson’s batting average on recent first-round draft picks is below the Mendoza Line. For you non-baseball fans, that means Thompson is hitting under .200 with a lot of tappers back to the pitcher or lazy popups instead of line drives to the gap or tape-measure home runs. Bryan Bulaga: Talented, some […]

DuJuan Harris could bring some nasty to Packers kickoff return unit

After three days of Packers training camp practices, it appears DuJuan Harris will be given an opportunity to win the kick returner job. It’s way too early for anybody to get a sense of who has the advantage in contested position battles, but the thought of Harris returning kicks intrigues me in an old-school football […]